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2009–10 European Challenge Cup

FieldValue
name2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup
imagesize100px
captionOfficial logo
countriesEngland
France
Ireland
Italy
Romania
Spain
Wales
tournament formatRound-robin and Knockout
date9 October 2009 to 23 May 2010
teams20
matches67
top point scorerJimmy Gopperth (Newcastle)
(74 points)
top try scorerTom Varndell (Wasps)
(10 tries)
venueStade Vélodrome, Marseille
attendance248,990
championsWAL Cardiff Blues
count1
runner-upFRA Toulon
websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/
previous year2008–09
previous tournament2008–09 European Challenge Cup
next year2010–11
next tournament2010–11 Amlin Challenge Cup

France Ireland Italy Romania Spain Wales (74 points) (10 tries) | runner-up = FRA Toulon

The 2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup was the 14th season of the European Challenge Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from six nations in European rugby. It started on 8 October 2009 at Sixways Stadium in Worcester with Worcester Warriors hosting Montpellier, and ended with the final at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille on 23 May 2010. The reigning champions were Northampton Saints, who did not defend their title as they qualified for the 2009–10 Heineken Cup. Cardiff Blues won the trophy after a 28–21 win against Toulon.

Teams

Five English teams and eight French teams competed because an English team – Leicester Tigers – progressed farther in the 2008–09 Heineken Cup than any French or Italian team.

Other countries will have their usual number of teams: Ireland one, Romania one and one from Spain.

FranceEnglandItalyIrelandRomaniaSpain

Pool stage

Main article: 2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage

The draw for the pool stages took place on 15 June 2009. The seeding system was the same as for the 2008–09 tournament. The 20 competing teams were ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each pool receiving one team from each Tier. The requirement to have only one team per country in each pool was, however, still apply (with the exception of the inclusion of the sixth, seventh and eight French teams).

Beginning with this season's competition, only the pool winners advanced to the knockout stage. They were joined by three clubs from the 2009–10 Heineken Cup, specifically the third through fifth highest-ranking teams that finished second in their pool (the top two second-place teams entered the Heineken Cup knockout stage).

Team seedings

Seeding was determined by the teams' position in the ERC Rankings at the time of the pool draw in June 2009.

RankTeamTotal points2008–09 points2007–08 points2006–07 points2005–06 points
**7**London Wasps**19**32113
**12**Saracens**14**2723
**19**Bourgoin**8**3212
**22**Worcester**7**2302
**25**Newcastle**6**1212
**27**Castres**5**1121
**30**Leeds**4**0103
**31**Calvisano**3**1011
**34**Connacht**2**1001
**35**Montauban**1**1000
**37**Montpellier**1**0100
**38**Overmach Parma**1**0010
**39**Bayonne**1**0001

:{| class="wikitable"

+ Key to colours
Winner of each pool, advanced to quarterfinals
Along with 3rd, 4th and 5th best runners up in the Heineken Cup group stages.
Seed # in parentheses
}

Pool 1

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts
FRA Bourgoin6501166+1014186+5521**23**
ENG Leeds Carnegie6402196+1316082+7830**19**
ITA Overmach Parma6204517−1278145−6700**8**
ROM București Oaks6105516−1170136−6603**7**

Pool 2

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts
Ireland Connacht6600285+2319963+13620**26**
FRA Montpellier64021810+815892+6621**19**
ENG Worcester Warriors6204188+1014083+5723**13**
ESP Olympus Madrid6006445−4144303−26900**0**

Pool 3

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts
FRA Toulon6501277+2021888+13030**23**
ENG Saracens6501176+1118483+10120**22**
FRA Castres Olympique62042412+12173127+4621**11**
ITA Rovigo6006346−4341318−27700**0**

Pool 4

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts
ENG London Wasps6501213+1817669+10721**23**
FRA Bayonne6402234−1918473+11121**19**
FRA Racing Métro6303227+1517785+9222**16**
ITA Rugby Roma Olimpic6006153−5228338−31000**0**

Pool 5

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPts
ENG Newcastle Falcons6501166+1014677+6921**23**
FRA Montauban6501139+413296+3610**21**
FRA Albi62041314−1117137−2022**12**
ITA Petrarca Padova6006922−1395180−8501**1**

Seeding

  • Bare numbers indicate Challenge quarterfinal seeding.
  • Numbers with "HC" indicate Heineken Cup 3rd-5th Runners-Up.
SeedsTop 4 Pool WinnersPtsTF+/−Non-Seeds(Worst Pool Winner and HC Runners-up)PtsTF+/−
**1**Ireland Connacht2628+136
**2**FRA Toulon2327+130
**3**ENG London Wasps2321+108
**4**ENG Newcastle Falcons2316+69
**5HC**WAL Cardiff Blues1814+45
**6HC**ENG Gloucester1712-10
**7HC**WAL Scarlets1712-31
**8**FRA Bourgoin2315+55

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Muldoon 36' c Senio 59' c

Sinzelle 72' m Williams 76' m Missoup 80'+1' m

Betsen 22' c Varndell (3) 33' c, 72' m, 80' c Sharples 77' c

Young 66' c M. Williams 13' c Filise (2) 42' c, 57' c Blair 52' Roberts 55' c Sweeney 74' c

Semi-finals

Nikora (0/1)

Jenkins 59' c

Final

On 28 April 2010, the competition organiser, European Rugby Cup, announced that the final would be held on 23 May. The time was set at 13:00 UTC (14:00 BST, 15:00 CEST), but the location would depend on the result of the Connacht–Toulon semi-final. Since Toulon won, the final was held at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille.

Cardiff Blues were designated as the home team for the final. However, it was an effective home game for Toulon; Stade Vélodrome hosted two of that club's matches in their domestic season. Cardiff Blues won the final against Toulon by 28–21.

Halfpenny 65' m Davies 69' c Blair (2/2) 22', 60' Sourice 77' m May (1/1) 55'

References

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