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2009–10 LV Cup

Field	Value
name	2009–10 LV Cup
imagesize	200px
caption	Official Logo
countries	England
Wales
tournament format	Round-robin and knockout
date	November 2009 - March 2010
teams	16
matches	35
attendance	{{#expr:
tries	{{#expr:
venue	Sixways Stadium
attendance2	12,024
champions	ENG Northampton Saints
count	1
runner-up	ENG Gloucester
previous year	2008–09
previous tournament	2008–09 EDF Energy Cup
next year	2010–11
next tournament	2010–11 LV Cup

Wales

4322 + 4539 + 3893 + 6654 + 6704 + 9653 + 6099 + 10010
5536 + 10789 + 12037 + 16297 + 5560 + 7778 + 7475 + 4650
6027 + 1781 + 19772 + 6506 + 7192 + 8070 + 6000 + 10030
2557 + 10165 + 13092 + 5939 + 5671 + 7501 + 9732 + 4651
8378 + 11894 + 12024
3 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 4 + 5 + 4
4 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 2
6 + 5 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 +10 + 3
5 + 7 + 3 + 3 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 0
6 + 5 + 5 | runner-up = ENG Gloucester The 2009–10 LV Cup (styled as the LV= Cup) was the 39th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the fifth to follow the Anglo-Welsh format.

Northampton Saints were crowned champions after beating Gloucester in the final at Worcester's Sixways Stadium.

The structure of the competition was altered from previous years. The competition continued to consist of the four Welsh Celtic League teams and the twelve Guinness Premiership clubs, arranged into pools consisting of three English teams and one Welsh. However, the new format saw teams guaranteed two home and two away pool matches, with teams in Pools 1 and 4 playing each other and teams in Pools 2 and 3 playing each other. The competition took place on international fixture dates during the Autumn Internationals and Six Nations, with the aim of allowing teams to develop their squad players.

On 29 October 2009, little more than a week before the start of this season's competition, British insurer LV was unveiled as the new sponsor.

Pool stage

Points system

The points scoring system for the pool stage was as follows:

4 points for a win
2 points for a draw
1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match (TB)
1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less (LB)

The ranking criteria were:

If two or more clubs in the same pool end the pool stage equal on match points, then the order in which they have finished will be determined by:
- i. the greater number of matches won by the club and
- ii. if the number of matches won is equal, the club with the greater total number of tries scored and
- iii. if the total number of tries scored is equal, the club with the greater points difference (points scored for, less points scored against) and
- iv. if the points difference is equal, the club with the fewer number of red cards and
- v. if the number of red cards is the same, by the toss a coin.

Pool 1 v Pool 4

Round 1

Hibbard

Lee Greendale Greendale

Round 2

Ripol O'Donnell Seymour

Browne Owen

Reihana

Allen Penalty Flood (2) Brew Gomer-Davies

Round 3

Smith Brew Penalty Prydie

Brits Powell Marshall Jackson

Penalty Tuilagi

Koyamailbole Diggin

Round 4

Pool 2 v Pool 3

Round 1

Round 2

Lyons Evans Priestland Kitchener

Homer Lamb

Simpson Walder (2)

Round 3

Qera

Round 4

Knockout stage

| 14 March 2010 - Franklin's Gardens | ENG Northampton Saints | 31 | ENG Saracens | 20 | 14 March 2010 - Cardiff City Stadium | WAL Cardiff Blues | 18 | ENG Gloucester | 29 | 21 March 2010 - Sixways Stadium | ENG Northampton Saints | 30 | ENG Gloucester | 24 }}

Qualification criteria

The top teams from each pool qualify for the knockout stage. The pool winners were decided by the following criteria: :1. The pool winner will be the club with the highest number of match points in each pool. The pool winners will be ranked 1 to 4 by reference to the number of match points earned in the pools. :2. If two or more clubs in the same pool end the pool stage equal on match points, then the order in which they have finished will be determined by:

::ii. if the number of matches won is equal, the club with the greater total number of tries scored and ::iii. if the total number of tries scored is equal, the club with the greater points difference (points scored for, less points scored against) and ::iv. if the points difference is equal, the club with the fewer number of red cards and ::v. if the number of red cards is the same, by the toss a coin. Each of the four qualifying clubs shall be ranked as above and shall play each other as follows: :Semi-final 1 - 1st ranked club v 4th ranked club :Semi-final 2 - 2nd ranked club v 3rd ranked club The first club listed in each of the semi-final matches shall be the home club. ### Semi-finals Sweeney Simpson-Daniel (3) ---- Mujati Diggin Best Jackson (1) ### Final Downey Dickson Penalty try ::data[format=table] | ENG Jim Mallinder | |---| :: ::data[format=table] | SCO Bryan Redpath | |---| :: ## References ## References 1. (6 July 2009). ["Anglo-Welsh Cup fixtures revealed"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8135166.stm). *British Broadcasting Corporation*. 2. (6 May 2009). ["Anglo-Welsh Cup set to carry on"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8036494.stm). *British Broadcasting Corporation*. 3. (2009-10-29). ["LV= sponsors rugby's Anglo-Welsh Tournament"](http://www.rfu.com/News/2009/October/News%20Articles/291009_LV_Cup_announcement.aspx). *Rugby Football Union*. 4. ["About the LV= Cup"](http://www.lv.com/aboutus/sponsorship/rugby-sponsorship/lv-cup/). *LV=*. 5. ["Group Tables – LV= Cup – Previous Seasons"](http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/previous_seasons_lv_cup.php?includeref=19578&season=2009-2010). *www.premiershiprugby.com*. ::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009–10_LV_Cup) and is available under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the [article history page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009–10_LV_Cup?action=history). ::

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