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2009–10 RFU Championship

23rd edition of the second division of English domestic Rugby

23rd edition of the second division of English domestic Rugby

FieldValue
name2009–10 RFU Championship
countriesEngland
championsExeter Chiefs
runnersupBristol
relegatedCoventry
highest attendance11,550 Bristol at home to Exeter Chiefs on 26 May 2010
attendance402,209 (average 2,260 per match)
lowest attendance200 Birmingham & Solihull at home to Doncaster Knights on 17 February 2010
top point scorerIREGareth Steenson
(Exeter Chiefs) 280 points
top try scorerSCO Blair Cowan
(Cornish Pirates)
RSA Errie Claassens
(London Welsh)
ENG Matthew Jess (Exeter Chiefs) 14 tries
prevseason2008–09
nextseason2010–11

(Exeter Chiefs) 280 points (Cornish Pirates) RSA Errie Claassens (London Welsh) ENG Matthew Jess (Exeter Chiefs) 14 tries

The 2009–10 RFU Championship was the 1st season (of the professionalised format) of the second division of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between August 2009 and May 2010. The league had been restructured from the 16 teams of the previous season down to just 12. New teams included Bristol who had been relegated from the Guinness Premiership 2008–09 and Birmingham and Solihull who had been promoted from National Division Two 2008–09. As well as a decrease in teams, the league would now consist of three parts - a standard league section, promotion/relegation pools and then playoffs to determine who would go up as champions.

During this season, Exeter Chiefs won promotion to the Aviva Premiership 2010–11 by beating Bristol in the playoff final. This marked Exeter's first ever promotion to the Premiership, which they would later win in 2017.

Despite finishing 11th of 12 after the first stage Coventry were relegated to the 2010–11 National League 1 as they finished bottom of the relegation pool.

Participating teams

TeamStadiumCapacityCity/Area
Bedford BluesGoldington Road5,000 (1,700 seats)Bedford, Bedfordshire
Birmingham & SolihullSharmans Cross3,500 (1,000 seats)Solihull, West Midlands
BristolMemorial Stadium12,100Bristol
Cornish PiratesRecreation Ground9,000Camborne, Cornwall
CoventryButts Park Arena4,000Coventry, West Midlands
Doncaster KnightsCastle Park3,075Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Exeter ChiefsSandy Park10,000Exeter, Devon
London WelshOld Deer Park5,850 (1,000 seats)Richmond, London
MoseleyBillesley Common3,000+Birmingham, West Midlands
NottinghamMeadow Lane19,588Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Plymouth AlbionThe Brickfields6,500Plymouth, Devon
Rotherham TitansClifton Lane2,500Rotherham, South Yorkshire

;Notes

Stage 1 League Table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 February 2010.

Round 15

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 January 2010.

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 January 2010.

Round 16

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 10 February 2010.

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 February 2010.

Round 17

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 February 2010.

Round 15 (Rescheduled Games)

  • Game rescheduled from 28 December 2009.
  • Game rescheduled from 28 December 2009.

Round 18

Round 19

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2010.

Round 14 (Rescheduled Game)

  • Game rescheduled to 19 December 2009.

Round 20

Round 16 & 19 (Rescheduled Games)

  • Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
  • Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
  • Game rescheduled from 30 January 2010.

Round 21

Round 17 (Rescheduled Game)

  • Game rescheduled from 15 January 2010.

Round 22

Stage 2: Playoffs

Promotion

Winner of Pool A to play Runner-Up of Pool B, and Winner of Pool B to play Runner-Up of Pool A.

Group A:

PosTeamPWDLFABPPTS
1Bristol650118986424
2Bedford6402154125420
3Cornish Pirates620498158210
4Plymouth Albion61055712915

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Group B:

PosTeamPWDLFABPPTS
1Exeter640218186420
2London Welsh6402108110218
3Nottingham620498141210
4Doncaster620410815819

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Relegation

Bottom club in Group C relegated to National League 1

Group C:

PosTeamPWDLFABPPTS
1Rotherham6501188116727
2Moseley6204153132715
3Birmingham & Solihull6303158169313*
4Coventry (R)620482164210
  • Birmingham & Solihull deducted 2 points for fielding an unregistered player

Coventry are relegated to National League 1.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 April 2010.

Round 5

Round 4 (Rescheduled Game)

Round 6

Stage 3

Semi-finals

The semifinals were one-off single ties held between the winner of Group A and the runner-up of Group B, and the winner of Group B and the runner-up of Group A. The matches took place at the home ground of the group winners.

Final

The two-legged final took place at the home grounds of the two clubs involved, rather than at Twickenham.

Exeter Chiefs win the Championship and earn promotion to the 2010–11 Premiership.

Total Season Attendances

  • Figures include playoff semi finals and final
ClubHome
GamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity
Bedford Blues1439,3642,8124,0671,64256%
Birmingham & Solihull127,9846651,40720019%
Bristol1694,7525,92211,5504,30549%
Cornish Pirates1442,1573,0115,6541,56033%
Coventry1417,4731,2482,00361829%
Doncaster Knights1420,2431,4462,1741,01147%
Exeter Chiefs1677,6704,85410,0213,47749%
London Welsh1418,6041,3292,24052023%
Moseley1413,6529751,56474933%
Nottingham1416,9781,2131,7967906%
Plymouth Albion1437,4482,6754,4301,38441%
Rotherham Titans1415,8841,1351,61052145%

Individual statistics

  • Player stats include playoff games as well as regular season games. Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Top points scorers

RankPlayerTeamAppearancesPoints
1IRE Gareth SteensonExeter Chiefs26280
2ENG Adrian JarvisBristol31274
3ENG Tristan RobertsMoseley26267
4WAL Aled ThomasLondon Welsh29226
5CAN James PritchardBedford Blues22209
6ENG Rob CookCornish Pirates24196
7ENG Simon HuntBirmingham & Solihull21166
8ENG Jonathan WestRotherham Titans24159
9SCO Greig TonksNottingham25135
IRE Keiran HallettPlymouth Albion26135

Top try scorers

RankPlayerTeamAppearancesTries
1SCO Blair CowanCornish Pirates2114
RSA Errie ClaassensLondon Welsh2614
ENG Matthew JessExeter Chiefs2814
2ENG David NortonBristol1913
3ENG Lee RobinsonBristol2412
ENG Tim StreatherNottingham2812
ENG Mark FosterExeter Chiefs2912
4ENG Simon HuntBirmingham & Solihull2111
ENG Tom ArscottBristol2711
ENG James PhillipsBristol2911

Season records

Team

;Largest home win — 52 pts 62 - 10 Cornish Pirates at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 October 2009 ;Largest away win — 45 pts 60 - 15 Bristol away to Cornish Pirates on 1 May 2010 ;Most points scored — 62 pts (x2) 62 - 10 Cornish Pirates at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 October 2009

62 - 12 Exeter Chiefs at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 13 March 2010 ;Most tries in a match — 10 Bristol away to Cornish Pirates on 1 May 2010 ;Most conversions in a match — 7 Cornish Pirates at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 October 2009 ;Most penalties in a match — 6 (x4) Exeter Chiefs at home to Doncaster Knights on 12 September 2009

Rotherham Titans at home to Cornish Pirates on 31 October 2009

Moseley at home to Bristol on 13 March 2010

Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010 ;Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x3) Doncaster Knights at home to Bristol on 24 October 2009

Rotherham Titans at home to Cornish Pirates on 31 October 2009

Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010

Player

;Most points in a match — 24 (x2) CAN James Pritchard for Bedford Blues at home to Nottingham on 16 January 2010

IRE Gareth Steenson for Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010 ;Most tries in a match — 4 (x2) ENG Ian Davey for Bedford Blues at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 10 October 2009

SCO Callum MacBurnie for Moseley at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 1 May 2010 ;Most conversions in a match — 7 ENG James Moore for Cornish Pirates at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 October 2009 ;Most penalties in a match — 6 (x4) IRE Gareth Steenson for Exeter Chiefs at home to Doncaster Knights on 12 September 2009

ENG Jonathan West for Rotherham Titans at home to Cornish Pirates on 31 October 2009

ENG Tristan Roberts for Moseley at home to Bristol on 13 March 2010

IRE Gareth Steenson for Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010 ;Most drop goals in a match — 2 IRE Gareth Steenson for Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010

Attendances

;Highest — 11,550 Bristol at home to Exeter Chiefs on 26 May 2010 ;Lowest — 200 Birmingham & Solihull at home to Doncaster Knights on 17 February 2010 ;Highest Average Attendance — 5,922 Bristol ;Lowest Average Attendance — 665 Birmingham & Solihull

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