2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage

The 2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage was the opening stage of the 14th season of the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began on 8 October 2009 when Worcester Warriors hosted Montpellier and ended on 24 January 2010 with the match between Leeds Carnegie and Bourgoin.

2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage
Season2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup
Date8 October 2009 – 23 January 2010
Qualifiers
Seed 1Ireland Connacht
Seed 2France Toulon
Seed 3England London Wasps
Seed 4England Newcastle Falcons
Seed 5Wales Cardiff Blues
Seed 6England Gloucester Rugby
Seed 7Wales Scarlets
Seed 8France Bourgoin
2008–09
(Previous)
2010–11
(Next)

Twenty teams participated in this phase of the competition; they were divided into five pools of four teams each, with each team playing the others home and away. Competition points were earned using the standard bonus point system. The pool winners advanced to the knockout stage, where they were joined by three entrants from the Heineken Cup pool stage. These teams then competed in a single-elimination tournament that ended with the final at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille on 23 May 2010.

Results edit

All times are local to the game location.

Key to colours
     Winner of each pool advances to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses.

Pool 1 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Bourgoin (8) 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 141 86 +55 2 1 23
  Leeds Carnegie 6 4 0 2 19 6 +13 160 82 +78 3 0 19
  Overmach Parma 6 2 0 4 5 17 −12 78 145 −67 0 0 8
  București Oaks 6 1 0 5 5 16 −11 70 136 −66 0 3 7





Pool 2 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Connacht (1) 6 6 0 0 28 5 +23 199 63 +136 2 0 26
  Montpellier 6 4 0 2 18 10 +8 158 92 +66 2 1 19
  Worcester Warriors 6 2 0 4 18 8 +10 140 83 +57 2 3 13
  Olympus Madrid 6 0 0 6 4 45 −41 44 303 −269 0 0 0





Pool 3 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Toulon (2) 6 5 0 1 27 7 +20 218 88 +130 3 0 23
  Saracens 6 5 0 1 17 6 +11 184 83 +101 2 0 22
  Castres Olympique 6 2 0 4 24 12 +12 173 127 +46 2 1 11
  Rovigo 6 0 0 6 3 46 −43 41 318 −277 0 0 0
11 October 2009
15:00
Saracens  36–12  Rovigo
Vicarage Road, Watford

15 October 2009
20:45
Toulon  31–23  Saracens
Stade Mayol, Toulon

11 December 2009
19:30
Toulon  73–3  Rovigo
Stade Mayol, Toulon

20 December 2009
14:00
Rovigo  7–30  Toulon
Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo

14 January 2010
19:45
Saracens  28–9  Toulon
Vicarage Road, Watford

23 January 2010
20:45
Toulon  42–10  Castres Olympique
Stade Mayol, Toulon

Pool 4 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  London Wasps (3) 6 5 0 1 21 3 +18 176 69 +107 2 1 23
  Bayonne 6 4 0 2 23 4 −19 184 73 +111 2 1 19
  Racing Métro 6 3 0 3 22 7 +15 177 85 +92 2 2 16
  Rugby Roma Olimpic 6 0 0 6 1 53 −52 28 338 −310 0 0 0


12 December 2009
15:00
London Wasps  22–18  Bayonne
Adams Park, High Wycombe



Pool 5 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Newcastle Falcons (4) 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 146 77 +69 2 1 23
  Montauban 6 5 0 1 13 9 +4 132 96 +36 1 0 21
  Albi 6 2 0 4 13 14 −1 117 137 −20 2 2 12
  Petrarca Padova 6 0 0 6 9 22 −13 95 180 −85 0 1 1
9 October 2009
20:00
Albi  7–17  Montauban
Stadium Municipal, Albi


12 December 2009
15:00
Petrarca Padova  16–35  Albi
Stadio Plebiscito, Padua

20 December 2009
14:00
Albi  38–16  Petrarca Padova
Stadium Municipal, Albi

15 January 2010
20:00
Albi  14–16  Newcastle Falcons
Stadium Municipal, Albi

22 January 2010
19:30
Montauban  27–20  Albi
Stade Sapiac, Montauban

Seeding edit

  • Bare numbers indicate Challenge quarterfinal seeding.
  • Numbers with "HC" indicate Heineken Cup 3rd-5th Runners-Up.
Seeds Top 4 Pool Winners Pts TF +/−
1   Connacht 26 28 +136
2   Toulon 23 27 +130
3   London Wasps 23 21 +108
4   Newcastle Falcons 23 16 +69
Non-Seeds (Worst Pool Winner and HC Runners-up) Pts TF +/−
5HC   Cardiff Blues 18 14 +45
6HC   Gloucester 17 12 -10
7HC   Scarlets 17 12 -31
8   Bourgoin 23 15 +55

See also edit

References edit