2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage
2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage | |||
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Season | Cardiff Blues | ||
Seed 6 | Gloucester Rugby | ||
Seed 7 | Scarlets | ||
Seed 8 | Bourgoin | ||
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The 2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage was the opening stage of the 14th season of the
Montpellier and ended on 24 January 2010 with the match between Leeds Carnegie and Bourgoin
.
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
All times are local to the game location.
Key to colours Winner of each pool advances to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses.
Pool 1
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 |
10 October 2009 13:00 |
Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest |
17 October 2009 13:00 |
Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest |
12 December 2009 13:00 |
Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest |
12 December 2009 14:00 |
Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma |
16 January 2010 14:30 |
Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma |
23 January 2010 14:30 |
Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma |
Pool 2
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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Connacht (1) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 199 | 63 | +136 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
Montpellier
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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 |
9 October 2009 18:30 |
Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway |
16 October 2009 20:00 |
Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Montpellier |
11 December 2009 20:00 |
Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Montpellier |
18 December 2009 19:00 |
Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway |
15 January 2010 19:00 |
Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway |
22 January 2010 20:00 |
Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Montpellier |
Pool 3
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 |
9 October 2009 19:00 |
Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres |
17 October 2009 15:00 |
Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo |
11 December 2009 19:00 |
Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres |
20 December 2009 14:00 |
Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo |
15 January 2010 19:00 |
Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres |
23 January 2010 15:00 |
Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo |
Pool 4
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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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
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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 |
9 October 2009 19:30 |
Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne |
17 October 2009 20:45 |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes |
12 December 2009 20:45 |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes |
17 December 2009 20:45 |
Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne |
16 January 2010 20:45 |
Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne |
21 January 2010 20:45 |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes |
Pool 5
Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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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 |
Seeding
- 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
- European Challenge Cup
- 2009–10 Heineken Cup