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 1 Connacht
Seed 2 Toulon
Seed 3 London Wasps
Seed 4 Newcastle Falcons
Seed 5 Cardiff Blues
Seed 6 Gloucester Rugby
Seed 7 Scarlets
Seed 8 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

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) 6501166+1014186+552123
Leeds Carnegie 6402196+1316082+783019
Overmach Parma 6204517127814567008
București Oaks 6105516117013666037
9 October 2009
19:30
Bourgoin 2919 Leeds Carnegie


12 December 2009
14:00
Overmach Parma 149 Bourgoin

17 December 2009
19:30
Bourgoin 3110 Overmach Parma

14 January 2010
19:30
Bourgoin 3315 București Oaks
16 January 2010
14:30
Overmach Parma 1638 Leeds Carnegie

23 January 2010
14:30
Overmach Parma 169 București Oaks
24 January 2010
15:00
Leeds Carnegie 918 Bourgoin

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Connacht (1) 6600285+2319963+1362026
Montpellier 64021810+815892+662119
Worcester Warriors 6204188+1014083+572313
Olympus Madrid 60064454144303269000
9 October 2009
18:30
Connacht 466 Olympus Madrid

16 October 2009
20:00
Montpellier 1922 Connacht

11 December 2009
15:00
Worcester Warriors 2126 Connacht

18 December 2009
19:00
Connacht 197 Worcester Warriors

15 January 2010
19:00
Connacht 2010 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) 6501277+2021888+1303023
Saracens 6501176+1118483+1012022
Castres Olympique 62042412+12173127+462111
Rovigo 60063464341318277000
9 October 2009
19:00
Castres Olympique 1733 Toulon
11 October 2009
15:00
Saracens 3612 Rovigo

15 October 2009
20:45
Toulon 3123 Saracens
17 October 2009
15:00
Rovigo 1176 Castres Olympique

11 December 2009
19:00
Castres Olympique 923 Saracens
11 December 2009
19:30
Toulon 733 Rovigo

19 December 2009
20:00
Saracens 1814 Castres Olympique
20 December 2009
14:00
Rovigo 730 Toulon

14 January 2010
19:45
Saracens 289 Toulon
15 January 2010
19:00
Castres Olympique 470 Rovigo

23 January 2010
15:00
Rovigo 856 Saracens
23 January 2010
20:45
Toulon 4210 Castres Olympique

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
London Wasps (3) 6501213+1817669+1072123
Bayonne 64022341918473+1112119
Racing Métro 6303227+1517785+922216
Rugby Roma Olimpic 60061535228338310000
9 October 2009
19:30
Bayonne 613 Rugby Roma Olimpic
11 October 2009
15:00
London Wasps 1813 Racing Métro

17 October 2009
15:00
Rugby Roma Olimpic 057 London Wasps
Stadio delle Tre Fontane, Rome

12 December 2009
15:00
London Wasps 2218 Bayonne

17 December 2009
20:45
Bayonne 312 London Wasps
19 December 2009
14:30
Rugby Roma Olimpic 353 Racing Métro
Stadio delle Tre Fontane, Rome

14 January 2010
20:00
London Wasps 5016 Rugby Roma Olimpic
16 January 2010
20:45
Bayonne 2714 Racing Métro

23 January 2010
14:30
Rugby Roma Olimpic 655 Bayonne
Stadio delle Tre Fontane, Rome

Pool 5

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Newcastle Falcons (4) 6501166+1014677+692123
Montauban 6501139+413296+361021
Albi 620413141117137202212
Petrarca Padova 6006922139518085011
9 October 2009
20:00
Albi 717 Montauban

16 October 2009
20:30
Montauban 2710 Petrarca Padova
18 October 2009
15:00
Newcastle Falcons 453 Albi

10 December 2009
19:45
Newcastle Falcons 176 Montauban
12 December 2009
15:00
Petrarca Padova 1635 Albi

18 December 2009
20:30
Montauban 2419 Newcastle Falcons
20 December 2009
14:00
Albi 3816 Petrarca Padova

15 January 2010
20:00
Albi 1416 Newcastle Falcons
16 January 2010
15:00
Petrarca Padova 2331 Montauban

22 January 2010
19:30
Montauban 2720 Albi

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 2628+136
2 Toulon 2327+130
3 London Wasps 2321+108
4 Newcastle Falcons 2316+69
Non-Seeds (Worst Pool Winner and HC Runners-up) Pts TF +/
5HC Cardiff Blues 1814+45
6HC Gloucester 1712-10
7HC Scarlets 1712-31
8 Bourgoin 2315+55

See also

References

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