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{{Infobox European Cup Rugby season
{| class="infobox" width="280" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 90%;"
| name = 2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup
|-
| image =
! colspan="2" style="font-size: medium;" | 2009–10 European Challenge Cup
| imagesize = 100px
|-
| caption = Official logo
|'''Date'''
| countries = {{flag|England}}<br/>{{flag|France}}<br/>{{flag|Ireland|rugby union}}<br/>{{flag|Italy}}<br/>{{flag|Romania}}<br/>{{flag|Spain}}<br>{{flag|Wales}}
|October 2009 to May 2010
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
|-
| date = 9 October 2009 to 23 May 2010
|'''Teams'''
|20
| teams = 20
| matches = 67
|-
| attendance =
|'''Matches played'''
| tries =
|59/67
| top point scorer = [[Jimmy Gopperth]] (Newcastle)<br>(74 points)
|-
| top try scorer = [[Tom Varndell]] (Wasps)<br>(10 tries)
|'''Attendance'''
| venue =[[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]]
|
| attendance2 = 48,990<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8685409.stm|title=Cardiff Blues 28-21 Toulon|date=23 May 2010|access-date=14 September 2017|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
| champions = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff Blues]]
|colspan=2 style="text-align: center;"|'''Final'''
| count = 1
|-
| runner-up = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]]
|'''Venue'''
| website = https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/
|
| previous year = 2008–09
|-
| previous tournament = 2008–09 European Challenge Cup
|'''Attendance'''
| next year = 2010–11
|
| next tournament = 2010–11 Amlin Challenge Cup
|-
}}
|'''Champions'''
|
|-
|'''Runner-up'''
|
|}


The '''2009–10 European Challenge Cup''', also known as the '''[[Amlin]] Challenge Cup''' for sponsorship reasons, is the fourteenth edition of the [[European Challenge Cup]], the annual [[rugby union]] European club competition for clubs from six nations in European rugby. It started on 8 October 2009 at [[Sixways Stadium]] in [[Worcester]] with [[Worcester Warriors]] hosting [[Montpellier Hérault RC|Montpellier]], and will end with the final on the weekend of 21-23 May 2010. The reigning champions are [[Northampton Saints]], who did not defend their title as they qualified for the [[2009–10 Heineken Cup]], and are currently in the quarterfinals of that competition.
The '''2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup''' was the 14th season of the [[European Challenge Cup]], the annual [[rugby union]] European club competition for clubs from six nations in European rugby. It started on 8 October 2009 at [[Sixways Stadium]] in [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] with [[Worcester Warriors]] hosting [[Montpellier Hérault RC|Montpellier]], and ended with the final at [[Stade Vélodrome]] in [[Marseille]] on 23 May 2010. The reigning champions were [[Northampton Saints]], who did not defend their title as they qualified for the [[2009–10 Heineken Cup]]. [[Cardiff Blues]] won the trophy after a 28–21 win against [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8685409.stm|title=Cardiff Blues 28-21 Toulon |date=23 May 2010|work=BBC Sport|access-date=24 May 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100522020958/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8685409.stm| archive-date= 22 May 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>


==Teams==
==Teams==
Five English teams and eight French teams will compete because an English team - [[Leicester Tigers]] - progressed farther in the [[2008-09 Heineken Cup]] than any French or Italian team.
Five English teams and eight French teams competed because an English team – [[Leicester Tigers]] – progressed farther in the [[2008–09 Heineken Cup]] than any French or Italian team.


Other countries will have their usual number of teams: Ireland one, Romania one and one from Spain.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/174_12799.php | title=European Challenge Cup Pool Draw 2009/10 | publisher=European Rugby Cup | accessdate=2009-06-14 }}</ref>
Other countries will have their usual number of teams: Ireland one, Romania one and one from Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/174_12799.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090614111400/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/174_12799.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 June 2009 |title=European Challenge Cup Pool Draw 2009/10 |publisher=European Rugby Cup |access-date=14 June 2009 }}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" width=100%
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
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*[[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]]
*[[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]]
|
|
*[[Leeds Carnegie]]
*[[Leeds Tykes|Leeds Carnegie]]
*[[London Wasps]]
*[[Wasps RFC|London Wasps]]
*[[Newcastle Falcons]]
*[[Newcastle Falcons]]
*[[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]]
*[[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]]
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*[[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca Padova]]
*[[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca Padova]]
*[[Rugby Rovigo|Rovigo]]
*[[Rugby Rovigo|Rovigo]]
*[[Rugby Roma Olimpic|Roma Olimpic]] <ref>[http://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/challenge-europeen/2008-2009/rome-remplace-calvisano_sto1990845/flashnews.shtml Rome replaced Calvisano] in [http://www.rugbyrama.fr/ Rugbyrama]</ref>
*[[Rugby Roma Olimpic|Roma Olimpic]]<ref>[http://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/challenge-europeen/2008-2009/rome-remplace-calvisano_sto1990845/flashnews.shtml Rome replaced Calvisano] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704214730/http://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/challenge-europeen/2008-2009/rome-remplace-calvisano_sto1990845/flashnews.shtml |date=2009-07-04 }} in [http://www.rugbyrama.fr/ Rugbyrama]</ref>
|
|
*[[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]]
*[[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]]
|
|
*[[Bucureşti Oaks]]
*[[București Oaks]]
|
|
*[[Olympus Rugby XV Madrid|Olympus Madrid]]
*[[Olympus Rugby XV Madrid|Olympus Madrid]]
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==Pool stage==
==Pool stage==
{{main|2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage}}
The draw for the pool stages took place on 15 June 2009. The seeding system was the same as for the 2008-09 tournament. The 20 competing teams were ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each pool receiving one team from each Tier.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/121_9900.php |title=ERC European Rankings |publisher=European Rugby Cup |accessdate=2009-06-14}}</ref> The requirement to have only one team per country in each pool will, however, still apply (with the exception of the inclusion of the sixth, seventh and eight French teams).
The draw for the pool stages took place on 15 June 2009. The seeding system was the same as for the 2008–09 tournament. The 20 competing teams were ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each pool receiving one team from each Tier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ercrugby.com:80/eng/121_9900.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/121_9900.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 May 2008 |title=ERC European Rankings |publisher=European Rugby Cup |access-date=14 June 2009 }}</ref> The requirement to have only one team per country in each pool was, however, still apply (with the exception of the inclusion of the sixth, seventh and eight French teams).


Beginning with this season's competition, only the pool winners will advance to the knockout stage. They will be joined by three clubs from the [[2009–10 Heineken Cup]], specifically the third- through fifth-highest ranking teams that finished second in their pool (the top two second-place teams enter the Heineken Cup knockout stage).<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/174_12813.php |title=Format and qualification changes for Europe |publisher=European Rugby Cup |date=2009-06-15 |accessdate=2009-06-16}}</ref>
Beginning with this season's competition, only the pool winners advanced to the knockout stage. They were joined by three clubs from the [[2009–10 Heineken Cup]], specifically the third through fifth highest-ranking teams that finished second in their pool (the top two second-place teams entered the Heineken Cup knockout stage).<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/174_12813.php |title=Format and qualification changes for Europe |publisher=European Rugby Cup |date=15 June 2009 |access-date=16 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619082739/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/174_12813.php |archive-date=19 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


===Team seedings===
===Team seedings===
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!Rank
!Rank
!Team
!Team
!Total Points
!Total points
!2008–09 points
!2008-09 Points
!2007–08 points
!2007-08 Points
!2006–07 points
!2006-07 Points
!2005–06 points
!2005-06 Points
|-
|-
|'''7'''
|'''7'''
|[[London Wasps]]
|[[Wasps RFC|London Wasps]]
|'''19'''
|'''19'''
|3
|3
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|-
|-
|'''30'''
|'''30'''
|[[Leeds Carnegie|Leeds]]
|[[Leeds Tykes|Leeds]]
|'''4'''
|'''4'''
|0
|0
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|-
|-
|'''37'''
|'''37'''
|[[Montpellier Herault RC|Montpellier]]
|[[Montpellier Hérault RC|Montpellier]]
|'''1'''
|'''1'''
|0
|0
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|-
|-
|bgcolor="#ccffcc"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#ccffcc"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|Winner of each pool,advance to quarterfinals<br />Along with 3rd, 4th and 5th best runners up in the Heineken Cup group stages.<br /> Seed # in parentheses
|Winner of each pool, advanced to quarterfinals<br />Along with 3rd, 4th and 5th best runners up in the Heineken Cup group stages.<br />Seed # in parentheses
|-
|bgcolor="#ffcccc"|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
|Eliminated at the pool stage
|}
|}


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|-
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="200"|Team
!width="20"|Pld
!width="20"|P
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|TF
!width="20"|Tries for
!width="20"|PF
!width="20"|Tries against
!width="20"|PA
!width="20"|Try diff
!width="25"|+/−
!width="20"|Points for
!width="20"|BP
!width="20"|Points against
!width="25"|Points diff
!width="20"|TB
!width="20"|LB
!width="20"|Pts
!width="20"|Pts
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[CS Bourgoin-Jallieu|Bourgoin]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[CS Bourgoin-Jallieu|Bourgoin]]
| 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 141 || 86 || +55 || 3 || '''23'''
| 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 16 || 6 || +10 || 141 || 86 || +55 || 2 || 1 || '''23'''
|-
|-bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leeds Carnegie]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leeds Tykes|Leeds Carnegie]]
| 6 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 19 || 160 || 82 || +78 || 3 || '''19'''
| 6 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 19 || 6 || +13 || 160 || 82 || +78 || 3 || 0 || '''19'''
|-
|-bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rugby Parma F.C.|Overmach Parma]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rugby Parma F.C.|Overmach Parma]]
| 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 5 || 78 || 145 || &minus;67 || 0 || '''8'''
| 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 5 || 17 || &minus;12 || 78 || 145 || &minus;67 || 0 || 0 || '''8'''
|-
|-bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Bucureşti Oaks]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[București Oaks]]
| 6 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 70 || 136 || &minus;66 || 2 || '''6'''
| 6 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 16 || &minus;11 || 70 || 136 || &minus;66 || 0 || 3 || '''7'''
|}
|}


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|-
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="200"|Team
!width="20"|Pld
!width="20"|P
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|TF
!width="20"|Tries for
!width="20"|PF
!width="20"|Tries against
!width="20"|PA
!width="20"|Try diff
!width="25"|+/−
!width="20"|Points for
!width="20"|BP
!width="20"|Points against
!width="25"|Points diff
!width="20"|TB
!width="20"|LB
!width="20"|Pts
!width="20"|Pts
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]]
| 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 28 || 199 || 63 || +136 || 2 || '''26'''
| 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 28 || 5 || +23 || 199 || 63 || +136 || 2 || 0 || '''26'''
|-
|-bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Montpellier Hérault RC|Montpellier]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Montpellier Hérault RC|Montpellier]]
| 6 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 18 || 158 || 92 || +66 || 3 || '''19'''
| 6 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 18 || 10 || +8 || 158 || 92 || +66 || 2 || 1 || '''19'''
|-
|-bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Worcester Warriors]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Worcester Warriors]]
| 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 18 || 140 || 83 || +57 || 5 || '''13'''
| 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 18 || 8 ||+10 || 140 || 83 || +57 || 2 || 3 || '''13'''
|-
|-bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Olympus Rugby XV Madrid|Olympus Madrid]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Olympus Rugby XV Madrid|Olympus Madrid]]
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 4 || 44 || 303 || &minus;269 || 0 || '''0'''
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 4 || 45 || &minus;41 || 44 || 303 || &minus;269 || 0 || 0 || '''0'''
|}
|}


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|-
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="200"|Team
!width="20"|Pld
!width="20"|P
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|TF
!width="20"|Tries for
!width="20"|PF
!width="20"|Tries against
!width="20"|PA
!width="20"|Try diff
!width="25"|+/−
!width="20"|Points for
!width="20"|BP
!width="20"|Points against
!width="25"|Points diff
!width="20"|TB
!width="20"|LB
!width="20"|Pts
!width="20"|Pts
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]]
| 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 27 || 218 || 88 || +130 || 3 || '''23'''
| 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 27 || 7 || +20 || 218 || 88 || +130 || 3 || 0 || '''23'''
|-
|-bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]]
| 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 17 || 182 || 81 || +101 || 2 || '''22'''
| 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 17 || 6 || +11 || 184 || 83 || +101 || 2 || 0 || '''22'''
|-
|-bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Castres Olympique]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Castres Olympique]]
| 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 23 || 173 || 127 || +46 || 3 || '''11'''
| 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 24 || 12 || +12 || 173 || 127 || +46 || 2 || 1 || '''11'''
|-
|-bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rugby Rovigo|Rovigo]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rugby Rovigo|Rovigo]]
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 2 || 41 || 318 || &minus;277 || 0 || '''0'''
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 3 || 46 ||&minus;43 || 41 || 318 || &minus;277 || 0 || 0 || '''0'''
|}
|}


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|-
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="200"|Team
!width="20"|Pld
!width="20"|P
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|TF
!width="20"|Tries for
!width="20"|PF
!width="20"|Tries against
!width="20"|PA
!width="20"|Try diff
!width="25"|+/−
!width="20"|Points for
!width="20"|BP
!width="20"|Points against
!width="25"|Points diff
!width="20"|TB
!width="20"|LB
!width="20"|Pts
!width="20"|Pts
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[London Wasps]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wasps RFC|London Wasps]]
| 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 21 || 176 || 68 || +108 || 3 || '''23'''
| 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 21 || 3 || +18 || 176 || 69 || +107 || 2 || 1 || '''23'''
|-
|-bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Aviron Bayonnais|Bayonne]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Aviron Bayonnais|Bayonne]]
| 6 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 23 || 184 || 73 || +111 || 3 || '''19'''
| 6 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 23 || 4 || &minus;19 || 184 || 73 || +111 || 2 || 1 || '''19'''
|-
|-bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Racing Métro 92 Paris|Racing Métro]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Racing Métro 92 Paris|Racing Métro]]
| 6 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 22 || 177 || 85 || +92 || 4 || '''16'''
| 6 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 22 || 7 || +15 || 177 || 85 || +92 || 2 || 2 || '''16'''
|-
|-bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Futura Park Rugby Roma|Rugby Roma Olimpic]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Futura Park Rugby Roma|Rugby Roma Olimpic]]
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 1 || 28 || 338 || &minus;310 || 0 || '''0'''
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 1 || 53 || &minus;52 || 28 || 338 || &minus;310 || 0 || 0 || '''0'''
|}
|}


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|-
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="200"|Team
!width="20"|Pld
!width="20"|P
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|W
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|D
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|L
!width="20"|TF
!width="20"|Tries for
!width="20"|PF
!width="20"|Tries against
!width="20"|PA
!width="20"|Try diff
!width="25"|+/−
!width="20"|Points for
!width="20"|BP
!width="20"|Points against
!width="25"|Points diff
!width="20"|TB
!width="20"|LB
!width="20"|Pts
!width="20"|Pts
|-
|-
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Newcastle Falcons]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Newcastle Falcons]]
| 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 16 || 146 || 77 || +69 || 3 || '''23'''
| 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 16 || 6 || +10 || 146 || 77 || +69 || 2 || 1 || '''23'''
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[US Montauban|Montauban]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[US Montauban|Montauban]]
| 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 13 || 132 || 96 || +36 || 1 || '''21'''
| 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 13 || 9 || +4 || 132 || 96 || +36 || 1 || 0 || '''21'''
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[SC Albi|Albi]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[SC Albi|Albi]]
| 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 13 || 117 || 137 || &minus;20 || 4 || '''12'''
| 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 13 || 14 || &minus;1 || 117 || 137 || &minus;20 || 2 || 2 || '''12'''
|-
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca Padova]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca Padova]]
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 8 || 95 || 180 || &minus;85 || 1 || '''1'''
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 9 || 22 || &minus;13 || 95 || 180 || &minus;85 || 0 || 1 || '''1'''
|}
|}


==Seeding==
===Knock-Out stage Seedings===

* Bare numbers indicate Challenge quarterfinal seeding.
* Bare numbers indicate Challenge quarterfinal seeding.
* Numbers with "HC" indicate Heineken Cup 3rd-5th Runners-Up.
* Numbers with "HC" indicate Heineken Cup 3rd-5th Runners-Up.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
!Seeds
!Seeds
!Top 4 Pool Winners
!Top 4 Pool Winners
!Pts
!Pts
!TF
!TF
!+/&minus;
!+/&minus;

|-
|-
|'''1'''
|'''1'''
|align=left| {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Connacht]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]]
|26||28||+136
|26||28||+136
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|'''3'''
|'''3'''
|align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[London Wasps]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wasps RFC|London Wasps]]
|23||21||+108
|23||21||+108
|-
|-
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|align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Newcastle Falcons]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Newcastle Falcons]]
|23||16||+69
|23||16||+69

|-
|-
!Non-Seeds
!Non-Seeds
!(Worst Pool Winner and HC Runners-up)
!(Worst Pool Winner and HC Runners-up)
!Pts
!Pts
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|-
|-
|'''6HC'''
|'''6HC'''
|align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gloucester]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]
|17||12||-10
|17||12||-10
|-
|-
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|23||15||+55
|23||15||+55
|}
|}

==Knock-out stage==
==Knock-out stage==
{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- quarter-finals -->
|10 April – [[Galway Sportsgrounds]] | {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]] | | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[CS Bourgoin-Jallieu|Bourgoin]] |
|11 April – [[Kingston Park (stadium)|Kingston Park]] | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Newcastle Falcons]] | | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff Blues]] |
|10 April – [[Stade Mayol]] | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]] | | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Scarlets]] |
|11 April – [[Adams Park]] | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[London Wasps]] | | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]] |
<!-- semi-finals -->
|TBC – ||||
|TBC – ||||
<!-- final -->
|TBC – ||||
}}
===Quarter Finals===
All kickoff times are in [[Central European Time]].


===Quarter-finals===
#{{rugbybox
{{rugbybox
|date = 10 April 2010
|date = 10 April 2010
|time = 14:00 (13:00 local)
|time = 13:00
|home = [[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]] {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}}
|home = [[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]] {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}}
|away = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[CS Bourgoin-Jallieu|Bourgoin]]
|away = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[CS Bourgoin-Jallieu|Bourgoin]]
|score =
|score = 23&ndash;20
|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/174_15426.php|title=Home|website=www.ercrugby.com|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
|report =
|try1 = [[Michael Swift (rugby)|Swift]] 17' c<br/>[[John Muldoon (rugby union, born 1982)|Muldoon]] 36' c
|awayscore =
|con1 = [[Ian Keatley|Keatley]] (2/2)
|homescore =
|pen1 = [[Miah Nikora|Nikora]] (2/2) 66', 73'
|drop1 = [[Miah Nikora|Nikora]] (1/1) 79'
|try2 = [[Tone Kopelani|Kopelani]] 30' c<br/>[[John Senio|Senio]] 59' c
|con2 = [[Benjamin Boyet|Boyet]] (2/2)
|pen2 = [[Benjamin Boyet|Boyet]] (2/5) 39', 44'
|stadium = [[Galway Sportsgrounds]], [[Galway]]
|stadium = [[Galway Sportsgrounds]], [[Galway]]
|attendance =
|attendance = 3,500
|referee = }}
|referee = Andrew Small ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) }}


#{{rugbybox
{{rugbybox
|date = 10 April 2010
|date = 10 April 2010
|time = 21:00
|time = 21:00
|home = [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]] {{flagicon|FRA}}
|home = [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]] {{flagicon|FRA}}
|away = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Scarlets]]
|away = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Scarlets]]
|score =
|score = 38&ndash;12
|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/174_15427.php|title=Home|website=www.ercrugby.com|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
|report =
|try1 = [[Clément Marienval|Marienval]] (2) 29' c, 41' c<br/>[[Jérémy Sinzelle|Sinzelle]] 72' m<br/>[[Sonny Bill Williams|Williams]] 76' m<br/>[[Olivier Missoup|Missoup]] 80'+1' m
|awayscore =
|con1 = [[Jonny Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] (2/3)<!--Tom May missed the last two conversions.-->
|homescore =
|pen1 = [[Jonny Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] (3/3) 9', 36', 40'
|pen2 = [[Stephen Jones (rugby union)|S. Jones]] (4/6) 11', 23', 44', 47'
|stadium = [[Stade Mayol]], [[Toulon]]
|stadium = [[Stade Mayol]], [[Toulon]]
|attendance =
|attendance = 12,600
|referee = [[Peter Fitzgibbon]] ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) }}
|referee= }}


#{{rugbybox
{{rugbybox
|date = 11 April 2010
|date = 11 April 2010
|time = 15:00 (14:00 local)
|time = 14:00
|home = [[London Wasps]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|home = [[Wasps RFC|London Wasps]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|away = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]
|away = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]
|score =
|score = 42&ndash;26
|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/174_15428.php|title=Home|website=www.ercrugby.com|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
|report =
|try1 = [[Ben Jacobs (rugby union)|Jacobs]] 6' c<br/>[[Serge Betsen|Betsen]] 22' c<br/>[[Tom Varndell|Varndell]] (3) 33' c, 72' m, 80' c
|awayscore =
|con1 = [[Danny Cipriani|Cipriani]] (4/5)
|homescore =
|pen1 = [[Danny Cipriani|Cipriani]] (3/3) 18', 40', 43'
|try2 = [[Adam Eustace|Eustace]] 25' c<br/>[[Charlie Sharples|Sharples]] 77' c
|con2 = [[Nicky Robinson (rugby union)|Robinson]] (2/2)
|pen2 = [[Nicky Robinson (rugby union)|Robinson]] (4/4) 5', 10', 38', 56'
|stadium = [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]]
|stadium = [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]]
|attendance =
|attendance = 6,289
|referee = [[Christophe Berdos]] ([[French Rugby Federation|France]]) }}
|referee= }}


#{{rugbybox
{{rugbybox
|date = 11 April 2010
|date = 11 April 2010
|time = 16:00 (15:00 local)
|time = 15:00
|home = [[Newcastle Falcons]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|home = [[Newcastle Falcons]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|away = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff Blues]]
|away = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff Blues]]
|score =
|score = 20&ndash;55
|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/174_15446.php|title=Home|website=www.ercrugby.com|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
|report =
|try1 = [[Charlie Amesbury|Amesbury]] 15' c<br/>[[Micky Young|Young]] 66' c
|awayscore =
|con1 = [[Jimmy Gopperth|Gopperth]] (2/2)
|homescore =
|pen1 = [[Jimmy Gopperth|Gopperth]] (2/3) 11', 18'
|try2 = [[Casey Laulala|Laulala]] 9' c<br/>[[Martyn Williams|M. Williams]] 13' c<br/>[[Taufaʻao Filise|Filise]] (2) 42' c, 57' c<br/>[[Ben Blair|Blair]] 52'<br/>[[Jamie Roberts|Roberts]] 55' c<br/>[[Ceri Sweeney|Sweeney]] 74' c
|con2 = [[Ben Blair|Blair]] (7/7)
|pen2 = [[Ben Blair|Blair]] (2/2) 32', 46'
|stadium = [[Kingston Park (stadium)|Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]]
|stadium = [[Kingston Park (stadium)|Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]]
|attendance =
|attendance = 4,346
|referee = [[Jérôme Garces]] ([[French Rugby Federation|France]]) }}
|referee= }}

===Semi-finals===
{{rugbybox
|date = 30 April 2010
|time = 19:45
|home = [[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]] {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}}
|away = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]]
|score = 12&ndash;19
|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/13194_15559.php|title=Home|website=www.ercrugby.com|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
|try1 =
|con1 =
|pen1 = [[Ian Keatley|Keatley]] (4/4) 2', 21', 37', 44'<br/>[[Miah Nikora|Nikora]] (0/1)
|drop1 = [[Ian Keatley|Keatley]] (0/1)
|try2 = [[Mafileo Kefu|Kefu]] 40'+10' c
|con2 = [[Jonny Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] (1/1)
|pen2 = [[Jonny Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] (3/3) 10', 19', 35'
|drop2 = [[Jonny Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] (1/3) 26'
|stadium = [[Galway Sportsgrounds]], [[Galway]]
|attendance = 7,000
|referee = [[Wayne Barnes]] ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) }}

{{rugbybox
|date = 1 May 2010
|time = 18:00
|home = [[Wasps RFC|London Wasps]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|away = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff Blues]]
|score = 15&ndash;18
|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/174_15560.php|title=Home|website=www.ercrugby.com|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
|pen1 = [[Dave Walder|Walder]] (5/6) 20', 32', 35', 41', 62'
|try2 = [[Leigh Halfpenny|Halfpenny]] 27' m<br/>[[Gethin Jenkins|Jenkins]] 59' c
|con2 = [[Ben Blair|Blair]] (1/2)
|pen2 = [[Ben Blair|Blair]] (2/5) 38', 52'
|stadium = [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]]
|attendance = 8,413
|referee = [[Romain Poite]] ([[French Rugby Federation|France]]) }}

===Final===
On 28 April 2010, the competition organiser, European Rugby Cup, announced that the final would be held on 23 May. The time was set at 13:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] (14:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]], 15:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]), but the location would depend on the result of the Connacht–Toulon semi-final. Since Toulon won, the final was held at [[Stade Vélodrome]] in [[Marseille]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/174_15540.php |title=Amlin Challenge Cup Final Set for Sunday, 23 May |publisher=European Rugby Cup |date=28 April 2010 |access-date=28 April 2010}}</ref>

Cardiff Blues were designated as the home team for the final. However, it was an effective home game for Toulon; Stade Vélodrome hosted two of that club's matches in [[2009–10 Top 14 season|their domestic season]]. [[Cardiff Blues]] won the final against [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]] by 28–21.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/may/23/cardiff-blues-toulon-challenge-cup|title=Cardiff Blues seize on Jonny Wilkinson injury to overcome Toulon |date=23 May 2010|work=Guardian|access-date=24 May 2010 | location=London | first=Paul | last=Rees| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100526144917/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/may/23/cardiff-blues-toulon-challenge-cup| archive-date= 26 May 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

{{rugbybox
|date = 23 May 2010
|time = 15:00
|home = [[Cardiff Blues]] {{flagicon|WAL}}
|away = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]]
|score = 28&ndash;21
|report = Report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_15593.php|title=Home|website=www.ercrugby.com|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
|try1 = [[Jamie Roberts|Roberts]] 50' c<br/>[[Leigh Halfpenny|Halfpenny]] 65' m<br/>[[Bradley Davies|Davies]] 69' c
|con1 = [[Ben Blair|Blair]] (2/3)
|pen1 = [[Leigh Halfpenny|Halfpenny]] (1/2) 6'<br/>[[Ben Blair|Blair]] (2/2) 22', 60'
|drop1 =
|try2 = [[Sonny Bill Williams|Williams]] 37' c<br/>[[Thomas Sourice|Sourice]] 77' m
|con2 = [[Jonny Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] (1/1)
|pen2 = [[Jonny Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] (2/3) 12', 32'<br/>[[Tom May (rugby union)|May]] (1/1) 55'
|stadium = [[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]]
|attendance = 48,990
|referee = [[Alain Rolland]] ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) }}


==See also==
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==External Links==
==External links==
*[http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/268_244.php?includeref=4470&season=2009-2010&round=1 2009–10 European Challenge Cup Official Site]
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 21 September 2023

2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Romania
 Spain
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Date9 October 2009 to 23 May 2010
Tournament statistics
Teams20
Matches played67
Top point scorer(s)Jimmy Gopperth (Newcastle)
(74 points)
Top try scorer(s)Tom Varndell (Wasps)
(10 tries)
Final
VenueStade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance48,990[1]
ChampionsWales Cardiff Blues (1st title)
Runners-upFrance Toulon
← 2008–09 (Previous)
(Next) 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup was the 14th season of the European Challenge Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from six nations in European rugby. It started on 8 October 2009 at Sixways Stadium in Worcester with Worcester Warriors hosting Montpellier, and ended with the final at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille on 23 May 2010. The reigning champions were Northampton Saints, who did not defend their title as they qualified for the 2009–10 Heineken Cup. Cardiff Blues won the trophy after a 28–21 win against Toulon.[2]

Teams

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Five English teams and eight French teams competed because an English team – Leicester Tigers – progressed farther in the 2008–09 Heineken Cup than any French or Italian team.

Other countries will have their usual number of teams: Ireland one, Romania one and one from Spain.[3]

France England Italy Ireland Romania Spain

Pool stage

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Main article: 2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage

The draw for the pool stages took place on 15 June 2009. The seeding system was the same as for the 2008–09 tournament. The 20 competing teams were ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each pool receiving one team from each Tier.[5] The requirement to have only one team per country in each pool was, however, still apply (with the exception of the inclusion of the sixth, seventh and eight French teams).

Beginning with this season's competition, only the pool winners advanced to the knockout stage. They were joined by three clubs from the 2009–10 Heineken Cup, specifically the third through fifth highest-ranking teams that finished second in their pool (the top two second-place teams entered the Heineken Cup knockout stage).[6]

Team seedings

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Seeding was determined by the teams' position in the ERC Rankings at the time of the pool draw in June 2009.

Rank Team Total points 2008–09 points 2007–08 points 2006–07 points 2005–06 points
7 London Wasps 19 3 2 11 3
12 Saracens 14 2 7 2 3
19 Bourgoin 8 3 2 1 2
22 Worcester 7 2 3 0 2
25 Newcastle 6 1 2 1 2
27 Castres 5 1 1 2 1
30 Leeds 4 0 1 0 3
31 Calvisano 3 1 0 1 1
34 Connacht 2 1 0 0 1
35 Montauban 1 1 0 0 0
37 Montpellier 1 0 1 0 0
38 Overmach Parma 1 0 0 1 0
39 Bayonne 1 0 0 0 1
Key to colours
     Winner of each pool, advanced to quarterfinals
Along with 3rd, 4th and 5th best runners up in the Heineken Cup group stages.
Seed # in parentheses

Pool 1

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

Pool 2

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

Pool 3

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
France Toulon 6 5 0 1 27 7 +20 218 88 +130 3 0 23
England Saracens 6 5 0 1 17 6 +11 184 83 +101 2 0 22
France Castres Olympique 6 2 0 4 24 12 +12 173 127 +46 2 1 11
Italy Rovigo 6 0 0 6 3 46 −43 41 318 −277 0 0 0

Pool 4

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

Pool 5

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
England Newcastle Falcons 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 146 77 +69 2 1 23
France Montauban 6 5 0 1 13 9 +4 132 96 +36 1 0 21
France Albi 6 2 0 4 13 14 −1 117 137 −20 2 2 12
Italy Petrarca Padova 6 0 0 6 9 22 −13 95 180 −85 0 1 1

Seeding

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

Knock-out stage

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Quarter-finals

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10 April 2010
13:00
Connacht Ireland23–20France Bourgoin
Try: Swift 17' c
Muldoon 36' c
Con: Keatley (2/2)
Pen: Nikora (2/2) 66', 73'
Drop: Nikora (1/1) 79'		Report[7]Try: Kopelani 30' c
Senio 59' c
Con: Boyet (2/2)
Pen: Boyet (2/5) 39', 44'
Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
10 April 2010
21:00
Toulon France38–12Wales Scarlets
Try: Marienval (2) 29' c, 41' c
Sinzelle 72' m
Williams 76' m
Missoup 80'+1' m
Con: Wilkinson (2/3)
Pen: Wilkinson (3/3) 9', 36', 40'		Report[8]Pen: S. Jones (4/6) 11', 23', 44', 47'
Stade Mayol, Toulon
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
11 April 2010
14:00
London Wasps England42–26England Gloucester
Try: Jacobs 6' c
Betsen 22' c
Varndell (3) 33' c, 72' m, 80' c
Con: Cipriani (4/5)
Pen: Cipriani (3/3) 18', 40', 43'		Report[9]Try: Eustace 25' c
Sharples 77' c
Con: Robinson (2/2)
Pen: Robinson (4/4) 5', 10', 38', 56'
Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 6,289
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
11 April 2010
15:00
Newcastle Falcons England20–55Wales Cardiff Blues
Try: Amesbury 15' c
Young 66' c
Con: Gopperth (2/2)
Pen: Gopperth (2/3) 11', 18'		Report[10]Try: Laulala 9' c
M. Williams 13' c
Filise (2) 42' c, 57' c
Blair 52'
Roberts 55' c
Sweeney 74' c
Con: Blair (7/7)
Pen: Blair (2/2) 32', 46'
Kingston Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 4,346
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)

Semi-finals

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30 April 2010
19:45
Connacht Ireland12–19France Toulon
Pen: Keatley (4/4) 2', 21', 37', 44'
Nikora (0/1)
Drop: Keatley (0/1)		Report[11]Try: Kefu 40'+10' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (3/3) 10', 19', 35'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/3) 26'
Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
1 May 2010
18:00
London Wasps England15–18Wales Cardiff Blues
Pen: Walder (5/6) 20', 32', 35', 41', 62'Report[12]Try: Halfpenny 27' m
Jenkins 59' c
Con: Blair (1/2)
Pen: Blair (2/5) 38', 52'
Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 8,413
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Final

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On 28 April 2010, the competition organiser, European Rugby Cup, announced that the final would be held on 23 May. The time was set at 13:00 UTC (14:00 BST, 15:00 CEST), but the location would depend on the result of the Connacht–Toulon semi-final. Since Toulon won, the final was held at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille.[13]

Cardiff Blues were designated as the home team for the final. However, it was an effective home game for Toulon; Stade Vélodrome hosted two of that club's matches in their domestic season. Cardiff Blues won the final against Toulon by 28–21.[14]

23 May 2010
15:00
Cardiff Blues Wales28–21France Toulon
Try: Roberts 50' c
Halfpenny 65' m
Davies 69' c
Con: Blair (2/3)
Pen: Halfpenny (1/2) 6'
Blair (2/2) 22', 60'		Report[15]Try: Williams 37' c
Sourice 77' m
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 12', 32'
May (1/1) 55'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 48,990
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Cardiff Blues 28-21 Toulon". 23 May 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Cardiff Blues 28-21 Toulon". BBC Sport. 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  3. ^ "European Challenge Cup Pool Draw 2009/10". European Rugby Cup. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  4. ^ Rome replaced Calvisano Archived 2009-07-04 at the Wayback Machine in Rugbyrama
  5. ^ "ERC European Rankings". European Rugby Cup. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Format and qualification changes for Europe" (Press release). European Rugby Cup. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Home". www.ercrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Home". www.ercrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Home". www.ercrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Home". www.ercrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Home". www.ercrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Home". www.ercrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Amlin Challenge Cup Final Set for Sunday, 23 May" (Press release). European Rugby Cup. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  14. ^ Rees, Paul (23 May 2010). "Cardiff Blues seize on Jonny Wilkinson injury to overcome Toulon". Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  15. ^ "Home". www.ercrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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