2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage

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2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season2009–10 Heineken Cup
Date9 October 2009 – 24 January 2010
Qualifiers
Seed 1Ireland Munster
Seed 2France Biarritz
Seed 3France Toulouse
Seed 4Ireland Leinster
Seed 5France Clermont
Seed 6France Stade Français
Seed 7Wales Ospreys
Seed 8England Northampton
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The pool stage of the 2009–10 Heineken Cup was the opening phase of the annual competition, in which 24 teams were arranged into six pools contesting of four teams each and then competed in a home-and-away double round robin. Eight teams, specifically the six pool winners and the two best runners-up, qualified for the quarter-finals, starting a knock-out phase that will end with the final at Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis.

For the first time, the third- through fifth-ranking runners-up parachuted into the knockout stage of the European Challenge Cup. Also for the first time, the winner of the Heineken Cup will receive an automatic berth in the following season's competition. The draw for the pools took place on 9 June 2009 in Paris.

Seeding within pools

The seeding system was the same as in the 2008–09 tournament. The 24 competing teams were ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each pool receiving one team from each quartile, or Tier. The requirement to have only one team per country in each pool, however, still applied (with the exception of the inclusion of the seventh English team).

The brackets show each team's European Rugby Club Ranking at the start of the 2009–10 season.

Tier 1 Ireland Munster (1) England Leicester Tigers (2) Ireland Leinster (3) France Toulouse (4) England Bath (5) France Biarritz (6)
Tier 2 Wales Cardiff Blues (8) France Stade Français (9) England Gloucester (10) France Perpignan (11) Wales Ospreys (13) England London Irish (14)
Tier 3 England Northampton Saints (15) England Sale Sharks (16) France Clermont (17) Wales Scarlets (18) Ireland Ulster Rugby (20) Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (21)
Tier 4 England Harlequins (23) Scotland Glasgow Warriors (24) Scotland Edinburgh (26) Italy Benetton Treviso (28) France Brive (29) Italy Viadana (36)

Seeding for the knockout phase

The winners of each of the six pools were seeded 1 to 6 first by competition points, then tries scored, and finally score difference. The runners-up were similarly sorted, and the best two were seeded seven and eight and progressed to the quarter-finals alongside the six winners. The top four seeds are given home matches in the quarter-finals, with seed 1 playing seed 8, seed 2 playing seed 7, etc.

After the two second-place teams advancing to the Heineken Cup quarter-finals were determined, the next three second-place finishers parachuted into the quarter-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup. These teams became the 5th through 7th seeds in the Challenge Cup knockout phase, and played their quarter-finals away.

Pools

Key to colours
     Winner of each pool,
advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
     Two highest-scoring second-place teams,
advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses.
     Third- through fifth-highest-scoring second-place teams
parachute into the knockout stage of the European Challenge Cup.
Seed # in brackets .

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Ireland Munster (1) 6 5 0 1 19 10 9 185 94 91 3 1 24
England Northampton Saints (8) 6 4 0 2 16 8 8 138 104 34 2 1 19
France Perpignan 6 2 0 4 12 10 2 108 123 −15 1 2 11
Italy Benetton Treviso 6 1 0 5 7 26 −19 68 178 −110 0 1 5
10 October 2009
13:30
Benetton Treviso Italy9–8France Perpignan
Pen: Goosen (3/4) 22', 39', 63'ReportTry: Porical 77' m
Pen: Porical (1/2) 54'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
10 October 2009
18:00
Northampton Saints England31–27Ireland Munster
Tries: Ashton (2) 17' m, 45' c
Geraghty 40' c
Con: Geraghty (2/3)
Pen: Geraghty (4/6) 10', 34', 38', 75'		ReportTries: Wallace 25' m
O'Leary 68' c
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 32', 36', 49', 61'
Drop: Warwick 20'
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 13,550
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
16 October 2009
21:00
Perpignan France29–13England Northampton Saints
Tries: Penalty try 17' c
Marty 39' c
Con: Porical (2/2)
Pen: Porical (5/6) 7', 23', 51', 66', 70'		ReportTries: Ashton 27' m
Mujati 45' m
Pen: Geraghty (1/1) 22'
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan
Attendance: 12,854
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
17 October 2009
13:35
Munster Ireland41–10Italy Benetton Treviso
Tries: Warwick 30' c
Dowling (2) 40' m, 68' c
Leamy 42' m
Fogarty 54' m
Wallace 64' c
de Villiers 76' m
Con: O'Gara (3/7)		ReportTries: Williams 15' m
Vilk 25' m
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
11 December 2009
20:00
Munster Ireland24–23France Perpignan
Pen: O'Gara (7/9) 3', 10', 25', 36', 46', 63', 75'
Drop: O'Gara (1/2) 55'		ReportTries: Vivalda 5' m
Durand 12' c
Burger 70' m
Con: Porical (1/2)
Pen: Porical (1/1) 52'
Mélé (1/1) 65'
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
12 December 2009
15:00
Northampton Saints England30–18Italy Benetton Treviso
Tries: Foden 40' m
Ansbro 43' m
Ashton (2) 46' c, 53' c
Con: Geraghty (2/4)
Pen: Geraghty (1/2) 12'
Myler (1/1) 67'		ReportTries: Vermaak 5' c
Goosen 58' m
Con: Botes (1/2)
Drop: Goosen (2) 17', 34'
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 12,071
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
19 December 2009
14:30
Benetton Treviso Italy18–21England Northampton Saints
Tries: Mulleri 51' m
Penalty try 73' c
Con: Botes (1/2)
Pen: Goosen 58'
Botes 55'		ReportTries: Dowson 37' c
Clarke 45' c
Lawes 69' c
Con: Myler (2/2)
Geraghty (1/1)
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
20 December 2009
16:00
Perpignan France14–37Ireland Munster
Tries: Guirado 67 m
Con: Mélé (1/1)
Pen: Mélé (3/5) 4', 30', 35'		ReportTries: Fogarty 22' c
Hurley 58' c
de Villiers 69' c
Howlett 80' c
Con: O'Gara (3/3)
Warwick (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 13', 44', 49'
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan
Attendance: 14,282
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
16 January 2010
14:35
Benetton Treviso Italy7–44Ireland Munster
Try: Zanni 24' c
Con: Goosen (1/1)		ReportTry: Hurley 3' m
Earls (2) 6' m, 63' c
O'Callaghan 11' c
Warwick 33' c
Ryan 80' c
Con: O'Gara (3/5)
Warwick (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 15', 29'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Chris White (England)
17 January 2010
15:00
Northampton Saints England34–0France Perpignan
Try: Ashton 43' c
Dowson 54' c
Dickson 61' c
Clarke 80' c
Con: Geraghty (3/3)
Myler (1/1)
Pen: Geraghty (2/3) 26', 35'		Report
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 13,081
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
22 January 2010
20:00
Munster Ireland12–9England Northampton Saints
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 3', 40', 56', 70'ReportPen: Reihana (1/2) 32'
Geraghty (1/2) 53'
Myler (1/1) 74'
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
22 January 2010
21:00
Perpignan France34–6Italy Benetton Treviso
Tries: Geli 40' m
Țincu (2) 47' c, 70' m
Vivalda 67' c
Grandclaude 76' c
Pen: Laharrague (1) 25'
Con: Laharrague (2/4)
Porical (1/1)		ReportPen: Goosen (1) 19'
Botes (1) 53'
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan
Attendance: 9,554
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)

Pool 2

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
France Biarritz (2) 6 5 0 1 19 8 11 188 97 91 3 0 23
England Gloucester 6 4 0 2 12 12 0 119 129 −10 1 0 17
Scotland Glasgow Warriors 6 2 0 4 9 14 −5 120 140 −20 0 1 9
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 6 1 0 5 12 18 −6 108 169 −61 0 2 6
9 October 2009
20:00
Gloucester England19–17Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Qera 23' c
Con: Robinson (1/1)
Pen: Robinson (4/5) 44', 52', 54', 74'		ReportTry: Arlidge 30' c
Bearman 35' c
Con: Arlidge (2/2)
Pen: Arlidge (1/2) 58'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 11,846
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
10 October 2009
15:45
Glasgow Warriors Scotland18–22France Biarritz
Pen: Parks (5/6) 5', 9', 16', 27', 42'
Drop: Parks 58'		ReportTry: Lund 49' c<
Con: Yachvili (1/1)
Pen: Yachvili (3/4) 19', 30', 65'
Drop: Traille 22'
Bosch 40'
Firhill Arena, Glasgow
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
16 October 2009
19:30
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales22–14Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Try: A. Jones 12' c
Charteris 38' m
M. Thomas 40' c
Con: Arlidge (2/3)
Drop: Arlidge (1/1) 37'		ReportTry: Beattie 24' c
Tkachuk 55' c
Con: Parks (2/2)
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 6,119
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
17 October 2009
14:35
Biarritz France42–15England Gloucester
Try: Ngwenya (3) 36' m, 40' c, 50' c
Erinle 60' c
Courrent 78' c
Con: Yachvili (4/5)
Pen: Yachvili (3/4) 2', 14', 27'		ReportTry: Voyce 56' m
Boer 67' c
Con: Burns (1/2)
Pen: Robinson (1/1) 9'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
11 December 2009
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland33–11England Gloucester
Try: M. Evans 33' m
Stortoni 37' c
Con: Parks (1/2)
Pen: Parks (7/8) 3', 7', 14', 21', 26', 44', 75'		ReportTry: Sharples 23' m
Pen: Robinson (2/2) 11', 16'
Firhill Arena, Glasgow
Attendance: 4,462
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
13 December 2009
13:45
Biarritz France49–13Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Penalty try 19' c
Yachvili 29' c
Ngwenya 31' c
Balshaw (2) 45' m, 55' c
Courrent 78' c
Con: Yachvili (4/5)
Courrent (1/1)
Pen: Yachvili (3/4) 5', 15', 27'		ReportTry: Riley 59' c
Con: Arlidge (1/1)
Pen: Arlidge (2/2) 10', 28'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
19 December 2009
13:35
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales8–26France Biarritz
Try: Fussell 5' m
Pen: Arlidge (1/1) 40'		ReportTry: Yachvili (2) 59' c, 79' c
Con: Yachvili (2/2)
Pen: Yachvili (3/3) 3', 16', 40'
Drop: Traille (1/1) 52'
Parc y Scarlets, Pemberton
Attendance: 672
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
  • This match was moved to the Scarlets' home ground due to a frozen pitch at the Dragons' home of Rodney Parade.
20 December 2009
12:45
Gloucester England19–6Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Try: Sharples 57' m
Brown 70' m
Pen: Robinson (3/3) 42', 51', 65'		ReportPen: Parks (1/2) 13'
Drop: Parks (1/1) 26'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 10,342
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
15 January 2010
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland29–25Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Dewey 1' c
Beattie 3' m
Thomson 63' m
Con: Jackson (1/2)
Pen: Jackson (3/3) 10', 30', 37
Gregor (1/1) 19'		ReportTry: Sidoli 5' m
Harris 24' c
Gomer-Davies 34' c
Con: Connor (1/2)
Tovey (1/1)
Pen: Connor (1/1) 50'
Arlidge (1/1) 61'
Firhill Arena, Glasgow
Attendance: 2,626
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
16 January 2010
15:00
Gloucester England23–8France Biarritz
Try: Vainikolo 20' c
Molenaar 66' c
Con: Robinson (2/2)
Pen: Robinson (3/4) 11', 33', 46'		ReportTry: Harinordoquy 75' m
Con: Tranier (0/1)
Pen: Courrent (1/2) 27'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 10,103
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
24 January 2010
13:45
Biarritz France41–20Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Try: Coetzee 36' m
Ngwenys 64' c
Penalty try 68' c
Bolakoro 79' c
Con: Courrent (3/4)
Pen: Courrent (5/7) 3', 28', 52', 56', 62'		ReportTry: T. Evans 10' c
Cusiter 49' c
Con: Parks (2/2)
Pen: Parks (2/3) 22', 24'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
24 January 2010
12:45
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales23–32England Gloucester
Try: Gomer-Davies 33' c
Smith 80' c
Con: Arlidge (1/1)
Tovey (1/1)
Pen: Arlidge (2) 20', 27'
Drop: Arlidge 40'		ReportTry: Qera (3) 22' c, 43' m, 65' c
Penalty try 69' c
Con: Robinson (3/4)
Pen: Robinson (2) 8', 60'
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 5,653
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

Pool 3

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
France Clermont Auvergne (5) 6 4 0 2 24 11 13 201 120 81 3 2 21
Wales Ospreys (7) 6 4 1 1 21 11 10 188 121 67 2 0 20
England Leicester Tigers 6 3 1 2 23 10 13 187 123 64 3 1 18
Italy Viadana 6 0 0 6 6 42 −36 83 295 −212 0 0 0
10 October 2009
16:00
Clermont Auvergne France36–18Italy Viadana
Try: Bai 1' c
Russell (2) 17' c, 73' c
Debaty 57' m
Privat 59' m
Con: Parra (3/4)
James (1/1)
Pen: Parra (1/1) 12'		ReportPen: Hola (3/4) 5', 62', 66'
Law (3/4) 25', 33', 50'
Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 13,970
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
11 October 2009
12:45
Leicester Tigers England32–32Wales Ospreys
Try: J. Murphy 2' m
Twelvetrees 38' c
González Amorosino 47' c
Staunton 74' c
Con: Staunton (2/3)
Twelvetrees (1/1)
Pen: Staunton (1/4) 10'
Twelvetrees (1/2) 66'		ReportTry: Williams 22' c
Bowe 31' c
Con: Biggar (2/2)
Pen: Biggar (5/5) 13', 21', 34', 42', 63'
Drop: Biggar (1/2) 25'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 20,029
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
17 October 2009
14:30
Viadana Italy11–46England Leicester Tigers
Try: Robertson 26' m
Pen: Hola (2/3) 21', 52'		ReportTry: J. Murphy 9' m
Hamilton (3) 30' c, 60' m, 75' m
Croft 36' c
González Amorosino 67' c
Penalty try 79' c
Con: Staunton (2/3)
Twelvetrees (2/4)
Pen: Staunton (1/1) 5'
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
18 October 2009
12:45
Ospreys Wales25–24France Clermont Auvergne
Try: Bowe 9' m
R. Jones 28' c
Davies 40'+1' c
Con: Biggar (2/3)
Pen: Biggar (1/2) 64'
Drop: Hook 2'		ReportTry: Baby 42' c
Domingo 50' c
Lapandry 53' c'
Con: James (3/3)
Drop: James 20'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 9,238
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
12 December 2009
14:30
Viadana Italy7–62Wales Ospreys
Try: Quinnell 53' c
Con: Law (1/1)		ReportTry: A. W. Jones 15' c
Walker 22' c
Januarie 31' c
Collins 33' c
Hibbard (2) 42' c, 59' c
Bowe 60' c
Owen 67' c
Con: Biggar (8/8)
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 5', 38'
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
Attendance: 8,348
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
13 December 2009
16:00
Clermont Auvergne France40–30England Leicester Tigers
Try: Lapandry 10' c
Nalaga (2) 25' c, 40' m
Parra 56' c
Cudmore 73' m
Con: James (3/5)
Pen: James (2/2) 1', 45'
Drop: Floch 35'		ReportTry: Allen 70' c
Flood 72' c
Staunton 77' c
Con: Flood (3/3)
Pen: Flood (3/3) 6', 22', 29'
Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 14,657
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
19 December 2009
14:30
Ospreys Wales45–19Italy Viadana
Try: Bowe (2) 24' c, 70' c
Tiatia 32' c
Parker 37' c
Owen 42'c
Walker 74' c
Con: Biggar (6/6)
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 7'		ReportTry: Quinnell 72' c
Con: Law (1/1)
Pen: Law (4/5) 9', 40', 49', 58'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 7,974
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
19 December 2009
18:00
Leicester Tigers England20–15France Clermont Auvergne
Try: Allen 29' c
Hamilton 75' c
Con: Flood (2/2)
Pen: Flood (2/3) 13', 21'		ReportPen: James (2/5) 40', 77'
Drop: James (3/3) 19', 25', 65'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 21,286
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
16 January 2010
14:00
Leicester Tigers England47–8Italy Viadana
Try: Hipkiss (2) 6' c, 70' c
Woods 20' c
Flood 32' c
Hamilton (2) 34' c, 39' c
Mauger 74' m
Con: Flood (5/5)
Vesty (1/2)		ReportTry: Canavosio 55' m
Pen: Law (1/1) 8'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 21,726
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
16 January 2010
16:45
Clermont Auvergne France27–7Wales Ospreys
Try: Malzieu 61' m
Nalaga 77' c
Con: James (1/2)
Pen: James (4/7) 15', 22', 34', 69'
Drop: James (1/3) 39'		ReportTry: Bowe 6' c
Con: Biggar (1/1)
Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 15,482
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
23 January 2010
14:35
Viadana Italy20–59France Clermont Auvergne
Try: García 66' c
Krause 78' c
Con: Hola (2/2)
Pen: Law (1/2) 42'
Drop: Johannson (1/1) 8'		ReportTry: Parra 1' c
Rougerie (2) 21' c, 34' c
Nalaga (2) 25' m, 55' m
Vermeulen 48' c
Malzieu 51' c
Penalty try 63' c
Bonnaire 77' c
Con: James (6/8)
Floch (1/1)
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
23 January 2010
13:35
Ospreys Wales17–12England Leicester Tigers
Try: Bowe 38' m
Pen: Biggar (3/4) 13', 25', 54'
Drop: Biggar (1/3) 8'		ReportPen: Flood (3/4) 6', 11', 50'
Drop: Staunton (1/2) 22'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 15,626
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
France Stade Français (6) 6 4 0 2 11 7 4 124 95 29 1 1 18
Ireland Ulster 6 4 0 2 11 6 5 127 94 33 0 1 17
Scotland Edinburgh 6 3 0 3 3 10 −7 64 94 −30 0 1 13
England Bath 6 1 0 5 6 8 −2 84 116 −32 0 3 7
9 October 2009
19:30
Ulster Ireland26–12England Bath
Try: Nagusa 13' c
Faloon 52' c
Con: Humphreys (2/2)
Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 10', 56', 78'
Drop: Humphreys 42'		ReportPen: Davis (4/4) 8', 20', 48', 54'
Ravenhill, Belfast
Attendance: 10,914
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
10 October 2009
14:35
Stade Français France31–7Scotland Edinburgh
Try: Arias 7' c
Parisse 9' c
Papé 23' c
Beauxis 29' c
Con: Dupuy (4/4)
Pen: Oelschig (1/1) 59'		ReportTry: Cairns 72' c
Con: Godman (1/1)
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Attendance: 8,933
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
17 October 2009
15:45
Edinburgh Scotland17–13Ireland Ulster
Try: Visser 70' m
Pen: Godman (4/6) 2', 21', 67', 80'		ReportTry: Nagusa 22' c
Con: Humphreys (1/1)
Pen: Humphreys (2/3) 29', 45'
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 5,747
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
18 October 2009
15:00
Bath England27–29France Stade Français
Try: Little 20' m
Carraro 25' c
Con: Little (1/2)
Pen: Little (5/5) 11', 30', 34', 45', 71'		ReportTry: Phillips 75' m
Pen: Dupuy (7/8) 18', 27', 38', 47', 53', 69', 79'
Drop: Beauxis (1/4) 6'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 11,700
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
12 December 2009
13:35
Ulster Ireland23–13France Stade Français
Try: Brady 20' c
Danielli 48' c
Con: Humphreys (2/2)
Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 13', 34', 47'		ReportTry: Arias 74' c
Con: Oelschig (1/1)
Pen: Beauxis (2/3) 18', 28'
Ravenhill, Belfast
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
13 December 2009
15:00
Bath England16–9Scotland Edinburgh
Try: Dixon 2' m
Stephenson 29' m
Con: Little (0/2)
Pen: Little (2/2) 6', 72'		ReportPen: Paterson (3/3) 12', 20', 37'
Drop: Godman (0/1)
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 11,600
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
19 December 2009
13:35
Edinburgh Scotland9–6England Bath
Pen: Paterson (3/3) 2', 32', 62'ReportPen: Little (2/3) 21', 30'
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 5,238
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
20 December 2009
15:00
Stade Français France29–16Ireland Ulster
Try: Szarzewski 9' c
Kayser 66' c
Con: Beauxis (2/2)
Pen: Beauxis (5/5) 4', 16', 22', 32', 60'		ReportTry: Trimble 69' c
Con: Humphreys (1/1)
Pen: Humphreys (3/3) 2', 14', 37'
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Chris White (England)
15 January 2010
20:00
Ulster Ireland21–13Scotland Edinburgh
Try: Cave 28' m
Boss 55' c
Con: Humphreys (1/2)
Pen: Humphreys (2/2) 45', 69'
O'Connor (1/1) 80'		ReportTry: Thompson 61' c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (2/2) 22', 36'
Ravenhill, Belfast
Attendance: 8,262
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
16 January 2010
14:35
Stade Français France15–13England Bath
Try: Arias (2) 22' m, 33' c
Con: Beauxis (1/2)
Pen: Beauxis (1/3) 15'		ReportTry: Claassens 35' c
Con: Little (1/1)
Pen: Little (2/2) 19', 41'
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
23 January 2010
15:45
Bath England10–28Ireland Ulster
Try: Banahan 20' c
Con: Little (1/1)
Pen: Little (1/2) 53'		ReportTry: Trimble 42' m
Cave 49' c
Wallace 77' c
Con: O'Connor (2/3)
Pen: O'Connor (3/3) 5', 19', 33'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 10,845
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
23 January 2010
15:45
Edinburgh Scotland9–7France Stade Français
Pen: Paterson (3/5) 11', 36' 45'ReportTry: Papé 27' c
Con: Beauxis (1/1)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 3,792
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Pool 5

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
France Toulouse (3) 6 5 0 1 13 9 4 143 92 51 2 1 23
Wales Cardiff Blues 6 4 0 2 14 10 4 149 104 45 1 1 18
England Sale Sharks 6 3 0 3 15 16 −1 126 153 −27 1 1 14
England Harlequins 6 0 0 6 13 20 −7 102 171 −69 0 2 2
10 October 2009
13:35
Cardiff Blues Wales20–6England Harlequins
Try: James 43' c
Halfpenny 79' c
Con: Blair (2/2)
Pen: Blair (2/3) 3', 19'		ReportPen: Evans (2/3) 7', 64'
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 11,127
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
11 October 2009
16:00
Toulouse France36–17England Sale Sharks
Try: Médard 2' c
Clerc (2) 13' c, 28' c
Donguy (2) 41' m, 67' c
Con: Élissalde (3/4)
Michalak (1/1)
Pen: Élissalde (1/1) 24'		ReportTry: O'Donnell 76' c
Cohen 80' c
Con: Macleod (2/2)
Pen: Macleod (1/1) 5'
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 28,534
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
16 October 2009
20:00
Sale Sharks England27–26Wales Cardiff Blues
Try: Koyamaibole 33' c
Schofield 37' c
Gaskell 42' c
Con: Hodgson (3/3)
Pen: Hodgson (1/2) 24'
Drop: Hodgson (1/1) 69'		ReportTry: Powell 49' c
Sowden-Taylor 77' c
Con: Blair (2/2)
Pen: Blair (3/3) 1', 10', 65
Halfpenny (1/3) 29'
Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 8,156
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
17 October 2009
18:00
Harlequins England19–23France Toulouse
Try: Monye (2) 28' m, 54' m
Pen: Evans (3/3) 8', 22', 33'		ReportTry: Donguy 45' c
Sowerby 49' c
Con: Élissalde (2/2)
Pen: Élissalde (1/1)
Michalak (1/2) 63'
Fritz (1/1) 79'
Twickenham Stoop Stadium, London
Attendance: 12,032
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
12 December 2009
15:45
Cardiff Blues Wales15–9France Toulouse
Pen: Blair (4/4) 8', 34', 45', 64'
Halfpenny (1/1) 78'		ReportPen: Fritz (1/3) 53'
Michalak (1/1) 66'
Drop: Skrela (1/3) 71'
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 10,511
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
13 December 2009
12:45
Harlequins England19–29England Sale Sharks
Try: Evans 19' c
Strettle 35' m
Easter 44' m
Con: Evans (2/3)		ReportTry: Peel 7' c
Macleod 10' c
Seymour 21' c
Cohen 51' m
Con: Hodgson (3/4)
Pen: Hodgson (1/2) 40'
Twickenham Stoop Stadium, London
Attendance: 10,533
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
19 December 2009
14:35
Toulouse France23–7Wales Cardiff Blues
Try: Dusautoir 25' m
Pen: Michalak (5/6) 12', 45', 60', 69', 76'
Drop: Michalak (1/1) 54'		ReportTry: Filise 30' c
Con: Blair (1/1)
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 30,530
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
20 December 2009
15:00
Sale Sharks England21–17England Harlequins
Try: Koyamaibole 3' m
Roberts 56' c
Con: Hodgson (1/1)
Pen: Hodgson (3/3) 40', 44' 66'		ReportTry: Evans 7' c
Croall 29' c
Con: Evans (2/2)
Pen: Evans 62'
Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 7,764
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
16 January 2010
15:45
Cardiff Blues Wales36–19England Sale Sharks
Try: Rees 42' c
Davies 46' c
Rush 80'+2' c
Con: Blair (3/3)
Pen: Blair (4/4) 3', 21', 34', 55'
Halfpenny (1/3) 30'		ReportTry: Koyamaibole 8' m
Tait 49' c
Gaskell 78' c
Con: Hodgson (2/3)
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 9,172
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
17 January 2010
16:00
Toulouse France33–21England Harlequins
Try: Fritz 36' c
Boulihou 48' c
Heymans 58' m
Médard 65' m
Con: Élissalde (2/2)
Michalak (0/2)
Pen: Élissalde (2) 31', 33'		ReportTry: Brown 22' c
Monye (2) 75', 80'
Con: Evans (3/3)
Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse
Attendance: 17,535
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
24 January 2010
15:00
Harlequins England20–45Wales Cardiff Blues
Try: Lowe 1' m
Easter 23' m
Care 38' c
Con: Clegg (1/3)
Pen: Clegg (1/1) 10'		ReportTry: G. Thomas 14' c
Blair 19' c
Sweeney 29' c
Rush 33' c
Roberts (2) 49' c, 72' c
Con: Blair (6/6)
Pen: Blair (1/4) 57'
Twickenham Stoop Stadium, London
Attendance: 10,788
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
24 January 2010
15:00
Sale Sharks England13–19France Toulouse
Try: Tait 66' c
Con: Hodgson (1/1)
Pen: Hodgson (2/2) 3', 17'		ReportTry: Lacombe 41' c
Con: Élissalde (2) 9', 38'
Pen: Élissalde (2/2) 52', 70'
Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 7,820
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Pool 6

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Ireland Leinster (4) 6 4 1 1 19 6 13 154 60 94 3 1 22
Wales Scarlets 6 4 0 2 12 20 −8 116 147 −31 1 0 17
England London Irish 6 3 1 2 16 8 8 140 94 46 2 1 17
France Brive 6 0 0 6 7 20 −13 68 177 −109 0 1 1
  • Scarlets win the tiebreaker over London Irish by virtue of a head-to-head sweep.
9 October 2009
20:00
Leinster Ireland9–12England London Irish
Pen: Sexton (3/3) 2', 11', 74'ReportPen: Hodgson (1/1) 9'
Hewat (1/2) 39'
Lamb (2/2) 65', 78'
RDS Arena, Dublin
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
10 October 2009
15:00
Scarlets Wales24–12France Brive
Tries: Williams 40' m
R. Thomas 78' c
Con: S. Jones (1/2)
Pen: S. Jones (3/6) 4', 21', 53'
Priestland (1/1) 68'		ReportPen: Goode (3/3) 2', 9', 27'
Orquera (1/1) 55'
Parc y Scarlets, Pemberton
Attendance: 8,062
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
17 October 2009
15:00
London Irish England25–27Wales Scarlets
Tries: Danaher 7' m
Seveali'i 27' c
Tagicakibau 67' c
Con: Lamb (2/3)
Pen: Lamb (1/2) 17'
Drop: Lamb 10'		ReportTries: Evans 12' c
M. Jones 29' c
Con: S. Jones (2/2)
Pen: S. Jones (5/7) 26', 39', 54', 72', 78'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 11,947
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
17 October 2009
16:45
Brive France13–36Ireland Leinster
Try: Vosloo 66' c
Con: Goode (1/1)
Pen: Goode (2/2) 3', 29'		ReportTries: Kearney 15' c
McLaughlin (2) 68' c, 80' c
Con: Sexton (2/2)
Berne (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (5/5) 9', 24', 34', 40', 42'
Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Attendance: 11,300
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
12 December 2009
18:00
Scarlets Wales7–32Ireland Leinster
Try: Davies 46' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)		ReportTries: Horgan 4' c
D'Arcy 24 c
Berne 29' m
O'Brien 72' c
Con: Berne (3/4)
Pen: Berne (2/2) 19', 56'
Parc y Scarlets, Pemberton
Attendance: 9,012
Referee: Chris White (England)
12 December 2009
19:00
Brive France3–36England London Irish
Pen: Palisson (1/1) 40'ReportTries: Malone 5' c
Homer (2) 19' m, 78' c
S. Armitage 49' c
Thorpe 69' c
Con: Malone (3/4)
Lamb (1/1)
Pen: Malone (1/1) 37'
Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
19 December 2009
15:00
London Irish England34–13France Brive
Tries: Homer 10' c,
Mapusua 33' c,
Seveali'i 59' c
D. Armitage 80' c
Con: Malone (3/3)
Lamb (1/1)
Pen: Malone (2 ) 17', 29'		ReportTries: Namy 77' c
Con: Orquera (1/1)
Pen: Orquera (2) 13' 15'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 9,275
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
19 December 2009
15:45
Leinster Ireland39–7Wales Scarlets
Tries: Kearney (2) 5' m, 22' m
Horgan 38'
D'Arcy (2) 46'c, 58' c
O'Driscoll (2) 56' m, 72'm
Con: Berne (2/7)		ReportTry: Priestlend 66' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
RDS Arena, Dublin
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
16 January 2010
18:00
Leinster Ireland27– 10France Brive
Try: Penalty try 26' c
Nacewa 45' m
D'Arcy 67' c
O'Driscoll 80' m
Con: Sexton (2/4)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 43'		ReportTry: Uys 60' m
Spedding 76' m
Con: Agulla (2/2)
Pen: Orquera (0/1)
RDS Arena, Dublin
Attendance: 17,836
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
17 January 2010
12:45
Scarlets Wales31–22England London Irish
Try: Davies (2) 9' c, 80' c
McCusker (2) 62' c, 67' c
Con: Priestland (4/4)
Pen: Priestland (1/5) 39'		ReportTry: Homer 3' m
Paice 15' c
Hala'ufia 50' c
Con: Lamb (2/3)
Pen: Lamb (1/1) 29'
Parc y Scarlets, Pemberton
Attendance: 7,017
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
23 January 2010
19:00
Brive France17–20Wales Scarlets
Try: Bonrepaux 19' m
Agulla 24' m
Cooke 58' c
Con: Orquera (1/3)		ReportTry: Welch 36' c
Stoddart 46' c
Con: S. Jones (2/2)
Pen: S. Jones (2) 28', 64'
Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
23 January 2010
18:00
London Irish England11–11Ireland Leinster
Try: Malone 65' m
Pen: Malone (2/4) 34', 77'		ReportTry: Nacewa 37' m
Pen: Sexton (1/2) 4'
Drop: Sexton 78'
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 37,323
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Seeding and runners-up

  • Bare numbers indicate Heineken Cup quarter-final seeding.
  • Numbers with "C" indicate Challenge Cup quarter-final seeding.
Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/−
1 Ireland Munster 24 19 +91
2 France Biarritz 23 19 +91
3 France Toulouse 23 14 +51
4 Ireland Leinster 22 19 +94
5 France Clermont 21 24 +81
6 France Stade Français 18 11 +29
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/−
7 Wales Ospreys 20 17 +67
8 England Northampton 19 16 +34
5C Wales Cardiff Blues 18 14 +45
6C England Gloucester 17 12 −10
7C Wales Scarlets 17 12 −29
– Ireland Ulster 17 11 +33

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ BBC Sport: Clubs learn Heineken Cup groups
  3. ^ "ERC". Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  4. ^ "ERC European Rankings (May 2009)". European Rugby Cup. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  5. ^ "ERC Draw Regulations (May 2009)". European Rugby Cup. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  6. ^ http://www.london-irish.com//news/Irish38337.ink [dead link]

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