2009–10 British and Irish Cup

2009–10 British and Irish Cup 150px Official Logo Ireland rugby union Ireland Round-robin and knockout November 2009 – May 2010 24 63 {{#expr: +798 +2208 +2370 +1670 +593 +2478 +705 +3505 +2413 +780 +69 +2564 +2766 +3650 +300 +1500 +2066 +650 +1200 +806 +2087 +3500 +2461 +500 +1250 +2521 +1263 +1000 +1046 +0 +600 +563 +1132 +712 +750 +2553 +500 +810 +362 +739 +1230 +0 +520 +1650 +793 +921 +876 +1496 +1370 +377 +789 +780 +1124 +0 +1290 +783 +0 +1427 +0 +0 +24112 +2327 +4240 | tries = {{#expr: +4 +2 +5 +1 +0 +2 +5 +5 +1 +1 +3 +8 +5 +6 +9 +3 +6 +1 +3 +11 +2 +0 +9 +9 +2 +5 +9 +9 +3 +6 +2 +9 +4 +6 +7 +8 +4 +5 +2 +3 +3 +7 +2 +4 +10 +4 +8 +5 +3 +10 +7 +8 +5 +8 +5 +7 +5 +7 +7 +7 +4 +7 +3 }} | top point scorer = | top try scorer = | venue = Recreation Ground, Camborne | attendance2 = 4,240 | champions = ENG Cornish Pirates | count = 1 | runner-up = IRE rugby union Munster A | website = | previous year = 2008-09 | previous tournament = EDF Energy Trophy | next year = 2010–11 | next tournament = 2010–11 British and Irish Cup }} The 2009–10 British and Irish Cup was the first season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. First round matches began on Friday 20 November 2009 and the final was held on Sunday 16 May 2010. The first competition was heavily criticised, with one reporter describing it as 'dismal'.http://www.birminghampost.net/midlands-birmingham-sport/west-midlands-sports/rfu-news/2010/02/25/taxing-times-for-clubs-struggling-in-rugby-s-championship-65233-25916539/ 25 February 2010 Taxing times for clubs struggling in rugby's Championship Brian Dick Birmingham Post 3 March 2010 3 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101103122956/http://www.birminghampost.net/midlands-birmingham-sport/west-midlands-sports/rfu-news/2010/02/25/taxing-times-for-clubs-struggling-in-rugby-s-championship-65233-25916539/ dead A total of 24 teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales competed in the inaugural competition. Cornish Pirates lifted the cup, defeating Munster A 23–14 in the final. Teams The allocation of teams was as follows: ENG – 12 teams from the RFU Championship Ireland rugby union – 3 Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams SCO – 3 Scottish sides, 2 top clubs from the Scottish Premiership and Gael Force, a side made up of a combination of National Academy players WAL – 6 top clubs from the Principality Premiership England EnglandIreland rugby union IrelandScotland ScotlandWales Wales Bedford Blues Birmingham & Solihull Bristol Cornish Pirates Coventry Doncaster Exeter Chiefs London Welsh Moseley Nottingham Plymouth Albion Rotherham Leinster A Munster A Ulster Ravens Ayr Heriot's FP Gael Force Aberavon Cardiff Llanelli Neath Newport Pontypridd Competition format The teams were divided into four pools of six, playing over five weekends during the Autumn International and Six Nations windows. The four pool winners contested a knock-out stage, with semi-finals on 24 and 25 April and the final on 16 May.http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2009/0506/british_irishcup.html New British & Irish Cup announced 6 May 2009 RTÉ Sport 7 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090509093408/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2009/0506/british_irishcup.html 9 May 2009 dead https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/5284999/Home-unions-devise-British-and-Irish-Cup.html Home unions devise British & Irish Cup 6 May 2009 The Daily Telegraph 7 May 2009 Pool stages Pool A main Rugby n n COR ENG Cornish Pirates LEI Ireland rugby union Leinster A NEW WAL Newport EXE ENG Exeter Chiefs PLY ENG Plymouth Albion GAE SCO Gael Force 4 0 1 112 66 15 2 1 4 0 1 89 65 9 1 1 3 1 1 81 54 10 1 1 2 0 3 82 82 12 1 1 1 1 3 55 58 5 0 2 0 0 5 35 129 6 1 0 #cfc C 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match 20 November 2009 19:30 Newport WAL 21 – 14 Stats ENG Exeter Rodney Parade 798 21 November 2009 16:30 Plymouth Albion ENG 13 – 16 Stats Ireland rugby union Leinster A Brickfields Stadium 2,208 22 November 2009 14:00 Cornish Pirates ENG 29 – 8 Stats SCO Gael Force Camborne Recreation Ground 2,370 27 November 2009 16:00 Leinster A Ireland rugby union 12 – 10 Stats ENG Cornish Pirates Donnybrook 1,670 27 November 2009 19:30 Newport WAL 3 – 3 Stats ENG Plymouth Albion Rodney Parade 593 28 November 2009 15:00 Exeter ENG 15 – 0 Stats SCO Gael Force Sandy Park 2,478 12 February 2010 19:30 Newport WAL 27 – 5 Stats SCO Gael Force Rodney Parade 705 13 February 2010 15:00 Exeter ENG 10 – 22 Stats Ireland rugby union Leinster A Sandy Park 3,505 13 February 2010 15:00 Plymouth Albion ENG 9 – 13 Stats ENG Cornish Pirates Brickfields Stadium 2,413 26 February 2010 18:00 Leinster A Ireland rugby union 6 – 10 Stats WAL Newport Donnybrook 780 26 February 2010 19:00 Gael Force SCO 0 – 25 Stats ENG Plymouth Albion Bridgehaugh, Stirling 69 28 February 2010 14:00 Cornish Pirates ENG 34 – 17 Stats ENG Exeter Camborne Recreation Ground 2,564 6 March 2010 15:00 Plymouth Albion ENG 5 – 26 Stats ENG Exeter Brickfields Stadium 2,766 7 March 2010 15:00 Cornish Pirates ENG 26 – 20 Stats WAL Newport Camborne Recreation Ground 3,650 10 March 2010 19:00 Gael Force SCO 22 – 33 Stats Ireland rugby union Leinster A Bridgehaugh, Stirling 300 Pool B main Rugby n n MUN Ireland rugby union Munster A BRI ENG Bristol NOT ENG Nottingham NEA WAL Neath COV ENG Coventry HER SCO Heriot's FP 5 0 0 111 41 14 2 0 4 0 1 122 74 14 2 0 3 0 2 81 59 11 1 1 2 0 3 93 98 12 2 1 1 0 4 126 144 20 2 2 0 0 5 54 171 7 0 1 #cfc C 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match 20 November 2009 19:30 Neath WAL 11 – 18 Stats ENG Bristol The Gnoll 1,500 20 November 2009 19:45 Coventry ENG 13 – 20 Stats Ireland rugby union Munster A Butts Park Arena 2,066 21 November 2009 15:00 Heriot's FP SCO 0 – 5 Stats ENG Nottingham Goldenacre 650 27 November 2009 19:30 Munster A Ireland rugby union 18 – 6 Stats ENG Bristol Nenagh RFC 1,200 27 November 2009 19:45 Coventry ENG 57 – 12 Stats SCO Heriot's FP Butts Park Arena 806 29 November 2009 15:00 Nottingham ENG 14 – 3 Stats WAL Neath Meadow Lane 2,087 12 February 2010 19:00 Munster A Ireland rugby union 18 – 3 Stats ENG Nottingham Waterford RSC 3,500 13 February 2010 14:00 Bristol ENG 40 – 15 Stats ENG Coventry Memorial Stadium 2,461 14 February 2010 14:00 Heriot's FP SCO 21 – 38 Stats WAL Neath Goldenacre 500 27 February 2010 14:00 Neath WAL 12 – 21 Stats Ireland rugby union Munster A The Gnoll 1,250 28 February 2010 14:00 Bristol ENG 37 – 14 Stats SCO Heriot's FP Memorial Stadium 2,521 28 February 2010 15:00 Nottingham ENG 43 – 17 Stats ENG Coventry Meadow Lane 1,263 6 March 2010 14:00 Neath WAL 29 – 24 Stats ENG Coventry The Gnoll 1,000 7 March 2010 15:00 Nottingham ENG 16 – 21 Stats ENG Bristol Meadow Lane 1,046 12 March 2010 19:30 Munster A Ireland rugby union 34 – 7 Stats SCO Heriot's FP Musgrave Park Pool C main Rugby n n ULS Ireland rugby union Ulster Ravens LWE ENG London Welsh BED ENG Bedford Blues ABE WAL Aberavon LLA WAL Llanelli MOS ENG Moseley 4 1 0 165 62 22 3 0 4 0 1 137 78 18 3 1 3 0 2 92 94 11 1 0 2 0 3 51 131 4 0 1 1 1 3 106 117 11 1 1 0 0 5 69 138 10 1 0 #cfc C 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match 20 November 2009 19:15 Llanelli WAL 16 – 19 Stats WAL Aberavon Parc y Scarlets 600 20 November 2009 19:30 Moseley ENG 27 – 38 Stats ENG London Welsh Billesley Common 563 20 November 2009 19:30 Ulster Ravens Ireland rugby union 29 – 3 Stats ENG Bedford Blues Ravenhill 1,132 27 November 2009 19:15 Aberavon WAL 7 – 36 Stats ENG London Welsh Talbot Athletic Ground 712 27 November 2009 19:30 Moseley ENG 21 – 32 Stats Ireland rugby union Ulster Ravens Billesley Common 750 28 November 2009 15:00 Bedford Blues ENG 36 – 24 Stats WAL Llanelli Goldington Road 2,553 12 February 2010 19:15 Llanelli WAL 21 – 21 Stats Ireland rugby union Ulster Ravens Parc y Scarlets 500 13 February 2010 14:00 London Welsh ENG 26 – 13 Stats ENG Bedford Blues Old Deer Park 810 23 February 2010 19:30 Aberavon WAL 10 – 0 Stats ENG Moseley Talbot Athletic Ground 362 26 February 2010 19:30 Ulster Ravens Ireland rugby union 21 – 17 Stats ENG London Welsh Ravenhill 739 27 February 2010 14:00 Bedford Blues ENG 17 – 15 Stats WAL Aberavon Goldington Road 1,230 27 February 2010 14:30 Llanelli WAL 35 – 21 Stats ENG Moseley Parc y Scarlets 580 5 March 2010 19:30 Moseley ENG 0 – 23 Stats ENG Bedford Blues Billesley Common 520 6 March 2010 14:00 London Welsh ENG 20 – 10 Stats WAL Llanelli Old Deer Park 1,650 12 March 2010 19:30 Ulster Ravens Ireland rugby union 62 – 0 Stats WAL Aberavon Ravenhill 793 Pool D main Rugby n n DON ENG Doncaster CAR WAL Cardiff ROT ENG Rotherham AYR SCO Ayr PON WAL Pontypridd BIR ENG Birmingham & Solihull 5 0 0 163 58 22 5 0 4 0 1 147 124 20 3 0 2 0 3 147 127 19 3 1 2 0 3 132 111 14 1 2 2 0 3 99 124 12 1 1 0 0 5 76 220 9 0 1 #cfc C 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match 20 November 2009 19:15 Pontypridd WAL 16 – 22 Stats WAL Cardiff Sardis Road 921 21 November 2009 14:00 Rotherham ENG 52 – 10 Stats ENG Birmingham & Solihull Clifton Lane 876 22 November 2009 14:00 Doncaster ENG 32 – 7 Stats SCO Ayr Castle Park 1,496 27 November 2009 20:00 Ayr SCO 28 – 13 Stats ENG Rotherham Millbrae 1,370 28 November 2009 14:00 Birmingham & Solihull ENG 20 – 51 Stats WAL Cardiff Sharmans Cross Road 377 13 February 2010 14:00 Rotherham ENG 33 – 23 Stats WAL Pontypridd Clifton Lane 789 13 February 2010 16:00 Ayr SCO 49 – 14 Stats ENG Birmingham & Solihull Millbrae 780 14 February 2010 15:00 Doncaster ENG 34 – 10 Stats WAL Cardiff Castle Park 1,124 27 February 2010 14:00 Cardiff WAL 34 – 27 Stats ENG Rotherham Cardiff Arms Park 27 February 2010 14:00 Doncaster ENG 41 – 8 Stats ENG Birmingham & Solihull Castle Park 783 27 February 2010 15:00 Ayr SCO 21 – 22 Stats WAL Pontypridd Millbrae 1,290 3 March 2010 19:30 Pontypridd WAL 11 – 24 Stats ENG Doncaster Sardis Road 6 March 2010 14:00 Rotherham ENG 22 – 32 Stats ENG Doncaster Clifton Lane 1,427 6 March 2010 14:30 Birmingham & Solihull ENG 24 – 27 Stats WAL Pontypridd Sharmans Cross Road 6 March 2010 14:30 Cardiff WAL 30 – 27 Stats SCO Ayr Cardiff Arms Park Knock-out stages Qualifiers The four pool winners proceeded to the knock out stages. main Rugby n n y DON D ENG Doncaster MUN B Ireland rugby union Munster A ULS C Ireland rugby union Ulster Ravens COR A ENG Cornish Pirates 5 0 0 163 58 22 5 0 5 0 0 111 41 14 2 0 4 1 0 165 62 22 3 0 4 0 1 112 66 15 2 1 complete 25 April 2010 - Camborne ENG Cornish Pirates 43 ENG Doncaster 5 24 April 2010 - Thomond Park IRE rugby union Munster A 27 IRE rugby union Ulster Ravens 3 16 May 2010 - Camborne ENG Cornish Pirates 23 IRE rugby union Munster A 14 Semi-finals 24 April 2010 15:30 Munster A IRE rugby union 27 – 3 ReportStats IRE rugby union Ulster Ravens J Manning (2), D Williams, S Archer D Cusack (2/4) D Cusack (1) J McKinney (1) Thomond Park, Limerick 24,112 25 April 2010 15:00 Cornish Pirates ENG 43 – 5 Report ENG Doncaster Davies, Bentley, Morgan, Cattle, Jackson, McGlone Bently (5/6) Bently Armitage Recreation Ground, Camborne 2,327 Llyr Ap Geraint Roberts Final 16 May 2010 18:00 Cornish Pirates ENG 23 – 14 ReportStats Ireland rugby union Munster A Winn, McAtee Bentley (2/2) Bentley (3) Barnes Cusack (3) Recreation Ground, Camborne 4,240 WAL Leighton Hodges Geography United Kingdom 600 British Isles location map.svg Locations of the 2009-10 British and Irish Cup teams United Kingdom 52.1337 -0.4577 70 Bedford right United Kingdom 52.438886 -1.757242 70 B'ham & Solihull bottom United Kingdom 51.45 -2.583333 70 Bristol right United Kingdom 50.212770 -5.294774 70 Cornish Pirates left United Kingdom 52.4068 -1.5197 70 Coventry right United Kingdom 53.5157 -1.1327 70 Doncaster right United Kingdom 50.7167 -3.5339 70 Exeter right United Kingdom 51.4689 -0.2953 70 London Welsh right United Kingdom 52.483056 -1.893611 70 Moseley left United Kingdom 52.95 -1.133333 70 Nottingham right United Kingdom 50.371397 -4.142431 70 Plymouth left United Kingdom 53.4301 -1.3572 70 Rotherham bottom United Kingdom 53.3498 -6.2603 70 Leinster A right United Kingdom 51.8969 -8.4863 70 Munster A bottom United Kingdom 54.5973 -5.9301 70 Ulster Ravens top United Kingdom 51.5947 -3.7841 70 Aberavon bottom United Kingdom 51.6809 -4.1602 70 Llanelli left United Kingdom 51.6570 -3.8055 70 Neath top United Kingdom 51.6008 -3.3423 70 Pontypridd top United Kingdom 51.4816 -3.1791 70 Cardiff bottom United Kingdom 51.5842 -2.9977 70 Newport right United Kingdom 55.4586 -4.6292 70 Ayr right United Kingdom 56.1165 -3.9369 70 Gael Force right United Kingdom 55.9533 -3.1883 70 Heriot's FP right TeamStadiumCapacityCity/Area/CountryWAL AberavonTalbot Athletic Ground3,000Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, WalesSCO AyrMillbraeUnknownAlloway, South Ayrshire, ScotlandENG Bedford BluesGoldington Road5,000 (1,700 seats)Goldington Road http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/rugbyengdiv1/goldingtonroad.jpg Napit.co.uk 25 March 2009 28 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928020503/http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/rugbyengdiv1/goldingtonroad.jpg dead Bedford, Bedfordshire, EnglandENG Birmingham & SolihullSharmans Cross Road3,500Solihull, West Midlands, EnglandENG BristolMemorial Stadium12,100Bristol, EnglandWAL CardiffCardiff Arms Park13,500Cardiff, WalesENG Cornish PiratesRecreation Ground9,000Camborne, Cornwall, EnglandENG CoventryButts Park Arena4,000Coventry, West Midlands, EnglandENG DoncasterCastle Park3,075Doncaster, South Yorkshire, EnglandENG Exeter ChiefsSandy Park7,300 (10,744 by the end of the season)Exeter, Devon, EnglandSCO Gael ForceBridgehaugh4,000Stirling, ScotlandSCO Heriot's FPGoldenacreUnknownEdinburgh, ScotlandIreland rugby union Leinster ADonnybrook7,000Dublin, Leinster, IrelandWAL LlanelliParc y Scarlets14,870Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, WalesENG London WelshOld Deer Park5,850 (1,000 seats)London Welsh keen to purchase Kassam Stadium https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/15326225/london-welsh-keen-purchase-kassam-stadium ESPN 4 January 2013London, EnglandENG MoseleyBillesley Common3,000+ (650 seated)Birmingham, West Midlands, EnglandIreland rugby union Munster AMusgrave Park8,300Cork, County Cork, IrelandWAL NeathThe Gnoll7,500Neath, Neath Port Talbot, WalesWAL NewportRodney Parade10,500Newport, WalesENG NottinghamMeadow Lane19,588Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, EnglandENG Plymouth AlbionThe Brickfields6,500Plymouth, Devon, EnglandWAL PontypriddSardis Road7,861Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, WalesENG RotherhamClifton Lane2,500Rotherham, South Yorkshire, EnglandIreland rugby union Ulster RavensRavenhill Stadium12,125Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland References External links Unofficial British and Irish Cup website - latest news, teams etc Results from the BBC https://web.archive.org/web/20110208074336/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/results/8369009.stm 2011-02-08 Category:British and Irish Cup Category:2009–10 rugby union tournaments for clubs Category:2009–10 RFU Championship Category:2009–10 in Irish rugby union Category:2009–10 in Welsh rugby union Category:2009–10 in Scottish rugby union Category:2009–10 in British rugby union