2009–10 LV Cup

2009–10 LV Cup 200px Official Logo EnglandWales Round-robin and knockout November 2009 - March 2010 16 35 {{#expr: + 4322 + 4539 + 3893 + 6654 + 6704 + 9653 + 6099 + 10010 + 5536 + 10789 + 12037 + 16297 + 5560 + 7778 + 7475 + 4650 + 6027 + 1781 + 19772 + 6506 + 7192 + 8070 + 6000 + 10030 + 2557 + 10165 + 13092 + 5939 + 5671 + 7501 + 9732 + 4651 + 8378 + 11894 + 12024 | tries = {{#expr: + 3 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 6 + 5 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 +10 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 3 + 3 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 0 + 6 + 5 + 5 }} | top point scorer = | top try scorer = | venue = Sixways Stadium | attendance2 = 12,024 | champions = ENG Northampton Saints | count = 1 | runner-up = ENG Gloucester | website = | previous year = 2008–09 | previous tournament = 2008–09 EDF Energy Cup | next year = 2010–11 | next tournament = 2010–11 LV Cup }} The 2009–10 LV Cup (styled as the LV= Cup) was the 39th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the fifth to follow the Anglo-Welsh format. Northampton Saints were crowned champions after beating Gloucester in the final at Worcester's Sixways Stadium. The structure of the competition was altered from previous years. The competition continued to consist of the four Welsh Celtic League teams and the twelve Guinness Premiership clubs, arranged into pools consisting of three English teams and one Welsh. However, the new format saw teams guaranteed two home and two away pool matches, with teams in Pools 1 and 4 playing each other and teams in Pools 2 and 3 playing each other.Anglo-Welsh Cup fixtures revealed http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8135166.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 6 July 2009 9 July 2009 The competition took place on international fixture dates during the Autumn Internationals and Six Nations, with the aim of allowing teams to develop their squad players.Anglo-Welsh Cup set to carry on http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8036494.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 6 May 2009 9 July 2009 On 29 October 2009, little more than a week before the start of this season's competition, British insurer LV was unveiled as the new sponsor.http://www.rfu.com/News/2009/October/News%20Articles/291009_LV_Cup_announcement.aspx LV= sponsors rugby's Anglo-Welsh Tournament Rugby Football Union 2009-10-29 2009-10-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120404091030/http://www.rfu.com/News/2009/October/News%20Articles/291009_LV_Cup_announcement.aspx 2012-04-04 Pool stage Points system The points scoring system for the pool stage was as follows:About the LV= Cup http://www.lv.com/aboutus/sponsorship/rugby-sponsorship/lv-cup/ LV= 24 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120825232224/http://www.lv.com/aboutus/sponsorship/rugby-sponsorship/lv-cup/ 25 August 2012 dead dmy-all 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match (TB) 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less (LB) The ranking criteria were: If two or more clubs in the same pool end the pool stage equal on match points, then the order in which they have finished will be determined by: i. the greater number of matches won by the club and ii. if the number of matches won is equal, the club with the greater total number of tries scored and iii. if the total number of tries scored is equal, the club with the greater points difference (points scored for, less points scored against) and iv. if the points difference is equal, the club with the fewer number of red cards and v. if the number of red cards is the same, by the toss a coin. Pool 1 v Pool 4 main Rugby Pool 1 complete http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/previous_seasons_lv_cup.php?includeref=19578&season=2009-2010 Group Tables – LV= Cup – Previous Seasons www.premiershiprugby.com 15 February 2013 https://archive.today/20130411170150/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/previous_seasons_lv_cup.php?includeref=19578&season=2009-2010 2013-04-11 dead n SAR ENG Saracens LEI ENG Leicester Tigers SAL ENG Sale Sharks OSP WAL Ospreys 2 0 2 83 69 8 1 1 2 0 2 84 82 10 1 0 1 0 3 57 83 7 1 1 1 0 3 68 97 9 0 1 #cfc C main Rugby Pool 4 complete ref name="Premiership" /> n NOR ENG Northampton Saints NGD WAL Newport Gwent Dragons BAT ENG Bath LEE ENG Leeds Carnegie 4 0 0 81 45 7 0 0 3 0 1 103 79 10 0 0 2 0 2 94 75 12 1 0 1 0 3 53 93 6 0 1 #cfc C Round 1 5 November 2009 19:30 Ospreys WAL 17–19 Report ENG Northampton Saints SprattHibbard Owen Owen Cannon Myler Myler (4) Liberty Stadium, Swansea 4,322 James Jones (WRU) 6 November 2009 19:30 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 20–9 Report ENG Sale Sharks ConnorLee ConnorGreendale ConnorGreendale Hodgson (3) Rodney Parade, Newport 4,539 Martin Fox (RFU) 8 November 2009 15:00 Leeds Carnegie ENG 28–17 Report ENG Leicester Tigers Headingley, Leeds 3,893 Sean Davey (RFU) 8 November 2009 15:00 Saracens ENG 30–22 Report ENG Bath Vicarage Road, Watford 6,654 Dean Richards (RFU) Round 2 13 November 2009 19:45 Sale Sharks ENG 27–3 Report ENG Leeds Carnegie VakaceguRipolO'DonnellSeymour Hodgson (2) Hodgson Ford Edgeley Park, Stockport 5,536 14 November 2009 12:30 Bath ENG 21–11 Report WAL Ospreys WatsonBrowne Davis Davis (3) Tipuric DaviesOwen Recreation Ground, Bath 10,789 Sean Davey (RFU) 14 November 2009 13:00 Northampton Saints ENG 19–3 Report ENG Saracens AshtonReihana Myler (3) Goode Franklin's Gardens, Northampton 12,037 Gwyn Morris (WRU) 14 November 2009 15:00 Leicester Tigers ENG 29–20 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons CraneAllenPenalty Staunton Staunton (2)Flood (2) ToveyBrewGomer-Davies Connor Conner Welford Road, Leicester 16,297 Tim Wigglesworth (RFU) Round 3 29 January 2010 19:15 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 40–19 Report WAL Ospreys A. JonesSmithBrew Tovey (2) Tovey (7) OwenPenaltyPrydie Prydie (2) Rodney Parade, Newport 6,027 James Jones (WRU) 29 January 2010 19:30 Leeds Carnegie ENG 5–28 Report ENG Saracens Wackett JoubertBritsPowellMarshall Hougaard (3)Jackson Headingley, Leeds 1,781 29 January 2010 19:45 Leicester Tigers ENG 27–11 Report ENG Bath Twelvetrees (2)PenaltyTuilagi Vesty (2) Vesty Fa'amatuainu Davis (2) Welford Road, Leicester 19,772 David Rose (RFU) 29 January 2010 19:45 Sale Sharks ENG 14–20 Report ENG Northampton Saints HodgsonKoyamailbole MayorDiggin Myler (2) Edgeley Park, Stockport 6,506 Round 4 4 February 2010 19:25 Ospreys WAL 21–17 Report ENG Leeds Carnegie Liberty Stadium, Swansea 2,557 Gwyn Morris (WRU) 6 February 2010 14:15 Bath ENG 40–7 Report ENG Sale Sharks Recreation Ground, Bath 10,165 James Jones (WRU) 6 February 2010 15:00 Northampton Saints ENG 23–11 Report ENG Leicester Tigers Franklin's Gardens, Northampton 13,092 Dave Pearson (RFU) 7 February 2010 15:00 Saracens ENG 22–23 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Vicarage Road, Watford 5,939 Wayne Barnes (RFU) Pool 2 v Pool 3 main Rugby Pool 2 complete n GLO ENG Gloucester SCA WAL Scarlets LIR ENG London Irish NEW ENG Newcastle Falcons 2 0 2 87 81 12 1 2 2 1 1 88 83 9 1 0 1 0 3 54 70 4 0 2 0 0 4 41 105 5 1 1 #cfc C main Rugby Pool 3 complete n CAR WAL Cardiff Blues LWA ENG London Wasps HAR ENG Harlequins WOR ENG Worcester Warriors 3 0 1 120 84 14 2 1 3 0 1 67 55 6 0 1 2 1 1 79 67 7 0 1 2 0 2 73 64 8 1 0 #cfc C Round 1 7 November 2009 12:30 Worcester Warriors ENG 32–6 Report ENG Newcastle Falcons Sixways Stadium, Worcester 6,704 8 November 2009 13:45 Harlequins ENG 15–15 Report WAL Scarlets The Stoop, London 9,653 Tim Hayes (WRU) 8 November 2009 15:00 Gloucester ENG 25–26 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester 6,099 Rob Debney (RFU) 8 November 2009 15:00 London Irish ENG 20–24 Report ENG London Wasps Madejski Stadium, Reading 10,010 Jonathan Kaplan (SARU) Round 2 14 November 2009 15:00 Scarlets WAL 32–17 Report ENG Worcester Warriors DanielLyonsEvansPriestland Priestland (3) Priestland (2) CoxKitchener MacRae (2) Crook Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli 5,560 David Rose (RFU) 15 November 2009 13:45 Cardiff Blues WAL 11–12 Report ENG London Irish Rees Sweeney (2) Hewat (2)HomerLamb Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff 7,778 JP Doyle (RFU) 15 November 2009 15:00 London Wasps ENG 21–14 Report ENG Gloucester VarndellSimpson Walder HickeyWalder (2) Burns (2) Burns (2) Adams Park, High Wycombe 7,475 Martin Fox (RFU) 15 November 2009 15:00 Newcastle Falcons ENG 8–19 Report ENG Harlequins Tait Miller Smith Clegg Clegg (4) Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 4,650 Greg Garner (RFU) Round 3 30 January 2010 15:00 Gloucester ENG 17–5 Report ENG Worcester Warriors BurnsQera Robinson Robinson (2) Pennell Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester 7,192 30 January 2010 17:45 London Wasps ENG 13–18 Report WAL Scarlets Varndell (2) Walder Priestland (6) Adams Park, High Wycombe 8,070 Dean Richards (RFU) 31 January 2010 15:00 Cardiff Blues WAL 45–24 Report ENG Newcastle Falcons Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff 6,000 James Jones (WRU) 31 January 2010 15:00 London Irish ENG 13–16 Report ENG Harlequins Madejski Stadium, Reading 10,030 Martin Fox (RFU) Round 4 6 February 2010 15:00 Scarlets WAL 23–38 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli 5,671 Greg Garner (RFU) 6 February 2010 15:00 Worcester Warriors ENG 19–9 Report ENG London Irish Sixways Stadium, Worcester 7,501 David Bodilly (WRU) 7 February 2010 15:00 Harlequins ENG 29–31 Report ENG Gloucester The Stoop, London 9,732 Sean Davey (RFU) 7 February 2010 15:00 Newcastle Falcons ENG 3–9 Report ENG London Wasps Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 4,651 Andrew Small (RFU) Knockout stage 14 March 2010 - Franklin's Gardens ENG Northampton Saints 31 ENG Saracens 20 14 March 2010 - Cardiff City Stadium WAL Cardiff Blues 18 ENG Gloucester 29 21 March 2010 - Sixways Stadium ENG Northampton Saints 30 ENG Gloucester 24 Qualification criteria The top teams from each pool qualify for the knockout stage. The pool winners were decided by the following criteria: 1. The pool winner will be the club with the highest number of match points in each pool. The pool winners will be ranked 1 to 4 by reference to the number of match points earned in the pools. 2. If two or more clubs in the same pool end the pool stage equal on match points, then the order in which they have finished will be determined by: i. the greater number of matches won by the club and ii. if the number of matches won is equal, the club with the greater total number of tries scored and iii. if the total number of tries scored is equal, the club with the greater points difference (points scored for, less points scored against) and iv. if the points difference is equal, the club with the fewer number of red cards and v. if the number of red cards is the same, by the toss a coin. Each of the four qualifying clubs shall be ranked as above and shall play each other as follows: Semi-final 1 - 1st ranked club v 4th ranked club Semi-final 2 - 2nd ranked club v 3rd ranked club The first club listed in each of the semi-final matches shall be the home club. main Rugby Qualifiers complete n NOR ENG Northampton Saints CAR WAL Cardiff Blues GLO ENG Gloucester SAR ENG Saracens 4 0 0 81 45 7 0 0 3 0 1 120 84 14 2 1 2 0 2 87 81 12 1 2 2 0 2 83 69 8 1 1 Semi-finals 14 March 2010 12:15 Cardiff Blues WAL 18–29 Report ENG Gloucester LaulalaSweeney Blair (2) Blair (2) BurnsSimpson-Daniel (3) Robinson (3) Robinson Cardiff City Stadium 8,378 14 March 2010 16:15 Northampton Saints ENG 31–20 Report ENG Saracens DowsonMujatiDigginBest Geraghty Geraghty (3) Melck Hougaard (4)Jackson (1) Franklin's Gardens, Northampton 11,894 Romain Poite (FFR) Final 21 March 2010 15:30 Northampton Saints ENG 30–24 Report ENG Gloucester TongaʻuihaDowneyDickson Myler (3) Myler (3) QeraPenalty try Robinson Robinson (4) Sixways Stadium, Worcester 12,024 Alan Lewis (IRFU) FB 15ENG Shane GeraghtyRW 14NZL Bruce ReihanaOC 13ENG Jon ClarkeIC 12IRE rugby union James DowneyLW 11ENG Paul DigginFH 10ENG Stephen MylerSH 9 ENG Lee DicksonN8 8 IRE rugby union Roger WilsonOF 7 IRE rugby union Neil BestBF 6 ENG Phil Dowson (c)RL 5 RSA Juandré KrugerLL 4 ENG Courtney LawesTP 3 RSA Brian MujatiHK 2 RSA Brett SharmanLP 1 TGA Soane TongaʻuihaReplacements:HK 16ENG Andy LongPR 17RSA Regardt DreyerPR 18ENG Jon VickersFL 19ENG Mark HopleyN8 20ENG Mark EasterSH 21ENG Alan DickensFH 22IRE rugby union Barry EverittCE 23SCO Joe AnsbroCoach:ENG Jim Mallinder FB 15ENG Freddie BurnsRW 14ENG James Simpson-DanielOC 13NZL Tim MolenaarIC 12SAM Eliota Fuimaono-SapoluLW 11ENG Lesley VainikoloFH 10WAL Nicky RobinsonSH 9 SCO Rory LawsonN8 8 ENG Adam EustaceOF 7 FIJ Akapusi QeraBF 6 ENG Peter Buxton (c)RL 5 ENG Alex BrownLL 4 WAL Will JamesTP 3 FRA Pierre CapdevielleHK 2 FRA Olivier AzamLP 1 ENG Nick WoodReplacements:HK 16ENG Darren DawidiukPR 17ENG Yann ThomasPR 18ENG Rupert HardenFL 19FIJ Apolosi SatalaFL 20ENG Andy HazellSH 21ENG Dave LewisWG 22ENG Tom VoyceWG 23ENG Charlie SharplesCoach:SCO Bryan Redpath See also 2009–10 Premiership Rugby 2009–10 Celtic League External links Official website Anglo Welsh Cup on Premiership Rugby website https://archive.today/20130411170150/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/previous_seasons_lv_cup.php?includeref=19578&season=2009-2010 Tables el Fixtures and results Anglo Welsh Cup website References Category:2009–10 in Welsh rugby union Category:2009–10 English Premiership (rugby union) 2009-10 Category:2009–10 rugby union tournaments for clubs