2009–10 Heineken Cup

International rugby union competition 2009–10 Heineken Cup 200px Official logo EnglandFranceIreland rugby unionItalyScotlandWales Round-robin and Knockout Oct 2009 – May 2010 24 79 1080598 FRA Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz) (113 points) IRE rugby union Tommy Bowe (Ospreys) (7 tries) Stade de France, Saint-Denis 78,962 FRA Toulouse 4 FRA Biarritz Olympique https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/ 2008–09 2008–09 Heineken Cup 2010–11 2010–11 Heineken Cup The 2009–10 Heineken Cup was the 15th season of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby. It started in October 2009 and ended on 22 May 2010 with the final at Stade de France in which Toulouse defeated Biarritz 21–19 to win the trophy for the fourth time.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/may/23/toulouse-biarritz-heineken-cup-final Toulouse outmuscle Biarritz to win uninspiring Heineken Cup final 2010-05-22 The Guardian 2010-05-24 London Robert Kitson https://web.archive.org/web/20100527184435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/may/23/toulouse-biarritz-heineken-cup-final 27 May 2010 live Teams Seven English teams participated, as an English team, Leicester Tigers, progressed further in the previous year's tournament than any French or Italian team. France had six participants, Ireland three, Wales four, Italy two and Scotland two. On 29 May 2009, Newport Gwent Dragons defeated Calvisano 42–17 in a play-off to secure the 24th and final qualification place.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/my_club/ng_dragons/8074752.stm Calvisano 17–42 NG Dragons BBC 29 May 2009 2009-05-29 EnglandFranceWalesIrelandScotlandItalyLeicester Tigers Harlequins London Irish Gloucester Bath Sale Sharks Northampton SaintsPerpignan Toulouse Clermont Stade Français Biarritz BriveOspreys Cardiff Blues Scarlets Newport Gwent DragonsLeinster Munster UlsterEdinburgh Glasgow WarriorsBenetton Treviso Viadana Seeding The seeding system was the same as in the 2008–09 tournament. The 24 competing teams are ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each pool receiving one team from each quartile, or Tier.http://www.ercrugby.com:80/eng/121_9900.php https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/121_9900.php dead 6 May 2008 ERC European Rankings (May 2009) European Rugby Cup 15 May 2009 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).http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_10454.php ERC Draw Regulations (May 2009) European Rugby Cup 15 May 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080620091737/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_10454.php June 20, 2008 The brackets show each team's European Rugby Club Ranking at the start of the 2009–10 season. Tier 1 Ireland rugby union Munster (1) ENG Leicester Tigers (2) Ireland rugby union Leinster (3) FRA Toulouse (4) ENG Bath (5) FRA Biarritz (6) Tier 2 WAL Cardiff Blues (8) FRA Stade Français (9) ENG Gloucester (10) FRA Perpignan (11) WAL Ospreys (13) ENG London Irish (14) Tier 3 ENG Northampton Saints (15) ENG Sale Sharks (16) FRA Clermont (17) WAL Scarlets (18) Ireland rugby union Ulster (20) WAL Newport Gwent Dragons (21) Tier 4 ENG Harlequins (23) SCO Glasgow Warriors (24) SCO Edinburgh (26) ITA Benetton Treviso (28) FRA Brive (29) ITA Viadana (36) Pool stage 2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage The draw for the pool stage took place on 9 June 2009 in Paris. {| class="wikitable" |+ Key to colours |- |bgcolor="#ccffcc"|     |Winner of each pool, and best two runners-up,advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses |- |bgcolor="#ffffcc"|     |Third- through fifth- highest-scoring second-place teamsparachute into the knockout stage of the European Challenge Cup.Seed # in brackets |} Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsIreland rugby union Munster (1)65011910918594913124ENG Northampton Saints (8)64021688138104342119FRA Perpignan620412102108123−151211ITA Benetton Treviso6105726−1968178−110015 Pool 2 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsFRA Biarritz (2)65011981118897913023ENG Gloucester [6]640212120119129−101017SCO Glasgow Warriors6204914−5120140−20019WAL Newport Gwent Dragons61051218−6108169−61026 Pool 3 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsFRA Clermont Auvergne (5)6402241113201120813221WAL Ospreys (7)6411211110188121672020ENG Leicester Tigers6312231013187123643118ITA Viadana6006642−3683295−212000 Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsFRA Stade Français (6)6402117412495291118Ireland rugby union Ulster 6402116512794330117SCO Edinburgh6303310−76494−300113ENG Bath610568−284116−32037 Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsFRA Toulouse (3)6501139414392512123WAL Cardiff Blues [5]640214104149104451118ENG Sale Sharks63031516−1126153−271114ENG Harlequins60061320−7102171−69022 Pool 6 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsIreland rugby union Leinster (4)64111961315460943122WAL Scarlets [7]64021220−8116147−311017ENG London Irish6312168814094462117FRA Brive6006720−1368177−109011 Scarlets win the tiebreaker over London Irish by virtue of winning both of the matches between the two teams. Seeding and runners-up Bare numbers indicate Heineken Cup quarterfinal seeding. Numbers with "C" indicate Challenge Cup quarterfinal seeding. SeedPool WinnersPtsTF+/−1 Ireland rugby union Munster 2419+912 FRA Biarritz2319+913 FRA Toulouse2314+514 Ireland rugby union Leinster 2219+945 FRA Clermont2124+816 FRA Stade Français1811+29SeedPool Runners-upPtsTF+/−7 WAL Ospreys2017+678 ENG Northampton1916+345C WAL Cardiff Blues1814+456C ENG Gloucester1712−107C WAL Scarlets1712−29 – Ireland rugby union Ulster 1711+33 Knock-out stage The semi-final draw was conducted on 24 January in Paris. The winner of the topmost quarter-final on each side of the bracket receives home-country advantage in its semi-final. (The competition organisers have traditionally allowed Biarritz to take semi-finals to Spain, as it has stadiums that meet Heineken Cup semi-final hosting requirements that are far closer to Biarritz than any acceptable venue in France. The club also enjoys large support in the Basque Country of Spain, a region with which it shares a cultural affinity.) All times are local times. Quarter-finals 9 April 2010 20:00 Leinster IRE rugby union 29–28 Report FRA Clermont Auvergne Heaslip (2) 22' c, 33' c Sexton (2/2) Sexton (5/6) 21', 37', 54', 65', 72' Malzieu (3) 11' c, 44' m, 62' c James (2/3) James (3/7) 16', 49', 60' RDS Arena, Dublin 20,000 Dave Pearson (England) 10 April 2010 16:00 Biarritz FRA 29–28 Report WAL Ospreys Ngwenya 11' cBalshaw 50' c Yachvili (2/2) Yachvili (2/3) 22', 48' Traille (3/4) 1', 23', 60' R. Jones 19' cByrne 35' mWalker 75' c Biggar (2/3) Biggar (2/4) 45', 53' Biggar (1/4) 40' Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián 25,000 George Clancy (Ireland) 10 April 2010 17:30 Munster IRE rugby union 33–19 Report ENG Northampton Saints Warwick 4' mHowlett (2) 24' m, 75' cde Villiers 52' c O'Gara (2/4) 53', 76' O'Gara (3/4) 1', 58', 67' Clarke 39' c Myler (1/1) Myler (4/4) 10', 16', 28', 55' Thomond Park, Limerick 26,000 Nigel Owens (Wales) 11 April 2010 17:30 Toulouse FRA 42–16 Report FRA Stade Français Jauzion 40' cAlbacete 58' cHeymans 74' c Skrela (3/3) Skrela (7/9) 24', 32', 45', 48', 66', 70', 79' Roncero 20' Beauxis (1/1) Beauxis (3/3) 26', 43', 47' Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 35,089 Alan Lewis (Ireland) Semi-finals 1 May 2010 16:45 Toulouse FRA 26–16 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Jauzion 55' cSkrela 60' c Skrela (2/2) Skrela (4/6) 4', 16', 30', 71' Élissalde (0/1) Heaslip 64' c Berne (1/1) Berne (2/2) 31', 40'+1'Kearney (1/1) 42' Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 34,951 Nigel Owens (Wales) 2 May 2010 16:15 Biarritz Olympique FRA 18–7 Report IRE rugby union Munster Yachvili (6/6) 39', 44', 65', 72', 78', 80' Earls 29' c O'Gara (1/1) Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián 30,900 Dave Pearson (England) Final 2010 Heineken Cup Final The final was played at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis. 22 May 2010 18:00 Biarritz FRA 19–21 Report FRA Toulouse Hunt 73' c Courrent (1/1) Yachvili (4/4) 4', 15', 29', 48' Fritz (1/1) 21'Skrela (3/5) 33', 36', 65' Fritz (1/1) 38'Skrela (2/2) 51', 58' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 78,962https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheMatch12551.html Résultat et résumé Biarritz – Toulouse, match en direct – Coupe d'Europe 2009–2010, Finale, Samedi 22 Mai 2010 Wayne Barnes (England) Leading scorers Points RankNameClubAppearancesPoints1FRA Dimitri YachviliFRA Biarritz71132IRE rugby union Ronan O'GaraIRE rugby union Munster8983WAL Dan BiggarWAL Ospreys7904AUS Brock JamesFRA Clermont Auvergne7765NZL Ben BlairWAL Cardiff Blues675 Tries RankNameClubAppearancesTries1IRE rugby union Tommy BoweWAL Ospreys772ENG Chris AshtonENG Northampton Saints66NZL Scott HamiltonENG Leicester Tigers66USA Takudzwa NgwenyaFRA Biarritz765FRA Julien MalzieuFRA Clermont Auvergne65FIJ Napolioni NalagaFRA Clermont Auvergne55 See also 2009–10 European Challenge Cup Notes and references Category:Heineken Cup seasons Heinekm Heinekm Heinekm Heinekm Heinekm Heinekm