2009–10 RFU Championship

23rd edition of the second division of English domestic Rugby 2009–10 RFU Championship England Exeter Chiefs Bristol Coventry 11,550 Bristol at home to Exeter Chiefs on 26 May 2010 402,209 (average 2,260 per match)Note that 2 home attendances are missing (see below) - so the total attendance will not be 100% accurate. The average attendance has also been taken into account with the missing games not included. a 200 Birmingham & Solihull at home to Doncaster Knights on 17 February 2010 IRE rugby unionGareth Steenson(Exeter Chiefs) 280 points SCO Blair Cowan(Cornish Pirates)RSA Errie Claassens(London Welsh)ENG Matthew Jess (Exeter Chiefs) 14 tries 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 RFU Championship was the 1st season (of the professionalised format) of the second division of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between August 2009 and May 2010. The league had been restructured from the 16 teams of the previous season down to just 12.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/7720024.stm Championship plan gains support BBC News 14 November 2008 New teams included Bristol who had been relegated from the Guinness Premiership 2008–09 and Birmingham and Solihull who had been promoted from National Division Two 2008–09.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-rugby-england-bristol-idUKTRE5331TZ20090404 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203084854/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-rugby-england-bristol-idUKTRE5331TZ20090404 dead February 3, 2016 Bristol relegated after defeat at London Irish Reuters 4 April 2009 http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/local-news/birmingham--solihull-win-promotion-3947996 Birmingham & Solihull win promotion on glorious day Birmingham Post 27 April 2009 As well as a decrease in teams, the league would now consist of three parts - a standard league section, promotion/relegation pools and then playoffs to determine who would go up as champions. During this season, Exeter Chiefs won promotion to the Aviva Premiership 2010–11 by beating Bristol in the playoff final.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/8705336.stm Bristol 10–29 Exeter (Exeter win 38–16 on aggregate) Phil Tuckett Memorial Stadium, Bristol 2010-05-26 BBC Sport BBC 2010-05-27 This marked Exeter's first ever promotion to the Premiership, which they would later win in 2017. Despite finishing 11th of 12 after the first stage Coventry were relegated to the 2010–11 National League 1 as they finished bottom of the relegation pool.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/7668815/Coventry-promise-to-play-on-despite-relegation-from-the-Championship.html Coventry promise to play on despite relegation from the Championship The Telegraph 2 May 2010 yes Participating teams England 500 Locations of the 2009–10 RFU Championship teams England 52.1337 -0.4577 Bedford right England 52.41664 -1.79847 B'ham & Solihull bottom England 51.45 -2.583333 Bristol right England 50.212770 -5.294774 Cornish Pirates right England 52.4068 -1.5197 Coventry right England 53.5157 -1.1327 Doncaster right England 50.7167 -3.5339 Exeter right England 51.4689 -0.2953 London Welsh left England 52.483056 -1.893611 Moseley left England 52.95 -1.133333 Nottingham right England 50.371397 -4.142431 Plymouth left England 53.4301 -1.3572 Rotherham bottom Team Stadium CapacityCity/Area 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, BedfordshireBirmingham & SolihullSharmans CrossBirmingham & Solihull would play a home game on 2 January 2010 at Goldington Road in Bedford, as well as two more home games at Billesley Common on 2 and 17 February 2010 due to adverse weather conditions effecting the Sharmans Cross pitch.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/6928075/Championship-round-up-Exeters-slump-gives-Bristol-advantage.html Championship round-up: Exeter's slump gives Bristol advantage The Telegraph 3 January 2010 b3,500 (1,000 seats)https://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/s98/st80597.htm Quins prepared for the Buzz in ND1 Rugby Network 1 January 2006 Solihull, West MidlandsBristolMemorial Stadium12,100BristolCornish PiratesRecreation Ground9,000Camborne, CornwallCoventryButts Park ArenaCoventry would play a home game on 4 December 2009 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.http://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/coventry/s425/st152145/coventry-rugby-club-play-on-at-ricoh-arena Coventry Rugby Club play on at Ricoh Arena rugbynetwork.net 3 December 2009 b4,000Coventry, West MidlandsDoncaster KnightsCastle Park3,075Doncaster, South YorkshireExeter ChiefsSandy Park10,000Exeter, DevonLondon WelshOld Deer Park5,850 (1,000 seats)Old Deer Park capacity re-evaluated up from 4,500 to 5,850.London Welsh keen to purchase Kassam Stadium https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/15326225/london-welsh-keen-purchase-kassam-stadium ESPN 4 January 2013Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 194 London Welsh R.F.C. (Ground Details).Richmond, LondonMoseleyBillesley Common3,000+ Birmingham, West MidlandsNottinghamMeadow LaneNottingham would play a home game on 7 November 2009 at Welford Road in Leicester due to the Notts County football team playing a home match in the FA Cup on that date.http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-switch-Chiefs-match-Welford-Road/story-12267475-detail/story.html Nottingham switch Chiefs match to Welford Road Nottingham Post 27 October 2009 August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes b19,588Nottingham, NottinghamshirePlymouth AlbionThe Brickfields6,500Plymouth, DevonRotherham TitansClifton Lane2,500Rotherham, South Yorkshire Notes b Stage 1 League Table Results Round 1 4 September 2009 Coventry 21 - 12 Report Rotherham Titans Butts Park Arena 1,390 Darren Gamage 5 September 2009 Doncaster Knights 12 - 26 Report Bedford Blues (BP) Castle Park 1,248 Tim Wigglesworth 5 September 2009 Moseley 25 - 50 Report Exeter Chiefs (BP) Billesley Common 842 Martin Fox 5 September 2009 (BP) Plymouth Albion 33 - 10 Report Birmingham & Solihull Brickfields 2,176 Luke Pearce 6 September 2009 Bristol 28 - 23 Report London Welsh (BP) Memorial Stadium 5,025 Sean Davey 6 September 2009 Nottingham 13 - 24 Report Cornish Pirates Meadow Lane 1,232 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts Round 2 12 September 2009 (BP) Bedford Blues 42 - 6 Report Coventry Goldington Road 2,852 Michael Tutty 12 September 2009 (BP) Birmingham & Solihull 36 - 40 Report Bristol (BP) Sharmans Cross 1,223 Chris Sharp 12 September 2009 Exeter Chiefs 32 - 20 Report Doncaster Knights Sandy Park 3,573 Rob Debney 13 September 2009 (BP) Cornish Pirates 57 - 24 Report Moseley (BP) Recreation Ground 2,632 David Rose 13 September 2009 Nottingham 23 - 16 Report London Welsh (BP) Meadow Lane 1,006 JP Doyle 13 September 2009 Rotherham Titans 29 - 16 Report Plymouth Albion Clifton Lane 1,125 Terry Hall Round 3 18 September 2009 Coventry 13 - 27 Report Exeter Chiefs Butts Park Arena 1,500 Sean Davey 18 September 2009 Doncaster Knights 10 - 21 Report Cornish Pirates Castle Park 1,728 Andrew Taylorson 19 September 2009 (BP) London Welsh 37 - 12 Report Birmingham & Solihull Old Deer Park 1,650 Tim Wigglesworth 19 September 2009 Moseley 20 - 31 Report Nottingham (BP) Billesley Common 754 Adrian Hartwell 19 September 2009 Plymouth Albion 3 - 38 Report Bedford Blues (BP) Brickfields 2,303 Keith Lewis 20 September 2009 (BP) Bristol 36 - 10 Report Rotherham Titans Memorial Stadium 4,305 Rowan Kitt Round 4 26 September 2009 (BP) Bedford Blues 5 - 6 Report Bristol Goldington Road 4,067 Greg Garner 26 September 2009 Exeter Chiefs 30 - 24 Report Plymouth Albion (BP) Sandy Park 5,072 Dean Richards 26 September 2009 (BP) Moseley 33 - 25 Report Doncaster Knights Billesley Common 749 Paul Knowles 26 September 2009 (BP) Rotherham Titans 22 - 28 Report London Welsh Clifton Lane 1,262 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 27 September 2009 Cornish Pirates 20 - 14 Report Coventry (BP) Recreation Ground 2,695 JP Doyle 27 September 2009 (BP) Nottingham 53 - 17 Report Birmingham & Solihull Meadow Lane 1,210 Mark Wilson Round 5 2 October 2009 (2BP) Coventry 25 - 28 Report Moseley (BP) Butts Park Arena 2,003 Luke Pearce 3 October 2009 Birmingham & Solihull 0 - 29 Report Rotherham Titans (BP) Sharmans Cross 377 Rob Debney 3 October 2009 Doncaster Knights 7 - 23 Report Nottingham Castle Park 1,323 Keith Lewis 3 October 2009 London Welsh 28 - 17 Report Bedford Blues Old Deer Park 2,240 Rowan Kitt 3 October 2009 Plymouth Albion 16 - 8 Report Cornish Pirates Brickfields 4,004 David Rose 4 October 2009 Bristol 26 - 35 Report Exeter Chiefs (BP) Memorial Stadium 6,895 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts Round 6 9 October 2009 (BP) Nottingham 46 - 0 Report Rotherham Titans Meadow Lane 1,049 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 10 October 2009 (BP) Bedford Blues 53 - 25 Report Birmingham & Solihull Goldington Road 3,180 Terry Hall 10 October 2009 Exeter Chiefs 13 - 9 Report London Welsh (BP) Sandy Park 4,378 David Rose 10 October 2009 (BP) Doncaster Knights 14 - 17 Report Coventry Castle Park 1,310 10 October 2009 Moseley 26 - 15 Report Plymouth Albion Billesley Common 950 Darren Gamage 11 October 2009 Cornish Pirates 13 - 35 Report Bristol (BP) Recreation Ground 4,115 Keith Lewis Round 7 16 October 2009 Bristol 19 - 9 Report Moseley Memorial Stadium 5,149 Andrew Small 16 October 2009 (BP) Coventry 13 - 18 Report Nottingham Butts Park Arena 1,313 Tim Wigglesworth 17 October 2009 Birmingham & Solihull 21 - 51 Report Exeter Chiefs (BP) Sharmans Cross 367 Chris Sharp 17 October 2009 Plymouth Albion 6 - 21 Report Doncaster Knights Brickfields 2,395 Roy Maybank 17 October 2009 (BP) London Welsh 34 - 10 Report Cornish Pirates Old Deer Park 1,980 Rowan Kitt 17 October 2009 (BP) Rotherham Titans 25 - 27 Report Bedford Blues Clifton Lane 1,304 Michael Tutty Round 8 23 October 2009 Coventry 26 - 10 Report Plymouth Albion Butts Park Arena 1,076 Graham Knox 24 October 2009 Doncaster Knights 26 - 22 Report Bristol (BP) Castle Park 1,907 Mark Wilson 24 October 2009 (BP) Exeter Chiefs 43 - 10 Report Rotherham Titans Sandy Park 3,828 Andrew Taylorson 24 October 2009 (BP) Moseley 17 - 21 Report London Welsh Billesley Common 964 Rob Debney 25 October 2009 (BP) Cornish Pirates 62 - 10 Report Birmingham & Solihull Recreation Ground 2,530 Paul Knowles 25 October 2009 Nottingham 30 - 29 Report Bedford Blues (BP) Meadow Lane 1,584 Greg Garner Round 9 30 October 2009 (BP) Bristol 46 - 28 Report Coventry Memorial Stadium 4,839 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 31 October 2009 Bedford Blues 11 - 20 Report Exeter Chiefs Goldington Road 3,297 Rob Debney 31 October 2009 (BP) Birmingham & Solihull 16 - 23 Report Moseley Sharmans Cross 1,084 Andrew Taylorson 31 October 2009 London Welsh 9 - 20 Report Doncaster Knights Old Deer Park 1,690 Greg Garner 31 October 2009 (BP) Plymouth Albion 31 - 25 Report Nottingham (BP) Brickfields 2,078 JP Doyle 31 October 2009 Rotherham Titans 29 - 20 Report Cornish Pirates Clifton Lane 1,287 Andrew Small Round 10 6 November 2009 Coventry 10 - 19 Report London Welsh Butts Park Arena 1,133 Paul Knowles 7 November 2009 (BP) Doncaster Knights 36 - 7 Report Birmingham & Solihull Castle Park 1,312 7 November 2009 Moseley 31 - 27 Report Rotherham Titans (BP) Billesley Common 978 Andrew Small 7 November 2009 Nottingham 11 - 42 Report Exeter Chiefs (BP) Welford Road, Leicester 1,216 Keith Lewis 7 November 2009 Plymouth Albion 8 - 33 Report Bristol (BP) Brickfields 2,993 Terry Hall 8 November 2009 Cornish Pirates 25 - 24 Report Bedford Blues (BP) Recreation Ground 2,465 David Rose Round 11 13 November 2009 Bedford Blues 23 - 7 Report Moseley Goldington Road 2,282 Dean Richards 14 November 2009 Birmingham & Solihull 6 - 21 Report Coventry Sharmans Cross 477 Rowan Kitt 14 November 2009 Exeter Chiefs 22 - 15 Report Cornish Pirates (BP) Sandy Park 6,158 Mark Wilson 14 November 2009 London Welsh 12 - 24 Report Plymouth Albion (BP) Old Deer Park 874 D May 14 November 2009 Rotherham Titans 11 - 7 Report Doncaster Knights (BP) Clifton Lane 1,610 Adrian Hartwell 15 November 2009 (BP) Bristol 35 - 11 Report Nottingham Memorial Stadium 4,784 David Pearson Round 12 4 December 2009 Coventry 15 - 15 Report Bedford Blues Ricoh Arena 1,306 Darren Gamage 5 December 2009 (BP) Doncaster Knights 9 - 14 Report Exeter Chiefs Castle Park 1,565 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 5 December 2009 London Welsh 19 - 14 Report Nottingham (BP) Old Deer Park 910 Adrian Hartwell 5 December 2009 (BP) Moseley 19 - 20 Report Cornish Pirates Billesley Common 901 Luke Pearce 5 December 2009 Plymouth Albion 20 - 15 Report Rotherham Titans (BP) Brickfields 1,795 Dean Richards 6 December 2009 (BP) Bristol 28 - 0 Report Birmingham & Solihull Memorial Stadium 4,440 Paul Knowles Round 13 12 December 2009 (BP) Bedford Blues 16 - 19 Report Plymouth Albion Goldington Road 2,353 Luke Pearce 12 December 2009 Birmingham & Solihull 6 - 29 Report London Welsh (BP) Sharmans Cross 407 Chris Sharp 12 December 2009 (BP) Exeter Chiefs 45 - 11 Report Coventry Sandy Park 3,952 Terry Hall 12 December 2009 Rotherham Titans 0 - 15 Report Bristol Clifton Lane 1,257 Rob Debney 13 December 2009 (BP) Cornish Pirates 10 - 12 Report Doncaster Knights Recreation Ground 2,667 Roy Maybank 13 December 2009 (BP) Nottingham 30 - 15 Report Moseley Meadow Lane 1,303 Dean Richards Round 14 18 December 2009 (BP) Bristol 37 - 16 Report Bedford Blues Memorial Stadium 4,869 Tim Wigglesworth 18 December 2009 Coventry 12 - 27 Report Cornish Pirates (BP) Butts Park Arena 802 Mark Wilson 19 December 2009 Birmingham & Solihull P - P Nottingham Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 February 2010. 19 December 2009 Doncaster Knights 14 - 3 Report Moseley Castle Park 1,334 Keith Lewis 19 December 2009 (BP) London Welsh 30 - 24 Report Rotherham Titans (2BP) Old Deer Park 961 Sean Davey 19 December 2009 Plymouth Albion 23 - 13 Report Exeter Chiefs Brickfields 4,430 Rowan Kitt Round 15 26 December 2009 Bedford Blues 30 - 23 Report London Welsh (BP) Goldington Road 4,033 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 26 December 2009 Moseley 26 - 20 Report Coventry (BP) Billesley Common 998 Rowan Kitt 27 December 2009 (BP) Cornish Pirates 46 - 7 Report Plymouth Albion Recreation Ground 5,654 Terry Hall 27 December 2009 Exeter Chiefs 16 - 25 Report Bristol (BP) Sandy Park 7,405 Greg Garner 28 December 2009 Nottingham P - P Doncaster Knights Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 January 2010. 28 December 2009 Rotherham Titans P - P Birmingham & Solihull Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 January 2010. Round 16 1 January 2010 (BP) Bristol 31 - 15 Report Cornish Pirates Memorial Stadium 7,714 JP Doyle 2 January 2010 Birmingham & Solihull 10 - 49 Report Bedford Blues (BP) Goldington Road, Bedford 1,407 Darren Gamage 2 January 2010 Coventry P - P Doncaster Knights Postponed. Game rescheduled to 10 February 2010. 2 January 2010 London Welsh 12 - 10 Report Exeter Chiefs (BP) Old Deer Park 1,632 Mark Williams 2 January 2010 Plymouth Albion 10 - 20 Report Moseley Brickfields 2,168 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 2 January 2010 Rotherham Titans P - P Nottingham Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 February 2010. Round 17 15 January 2010 Bristol P - P Doncaster Knights Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 February 2010. 16 January 2010 (BP) Bedford Blues 51 - 19 Report Nottingham Goldington Road 2,088 Rowan Kitt 16 January 2010 Plymouth Albion 20 - 3 Report Coventry Brickfields 2,151 Tim Wigglesworth 17 January 2010 (BP) Birmingham & Solihull 31 - 31 Report Cornish Pirates (BP) Sharmans Cross 916 Wayne Barnes 17 January 2010 London Welsh 22 - 6 Report Moseley Old Deer Park 910 Keith Lewis 17 January 2010 (BP) Rotherham Titans 18 - 24 Report Exeter Chiefs Clifton Lane 1,076 Michael Tutty Round 15 (Rescheduled Games) 20 January 2010 Nottingham 27 - 21 Report Doncaster Knights (BP) Meadow Lane 808 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts Game rescheduled from 28 December 2009. 20 January 2010 (BP) Rotherham Titans 42 - 15 Report Birmingham & Solihull Clifton Lane 812 Mark Wilson Game rescheduled from 28 December 2009. Round 18 23 January 2010 Coventry 16 - 27 Report Bristol (BP) Butts Park Arena 1,240 Darren Gamage 23 January 2010 (BP) Doncaster Knights 10 - 17 Report London Welsh Castle Park 1,250 Dean Richards 23 January 2010 (BP) Exeter Chiefs 45 - 19 Report Bedford Blues Sandy Park 3,781 Chris White 23 January 2010 Moseley 25 - 24 Report Birmingham & Solihull (BP) Billesley Common 1,051 Paul Knowles 24 January 2010 (BP) Cornish Pirates 29 - 24 Report Rotherham Titans (2BP) Recreation Ground 2,459 Rob Debney 24 January 2010 Nottingham 20 - 19 Report Plymouth Albion (BP) Meadow Lane 1,219 Terry Hall Round 19 30 January 2010 Bedford Blues 19 - 16 Report Cornish Pirates (BP) Goldington Road 2,817 Keith Lewis 30 January 2010 Birmingham & Solihull P - P Doncaster Knights Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2010. 30 January 2010 (BP) Exeter Chiefs 42 - 12 Report Nottingham Sandy Park 4,084 Mathieu Raynal 30 January 2010 (BP) London Welsh 51 - 13 Report Coventry Old Deer Park 1,027 Andrew Taylorson 30 January 2010 Rotherham Titans 7 - 19 Report Moseley Clifton Lane 1,214 Andrew Small 31 January 2010 (BP) Bristol 24 - 14 Report Plymouth Albion Memorial Stadium 5,537 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts Round 14 (Rescheduled Game) 2 February 2010 Birmingham & Solihull 0 - 39 Report Nottingham (BP) Billesley Common Luke Pearce Game rescheduled to 19 December 2009. Round 20 5 February 2010 Coventry 24 - 7 Report Birmingham & Solihull Butts Park Arena 1,012 Andrew Small 6 February 2010 (BP) Moseley 19 - 26 Report Bedford Blues Billesley Common 759 Terry Hall 6 February 2010 Plymouth Albion 13 - 13 Report London Welsh Brickfields 2,155 Rob Debney 7 February 2010 Cornish Pirates 15 - 30 Report Exeter Chiefs (BP) Recreation Ground 3,661 Rowan Kitt 7 February 2010 Doncaster Knights 27 - 20 Report Rotherham Titans (BP) Castle Park 2,174 Martin Fox 7 February 2010 (BP) Nottingham 16 - 22 Report Bristol Meadow Lane 1,796 Keith Lewis Round 16 & 19 (Rescheduled Games) 10 February 2010 Coventry 7 - 27 Report Doncaster Knights Butts Park Arena 618 Andrew Taylorson Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010. 16 February 2010 Rotherham Titans 28 - 24 Report Nottingham (2BP) Clifton Lane 521 Chris Sharp Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010. 17 February 2010 Birmingham & Solihull 7 - 33 Report Doncaster Knights (BP) Billesley Common 200 Michael Tutty Game rescheduled from 30 January 2010. Round 21 20 February 2010 Bedford Blues 12 - 23 Report Doncaster Knights Goldington Road 2,241 Cedric Marchat 20 February 2010 Birmingham & Solihull 21 - 36 Report Plymouth Albion (BP) Sharmans Cross 926 20 February 2010 (BP) Exeter Chiefs 36 - 19 Report Moseley Sandy Park 3,525 Darren Gamage 20 February 2010 London Welsh 3 - 28 Report Bristol Old Deer Park 2,150 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 20 February 2010 (BP) Rotherham Titans 41 - 11 Report Coventry Clifton Lane 1,019 Paul Knowles 21 February 2010 (BP) Cornish Pirates 47 - 19 Report Nottingham Recreation Ground 2,321 Terry Hall Round 17 (Rescheduled Game) 24 February 2010 (BP) Bristol 42 - 7 Report Doncaster Knights Memorial Stadium 4,315 Rowan Kitt Game rescheduled from 15 January 2010. Round 22 13 March 2010 Bedford Blues 33 - 26 Report Rotherham Titans (2BP) Goldington Road 1,642 Keith Lewis 13 March 2010 (BP) Cornish Pirates 24 - 28 Report London Welsh Recreation Ground 1,560 Wayne Barnes 13 March 2010 (BP) Doncaster Knights 13 - 20 Report Plymouth Albion Castle Park 1,642 JP Doyle 13 March 2010 (BP) Exeter Chiefs 62 - 12 Report Birmingham & Solihull Sandy Park 3,477 Michael Tutty 13 March 2010 Moseley 30 - 25 Report Bristol (2BP) Billesley Common 1,564 Martin Fox 13 March 2010 (BP) Nottingham 37 - 10 Report Coventry Meadow Lane 790 Andrew Taylorson Stage 2: Playoffs Promotion Winner of Pool A to play Runner-Up of Pool B, and Winner of Pool B to play Runner-Up of Pool A. Group A: Pos Team P W D L F A BP PTS 1 Bristol 6 5 0 1 189 86 4 24 2 Bedford 6 4 0 2 154 125 4 20 3 Cornish Pirates 6 2 0 4 98 158 2 10 4 Plymouth Albion 6 1 0 5 57 129 1 5 Round 1 19 March 2010 Bristol 19 - 12 Report Cornish Pirates (BP) Memorial Stadium 5,892 Rowan Kitt 20 March 2010 (BP) Plymouth Albion 9 - 10 Report Bedford Blues Brickfields 1,384 David Rose Round 2 27 March 2010 Bedford Blues 17 - 16 Report Bristol (BP) Goldington Road 2,611 JP Doyle 28 March 2010 Cornish Pirates 17 - 0 Report Plymouth Albion Recreation Ground 2,849 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts Round 3 2 April 2010 Bristol 15 - 3 Report Plymouth Albion Memorial Stadium 7,020 Andrew Taylorson 4 April 2010 Cornish Pirates 22 - 18 Report Bedford Blues (BP) Recreation Ground 3,359 Rowan Kitt Round 4 10 April 2010 Plymouth Albion 7 - 38 Report Bristol (BP) Brickfields 3,275 Rowan Kitt 10 April 2010 (BP) Bedford Blues 42 - 18 Report Cornish Pirates Goldington Road 2,599 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts Round 5 16 April 2010 Plymouth Albion 19 - 14 Report Cornish Pirates (BP) Brickfields 4,141 David Rose 18 April 2010 (BP) Bristol 41 - 32 Report Bedford Blues (BP) Memorial Stadium 6,701 Rob Debney Round 6 1 May 2010 (BP) Bedford Blues 35 - 19 Report Plymouth Albion Goldington Road 3,302 Rowan Kitt 1 May 2010 Cornish Pirates 15 - 60 Report Bristol (BP) Recreation Ground 3,190 Michael Tutty Group B: Pos Team P W D L F A BP PTS 1 Exeter 6 4 0 2 181 86 4 20 2 London Welsh 6 4 0 2 108 110 2 18 3 Nottingham 6 2 0 4 98 141 2 10 4 Doncaster 6 2 0 4 108 158 1 9 Round 1 21 March 2010 Nottingham 20 - 9 Report Exeter Chiefs Meadow Lane 1,072 Rob Debney 20 March 2010 (BP) London Welsh 26 - 10 Report Doncaster Knights Old Deer Park 520 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts Round 2 27 March 2010 Doncaster Knights 25 - 15 Report Nottingham Castle Park 1,011 Chris Sharp 27 March 2010 (BP) Exeter Chiefs 32 - 6 Report London Welsh Sandy Park 4,342 Keith Lewis Round 3 3 April 2010 (BP) Doncaster Knights 19 - 21 Report Exeter Chiefs Castle Park 1,050 Dean Richards 3 April 2010 London Welsh 12 - 29 Report Nottingham (BP) Old Deer Park 960 Martin Fox Round 4 10 April 2010 (BP) Exeter Chiefs 51 - 15 Report Doncaster Knights Sandy Park 4,181 David Rose 10 April 2010 (BP) Nottingham 10 - 17 Report London Welsh Meadow Lane 1,339 Sean Davey Round 5 17 April 2010 London Welsh 16 - 15 Report Exeter Chiefs (BP) Old Deer Park 1,100 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 18 April 2010 Nottingham 14 - 25 Report Doncaster Knights Meadow Lane 1,354 Andrew Taylorson Round 6 1 May 2010 Doncaster Knights 14 - 31 Report London Welsh (BP) Castle Park 1,389 Rob Debney 1 May 2010 (BP) Exeter Chiefs 53 - 10 Report Nottingham Sandy Park 5,344 Sean Davey Relegation Bottom club in Group C relegated to National League 1 Group C: Pos Team P W D L F A BP PTS 1 Rotherham 6 5 0 1 188 116 7 27 2 Moseley 6 2 0 4 153 132 7 15 3 Birmingham & Solihull 6 3 0 3 158 169 3 13* 4 Coventry (R) 6 2 0 4 82 164 2 10 Birmingham & Solihull deducted 2 points for fielding an unregistered player Coventry are relegated to National League 1. Round 1 20 March 2010 Birmingham & Solihull 19 - 12 Report Moseley (BP) Sharmans Cross 350 Dean Richards 20 March 2010 (BP) Rotherham Titans 29 - 3 Report Coventry Clifton Lane 872 Shane Lewis Round 2 27 March 2010 (BP) Coventry 18 - 25 Report Birmingham & Solihull Butts Park Arena 1,344 Rowan Kitt 27 March 2010 (2BP) Moseley 29 - 30 Report Rotherham Titans (BP) Billesley 832 Andrew Taylorson Round 3 3 April 2010 Coventry 6 - 3 Report Moseley (BP) Butts Park Arena 1,123 JP Doyle 3 April 2010 (BP) Rotherham Titans 33 - 20 Report Birmingham & Solihull Clifton Lane 1,223 Michael Tutty Round 4 11 April 2010 Birmingham & Solihull 19 - 29 Report Rotherham Titans (BP) Sharmans Cross 250 Andrew Taylorson 11 April 2010 Moseley P - P Coventry Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 April 2010. Round 5 17 April 2010 (2BP) Rotherham Titans 29 - 33 Report Moseley (BP) Clifton Lane 1,302 Rowan Kitt 18 April 2010 (2BP) Birmingham & Solihull 35 - 38 Report Coventry (BP) Sharmans Cross Greg Garner Round 4 (Rescheduled Game) 24 April 2010 (BP) Moseley 37 - 5 Report Coventry Billesley Common 1,474 Rob Debney Round 6 1 May 2010 Coventry 12 - 38 Report Rotherham Titans (BP) Butts Park Arena 1,613 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 1 May 2010 (2BP) Moseley 34 - 38 Report Birmingham & Solihull (BP) Billesley 850 David Rose Stage 3 Semi-finals The semifinals were one-off single ties held between the winner of Group A and the runner-up of Group B, and the winner of Group B and the runner-up of Group A. The matches took place at the home ground of the group winners. 7 May 210 Bristol 28 – 15 Report London Welsh Memorial Stadium, Bristol 5,717 David Rose 8 May 210 Exeter Chiefs 37 – 8 Report Bedford Blues Sandy Park, Exeter 4,549 Tim Wigglesworth Final The two-legged final took place at the home grounds of the two clubs involved, rather than at Twickenham. 19 May 2010 Exeter Chiefs 9 - 6 Report Bristol Sandy Park, Exeter 10,021 David Pearson 26 May 2010 Bristol 10 - 29 Report Exeter Chiefs Memorial Stadium, Bristol 11,550 Andrew Small Exeter Chiefs win the Championship and earn promotion to the 2010–11 Premiership. Total Season Attendances Figures include playoff semi finals and final ClubHomeGamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% CapacityBedford Blues 14 39,364 2,812 4,067 1,642 56% Birmingham & Solihull 12Missing home attendances v Nottingham on 2 February 2010 and Coventry on 18 April 2010. a 7,984 665 1,407 200 19% Bristol 16 94,752 5,922 11,550 4,305 49% Cornish Pirates 14 42,157 3,011 5,654 1,560 33% Coventry 14 17,473 1,248 2,003 618 29% Doncaster Knights 14 20,243 1,446 2,174 1,011 47% Exeter Chiefs 16 77,670 4,854 10,021 3,477 49% London Welsh 14 18,604 1,329 2,240 520 23% Moseley 14 13,652 975 1,564 749 33% Nottingham 14 16,978 1,213 1,796 790 6% Plymouth Albion 14 37,448 2,675 4,430 1,384 41% Rotherham Titans 14 15,884 1,135 1,610 521 45% http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=318 Championship 09/10 Home attendance Rugby Statbunker 13 March 2010http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=340 Championship Playoffs 09/10 Home attendance Rugby Statbunker 26 May 2010 a Individual statistics Player stats include playoff games as well as regular season games. Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Top points scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Points 1 IRE rugby union Gareth Steenson Exeter Chiefs 26 280 2 ENG Adrian Jarvis Bristol 31 274 3 ENG Tristan Roberts Moseley 26 267 4 WAL Aled Thomas London Welsh 29 226 5 CAN James Pritchard Bedford Blues 22 209 6 ENG Rob Cook Cornish Pirates 24 196 7 ENG Simon Hunt Birmingham & Solihull 21 166 8 ENG Jonathan West Rotherham Titans 24 159 9 SCO Greig Tonks Nottingham 25 135 IRE rugby union Keiran Hallett Plymouth Albion 26 135 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTopScorers?comp_id=318 Championship 09/10 Leading top scorers Rugby Statbunker 13 March 2010http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTopScorers?comp_id=340 Championship Playoffs 09/10 Leading top scorers Rugby Statbunker 26 May 2010 Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 SCO Blair Cowan Cornish Pirates 21 14 RSA Errie Claassens London Welsh 26 14 ENG Matthew Jess Exeter Chiefs 28 14 2 ENG David Norton Bristol 19 13 3 ENG Lee Robinson Bristol 24 12 ENG Tim Streather Nottingham 28 12 ENG Mark Foster Exeter Chiefs 29 12 4 ENG Simon Hunt Birmingham & Solihull 21 11 ENG Tom Arscott Bristol 27 11 ENG James Phillips Bristol 29 11 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTryScorers?comp_id=318 Championship 09/10 Leading try scorers Rugby Statbunker 13 March 2010http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTryScorers?comp_id=340 Championship Playoffs 09/10 Leading try scorers Rugby Statbunker 26 May 2010 Season records 100% Team Largest home win — 52 pts 62 - 10 Cornish Pirates at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 October 2009 Largest away win — 45 pts 60 - 15 Bristol away to Cornish Pirates on 1 May 2010 Most points scored — 62 pts (x2) 62 - 10 Cornish Pirates at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 October 2009 62 - 12 Exeter Chiefs at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 13 March 2010 Most tries in a match — 10 Bristol away to Cornish Pirates on 1 May 2010 Most conversions in a match — 7 Cornish Pirates at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 October 2009 Most penalties in a match — 6 (x4) Exeter Chiefs at home to Doncaster Knights on 12 September 2009 Rotherham Titans at home to Cornish Pirates on 31 October 2009 Moseley at home to Bristol on 13 March 2010 Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010 Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x3) Doncaster Knights at home to Bristol on 24 October 2009 Rotherham Titans at home to Cornish Pirates on 31 October 2009 Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostTryInMatch?comp_id=318 Championship 09/10 Most tries in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 13 March 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostTryInMatch?comp_id=340 Championship Playoffs 09/10 Most tries in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 26 May 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostConversionsInMatch?comp_id=318 Championship 09/10 Most conversions in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 13 March 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostConversionsInMatch?comp_id=340 Championship Playoffs 09/10 Most conversions in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 26 May 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostPenaltiesInMatch?comp_id=318 Championship 09/10 Most penalties in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 13 March 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostPenaltiesInMatch?comp_id=340 Championship Playoffs 09/10 Most penalties in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 26 May 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostDropGoalInMatch?comp_id=318 Championship 09/10 Most drop goals in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 13 March 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostDropGoalInMatch?comp_id=340 Championship Playoffs 09/10 Most drop goals in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 26 May 2010 Player Most points in a match — 24 (x2) CAN James Pritchard for Bedford Blues at home to Nottingham on 16 January 2010 IRE rugby union Gareth Steenson for Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010 Most tries in a match — 4 (x2) ENG Ian Davey for Bedford Blues at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 10 October 2009 SCO Callum MacBurnie for Moseley at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 1 May 2010 Most conversions in a match — 7 ENG James Moore for Cornish Pirates at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 October 2009 Most penalties in a match — 6 (x4) IRE rugby union Gareth Steenson for Exeter Chiefs at home to Doncaster Knights on 12 September 2009 ENG Jonathan West for Rotherham Titans at home to Cornish Pirates on 31 October 2009 ENG Tristan Roberts for Moseley at home to Bristol on 13 March 2010 IRE rugby union Gareth Steenson for Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010 Most drop goals in a match — 2 IRE rugby union Gareth Steenson for Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPointsScorerInMatch?comp_id=318 Championship 09/10 Most points in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 13 March 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPointsScorerInMatch?comp_id=340 Championship Playoffs 09/10 Most points in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 26 May 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostTryScorerInMatch?comp_id=318 Championship 09/10 Most tries in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 13 March 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostTryScorerInMatch?comp_id=340 Championship Playoffs 09/10 Most tries in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 26 May 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostConversionsScorerInMatch?comp_id=318 Championship 09/10 Most conversions in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 13 March 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostConversionsScorerInMatch?comp_id=340 Championship Playoffs 09/10 Most conversions in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 26 May 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPenaltiesScorerInMatch?comp_id=318 Championship 09/10 Most penalties in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 13 March 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPenaltiesScorerInMatch?comp_id=340 Championship Playoffs 09/10 Most penalties in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 26 May 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostDropGoalScorerInMatch?comp_id=318 Championship 09/10 Most drop goals in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 13 March 2010 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostDropGoalScorerInMatch?comp_id=340 Championship Playoffs 09/10 Most drop goals in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 26 May 2010 Attendances Highest — 11,550 Bristol at home to Exeter Chiefs on 26 May 2010 Lowest — 200 Birmingham & Solihull at home to Doncaster Knights on 17 February 2010 Highest Average Attendance — 5,922 Bristol Lowest Average Attendance — 665Birmingham & Solihull are missing 2 home attendances so figure will not be 100% accurate. b Birmingham & Solihull b References Category:2009–10 in English rugby union leagues 2009-10