2009–10 British and Irish Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
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Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Date | November 2009 – May 2010 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 24 |
Matches played | 63 |
Attendance | 103,545 (1,644 per match) |
Tries scored | 321 (5.1 per match) |
Final | |
Venue | Recreation Ground, Camborne |
Attendance | 4,240 |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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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'. [1]
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.
The allocation of teams was as follows:
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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. [2] [3]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 66 | +46 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 65 | +24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 54 | +27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 129 | −94 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
22 November 2009 14:00 |
Cornish Pirates
![]() | 29 – 8 |
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Stats |
Camborne Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,370 |
13 February 2010 15:00 |
Plymouth Albion
![]() | 9 – 13 |
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Stats |
Brickfields Stadium Attendance: 2,413 |
28 February 2010 14:00 |
Cornish Pirates
![]() | 34 – 17 |
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Stats |
Camborne Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,564 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 41 | +70 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 74 | +48 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 59 | +22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 98 | −5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 126 | 144 | −18 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 171 | −117 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 62 | +103 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 78 | +59 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 94 | −2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 131 | −80 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 106 | 117 | −11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 138 | −69 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 58 | +105 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 124 | +23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 127 | +20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 111 | +21 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 124 | −25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 220 | −144 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
28 November 2009 14:00 |
Birmingham & Solihull
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Stats |
Sharmans Cross Road Attendance: 377 |
The four pool winners proceeded to the knock out stages.
Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
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D |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 58 | +105 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
B |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 41 | +70 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
C |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 62 | +103 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
A |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 66 | +46 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
25 April 2010 - Camborne | ||||||
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16 May 2010 - Camborne | ||||||
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24 April 2010 - Thomond Park | ||||||
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24 April 2010 15:30 |
Munster A
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Try: J Manning (2), D Williams, S Archer Con: D Cusack (2/4) Pen: D Cusack (1) |
Report Stats | Pen: J McKinney (1) |
Thomond Park,
Limerick Attendance: 24,112 |
25 April 2010 15:00 |
Cornish Pirates
![]() | 43 – 5 |
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Try: Davies, Bentley, Morgan, Cattle, Jackson, McGlone Con: Bently (5/6) Pen: Bently | Report | Try: Armitage |
Recreation Ground,
Camborne Attendance: 2,327 Referee: Llyr Ap Geraint Roberts |
16 May 2010 18:00 |
Cornish Pirates
![]() | 23 – 14 |
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Try: Winn, McAtee Con: Bentley (2/2) Pen: Bentley (3) |
Report Stats | Try: Barnes Pen: Cusack (3) |
Recreation Ground,
Camborne Attendance: 4,240 Referee: ![]() |