2009–10 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.[1]

2009–10 Heineken Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
DateOct 2009 – May 2010
Tournament statistics
Teams24
Matches played79
Attendance1,080,598 (13,678 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz) (113 points)
Top try scorer(s) Tommy Bowe (Ospreys) (7 tries)
Final
VenueStade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance78,962
Champions Toulouse (4th title)
Runners-up Biarritz Olympique

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 Friday 29 May 2009, Newport Gwent Dragons defeated Calvisano 42–17 in a play-off to secure the 24th and final qualification place.[2]

England France Wales Ireland Scotland Italy

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.[3] 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).[4]

The brackets show each team's European Rugby Club Ranking at the start of the 2009–10 season.

Tier 1 Munster (1) Leicester Tigers (2) Leinster (3) Toulouse (4) Bath (5) Biarritz (6)
Tier 2 Cardiff Blues (8) Stade Français (9) Gloucester (10) Perpignan (11) Ospreys (13) London Irish (14)
Tier 3 Northampton Saints (15) Sale Sharks (16) Clermont (17) Scarlets (18) Ulster (20) Newport Gwent Dragons (21)
Tier 4 Harlequins (23) Glasgow Warriors (24) Edinburgh (26) Benetton Treviso (28) Brive (29) Viadana (36)

Pool stage
Further information: 2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage

The draw for the pool stage took place on 9 June 2009 in Paris.

Key to colours
     Winner of each pool, and best two runners-up,
advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
     Third- through fifth- highest-scoring second-place teams
parachute into the knockout stage of the European Challenge Cup.
Seed # in brackets

Pool 1
Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Munster (1) 65011910918594913124
Northampton Saints (8) 64021688138104342119
Perpignan 620412102108123−151211
Benetton Treviso 6105726−1968178−110015

Pool 2
Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Biarritz (2) 65011981118897913023
Gloucester [6] 640212120119129−101017
Glasgow Warriors 6204914−5120140−20019
Newport Gwent Dragons 61051218−6108169−61026

Pool 3
Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Clermont Auvergne (5) 6402241113201120813221
Ospreys (7) 6411211110188121672020
Leicester Tigers 6312231013187123643118
Viadana 6006642−3683295−212000

Pool 4
Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Stade Français (6) 6402117412495291118
Ulster 6402116512794330117
Edinburgh 6303310−76494−300113
Bath 610568−284116−32037

Pool 5
Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Toulouse (3) 6501139414392512123
Cardiff Blues [5] 640214104149104451118
Sale Sharks 63031516−1126153−271114
Harlequins 60061320−7102171−69022

Pool 6
Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Leinster (4) 64111961315460943122
Scarlets [7] 64021220−8116147−311017
London Irish 6312168814094462117
Brive 6006720−1368177−109011
  • 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.
Seed Pool Winners Pts TF +/−
1 Munster 2419+91
2 Biarritz 2319+91
3 Toulouse 2314+51
4 Leinster 2219+94
5 Clermont 2124+81
6 Stade Français 1811+29
Seed Pool Runners-up Pts TF +/−
7 Ospreys 2017+67
8 Northampton 1916+34
5C Cardiff Blues 1814+45
6C Gloucester 1712−10
7C Scarlets 1712−29
– 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 29 – 28 Clermont Auvergne
Try: Heaslip (2) 22' c, 33' c
Con: Sexton (2/2)
Pen: Sexton (5/6) 21', 37', 54', 65', 72'
 Report Try: Malzieu (3) 11' c, 44' m, 62' c
Con: James (2/3)
Pen: James (3/7) 16', 49', 60'
RDS Arena, Dublin
Attendance: 18,500[5]
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
10 April 2010
16:00
Biarritz 29 – 28 Ospreys
Try: Ngwenya 11' c
Balshaw 50' c
Con: Yachvili (2/2)
Pen: Yachvili (2/3) 22', 48'
Drop: Traille (3/4) 1', 23', 60'
 Report Try: R. Jones 19' c
Byrne 35' m
Walker 75' c
Con: Biggar (2/3)
Pen: Biggar (2/4) 45', 53'
Drop: Biggar (1/4) 40'
10 April 2010
17:30
Munster 33 – 19 Northampton Saints
Try: Warwick 4' m
Howlett (2) 24' m, 75' c
de Villiers 52' c
Con: O'Gara (2/4) 53', 76'
Pen: O'Gara (3/4) 1', 58', 67'
 Report Try: Clarke 39' c
Con: Myler (1/1)
Pen: Myler (4/4) 10', 16', 28', 55'
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
11 April 2010
17:30
Toulouse 42 – 16 Stade Français
Try: Jauzion 40' c
Albacete 58' c
Heymans 74' c
Con: Skrela (3/3)
Pen: Skrela (7/9) 24', 32', 45', 48', 66', 70', 79'
 Report Try: Roncero 20'
Con: Beauxis (1/1)
Pen: Beauxis (3/3) 26', 43', 47'
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 35,089
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

Semi-finals
1 May 2010
16:45
Toulouse 26 – 16 Leinster
Try: Jauzion 55' c
Skrela 60' c
Con: Skrela (2/2)
Pen: Skrela (4/6) 4', 16', 30', 71'
Drop: Élissalde (0/1)
 Report Try: Heaslip 64' c
Con: Berne (1/1)
Pen: Berne (2/2) 31', 40'+1'
Kearney (1/1) 42'
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 34,951
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
2 May 2010
16:15
Biarritz Olympique 18 – 7 Munster
Pen: Yachvili (6/6) 39', 44', 65', 72', 78', 80'
 Report Try: Earls 29' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)

Final
Main article: 2010 Heineken Cup Final

The final was played at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis.

22 May 2010
18:00
Biarritz 19 – 21 Toulouse
Try: Hunt 73' c
Con: Courrent (1/1)
Pen: Yachvili (4/4) 4', 15', 29', 48'
 Report Pen: Fritz (1/1) 21'
Skrela (3/5) 33', 36', 65'
Drop: Fritz (1/1) 38'
Skrela (2/2) 51', 58'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,962 [6]
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Leading scorers

See also

Notes and references
  1. Kitson, Robert (2010-05-22). "Toulouse outmuscle Biarritz to win uninspiring Heineken Cup final". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  2. "Calvisano 17–42 NG Dragons". BBC. 2009-05-29. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  3. "ERC European Rankings (May 2009)". European Rugby Cup. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  4. "ERC Draw Regulations (May 2009)". European Rugby Cup. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  5. BBC Sport
  6. https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheMatch12551.html
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