2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage

The pool stage of the 2009–10 Heineken Cup was the opening phase of the annual competition, in which 24 teams were arranged into six pools contesting of four teams each and then competed in a home-and-away double round robin. Eight teams, specifically the six pool winners and the two best runners-up, qualified for the quarter-finals, starting a knock-out phase that will end with the final at Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis.

2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage
Season2009–10 Heineken Cup
Date9 October 2009 – 24 January 2010
Qualifiers
Seed 1 Munster
Seed 2 Biarritz
Seed 3 Toulouse
Seed 4 Leinster
Seed 5 Clermont
Seed 6 Stade Français
Seed 7 Ospreys
Seed 8 Northampton
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For the first time, the third- through fifth-ranking runners-up parachuted into the knockout stage of the European Challenge Cup.[1] Also for the first time, the winner of the Heineken Cup will receive an automatic berth in the following season's competition.[1] The draw for the pools took place on 9 June 2009 in Paris.[2][3]

Seeding within pools

The seeding system was the same as in the 2008–09 tournament. The 24 competing teams were ranked based on past Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup performance, with each pool receiving one team from each quartile, or Tier.[4] 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).[5]

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 Rugby (20) Newport Gwent Dragons (21)
Tier 4 Harlequins (23) Glasgow Warriors (24) Edinburgh (26) Benetton Treviso (28) Brive (29) Viadana (36)

Seeding for the knockout phase

The winners of each of the six pools were seeded 1 to 6 first by competition points, then tries scored, and finally score difference. The runners-up were similarly sorted, and the best two were seeded seven and eight and progressed to the quarter-finals alongside the six winners. The top four seeds are given home matches in the quarter-finals, with seed 1 playing seed 8, seed 2 playing seed 7, etc.

After the two second-place teams advancing to the Heineken Cup quarter-finals were determined, the next three second-place finishers parachuted into the quarter-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup. These teams became the 5th through 7th seeds in the Challenge Cup knockout phase, and played their quarter-finals away.

Pools
Key to colours
     Winner of each pool,
advance to quarterfinals. Seed # in parentheses
     Two highest-scoring second-place teams,
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
10 October 2009
13:30
Benetton Treviso 9–8 Perpignan
Pen: Goosen (3/4) 22', 39', 63' Report Try: Porical 77' m
Pen: Porical (1/2) 54'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
10 October 2009
18:00
Northampton Saints 31–27 Munster
Tries: Ashton (2) 17' m, 45' c
Geraghty 40' c
Con: Geraghty (2/3)
Pen: Geraghty (4/6) 10', 34', 38', 75'		 Report Tries: Wallace 25' m
O'Leary 68' c
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 32', 36', 49', 61'
Drop: Warwick 20'
16 October 2009
21:00
Perpignan 29–13 Northampton Saints
Tries: Penalty try 17' c
Marty 39' c
Con: Porical (2/2)
Pen: Porical (5/6) 7', 23', 51', 66', 70'		 Report Tries: Ashton 27' m
Mujati 45' m
Pen: Geraghty (1/1) 22'
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan
Attendance: 12,854
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
17 October 2009
13:35
Munster 41–10 Benetton Treviso
Tries: Warwick 30' c
Dowling (2) 40' m, 68' c
Leamy 42' m
Fogarty 54' m
Wallace 64' c
de Villiers 76' m
Con: O'Gara (3/7)		 Report Tries: Williams 15' m
Vilk 25' m
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
11 December 2009
20:00
Munster 24–23 Perpignan
Pen: O'Gara (7/9) 3', 10', 25', 36', 46', 63', 75'
Drop: O'Gara (1/2) 55'		 Report Tries: Vivalda 5' m
Durand 12' c
Burger 70' m
Con: Porical (1/2)
Pen: Porical (1/1) 52'
Mélé (1/1) 65'
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
12 December 2009
15:00
Northampton Saints 30–18 Benetton Treviso
Tries: Foden 40' m
Ansbro 43' m
Ashton (2) 46' c, 53' c
Con: Geraghty (2/4)
Pen: Geraghty (1/2) 12'
Myler (1/1) 67'		 Report Tries: Vermaak 5' c
Goosen 58' m
Con: Botes (1/2)
Drop: Goosen (2) 17', 34'
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 12,071
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
19 December 2009
14:30
Benetton Treviso 18–21 Northampton Saints
Tries: Mulleri 51' m
Penalty try 73' c
Con: Botes (1/2)
Pen: Goosen 58'
Botes 55'		 Report Tries: Dowson 37' c
Clarke 45' c
Lawes 69' c
Con: Myler (2/2)
Geraghty (1/1)
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
20 December 2009
16:00
Perpignan 14–37 Munster
Tries: Guirado 67 m
Con: Mélé (1/1)
Pen: Mélé (3/5) 4', 30', 35'		 Report Tries: Fogarty 22' c
Hurley 58' c
de Villiers 69' c
Howlett 80' c
Con: O'Gara (3/3)
Warwick (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 13', 44', 49'
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan
Attendance: 14,282
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
16 January 2010
14:35
Benetton Treviso 7–44 Munster
Try: Zanni 24' c
Con: Goosen (1/1)
 Report Try: Hurley 3' m
Earls (2) 6' m, 63' c
O'Callaghan 11' c
Warwick 33' c
Ryan 80' c
Con: O'Gara (3/5)
Warwick (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 15', 29'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Chris White (England)
17 January 2010
15:00
Northampton Saints 34–0 Perpignan
Try: Ashton 43' c
Dowson 54' c
Dickson 61' c
Clarke 80' c
Con: Geraghty (3/3)
Myler (1/1)
Pen: Geraghty (2/3) 26', 35'
 Report
22 January 2010
20:00
Munster 12–9 Northampton Saints
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 3', 40', 56', 70' Report Pen: Reihana (1/2) 32'
Geraghty (1/2) 53'
Myler (1/1) 74'
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
22 January 2010
21:00
Perpignan 34–6 Benetton Treviso
Tries: Geli 40' m
Tincu (2) 47' c, 70' m
Vivalda 67' c
Grandclaude 76' c
Pen: Laharrague (1) 25'
Con: Laharrague (2/4)
Porical (1/1)		 Report Pen: Goosen (1) 19'
Botes (1) 53'
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan
Attendance: 9,554
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)

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
9 October 2009
20:00
Gloucester 19–17 Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Qera 23' c
Con: Robinson (1/1)
Pen: Robinson (4/5) 44', 52', 54', 74'
 Report Try: Arlidge 30' c
Bearman 35' c
Con: Arlidge (2/2)
Pen: Arlidge (1/2) 58'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 11,846
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
10 October 2009
15:45
Glasgow Warriors 18–22 Biarritz
Pen: Parks (5/6) 5', 9', 16', 27', 42'
Drop: Parks 58'
 Report Try: Lund 49' c<
Con: Yachvili (1/1)
Pen: Yachvili (3/4) 19', 30', 65'
Drop: Traille 22'
Bosch 40'
Firhill Arena, Glasgow
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
16 October 2009
19:30
Newport Gwent Dragons 22–14 Glasgow Warriors
Try: Jones 12' c
Charteris 38' m
M. Thomas 40' c
Con: Arlidge (2/3)
Drop: Arlidge (1/1) 37'
 Report Try: Beattie 24' c
Tkachuk 55' c
Con: Parks (2/2)
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 6,119
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
17 October 2009
14:35
Biarritz 42–15 Gloucester
Try: Ngwenya (3) 36' m, 40' c, 50' c
Erinle 60' c
Courrent 78' c
Con: Yachvili (4/5)
Pen: Yachvili (3/4) 2', 14', 27'
 Report Try: Voyce 56' m
Boer 67' c
Con: Burns (1/2)
Pen: Robinson (1/1) 9'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
11 December 2009
19:30
Glasgow Warriors 33–11 Gloucester
Try: M. Evans 33' m
Stortoni 37' c
Con: Parks (1/2)
Pen: Parks (7/8) 3', 7', 14', 21', 26', 44', 75'
 Report Try: Sharples 23' m
Pen: Robinson (2/2) 11', 16'
Firhill Arena, Glasgow
Attendance: 4,462
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
13 December 2009
13:45
Biarritz 49–13 Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Penalty try 19' c
Yachvili 29' c
Ngwenya 31' c
Balshaw (2) 45' m, 55' c
Courrent 78' c
Con: Yachvili (4/5)
Courrent (1/1)
Pen: Yachvili (3/4) 5', 15', 27'
 Report Try: Riley 59' c
Con: Arlidge (1/1)
Pen: Arlidge (2/2) 10', 28'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
19 December 2009
13:35
Newport Gwent Dragons 8–26 Biarritz
Try: Fussell 5' m
Pen: Arlidge (1/1) 40'
 Report Try: Yachvili (2) 59' c, 79' c
Con: Yachvili (2/2)
Pen: Yachvili (3/3) 3', 16', 40'
Drop: Traille (1/1) 52'
  • This match was moved to the Scarlets' home ground due to a frozen pitch at the Dragons' home of Rodney Parade.
20 December 2009
12:45
Gloucester 19–6 Glasgow Warriors
Try: Sharples 57' m
Brown 70' m
Pen: Robinson (3/3) 42', 51', 65'
 Report Pen: Parks (1/2) 13'
Drop: Parks (1/1) 26'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 10,342
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
15 January 2010
19:30
Glasgow Warriors 29–25 Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Dewey 1' c
Beattie 3' m
Thomson 63' m
Con: Jackson (1/2)
Pen: Jackson (3/3) 10', 30', 37
Gregor (1/1) 19'
 Report Try: Sidoli 5' m
Harris 24' c
Gomer-Davies 34' c
Con: Connor (1/2)
Tovey (1/1)
Pen: Connor (1/1) 50'
Arlidge (1/1) 61'
Firhill Arena, Glasgow
Attendance: 2,626
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
16 January 2010
15:00
Gloucester 23–8 Biarritz
Try: Vainikolo 20' c
Molenaar 66' c
Con: Robinson (2/2)
Pen: Robinson (3/4) 11', 33', 46'
 Report Try: Harinordoquy 75' m
Con: Tranier (0/1)
Pen: Courrent (1/2) 27'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 10,103
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
24 January 2010
13:45
Biarritz 41–20 Glasgow Warriors
Try: Coetzee 36' m
Ngwenys 64' c
Penalty try 68' c
Bolakoro 79' c
Con: Courrent (3/4)
Pen: Courrent (5/7) 3', 28', 52', 56', 62'
 Report Try: T. Evans 10' c
Cusiter 49' c
Con: Parks (2/2)
Pen: Parks (2/3) 22', 24'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
24 January 2010
12:45
Newport Gwent Dragons 23–32 Gloucester
Try: Gomer-Davies 33' c
Smith 80' c
Con: Arlidge (1/1)
Tovey (1/1)
Pen: Arlidge (2) 20', 27'
Drop: Arlidge 40'
 Report Try: Qera (3) 22' c, 43' m, 65' c
Penalty try 69' c
Con: Robinson (3/4)
Pen: Robinson (2) 8', 60'
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 5,653
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

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
10 October 2009
16:00
Clermont Auvergne 36–18 Viadana
Try: Bai 1' c
Russell (2) 17' c, 73' c
Debaty 57' m
Privat 59' m
Con: Parra (3/4)
James (1/1)
Pen: Parra (1/1) 12'
 Report Pen: Hola (3/4) 5', 62', 66'
Law (3/4) 25', 33', 50'
Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 13,970
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
11 October 2009
12:45
Leicester Tigers 32–32 Ospreys
Try: J. Murphy 2' m
Twelvetrees 38' c
González Amorosino 47' c
Staunton 74' c
Con: Staunton (2/3)
Twelvetrees (1/1)
Pen: Staunton (1/4) 10'
Twelvetrees (1/2) 66'
 Report Try: Williams 22' c
Bowe 31' c
Con: Biggar (2/2)
Pen: Biggar (5/5) 13', 21', 34', 42', 63'
Drop: Biggar (1/2) 25'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 20,029
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
17 October 2009
14:30
Viadana 11–46 Leicester Tigers
Try: Robertson 26' m
Pen: Hola (2/3) 21', 52'
 Report Try: J. Murphy 9' m
Hamilton (3) 30' c, 60' m, 75' m
Croft 36' c
González Amorosino 67' c
Penalty try 79' c
Con: Staunton (2/3)
Twelvetrees (2/4)
Pen: Staunton (1/1) 5'
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
18 October 2009
12:45
Ospreys 25–24 Clermont Auvergne
Try: Bowe 9' m
R. Jones 28' c
Davies 40'+1' c
Con: Biggar (2/3)
Pen: Biggar (1/2) 64'
Drop: Hook 2'
 Report Try: Baby 42' c
Domingo 50' c
Lapandry 53' c'
Con: James (3/3)
Drop: James 20'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 9,238
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
12 December 2009
14:30
Viadana 7–62 Ospreys
Try: Quinnell 53' c
Con: Law (1/1)
 Report Try: A.W. Jones 15' c
Walker 22' c
Januarie 31' c
Collins 33' c
Hibbard (2) 42' c, 59' c
Bowe 60' c
Owen 67' c
Con: Biggar (8/8)
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 5', 38'
13 December 2009
16:00
Clermont Auvergne 40–30 Leicester Tigers
Try: Lapandry 10' c
Nalaga (2) 25' c, 40' m
Parra 56' c
Cudmore 73' m
Con: James (3/5)
Pen: James (2/2) 1', 45'
Drop: Floch 35'
 Report Try: Allen 70' c
Flood 72' c
Staunton 77' c
Con: Flood (3/3)
Pen: Flood (3/3) 6', 22', 29'
Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 14,657
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
19 December 2009
14:30
Ospreys 45–19 Viadana
Try: Bowe (2) 24' c, 70' c
Tiatia 32' c
Parker 37' c
Owen 42'c
Walker 74' c
Con: Biggar (6/6)
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 7'
 Report Try: Quinnell 72' c
Con: Law (1/1)
Pen: Law (4/5) 9', 40', 49', 58'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 7,974
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
19 December 2009
18:00
Leicester Tigers 20–15 Clermont Auvergne
Try: Allen 29' c
Hamilton 75' c
Con: Flood (2/2)
Pen: Flood (2/3) 13', 21'
 Report Pen: James (2/5) 40', 77'
Drop: James (3/3) 19', 25', 65'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 21,286
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
16 January 2010
14:00
Leicester Tigers 47–8 Viadana
Try: Hipkiss (2) 6' c, 70' c
Woods 20' c
Flood 32' c
Hamilton (2) 34' c, 39' c
Mauger 74' m
Con: Flood (5/5)
Vesty (1/2)
 Report Try: Canavosio 55' m
Pen: Law (1/1) 8'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 21,726
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
16 January 2010
16:45
Clermont Auvergne 27–7 Ospreys
Try: Malzieu 61' m
Nalaga 77' c
Con: James (1/2)
Pen: James (4/7) 15', 22', 34', 69'
Drop: James (1/3) 39'
 Report Try: Bowe 6' c
Con: Biggar (1/1)
Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 15,482
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
23 January 2010
14:35
Viadana 20–59 Clermont Auvergne
Try: García 66' c
Krause 78' c
Con: Hola (2/2)
Pen: Law (1/2) 42'
Drop: Johannson (1/1) 8'
 Report Try: Parra 1' c
Rougerie (2) 21' c, 34' c
Nalaga (2) 25' m, 55' m
Vermeulen 48' c
Malzieu 51' c
Penalty try 63' c
Bonnaire 77' c
Con: James (6/8)
Floch (1/1)
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
23 January 2010
13:35
Ospreys 17–12 Leicester Tigers
Try: Bowe 38' m
Pen: Biggar (3/4) 13', 25', 54'
Drop: Biggar (1/3) 8'
 Report Pen: Flood (3/4) 6', 11', 50'
Drop: Staunton (1/2) 22'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 15,626
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

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
9 October 2009
19:30
Ulster 26–12 Bath
Try: Nagusa 13' c
Faloon 52' c
Con: Humphreys (2/2)
Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 10', 56', 78'
Drop: Humphreys 42'
 Report Pen: Davis (4/4) 8', 20', 48', 54'
Ravenhill, Belfast
Attendance: 10,914
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
10 October 2009
14:35
Stade Français 31–7 Edinburgh
Try: Arias 7' c
Parisse 9' c
Papé 23' c
Beauxis 29' c
Con: Dupuy (4/4)
Pen: Oelschig (1/1) 59'
 Report Try: Cairns 72' c
Con: Godman (1/1)
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Attendance: 8,933
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
17 October 2009
15:45
Edinburgh 17–13 Ulster
Try: Visser 70' m
Pen: Godman (4/6) 2', 21', 67', 80'
 Report Try: Nagusa 22' c
Con: Humphreys (1/1)
Pen: Humphreys (2/3) 29', 45'
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 5,747
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
18 October 2009
15:00
Bath 27–29 Stade Français
Try: Little 20' m
Carraro 25' c
Con: Little (1/2)
Pen: Little (5/5) 11', 30', 34', 45', 71'
 Report Try: Phillips 75' m
Pen: Dupuy (7/8) 18', 27', 38', 47', 53', 69', 79'
Drop: Beauxis (1/4) 6'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 11,700
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
12 December 2009
13:35
Ulster 23–13 Stade Français
Try: Brady 20' c
Danielli 48' c
Con: Humphreys (2/2)
Pen: Humphreys (3/4) 13', 34', 47'
 Report Try: Arias 74' c
Con: Oelschig (1/1)
Pen: Beauxis (2/3) 18', 28'
Ravenhill, Belfast
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
13 December 2009
15:00
Bath 16–9 Edinburgh
Try: Dixon 2' m
Stephenson 29' m
Con: Little (0/2)
Pen: Little (2/2) 6', 72'
 Report Pen: Paterson (3/3) 12', 20', 37'
Drop: Godman (0/1)
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 11,600
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
19 December 2009
13:35
Edinburgh 9–6 Bath
Pen: Paterson (3/3) 2', 32', 62'
 Report Pen: Little (2/3) 21', 30'
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 5,238
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
20 December 2009
15:00
Stade Français 29–16 Ulster
Try: Szarzewski 9' c
Kayser 66' c
Con: Beauxis (2/2)
Pen: Beauxis (5/5) 4', 16', 22', 32', 60'
 Report Try: Trimble 69' c
Con: Humphreys (1/1)
Pen: Humphreys (3/3) 2', 14', 37'
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Chris White (England)
15 January 2010
20:00
Ulster 21–13 Edinburgh
Try: Cave 28' m
Boss 55' c
Con: Humphreys (1/2)
Pen: Humphreys (2/2) 45', 69'
O'Connor (1/1) 80'
 Report Try: Thompson 61' c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (2/2) 22', 36'
Ravenhill, Belfast
Attendance: 8,262
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
16 January 2010
14:35
Stade Français 15–13 Bath
Try: Arias (2) 22' m, 33' c
Con: Beauxis (1/2)
Pen: Beauxis (1/3) 15'
 Report Try: Claassens 35' c
Con: Little (1/1)
Pen: Little (2/2) 19', 41'
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
23 January 2010
15:45
Bath 10–28 Ulster
Try: Banahan 20' c
Con: Little (1/1)
Pen: Little (1/2) 53'
 Report Try: Trimble 42' m
Cave 49' c
Wallace 77' c
Con: O'Connor (2/3)
Pen: O'Connor (3/3) 5', 19', 33'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 10,845
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
23 January 2010
15:45
Edinburgh 9–7 Stade Français
Pen: Paterson (3/5) 11', 36' 45'
 Report Try: Papé 27' c
Con: Beauxis (1/1)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 3,792
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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
10 October 2009
13:35
Cardiff Blues 20–6 Harlequins
Try: James 43' c
Halfpenny 79' c
Con: Blair (2/2)
Pen: Blair (2/3) 3', 19'
 Report Pen: Evans (2/3) 7', 64'
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 11,127
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
11 October 2009
16:00
Toulouse 36–17 Sale Sharks
Try: Médard 2' c
Clerc (2) 13' c, 28' c
Donguy (2) 41' m, 67' c
Con: Élissalde (3/4)
Michalak (1/1)
Pen: Élissalde (1/1) 24'
 Report Try: O'Donnell 76' c
Cohen 80' c
Con: Macleod (2/2)
Pen: Macleod (1/1) 5'
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 28,534
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
16 October 2009
20:00
Sale Sharks 27–26 Cardiff Blues
Try: Koyamaibole 33' c
Schofield 37' c
Gaskell 42' c
Con: Hodgson (3/3)
Pen: Hodgson (1/2) 24'
Drop: Hodgson (1/1) 69'
 Report Try: Powell 49' c
Sowden-Taylor 77' c
Con: Blair (2/2)
Pen: Blair (3/3) 1', 10', 65
Halfpenny (1/3) 29'
Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 8,156
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
17 October 2009
18:00
Harlequins 19–23 Toulouse
Try: Monye (2) 28' m, 54' m
Pen: Evans (3/3) 8', 22', 33'
 Report Try: Donguy 45' c
Sowerby 49' c
Con: Élissalde (2/2)
Pen: Élissalde (1/1)
Michalak (1/2) 63'
Fritz (1/1) 79'
Twickenham Stoop Stadium, London
Attendance: 12,032
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
12 December 2009
15:45
Cardiff Blues 15–9 Toulouse
Pen: Blair (4/4) 8', 34', 45', 64'
Halfpenny (1/1) 78'
 Report Pen: Fritz (1/3) 53'
Michalak (1/1) 66'
Drop: Skrela (1/3) 71'
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 10,511
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
13 December 2009
12:45
Harlequins 19–29 Sale Sharks
Try: Evans 19' c
Strettle 35' m
Easter 44' m
Con: Evans (2/3)
 Report Try: Peel 7' c
Macleod 10' c
Seymour 21' c
Cohen 51' m
Con: Hodgson (3/4)
Pen: Hodgson (1/2) 40'
Twickenham Stoop Stadium, London
Attendance: 10,533
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
19 December 2009
14:35
Toulouse 23–7 Cardiff Blues
Try: Dusautoir 25' m
Pen: Michalak (5/6) 12', 45', 60', 69', 76'
Drop: Michalak (1/1) 54'
 Report Try: Filise 30' c
Con: Blair (1/1)
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 30,530
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
20 December 2009
15:00
Sale Sharks 21–17 Harlequins
Try: Koyamaibole 3' m
Roberts 56' c
Con: Hodgson (1/1)
Pen: Hodgson (3/3) 40', 44' 66'
 Report Try: Evans 7' c
Croall 29' c
Con: Evans (2/2)
Pen: Evans 62'
Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 7,764
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
16 January 2010
15:45
Cardiff Blues 36–19 Sale Sharks
Try: Rees 42' c
Davies 46' c
Rush 80'+2' c
Con: Blair (3/3)
Pen: Blair (4/4) 3', 21', 34', 55'
Halfpenny (1/3) 30'
 Report Try: Koyamaibole 8' m
Tait 49' c
Gaskell 78' c
Con: Hodgson (2/3)
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 9,172
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
17 January 2010
16:00
Toulouse 33–21 Harlequins
Try: Fritz 36' c
Boulihou 48' c
Heymans 58' m
Médard 65' m
Con: Élissalde (2/2)
Michalak (0/2)
Pen: Élissalde (2) 31', 33'
 Report Try: Brown 22' c
Monye (2) 75', 80'
Con: Evans (3/3)
Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse
Attendance: 17,535
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
24 January 2010
15:00
Harlequins 20–45 Cardiff Blues
Try: Lowe 1' m
Easter 23' m
Care 38' c
Con: Clegg (1/3)
Pen: Clegg (1/1) 10'
 Report Try: G Thomas 14' c
Blair 19' c
Sweeney 29' c
Rush 33' c
Roberts (2) 49' c, 72' c
Con: Blair (6/6)
Pen: Blair (1/4) 57'
Twickenham Stoop Stadium, London
Attendance: 10,788
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
24 January 2010
15:00
Sale Sharks 13–19 Toulouse
Try: Tait 66' c
Con: Hodgson (1/1)
Pen: Hodgson (2/2) 3', 17'
 Report Try: Lacombe 41' c
Con: Élissalde (2) 9', 38'
Pen: Élissalde (2/2) 52', 70'
Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 7,820
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

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 a head-to-head sweep.
9 October 2009
20:00
Leinster 9–12 London Irish
Pen: Sexton (3/3) 2', 11', 74' Report Pen: Hodgson (1/1) 9'
Hewat (1/2) 39'
Lamb (2/2) 65', 78'
RDS Arena, Dublin
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
10 October 2009
15:00
Scarlets 24–12 Brive
Tries: Williams 40' m
R. Thomas 78' c
Con: S. Jones (1/2)
Pen: S. Jones (3/6) 4', 21', 53'
Priestland (1/1) 68'		 Report Pen: Goode (3/3) 2', 9', 27'
Orquera (1/1) 55'
Parc y Scarlets, Pemberton
Attendance: 8,062
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
17 October 2009
15:00
London Irish 25–27 Scarlets
Tries: Danaher 7' m
Seveali'i 27' c
Tagicakibau 67' c
Con: Lamb (2/3)
Pen: Lamb (1/2) 17'
Drop: Lamb 10'		 Report Tries: Evans 12' c
M. Jones 29' c
Con: S. Jones (2/2)
Pen: S. Jones (5/7) 26', 39', 54', 72', 78'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 11,947
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
17 October 2009
16:45
Brive 13–36 Leinster
Try: Vosloo 66' c
Con: Goode (1/1)
Pen: Goode (2/2) 3', 29'		 Report Tries: Kearney 15' c
McLaughlin (2) 68' c, 80' c
Con: Sexton (2/2)
Berne (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (5/5) 9', 24', 34', 40', 42'
Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Attendance: 11,300
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
12 December 2009
18:00
Scarlets 7–32 Leinster
Try: Davies 46' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)		 Report Tries: Horgan 4' c
D'Arcy 24 c
Berne 29' m
O'Brien 72' c
Con: Berne (3/4)
Pen: Berne (2/2) 19', 56'
Parc y Scarlets, Pemberton
Attendance: 9,012
Referee: Chris White (England)
12 December 2009
19:00
Brive 3–36 London Irish
Pen: Palisson (1/1) 40' Report Tries: Malone 5' c
Homer (2) 19' m, 78' c
S. Armitage 49' c
Thorpe 69' c
Con: Malone (3/4)
Lamb (1/1)
Pen: Malone (1/1) 37'
Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
19 December 2009
15:00
London Irish 34–13 Brive
Tries: Homer 10' c,
Mapusua 33' c,
Seveali'i 59' c
D. Armitage 80' c
Con: Malone (3/3)
Lamb (1/1)
Pen: Malone (2 ) 17', 29'		 Report Tries: Namy 77' c
Con: Orquera (1/1)
Pen: Orquera (2) 13' 15'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 9,275
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
19 December 2009
15:45
Leinster 39–7 Scarlets
Tries: Kearney (2) 5' m, 22' m
Horgan 38'
D'Arcy (2) 46'c, 58' c
O'Driscoll (2) 56' m, 72'm
Con: Berne (2/7)		 Report Try: Priestlend 66' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
RDS Arena, Dublin
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
16 January 2010
18:00
Leinster 27– 10 Brive
Try: Penalty try 26' c
Nacewa 45' m
D'Arcy 67' c
O'Driscoll 80' m
Con: Sexton (2/4)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 43'
 Report Try: Uys 60' m
Spedding 76' m
Con: Agulla (2/2)
Pen: Orquera (0/1)
RDS Arena, Dublin
Attendance: 17,836
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
17 January 2010
12:45
Scarlets 31–22 London Irish
Try: Davies (2) 9' c, 80' c
McCusker (2) 62' c, 67' c
Con: Priestland (4/4)
Pen: Priestland (1/5) 39'
 Report Try: Homer 3' m
Paice 15' c
Hala'ufia 50' c
Con: Lamb (2/3)
Pen: Lamb (1/1) 29'
Parc y Scarlets, Pemberton
Attendance: 7,017
Referee: Jérôme Garces (France)
23 January 2010
19:00
Brive 17–20 Scarlets
Try: Bonrepaux 19' m
Agulla 24' m
Cooke 58' c
Con: Orquera (1/3)
 Report Try: Welch 36' c
Stoddart 46' c
Con: S. Jones (2/2)
Pen: S. Jones (2) 28', 64'
Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
23 January 2010
18:00
London Irish 11–11 Leinster
Try: Malone 65' m
Pen: Malone (2/4) 34', 77'
 Report Try: Nacewa 37' m
Pen: Sexton (1/2) 4'
Drop: Sexton 78'
Twickenham, London[6]
Attendance: 37,323
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Seeding and runners-up
  • Bare numbers indicate Heineken Cup quarter-final seeding.
  • Numbers with "C" indicate Challenge Cup quarter-final 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

See also
  • 2009-10 Heineken Cup

References
  1. "Format and qualification changes for Europe" (Press release). European Rugby Cup. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  2. BBC Sport: Clubs learn Heineken Cup groups
  3. "ERC". Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  4. "ERC European Rankings (May 2009)". European Rugby Cup. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  5. "ERC Draw Regulations (May 2009)". European Rugby Cup. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
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