Английская Википедия:2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage
Шаблон:European Rugby 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.
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 | Шаблон:Flagicon Munster (1) | Шаблон:Flagicon Leicester Tigers (2) | Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster (3) | Шаблон:Flagicon Toulouse (4) | Шаблон:Flagicon Bath (5) | Шаблон:Flagicon Biarritz (6) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cardiff Blues (8) | Шаблон:Flagicon Stade Français (9) | Шаблон:Flagicon Gloucester (10) | Шаблон:Flagicon Perpignan (11) | Шаблон:Flagicon Ospreys (13) | Шаблон:Flagicon London Irish (14) |
| Tier 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Northampton Saints (15) | Шаблон:Flagicon Sale Sharks (16) | Шаблон:Flagicon Clermont (17) | Шаблон:Flagicon Scarlets (18) | Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster Rugby (20) | Шаблон:Flagicon Newport Gwent Dragons (21) |
| Tier 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Harlequins (23) | Шаблон:Flagicon Glasgow Warriors (24) | Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh (26) | Шаблон:Flagicon Benetton Treviso (28) | Шаблон:Flagicon Brive (29) | Шаблон:Flagicon 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 parenthesesTwo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Munster (1) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 185 | 94 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Northampton Saints (8) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 138 | 104 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Perpignan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 108 | 123 | −15 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Benetton Treviso | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 68 | 178 | −110 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Pool 2
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Biarritz (2) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 188 | 97 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Gloucester [6] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 119 | 129 | −10 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 120 | 140 | −20 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Newport Gwent Dragons | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 108 | 169 | −61 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
- This match was moved to the Scarlets' home ground due to a frozen pitch at the Dragons' home of Rodney Parade.
Pool 3
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Clermont Auvergne (5) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 201 | 120 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ospreys (7) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 188 | 121 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Leicester Tigers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 187 | 123 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Viadana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 42 | −36 | 83 | 295 | −212 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool 4
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Stade Français (6) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 124 | 95 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 127 | 94 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 64 | 94 | −30 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Bath | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 84 | 116 | −32 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
- This match was originally scheduled to be held at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, but heavy snowfall forced it to be moved to Paris.
Pool 5
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Toulouse (3) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 143 | 92 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Cardiff Blues [5] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 149 | 104 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Sale Sharks | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 126 | 153 | −27 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Harlequins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 102 | 171 | −69 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Pool 6
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster (4) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 154 | 60 | 94 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Scarlets [7] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 116 | 147 | −31 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon London Irish | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 140 | 94 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Brive | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 68 | 177 | −109 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Scarlets win the tiebreaker over London Irish by virtue of a head-to-head sweep.
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 | Шаблон:Flagicon Munster | 24 | 19 | +91 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Biarritz | 23 | 19 | +91 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Toulouse | 23 | 14 | +51 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster | 22 | 19 | +94 |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Clermont | 21 | 24 | +81 |
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Stade Français | 18 | 11 | +29 |
| Seed | Pool Runners-up | Pts | TF | +/− |
| 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ospreys | 20 | 17 | +67 |
| 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Northampton | 19 | 16 | +34 |
| 5C | Шаблон:Flagicon Cardiff Blues | 18 | 14 | +45 |
| 6C | Шаблон:Flagicon Gloucester | 17 | 12 | −10 |
| 7C | Шаблон:Flagicon Scarlets | 17 | 12 | −29 |
| – | Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster | 17 | 11 | +33 |
See also
References
External links
Шаблон:European Rugby Champions Cup
