2009–10 WRU Challenge Cup
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The 2009–10 WRU Challenge Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the SWALEC Cup, was the 40th WRU Challenge Cup, the annual national rugby union cup competition of Wales. The previous competition was won by Neath RFC, who had previously won it six times, in 1971–72, 1988–89, 1989–90, 2003–04, 2007–08 and 2008-09.
Calendar
| class="wikitable" |
| Stage
! Date |
|---|
| Round 1
| 12 December 2009 |
| Round 2
| 16–18 January 2010 |
| Round 3
| 20 February 2010 |
| Quarter-finals
| 27 March 2010 |
| Semi-finals
| 17–18 April 2010 |
| Final
| 8 May 2010 |
Matches
=Round 1=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| Home team
!Score !Away team |
|---|
| Bedlinog
|24 - 9 |
| Bridgend
|5 – 41 |
| Builth Wells
|9 – 19 |
| Llangennech
|21 - 20 |
| Narberth
|15 – 11 |
| Whitland
|24 – 11 |
=Round 2=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| Home team
!Score !Away team |
|---|
| Cardiff
|7 – 3 |
| Bargoed
|19 - 9 |
| Beddau
|0 – 40 |
| Bedwas
|31 – 3 |
| Carmarthen Athletic
|8 – 29 |
| Cross Keys
|39 – 10 |
| Ebbw Vale
|7 – 23 |
| Llandovery RFC
|24 – 13 |
| Llangennech
|7 – 34 |
| Merthyr
|6 - 31 |
| Narberth
|28 – 8 |
| Neath
|11 - 16 |
| Newbridge
|13 – 16 |
| Pontypridd
|94 – 0 |
| Felinfoel
|17 - 13 |UWIC |
| Swansea
|69 – 3 |
=Round 3=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| Home team
!Score !Away team |
|---|
| Aberavon
|33 - 21 |
| Blackwood
|22 - 23 |
| Llanelli
|42 - 20 |
| Narberth
|14 – 28 |
| Newport RFC
|20 – 22 |
| Pontypridd
|17 - 8 |
| Glamorgan Wanderers
|23 – 16 |
| Tonmawr
|6 – 60 |
Finals
=Quarter-finals=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| Home team
!Score !Away team |
|---|
| Bedwas
|24 – 34 |
| Glamorgan Wanderers
|26 - 31 |
| Pontypridd
|41 – 16 |
| Tonmawr
|16 – 26 |
=Semi-finals=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| Team 1
!Score !Team 2 !Venue |
|---|
| Carmarthen Quins
|41 – 12 |
| Llanelli
|46 – 25 |
=Final=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| Team 1
!Score !Team 2 !Venue |
|---|
| Carmarthen Quins
|8 – 20 |
{{Round8
|27 March 2010 |Bedwas|24|Cardiff|34
|27 March 2010 |Glamorgan Wanderers|26|Carmarthen Quins|31
|27 March 2010 |Pontypridd|62|Aberavon|16
|27 March 2010 |Tonmawr|16|Llanelli|26
|17 April 2010 – Brewery Field |Carmarthen Quins|41|Pontypridd|12
|18 April 2010 – St. Helens |Llanelli|46|Cardiff|25
|8 May 2010 – Millennium Stadium |Carmarthen Quins|8|Llanelli|20|
}}
See also
External links
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7463380.stm WRU Challenge Cup] on BBC.co.uk
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