2009–10 British and Irish Cup

The allocation of teams was as follows: • – 12 teams from the RFU Championship • – 3 Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams • – 3 Scottish sides, 2 top clubs from the Scottish Premiership and Gael Force, a side made up of a combination of National Academy players • – 6 top clubs from the Principality Premiership == Competition format ==

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. == Pool stages ==

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Qualifiers The four pool winners proceeded to the knock out stages. {{Round4 Semi-finals ---- ---- Final == Geography ==