2009–10 RFU Championship

;Notes == Stage 1 League Table ==

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Promotion Winner of Pool A to play Runner-Up of Pool B, and Winner of Pool B to play Runner-Up of Pool A. Group A: Round 1 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Round 2 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Round 3 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Round 4 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Round 5 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Round 6 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox Group B: Round 1 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Round 2 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Round 3 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Round 4 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Round 5 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Round 6 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox Relegation Bottom club in Group C relegated to National League 1 Group C: • Birmingham & Solihull deducted 2 points for fielding an unregistered player Coventry are relegated to National League 1. Round 1 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Round 2 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Round 3 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Round 4 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 April 2010. ---- Round 5 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Round 4 (Rescheduled Game) {{rugbybox ---- Round 6 {{rugbybox {{rugbybox == Stage 3 ==

Semi-finals The semifinals were one-off single ties held between the winner of Group A and the runner-up of Group B, and the winner of Group B and the runner-up of Group A. The matches took place at the home ground of the group winners. {{rugbybox {{rugbybox ---- Final The two-legged final took place at the home grounds of the two clubs involved, rather than at Twickenham. {{rugbybox {{rugbybox Exeter Chiefs win the Championship and earn promotion to the 2010–11 Premiership. == Total Season Attendances ==

• Figures include playoff semi finals and final == Individual statistics ==

• Player stats include playoff games as well as regular season games. Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Top points scorers Top try scorers ==Season records==

Team ;Largest home win — 52 pts 62 - 10 Cornish Pirates at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 October 2009 ;Largest away win — 45 pts 60 - 15 Bristol away to Cornish Pirates on 1 May 2010 ;Most points scored — 62 pts (x2) 62 - 10 Cornish Pirates at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 October 2009 62 - 12 Exeter Chiefs at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 13 March 2010 ;Most tries in a match — 10 Bristol away to Cornish Pirates on 1 May 2010 ;Most conversions in a match — 7 Cornish Pirates at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 October 2009 ;Most penalties in a match — 6 (x4) Exeter Chiefs at home to Doncaster Knights on 12 September 2009 Rotherham Titans at home to Cornish Pirates on 31 October 2009 Moseley at home to Bristol on 13 March 2010 Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010 ;Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x3) Doncaster Knights at home to Bristol on 24 October 2009 Rotherham Titans at home to Cornish Pirates on 31 October 2009 Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010 Player ;Most points in a match — 24 (x2) James Pritchard for Bedford Blues at home to Nottingham on 16 January 2010 Gareth Steenson for Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010 ;Most tries in a match — 4 (x2) Ian Davey for Bedford Blues at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 10 October 2009 Callum MacBurnie for Moseley at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 1 May 2010 ;Most conversions in a match — 7 James Moore for Cornish Pirates at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 October 2009 ;Most penalties in a match — 6 (x4) Gareth Steenson for Exeter Chiefs at home to Doncaster Knights on 12 September 2009 Jonathan West for Rotherham Titans at home to Cornish Pirates on 31 October 2009 Tristan Roberts for Moseley at home to Bristol on 13 March 2010 Gareth Steenson for Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010 ;Most drop goals in a match — 2 Gareth Steenson for Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010 Attendances ;Highest — 11,550 Bristol at home to Exeter Chiefs on 26 May 2010 ;Lowest — 200 Birmingham & Solihull at home to Doncaster Knights on 17 February 2010 ;Highest Average Attendance — 5,922 Bristol ;Lowest Average Attendance — 665 Birmingham & Solihull ==References==