2009–10 WRU Challenge Cup

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

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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

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Round 1

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Home team Score Away team
Bedlinog 24 - 9 Tredegar
Bridgend 5 – 41 Tonmawr
Builth Wells 9 – 19 Newbridge
Llangennech 21 - 20 Llanharan
Narberth 15 – 11 Bridgend Athletic
Whitland 24 – 11 Ystrad Rhondda RFC

Round 2

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Home team Score Away team
Cardiff 7 – 3 Bedlinog
Bargoed 19 - 9 Corus Saints (Port Talbot)
Beddau 0 – 40 Aberavon
Bedwas 31 – 3 Bonymaen
Carmarthen Athletic 8 – 29 Carmarthen Quins
Cross Keys 39 – 10 Cwmllynfell
Ebbw Vale 7 – 23 Llanelli
Llandovery RFC 24 – 13 Whitland
Llangennech 7 – 34 Tonmawr
Merthyr 6 - 31 Newport
Narberth 28 – 8 Pontypool
Neath 11 - 16 Glamorgan Wanderers
Newbridge 13 – 16 Blackwood
Pontypridd 94 – 0 Felinfoel
Felinfoel 17 - 13 UWIC
Swansea 69 – 3 Caerphilly

Round 3

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Home team Score Away team
Aberavon 33 - 21 Cross Keys
Blackwood 22 - 23 Carmarthen Quins
Llanelli 42 - 20 Bargoed
Narberth 14 – 28 Bedwas
Newport RFC 20 – 22 Cardiff RFC
Pontypridd 17 - 8 Swansea
Glamorgan Wanderers 23 – 16 Rumney
Tonmawr 6 – 60 Llandovery

Finals

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Quarter-finals

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Home team Score Away team
Bedwas 24 – 34 Cardiff
Glamorgan Wanderers 26 - 31 Carmarthen Quins
Pontypridd 41 – 16 Aberavon
Tonmawr 16 – 26 Tonmawr

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Venue
Carmarthen Quins 41 – 12 Pontypridd Brewery Field
Llanelli 46 – 25 Cardiff St. Helens

Final

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Venue
Carmarthen Quins 8 – 20 Llanelli Millennium Stadium
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 March 2010
 
 
Bedwas24
 
17 April 2010 – Brewery Field
 
Cardiff34
 
Carmarthen Quins41
 
27 March 2010
 
Pontypridd12
 
Glamorgan Wanderers26
 
8 May 2010 – Millennium Stadium
 
Carmarthen Quins31
 
Carmarthen Quins8
 
27 March 2010
 
Llanelli20
 
Pontypridd62
 
18 April 2010 – St. Helens
 
Aberavon16
 
Llanelli46
 
27 March 2010
 
Cardiff25
 
Tonmawr16
 
 
Llanelli26
 

See also

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Preceded by
2007–08
WRU Challenge Cup
2008–09
Succeeded by
2009–10