The 2009–10 Principality Premiership was the fifteenth Principality Premiership season and the sixth under its current format. The season began in August 2009 and ended in May 2010. Fourteen teams played each other on a home and away basis, with teams earning four points for a win, and a bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match. The losing team may also earn a bonus point if they lose by seven points or less.
British and Irish Cup qualification and play-off news [ edit ] The top six clubs from the 2008-09 season qualified for the new British and Irish Cup competition. A play-off system was added at the end of the season for the top eight sides to qualify for the following season's British and Irish Cup. Only six teams can qualify for this from the eight. These play-offs do not decide the League Championship, as the league leaders at the end of the regular 26 game season will be Champions. The winners of the play-offs would win a one-off trophy.
The fourteen teams competing consisted of Aberavon RFC , Bedwas RFC , Cardiff RFC , Carmarthen Quins , Cross Keys RFC , Ebbw Vale RFC , Glamorgan Wanderers RFC , Llandovery RFC , Llanelli RFC , Neath RFC , Newport RFC , Pontypool RFC , Pontypridd RFC , Swansea RFC .
Locations of Premier League teams (09/10) with colour marker showing which region they belong to
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area Aberavon RFC Talbot Athletic Ground 3,000 Port Talbot , Neath Port Talbot Bedwas The Bridge Field 3,000 Bedwas , Caerphilly Cardiff RFC The Arms Park 12,500 Cardiff Carmarthen Quins Carmarthen Park 3,000 Carmarthen , Carmarthenshire Cross Keys RFC Pandy Park 3,000 Crosskeys , Caerphilly Ebbw Vale RFC Eugene Cross Park 8,000 Ebbw Vale , Blaenau Gwent Glamorgan Wanderers RFC The Memorial Ground 3,000 Ely , Cardiff Llandovery RFC Church Bank Playing Fields 5,000 Llandovery , Carmarthenshire Llanelli RFC Parc y Scarlets 14,870 Llanelli , Carmarthenshire Neath RFC The Gnoll 7,500 Neath , Neath Port Talbot Newport RFC Rodney Parade 10,500 Newport Pontypool RFC Pontypool Park 8,800 Pontypool , Torfaen Pontypridd RFC Sardis Road 7,861 Pontypridd , Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea RFC St Helens 4,500 Swansea
KEY Champions Qualified for play-offs Relegated
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue August 29 14:30 Bedwas RFC 15 – 34 Neath RFC (1 BP) The Bridge Field August 29 14:30 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) 29 – 35 Swansea RFC (1 BP) The Arms Park August 29 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers 27 – 23 Ebbw Vale RFC (1 BP) The Memorial Ground August 29 14:30 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 47 – 16 Cross Keys RFC Parc y Scarlets August 29 14:30 Newport RFC (1 BP) 36 – 6 Carmarthen Quins Rodney Parade August 29 14:30 Pontypool RFC 25 – 38 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park August 29 14:30 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) 36 – 21 Llandovery RFC Sardis Road
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue September 5 14:30 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 31 – 22 Glamorgan Wanderers Talbot Athletic Ground September 5 14:30 Bedwas RFC 30 – 23 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) The Bridge Field September 5 14:30 Carmarthen Quins 17 – 13 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) Carmarthen Park September 5 14:30 Cross Keys RFC 30 – 23 Pontypool RFC (1 BP) Pandy Park September 5 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC 3 – 30 Cardiff RFC Eugene Cross Park September 5 14:30 Llandovery RFC 19 – 35 Neath RFC Church Bank Playing Fields September 5 14:30 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 38 – 6 Newport RFC St Helens
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue September 12 14:30 Bedwas RFC 26 – 58 Swansea RFC (1 BP) The Bridge Field September 12 14:30 Carmarthen Quins (1 BP) 22 – 25 Neath RFC Carmarthen Park September 12 14:30 Cross Keys RFC 27 – 35 Aberavon RFC Pandy Park September 12 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) 15 – 20 Cardiff RFC The Memorial Ground September 12 14:30 Llanelli RFC 12 – 10 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) Parc y Scarlets September 12 14:30 Newport RFC 22 – 13 Ebbw Vale RFC Rodney Parade September 12 14:30 Pontypool RFC 15 – 48 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue September 18 19:15 Ebbw Vale RFC 3 – 28 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) Eugene Cross Park September 18 19:15 Glamorgan Wanderers 25 – 19 Newport RFC (1 BP) The Memorial Ground September 19 14:30 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 44 – 18 Bedwas RFC Talbot Athletic Ground September 19 14:30 Cardiff RFC 32 – 32 Cross Keys RFC The Arms Park September 19 14:30 Llandovery RFC 24 – 23 Carmarthen Quins (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields September 19 14:30 Pontypool RFC 17 – 39 Neath RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park September 19 14:30 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 53 – 19 Llanelli RFC St Helens September 22 14:30 Cardiff RFC 22 – 20 Neath RFC (1 BP) The Arms Park September 22 14:30 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 30 – 12 Aberavon RFC Parc y Scarlets September 22 14:30 Newport RFC 13 – 6 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) Rodney Parade
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue September 26 14:30 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) 20 – 25 Llandovery RFC The Arms Park September 26 14:30 Carmarthen Quins (1 BP) 33 – 37 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) Carmarthen Park September 26 14:30 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 37 – 11 Pontypool RFC Parc y Scarlets September 26 14:30 Neath RFC (1 BP) 41 – 7 Ebbw Vale RFC The Gnoll September 26 14:30 Newport RFC (1 BP) 46 – 15 Bedwas RFC Rodney Parade September 26 14:30 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) 37 – 19 Cross Keys RFC Sardis Road September 26 14:30 Swansea RFC 36 – 36 Aberavon RFC St Helens
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue October 3 14:30 Bedwas RFC (1 BP) 13 – 20 Pontypridd RFC The Bridge Field October 3 14:30 Carmarthen Quins 26 – 11 Aberavon RFC Carmarthen Park October 3 14:30 Cross Keys RFC 20 – 8 Newport RFC Pandy Park October 3 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC 25 – 19 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) Eugene Cross Park October 3 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers 33 – 24 Neath RFC (1 BP) The Memorial Ground October 3 14:30 Llandovery RFC 28 – 41 Swansea RFC (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields October 3 14:30 Pontypool RFC 10 – 38 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue October 10 14:30 Aberavon RFC 46 – 7 Ebbw Vale RFC Talbot Athletic Ground October 10 14:30 Bedwas RFC 35 – 31 Pontypool RFC (2 BP) The Bridge Field October 10 14:30 Cardiff RFC 27 – 16 Carmarthen Quins The Arms Park October 10 14:30 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 35 – 28 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) Parc Y Scarlets October 10 14:30 Neath RFC 24 – 13 Cross Keys RFC The Gnoll October 10 14:30 Newport RFC 27 – 18 Llandovery RFC Rodney Parade October 10 18:30 Pontypridd RFC 24 – 11 Swansea RFC Sardis Road
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue October 17 14:30 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) 29 – 22 Bedwas RFC (1 BP) The Arms Park October 17 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC 12 – 36 Cross Keys RFC Eugene Cross Park October 17 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) 12 – 18 Pontypridd RFC The Memorial Ground October 17 14:30 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) 52 – 34 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields October 17 14:30 Newport RFC (1 BP) 53 – 14 Pontypool RFC Rodney Parade October 17 14:30 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 27 – 31 Neath RFC (1 BP) St Helens October 17 18:30 Carmarthen Quins 10 – 18 Llanelli RFC Carmarthen Park
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue October 24 14:30 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 32 – 32 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) Talbot Athletic Ground October 24 14:30 Bedwas RFC 21 – 3 Ebbw Vale RFC The Bridge Field October 24 14:30 Carmarthen Quins 24 – 33 Swansea RFC (1 BP) Carmarthen Park October 24 14:30 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) 17 – 19 Glamorgan Wanderers Pandy Park October 24 14:30 Pontypool RFC 21 – 68 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park October 24 14:30 Pontypridd RFC 21 – 20 Newport RFC (1 BP) Sardis Road October 25 17:05 Neath RFC 27 – 39 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) The Gnoll
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue October 31 14:30 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 20 – 27 Newport RFC Talbot Athletic Ground October 31 14:30 Cardiff RFC 12 – 20 Pontypridd RFC The Arms Park October 31 14:30 Cross Keys RFC 20 – 13 Bedwas RFC Pandy Park October 31 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC (1 BP) 22 – 24 Llandovery RFC Eugene Cross Park October 31 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers 12 – 28 Swansea RFC (1 BP) The Memorial Ground October 31 14:30 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 26 – 28 Neath RFC (1 BP) Parc y Scarlets October 31 14:30 Pontypool RFC 10 – 40 Carmarthen Quins (1 BP) Pontypool Park
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue November 6 19:30 Aberavon RFC 17 – 9 Cross Keys RFC Talbot Athletic Ground November 7 13:00 Bedwas RFC 28 – 9 Glamorgan Wanderers The Bridge Field November 7 13:00 Carmarthen Quins (1 BP) 41 – 3 Ebbw Vale RFC Carmarthen Park November 7 13:00 Newport RFC 23 – 17 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) Rodney Parade
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue November 14 14:30 Cross Keys RFC 25 – 8 Carmarthen Quins Pandy Park November 14 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC 14 – 7 Swansea RFC (1 BP) Eugene Cross Park November 14 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers 15 – 10 Pontypool RFC (1 BP) The Memorial Ground November 14 14:30 Newport RFC 23 – 17 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) Rodney Parade
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue December 5 14:30 Aberavon RFC 10 – 3 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) Talbot Athletic Ground December 5 14:30 Carmarthen Quins 18 – 0 Bedwas RFC Carmarthen Park December 5 14:30 Llandovery RFC 13 – 6 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields December 5 14:30 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 10 – 16 Cardiff RFC Parc y Scarlets December 5 14:30 Neath RFC 21 – 13 Newport RFC The Gnoll December 5 14:30 Pontypool RFC 14 – 9 Ebbw Vale RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park December 5 14:30 Swansea RFC 16 – 8 Cross Keys RFC St Helens
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue December 12 14:30 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) 37 – 8 Llandovery RFC Pandy Park December 12 14:30 Neath RFC 10 – 25 Llanelli RFC The Gnoll December 12 14:30 Newport RFC 28 – 21 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) Rodney Parade December 12 14:30 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) 20 – 21 Cardiff RFC Sardis Road December 12 14:30 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 36 – 24 Pontypool RFC St Helens
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue December 19 14:30 Neath RFC (1 BP) 25 – 20 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) The Gnoll
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue December 26 12:30 Swansea RFC 15 – 13 Bedwas RFC St Helens December 26 14:30 Cardiff RFC 0 – 26 Glamorgan Wanderers The Arms Park December 26 14:30 Llandovery RFC 16 – 16 Llanelli RFC Church Bank Playing Fields December 26 16:00 Neath RFC (1 BP) 36 – 33 Aberavon RFC (2 BP) The Gnoll
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue January 2 14:30 Neath RFC (1 BP) 64 – 6 Pontypool RFC The Gnoll January 2 18:30 Llanelli RFC 18 – 31 Swansea RFC (1 BP) Parc y Scarlets
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue January 23 14:30 Bedwas RFC 6 – 24 Newport RFC (1 BP) The Bridge Field January 23 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) 17 – 20 Cross Keys RFC The Memorial Ground January 23 14:30 Llandovery RFC 5 – 45 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue January 27 14:30 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) 11 – 12 Pontypridd RFC Pandy Park January 30 14:30 Aberavon RFC 12 – 29 Neath RFC (1 BP) Talbot Athletic Ground January 30 14:30 Llanelli RFC 25 – 13 Pontypridd RFC Parc y Scarlets January 30 14:30 Swansea RFC 33 – 28 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) St Helens
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue February 4 19:15 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 49 – 3 Ebbw Vale RFC Parc y Scarlets February 5 19:00 Newport RFC (1 BP) 45 – 19 Cross Keys RFC Rodney Parade February 5 19:15 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) 30 – 5 Pontypool RFC The Arms Park February 6 13:00 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) 46 – 7 Bedwas RFC Sardis Road February 6 13:30 Aberavon RFC 30 – 22 Carmarthen Quins Talbot Athletic Ground February 6 14:00 Neath RFC (1 BP) 48 – 17 Glamorgan Wanderers The Gnoll
Date Time Home team Score Away team February 12 19:15 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) 42 – 10 Pontypool RFC Church Bank Playing Fields February 12 19:15 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 32 – 11 Carmarthen Quins St Helens February 14 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC 23 – 6 Bedwas RFC Eugene Cross Park February 17 19:30 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) 49 – 5 Pontypool RFC Sardis Road
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue February 23 19:15 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 30 – 3 Bedwas RFC Parc y Scarlets
Date Time Home team Score Away team February 27 14:30 Bedwas RFC (1 BP) 35 – 12 Cross Keys RFC The Bridge Field February 27 14:30 Carmarthen Quins 25 – 15 Pontypool Carmarthen Park February 27 14:30 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) 36 – 0 Ebbw Vale RFC Church Bank Playing Fields February 27 14:30 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 63 – 10 Glamorgan Wanderers St Helens March 2 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC (1 BP) 15 – 19 Aberavon RFC Eugene Cross Park March 2 19:15 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) 6 – 9 Carmarthen Quins The Memorial Ground March 3 19:15 Newport RFC (1 BP) 43 – 9 Swansea RFC Rodney Parade
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue March 6 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC (1 BP) 8 – 13 Carmarthen Quins Eugene Cross Park March 6 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) 17 – 24 Bedwas RFC The Memorial Ground March 6 14:30 Llandovery RFC 19 – 16 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields March 6 14:30 Pontypool RFC 27 – 24 Swansea RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park March 9 19:15 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) 32 – 0 Ebbw Vale RFC The Arms Park March 9 19:15 Neath RFC (1 BP) 36 – 22 Carmarthen Quins The Gnoll March 10 19:15 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 34 – 21 Glamorgan Wanderers Parc y Scarlets
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue March 12 19:15 Cross Keys RFC 10 – 27 Neath RFC (1 BP) Pandy Park March 12 19:15 Pontypool RFC (1 BP) 44 – 29 Bedwas RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park March 12 19:15 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 37 – 15 Pontypridd RFC St Helens March 13 12:00 Carmarthen Quins 9 – 16 Cardiff RFC Carmarthen Park March 13 12:15 Llandovery RFC 27 – 37 Newport RFC (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields March 16 19:30 Llandovery RFC 33 – 17 Pontypridd RFC Church Bank Playing Fields March 17 19:15 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) 24 – 19 Carmarthen Quins (1 BP) Parc y Scarlets
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue March 19 19:15 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 23 – 5 Llandovery RFC Talbot Athletic Ground March 19 19:15 Bedwas RFC 21 – 17 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) The Bridge Field March 19 19:15 Neath RFC 23 – 6 Swansea RFC The Gnoll March 19 19:30 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) 32 – 7 Glamrgan Wanderers Sardis Road March 21 14:30 Cross Keys RFC 17 – 16 Ebbw Vale RFC (1 BP) Pandy Park March 23 19:15 Aberavon RFC 14 – 26 Swansea RFC (1 BP) Talbot Athletic Ground March 24 19:15 Ebbw Vale RFC (1 BP) 13 – 16 Newport RFC Eugene Cross Park
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue March 27 14:30 Pontypool RFC 15 – 13 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park March 30 19:15 Carmarthen Quins 17 – 6 Llandovery RFC Carmarthen Park March 30 19:15 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) 29 – 10 Llanelli RFC Pandy Park March 31 19:15 Cardiff RFC 19 – 17 Newport RFC (1 BP) The Arms Park March 31 19:15 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) 10 – 12 Aberavon RFC The Memorial Ground March 31 19:15 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) 27 – 6 Ebbw Vale RFC Sardis Road
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue April 3 14:30 Aberavon RFC 23 – 10 Cardiff RFC Talbot Athletic Ground April 3 14:30 Carmarthen Quins 13 – 10 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) Carmarthen Park April 3 14:30 Llandovery RFC 19 – 16 Bedwas RFC (1 BP) Church Bank Playing Fields April 3 14:30 Llanelli RFC 30 – 27 Newport RFC (1 BP) Parc y Scarlets April 3 14:30 Pontypool RFC (1 BP) 26 – 6 Glamorgan Wanderers Pontypool Park April 3 14:30 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 26 – 5 Ebbw Vale RFC St Helens April 3 15:30 Neath RFC (1 BP) 48 – 23 Pontypridd RFC The Gnoll April 6 19:15 Newport RFC (1 BP) 23 – 17 Glamorgan Wanderers (1 BP) Rodney Parade April 6 19:15 Pontypool RFC (1 BP) 27 – 26 Llanelli RFC (2 BP) Pontypool Park April 7 19:15 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) 16 – 17 Cardiff RFC Pandy Park April 7 19:15 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) 42 – 27 Carmarthen Quins (1 BP) Sardis Road
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue April 10 14:30 Bedwas RFC (2 BP) 28 – 30 Carmarthen Quins The Bridge Field April 10 14:30 Cardiff RFC 24 – 42 Llanelli RFC (1 BP) The Arms Park April 10 14:30 Cross Keys RFC (1 BP) 20 – 25 Swansea RFC Pandy Park April 10 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC 22 – 12 Pontypool RFC Eugene Cross Park April 10 14:30 Glamorgan Wanderers 17 – 36 Llandovery RFC (1 BP) The Memorial Ground April 10 14:30 Pontypridd RFC 28 – 28 Aberavon RFC Sardis Road April 10 18:00 Newport RFC 27 – 24 Neath RFC (2 BP) Rodney Parade April 13 19:15 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) 36 – 51 Neath RFC (1 BP) Sardis Road April 13 19:15 Cardiff RFC (1 BP) 31 – 31 Aberavon RFC The Arms Park April 14 19:15 Pontypool RFC 20 – 15 Newport RFC (1 BP) Pontypool Park April 14 19:30 Bedwas RFC 35 – 34 Llandovery RFC (2BP) The Bridge Field
Date Time Home team Score Away team Venue April 17 14:30 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) 60 – 27 Pontypool RFC (1 BP) Talbot Athletic Ground April 17 14:30 Ebbw Vale RFC (1 BP) 36 – 30 Glamorgan Wanderers (2 BP) Eugene Cross Park April 17 14:30 Neath RFC (1 BP) 109 – 21 Bedwas RFC The Gnoll April 20 19:15 Bedwas RFC (2 BP) 36 – 37 Aberavon RFC (1 BP) The Bridge Field April 20 19:15 Carmarthen Quins 14 – 47 Newport RFC Carmarthen Park April 20 19:15 Ebbw Vale RFC 21 – 48 Neath RFC (1 BP) Eugene Cross Park April 20 19:15 Pontypridd RFC (1 BP) 48 – 14 Llanelli RFC Sardis Road April 20 19:15 Swansea RFC (1 BP) 34 – 19 Cardiff RFC St Helens
British and Irish Cup play-offs [ edit ] Elimination play-offs [ edit ] Llandovery qualify for next season's British and Irish Cup, Aberavon are eliminated.
29 April 2010 20:10pm, S4C
Llanelli qualify for next season's British and Irish Cup, Cardiff are eliminated.
Qualifying play-offs [ edit ] Preliminary Semi-finals [ edit ] Pontypridd were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player and so were expelled from the play-offs. Llandovery took their place in the semi-finals.
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