Northampton Saints were crowned champions after beating Gloucester in the final at Worcester's Sixways Stadium.

The competition continued to consist of the four Welsh Celtic League teams and the twelve Guinness Premiership clubs, arranged into pools consisting of three English teams and one Welsh.

[1] The competition took place on international fixture dates during the Autumn Internationals and Six Nations, with the aim of allowing teams to develop their squad players.

[2] On 29 October 2009, little more than a week before the start of this season's competition, British insurer LV was unveiled as the new sponsor.

[3] The points scoring system for the pool stage was as follows:[4] The ranking criteria were: The top teams from each pool qualify for the knockout stage.