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The 2010–11 Amlin Challenge Cup was the 15th season of the European Challenge Cup, Europe's second tier club rugby union competition, and the second to be sponsored by the British insurance company Amlin. The tournament began on 7 October 2010, with the final played on 20 May 2011 at Cardiff City Stadium, the day before the 2011 Heineken Cup Final in the same city at Millennium Stadium. A total of 23 teams from six countries participated. The competition began with 20 teams; three more teams that began their seasons in the Heineken Cup parachuted into the knockout stage. Cardiff Blues did not defend their title, as by winning the 2009–10 cup, they qualified for the 2010–11 Heineken Cup, and did not parachute into the Challenge Cup. Harlequins claimed the title with a 19–18 win over Stade Français, becoming the first team to win the Challenge Cup three times. The victory also sent Quins into the 2011–12 Heineken Cup. ==Teams== The allocation of teams is as follows: * England: 6 teams — all teams from the Aviva Premiership that did not qualify for the Heineken Cup * France: 7 teams — all teams from the Top 14 that did not qualify for the Heineken Cup. Normally 8 teams, but Toulouse's win in the 2009–10 Heineken Cup gave France an extra place in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup. * Italy: 4 teams — the top four teams from the 2009–10 Super 10 (now National Championship of Excellence) that did not move to the Magners League for 2010–11 * Ireland: 1 team — the Irish team that failed to qualify for the Heineken Cup through the Magners League * Spain: 1 team — the champion of the previous season's División de Honor * Romania: 1 team specially created for the competition 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2010–11 European Challenge Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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