1978–1979 FIRA Trophy

1978-79 FIRA Trophy
Date	18 November 1978– 4 May 1979
Countries	France  Italy  Romania  Poland  Spain  Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Champions	France
Matches played	15
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The 1977-1978 FIRA Trophy was the 19th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

The tournament was won by France

Contents 1 First division 2 Second Division 2.1 Pool 1 2.2 Pool 2 2.3 Finals 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External links

First division

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	France	5	5	0	0	171	34	+137	15
2	Romania	5	4	0	1	117	33	+84	13
3	Italy	5	2	0	3	71	76	-5	9
4	Soviet Union	5	2	0	3	55	75	-20	9
5	Poland	5	1	0	4	47	100	-53	7
6	Spain	5	1	0	4	31	174	-143	7

Spain relegated to division 2

• Results

Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)

18 November 1978	Italy	9 - 11	Soviet Union	Rome

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19 November 1978	Poland	9 - 30	Romania	Lublin

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3 December 1978	Romania	6 - 9	France	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Pen: Constantin 2		Pen: Aguirre 2 Drop: Caussade	Referee: M.Rea
Romania:15.Teodorin Tudose, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghie Nica, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Mihai Bucos, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghie Dumitru (cap.), 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.Gheorghie Daraban, 3.Alexandru Ionita, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Constantin Dinu
France:15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Daniel Bustaffa, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Christian Belascain, 11.Guy Noves, 10.Alain Caussade, 9.Yves Lafarge, 8.Michel Clemente, 7.Jean-Luc Joinel, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives (cap.), 5.Jean-Francois Imbernon, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Robert Paparemborde, 2.Alain Paco, 1.Gerard Cholley

17 December 1978	Italy	35 - 3	Spain	Treviso

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26 November 1978	Spain	7 - 16	Poland	Barcelona

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1978	France XV	29 - 7	Soviet Union	Toulouse

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1979	Soviet Union	19 - 7	Poland	Moscow

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18 February 1979	Italy	9 - 15	France XV	Padua

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4 March 1979	France XV	92 - 0	Spain	Oloron

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14 April 1979	Italy	18 - 3	Poland	L'Aquila

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22 April 1979	Romania	44 - 0	Italy	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Try: Dumitru 2, Murariu 2, Stoica Beches, Constantin, Dinu 2 Con: Constantin 3, Tudose			Referee: Jacques Saint-Guilhem
Romania:15.Teodorin Tudose, 14.G. Dinu, 13.Olimpiu Beches, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Florica Murariu, 7.Gheorghie Dumitru, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.I. Pintea, 4.Marin Ionescu, 3.Octavian Corneliu, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.V. Ungureanu - replacements: Corneliu Scarlat
Italy:15.Rocco Caligiuri, 14.Luca Bonaiti, 13.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 12.Nello Francescato, 11.Manrico Marchetto, 10.Loredano Zuin, 9.Bruno Ancillotti, 8.Elio de Anna, 7.Fiorenzo Blessano, 6.Paolo Mariani (cap.), 5.Adriano Fedrigo, 4.Donato Daldoss, 3.Nick Screnci, 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Anacleto Altigieri - replacements: Andrea Lijoi, Giancarlo Pivetta

29 April 1979	Spain	6 - 22	Romania	Harkov

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20 May 1979	Soviet Union	9 - 15	Spain	Moscow

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4 May 1979	Soviet Union	9 - 15	Romania	Harkov

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1979	Poland	12 - 26	France

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Second Division

Pool 1

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Morocco	2	2	0	0	56	6	+50	6
2	West Germany	2	1	0	1	24	13	+11	4
3	Switzerland	2	0	0	2	0	61	-61	2

• Results

28 November 1978	Switzerland	0 - 18	West Germany	Geneva

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24 March 1979	Morocco	43 - 0	Switzerland	Casablanca

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8 April 1979	West Germany	6 - 13	Morocco	Hanover

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Pool 2

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	44	14	+30	9
2	Belgium	3	2	0	1	35	16	+19	7
3	Yugoslavia	3	1	0	2	18	53	-35	5
4	Sweden	3	0	0	3	9	23	-14	3

• Results

15 October 1978	Sweden	3 - 7	Yugoslavia	Enkoping

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1978	Yugoslavia	0 - 20	Belgium	Makarska

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2 December 1978	Yugoslavia	11 - 30	Netherlands	Split

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1978	Netherlands	10 - 3	Belgium	Hilversum

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5 November 1978	Netherlands	4 - 0	Sweden	Hilversum

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7 November 1978	Belgium	12 - 6	Sweden	Brussel

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Finals

1979	Netherlands	17 - 21	Morocco	Hilversum

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Morocco promoted to division 1

Bibliography

• (Italian) Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) ISBN 88-87374-40-6.
• (Italian)Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).

References

External links

• FIRA-AER official website

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