1990–1992 FIRA Trophy

1990-92 FIRA Trophy

Date

30 September 1990 – 28 May 1882

Countries

France
Italy
Romania
Soviet Union-CSI
Spain

Tournament statistics

Champions

France

Matches played

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The 1990-92 FIRA Trophy was the 229th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The format return to a "two-year tornament".

The tournament was won by France. Italy, growing their competitivity, was second.

First division

	FRA	ITA	ROU	URS	ESP
France	––––	21-18	25-6	38-12	53-4
Italy	9-15	––––	39-13	34-12	30-6
Romania	21-33	18-21	––––	34-6	19-6
Soviet Union- CIS	15-36	3-21	3-10	––––	30-3
Spain	24-60	21-22	6-0	16-19	––––

Due to Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union team switch to "Commonwealth of Independent States" team.

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.	Table points
1	France	8	8	0	0	281	109	+172	24
2	Italy	8	6	0	2	194	109	+85	20
3	Romania	8	3	0	5	121	139	-18	14
4	Soviet Union/ CIS	8	2	0	6	100	192	-92	12
5	Spain	8	1	0	7	86	233	-147	10

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)

30 September 1990	Italy	30 - 6^[1]	Spain	Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo
	Try: Giovanelli, Venturi Con: Troiani 2 Pen: Troiani 5 Drop: Bonomi		Pen: Diaz Paternain, Puertas Soto	Referee: Ian Bullerwell
Italy: 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Fabio Gaetaniello, 11.Massimo Brunello, 10.Massimo Bonomi, 9.Umberto Casellato, 8.Massimo Giovanelli, 7.Gianni Zanon (cap.), 6.Roberto Saetti, 5.Carlo Checchinato, 4.Giambattista Croci, 3.Franco Properzi-Curti, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta, 1.Massimo Cuttitta				Referee: Ian Bullerwell
Spain: 15.Francisco Puertas Soto, 14.Daniel Saenz Lobsack, 13.Jon Azkargorta Aretxabala, 12.Javier Torres Morote, 11.Salvador Torres Orgega, 10.Jorge Moreno de Alboran, 9.Javier Diaz Paternain, 8.Jose Antonio Egido Sancho, 7.Alberto Malo Navio, 6.Jaime Gutierrez Merelles, 5.Javier Chocarro Huesa, 4.Javier Amunarriz Pagadizabal, 3.Asier Altuna Izaguirre, 2.Santiago Santos Munoz, 1.Julio Alvarez Ruiz de Temino

3 October 1990	Romania	19 - 6 ^[1]	Spain	Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
				Stadio Plebiscito, Padua

21 October 1990	Soviet Union	3 - 10	Romania	Sparta Stadium, Moscow
				Sparta Stadium, Moscow

24 November 1990	Italy	34 - 12	Soviet Union	Stadio Battaglini Rovigo
	Try: Brunello, Croci Mas. Cutitta, Francescato Con: Troiani 3 Pen: Troiani 4		Try: Ovsianick, Molchanov Con: Gamozkin 2	Referee: Hustiu
Italy: 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Bordon, 12.Stefano Barba, 11.Massimo Brunello, 10.Massimo Bonomi, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Massimo Giovanelli (69'Gustavo Milano), 7.Gianni Zanon(cap.), 6.Roberto Saetti, 5.Giambattista Croci, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Antonio Piazza, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta, 1.Massimo Cuttitta				Referee: Hustiu
Soviet Union: 15.Dzanigze, 14.Voropaev, 13.Diatlov, 12. Gamozkin, 11.Kuperman, 10.Nicolaev (49'Kovalenko), 9. Frantzov, 8.Ovisanick, 7.Umabev, 6.Mosiokov, 5. Stelmalkovic, 4.Ganyakin, 3.Molchanov, 2.Malikov (58'Marcenko) 1. Koklov (74'Barisov)

2 March 1991	Italy	9 - 15	France A1	Stadio Flaminio, Rome
	Try: Mar. Cutitta Con: Troiani Pen: Troiani		Try: Berty, Dal Maso Con: Pouyau 2 Pen: Berot	Referee: Griffiths
Italy : 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Diego Dominguez, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Massimo Bonomi, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Corrado Covi (cap.), 7.Pierpaolo Pedroni, 6.Massimo Giovanelli, 5.Giambattista Croci, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Franco Properzi-Curti, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta, 1.Massimo Cuttitta				Referee: Griffiths
France :15.Berot 14.Berty, 13.Langlade, 12.Blanc, 11.Hontas, 10.Pouyau, 9.Hueber, 8.Benazzi, 7.Benetton, 6.Champ, 5.Condom, 4.Davergie, 3.Gallart, 2.Dal Maso, 1.Alabarbe (56'Pujolle)

17 March 1991	France A1	38 - 12	Soviet Union	Lorient
				Lorient

21 April 1991	Romania	18 - 21	Italy	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Try: Sasu Con: Ignat Pen: Ignat 2 Drop: Nichitean 2		Try: Pivetta, Venturi Con: Troiani 2 Pen: Troiani 3	Referee: Yves Peyrelongue
Romania: 15.Gelu Ignat, 14.S. Chirila, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.George Sava, 11.Catalin Sasu, 10.Neculai Nichitean, 9.Daniel Neaga, 8.Ioan Doja, 7.Haralambie Dumitras, 6.Gheorghe Dinu, 5.Constantin Cojocariu, 4.Sandu Ciorascu, 3.George Dumitrescu, 2.Gheorghe Ion, 1.Gheorghe Leonte, - Raplacements: Laurentiu Constantin, Constantin Stan				Referee: Yves Peyrelongue
Italy:15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Diego Dominguez, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Massimo Bonomi, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Massimo Giovanelli, 7.Corrado Covi, 6.Roberto Saetti, 5.Giambattista Croci, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Guido Rossi, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta, 1.Giovanni Grespan, - Raplacements: Pierpaolo Pedroni

28 April 1991	Spain	24 - 60	France XV	Madrid
				Madrid

11 May 1991	Soviet Union	30 - 3	Spain	Moscow
				Moscow

22 June 1991	Romania	21 - 33	France	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Try: Dumitras Con: Nichitean Pen: Nichitean 5 Cards: C.Cojocariu		Try: Blanco, Camberabero Cecillon, Simon Con: Camberabero Pen: Camberabero 5	Referee: Ed Morrison
Romania : 15.Marian Dumitru, 14.Catalin Sasu, 13.George Sava, 12.Adrian Lungu, 11.Nicolae Racean, 10.Neculai Nichitean, 9.Daniel Neaga, 8.Haralambie Dumitras (cap), 7.O. Sugar, 6.Vasile Doja, 5.Constantin Cojocariu, 4.Laurentiu Constantin, 3.George Dumitrescu, 2.Gheorghe Ion, 1.Gheorghe Leonte, - Raplacements: Valere Tufa, Constantin Stan				Referee: Ed Morrison
France :15.Serge Blanco (cap), 14.Peyo Hontas, 13.Franck Mesnel, 12.Philippe Sella, 11.Jean-Baptiste Lafond, 10.Didier Camberabero, 9.Fabien Galthie, 8.Marc Cecillon, 7.Michel Courtiols, 6.Eric Champ, 5.Olivier Roumat, 4.Jean-Marie Cadieu, 3.Philippe Gimbert, 2.Vincent Moscato, 1.Serge Simon,

3 November 1991	Soviet Union	3 - 21	Italy	Sparta Stadium, Moscow
	Try: Mar. Cuttitta 2 Pivetta, Venturi Con: Dominguez Pen: Dominguez			Referee: Roelands
Soviet Union :15.Zakarluk, 14.Roxanov, 13.Sorokin, 12.Primacenko, 11.Gamozkin, 10. Kuperman, 9.Boldakov, 8.Galiakin, 7.Negodin, 6.Molkianov, 5.Kalasmikov, 4.Klinenko, 3.Ogrizkov, 2. Zikov, 1. Molchanov				Referee: Roelands
Italy: 15.Paolo Vaccari, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Diego Dominguez, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Massimo Bonomi, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Massimo Giovanelli, 7.Carlo Checchinato, 6.Alessandro Bottacchiari, 5.Giambattista Croci, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Giovanni Grespan, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta, 1.Massimo Cuttitta, - Raplacements: Stefano Bordon

17 November 1991	Spain	16 - 19	Soviet Union	Seville
				Seville

9 February 1992	Spain	21 - 22	Italy	Madrid
	Try: Altuna Izaguirre, Cecilia Simon 2 Etxeberria Landazabal Con: Sanchez Gonzalez-Bermudo Pen: Sanchez Gonzalez-Bermudo		Try: Mar. Cuttitta Troiani, Venturi Con: Dominguez 2 Pen: Dominguez Drop: Dominguez	Referee: Caulet
Italy' 15.Paolo Vaccari, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Diego Dominguez, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Luigi Troiani, 9.Francesco Pietrosanti, 8.Massimo Giovanelli, 7.Carlo Checchinato, 6.Alessandro Bottacchiari, 5.Giambattista Croci, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Franco Properzi-Curti, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta (cap), 1.Massimo Cuttitta				Referee: Caulet

16 February 1992	France Espoirs	21 - 18	Italy	Tarbes
	Try: Deslandes, Bernat-Salles Con: Reigt 2 Pen: Pouyau, Reigt Ougier		Try: S. Barba, Bottacchiari Con: Dominguez 2 Pen: Dominguez 2	Referee: Paraschivescu
France: 15.Ougier, 14.Bernat-Salles, 13.Marfaing, 12.Couffignal (37' Faugeron), 11.Hontas, 10.Pouyau (15' Reigt), 9.Segueir, 8.Armary (69' Teulé), 7.Genet, 6.Seigne, 5.Gourragne, 4.Miorin, 3.Courttiols, 2.Chamayou, 1.Deslandes				Referee: Paraschivescu
Italy 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Paolo Vaccari (63' Edgardo Venturi), 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Stefano Bordon, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Diego Dominguez, 9.Francesco Pietrosanti, 8.Massimo Giovanelli, 7.Carlo Checchinato, 6.Alessandro Bottacchiari, 5.Giambattista Croci, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Franco Properzi-Curti, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta (cap), 1.Massimo Cuttitta

22 March 1992	France A1	53 - 4	Spain	Perpignan
				Perpignan

4 April 1992	Spain	6 - 0	Romania	Madrid
				Madrid

18 April 1992	Italy	39 - 13	Romania	Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo
	Try: Mar. Cuttitta 2, Pietrosanti 2 Con: Dominguez 4 Pen: Dominguez 4 Drop: Dominguez		Try: Serban Pen: Ignat 3	Referee: Daroque
Italy: 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Paolo Vaccari, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Stefano Bordon, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Diego Dominguez, 9.Francesco Pietrosanti, 8.Roberto Saetti, 7.Walter Cristofoletto, 6.Alessandro Bottacchiari, 5.Daniele Sesenna, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Franco Properzi-Curti, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta (cap.), 1.Massimo Cuttitta, - Raplacements: Edgardo Venturi, Massimo Bonomi				Referee: Daroque
Romania: 15.Nicolae Racean, 14.Lician Colceriu, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Nicolae Fulina, 11.B. Serban, 10.Gelu Ignat, 9.Mihai Foca, 8.Ionut Seceleanu, 7.Micusor Marin, 6.Gheorghe Dinu, 5.Constantin Cojocariu, 4.Sandu Ciorascu, 3.Viorel Ionescu, 2.Gheorghe Ion, 1.Constantin Stan, - Raplacements: I. Ratiu, Gabriel Vlad

10 May 1992	Romania	34 - 6	CIS	Bucharest
				Bucharest

28 May 1992	France	25 - 6	Romania	Le Havre
	Try: Cadieu, Galthie Saint-Andre, Penalty try Con: Ougier 2, Viars Pen: Viars		Pen: Racean 2	Referee: Ken McCartney
France : 15.Stephane Ougier, 14.Philippe Saint-Andre, 13.Michel Marfaing, 12.Christophe Deylaud, 11.Sebastien Viars, 10.Alain Penaud, 9.Fabien Galthie, 8.Marc Cecillon (cap), 7.Laurent Cabannes, 6.Jean-Francois Tordo, 5.Christophe Deslandes, 4.Jean-Marie Cadieu, 3.Philippe Gallart, 2.Jean-Pierre Genet, 1.Louis Armary, - Raplacements: David Berty, Thierry Devergie				Referee: Ken McCartney
Romania : 15.Vasile Brici, 14.Marian Dumitru, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Nicolae Racean, 11.Gheorghe Solomie, 10.Gelu Ignat, 9.Teodor Coman, 8.Haralambie Dumitras (cap), 7.Ionut Seceleanu, 6.Gheorghe Dinu, 5.Tudor Constantin, 4.Constantin Cojocariu, 3.Gabriel Vlad, 2.Gheorghe Ion, 1.Gheorghe Leonte

28 May 1992	CIS	15 - 36	France XV	Moscow
				Moscow

Second division

Pool A

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.	Table points
1	Germany	6	4	1	1	46	33	+13	15
2	Poland	6	3	1	2	76	65	+11	13
3	Belgium	6	2	3	1	76	69	+7	13
4	Netherlands	6	0	1	5	45	76	-31	7

27 October 1990	Belgium	12 - 15	Poland	Liege
				Liege

25 November 1990	Germany	7 - 7	Belgium	Hanover
				Hanover

14 January 1991	Poland	24 - 9	Netherlands	Sopot
				Sopot

23 March 1991	Belgium	15 - 12	Netherlands	Brussel
				Brussel

28 April 1991	Netherlands	0 – 6 ^[2]	Germany

19 May 1991	Germany	6 - 0	Poland	Heidelberg
				Heidelberg

12 October 1991	Poland	16 - 16	Belgium	Lublin
				Lublin

3 November 1991	Poland	6 - 10	Germany	Gdansk
				Gdansk

23 November 1991	Netherlands	9 - 9	Belgium	's-Hertogenbosch
				's-Hertogenbosch

28 March 1992	Germany	7 - 3	Netherlands	Hanover
				Hanover

11 April 1992	Belgium	17 - 10	Germany	Brussels
				Brussels

14 May 1992	Netherlands	12 - 15	Poland	Amsterdam
				Amsterdam

Pool B

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.	Table points
1	Morocco	6	5	0	1	98	54	+44	16
2	Portugal	6	4	0	2	117	66	+51	14
3	Tunisia	6	2	0	4	89	85	+4	10
4	Andorra	6	1	0	5	75	174	-99	8

9 March 1991	Andorra	9 - 25	Morocco	Andorra-la-vella
				Andorra-la-vella

23 March 1991	Portugal	33 - 15	Andorra	Coimbra
				Coimbra

20 April 1991	Tunisia	16 - 10	Portugal	Tunis
				Tunis

4 May 1991	Andorra	16 - 14	Tunisia	Andorra-la-vella
				Andorra-la-vella

4 May 1991	Morocco	13 - 12	Portugal	Casablanca
				Casablanca

9 November 1991	Tunisia	35 - 19	Andorra	Tunis
				Tunis

1991	Morocco	16 - 3	Tunisia	Casablanca
				Casablanca

1991	Tunisia	5 - 6	Morocco	Tunis
				Tunis

28 March 1992	Andorra	6 - 29	Portugal	Andorra-la-vella
				Andorra-la-vella

11 April 1992	Portugal	15 - 0	Morocco	Lisbon
				Lisbon

25 April 1992	Morocco	38 - 10	Andorra	Casablanca
				Casablanca

26 April 1992	Portugal	18 - 16	Tunisia	Lisbon
				Lisbon

Third division

Pool 1

(not completed due the withdraw of Yugoslavia)

11 November 1990	Bulgaria	3 - 0	Yugoslavia	withdraw
				withdraw

18 May 1991	Czechoslovakia	25 - 3	Bulgaria	Prague
				Prague

21 April 1991	Yugoslavia	22 - 6	Czechoslovakia	Beograd
				Beograd

3 May 1992	Bulgaria	3 - 16	Czechoslovakia	Sofia
				Sofia

Pool 2

Semifinals

28 September 1991	Sweden	72 - 4	Finland	Karlstad
				Karlstad

28 September 1991	Denmark	25 - 4	Norway	Karlskrona
				Karlskrona

Third place final

29 September 1991	Finland	18 - 3	Norway	Karlskrona
				Karlskrona

Final

29 September 1991	Sweden	30 - 9	Denmark	Karlstad
				Karlstad

References

^ ^a ^b Match also valid for RWC 1991 Qualification
^ (17-4 for Netherland on the ground, but won by Germany , for irregular players in line-up)

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).

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