1987–89 FIRA Trophy

1987-89 FIRA Trophy
Date	25 October 1987 – 9 May 1989
Countries	France  Italy  Romania  Spain  Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Champions	France
Matches played	20
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The 1987–89 FIRA Trophy was the 27th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. It was played along two seasons (1987–1988 and 1988–89).

The tournament was won by France.

First division

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	France	8	7	0	1	241	92	+149	22
2	Soviet Union	8	5	0	3	117	104	+13	18
3	Romania	8	5	0	3	117	128	-11	18
4	Italy	8	2	0	6	95	148	-53	12
6	Spain	8	1	0	7	93	191	-98	10

• Spain relegated to second division

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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.)

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Second division

Pool A

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Poland	6	6	0	0	126	49	+77	18
2	Morocco	6	2	1	3	47	66	-19	11
3	Czechoslovakia	6	2	0	4	78	96	-18	10
4	Tunisia	6	1	1	4	62	102	-40	9

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Pool B

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Belgium	8	6	1	1	155	103	+52	21
2	West Germany	8	5	0	3	139	95	+44	18
3	Portugal	8	4	1	3	118	117	+1	17
4	Netherlands	8	3	0	5	111	115	-4	14
5	Yugoslavia	8	1	0	7	66	159	-93	10

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Final

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• Polonia promoted to division 1

Third division

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Bulgaria	4	4	0	0	78	21	+57	12
2	Andorra	4	1	0	3	43	64	-21	6
3	Luxembourg	4	1	0	3	21	57	-36	6

• Bulgaria promoted to division 2

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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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