1969–70 FIRA Nations Cup

1969–70 Nations Cup

Date

9 November 1969 - 25 October 1970

Countries

Czechoslovakia

France

Italy

Romania

Tournament statistics

Champions

France

Matches played

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The Nations Cup 1969–70 was the tenth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and fifth with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".

The tournament was won by France.

First division

Tbale

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
1	France	3	3	0	0	89	23	66	9
2	Romania	3	2	0	1	65	23	42	7
3	Italy	3	1	0	2	22	39	-17	5
4	Czechoslovakia	3	0	0	3	15	106	-91	3

Czechoslovakia relegated to division 2

Results

Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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9 November 1969	Italy	8 - 22	France B	Catania
	Try: U. Conforto Con: Pacifici Pen: Michelon		Try: Mellet 2, Bertranne, Pug Con: Boursault 2 Pen: Boursault Drop: Boursault	Referee: Jones
Italy: 15. Angelo Autore (27' Rocco Caligiuri), 14. Elio Michelon, 13. Claudio Della Valle, 12. Walter Rista (63' Maurizio Finocchi), 11. Pierluigi Pacifici, 10. Giampiero Ricci, 9.Umberto Conforto, 8.Marco Bollesan (c), 7.Franco Valier, 6.Lucio Boccaletto, 5.Ivo Mazzucchelli, 4.Luigi Bettella, 3.Dominico Armellin, 2.Giancarlo Delli Ficorilli, 1.Massimo Gini				Referee: Jones
France: 15. Marot, 14. Jansens 13. Puig (63' Jharassary) 12. Bertranne, 11. Mellet, 10. Boursault, 9. Dupuy, 8. Combeuil, 7.Cristina, 6.Joffre, 5.Forel, 4.Vignaud, 3.Rougerie, 2.Swiercinsky 1. Verdler

23 November 1969	Romania	42 - 6	Czechoslovakia	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
				Referee: Filiatre

14 December 1969	France	14 - 9	Romania	Stade Maurice Trélut, Tarbes
	Try: Dauga Con: Dehez Pen: Dehez 2 Drop: Dehez		Pen: Irimescu 2 Drop: Irimescu	Referee: R.F. Johnson
France: 15. Pierre Villepreux, 14. Roger Bourgarel, 13. Alain Marot, 12. Jean Trillo, 11. Jean-Marie Bonal, 10. Jean-Louis Dehez, 9.Marcel Puget (cap), 8.Benoit Dauga, 7.Pierre Darbos, 6.Michel Yachvili, 5.Michel Savitsky, 4.Jean-Pierre Bastiat, 3.Jean Iracabal, 2.Rene Benesis, 1.Jean-Louis Azarete				Referee: R.F. Johnson
Romania: 15. Victor Marinescu, 14.M. Wusek, 13. Valeriu Irimescu, 12. Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 11. Gheorghie Nica, 10. Mihai Nicolescu, 9.Petre Florescu, 8.Radu Demian (cap), 7.Gheorgie Rascanu, 6.Paul Ciobanel, 5.Ion Tutuianu, 4.Constantin Serban, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.V. Onutiu, 1.Nicolae Baciu

26 April 1970	Czechoslovakia	3 - 11	Italy	Krc, Prague
				Referee: P. Lebecq
Czechoslovakia: 15. Blachut, 14. Hora, 13. Hevera, 12. Vrzal, 11. Kopec, 10. Kourek, 9.Sendler, 8.Krutzner, 7.Mazal, 6. Stransky, 5. Narka, 4.Partl, 3. Skall, 2.Horacek, 1.Matejca				Referee: P. Lebecq
Italy 15. Luciano Modonesi, 14. Elio Michelon, 13. Lelio Lazzarini, 12. Maurizio Finocchi, 11. Pierluigi Pacifici, 10. Gianmatteo Cecchin, 9.Umberto Conforto, 8.Marco Bollesan, 7.Franco Valier, 6.Franco Cioni, 5.Guido Porzio, 4.Lucio Boccaletto, 3.Corrado Possamai, 2.Adolfo Gerardo, 1.Massimo Gini

3 May 1970

Czechoslovakia	6 - 53	France B

Prague

25 October 1970	Italy	3 - 14	Romania	Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo
	Try: Bollesan		Try: Irimescu, Nica Con: Irimescu Drop: Irimescu, Nica	Referee: Austry
Italy 15. Luciano Modonesi, 14. Vittorio Ambron, 13. Aldo Caluzzi, 12. Maurizio Finocchi, 11. Pierluigi Pacifici (45' Elio Michelon), 10. Gianmatteo Cecchin, 9.Angelo Visentin, 8.Marco Bollesan (cap), 7.Franco Valier, 6.Franco Cioni (64' Lucio Boccaletto) 5.Luigi Bernabo, 4.Isidoro Quaglio, 3.Ettore Abbiati, 2.Pietro Monfeli, 1.Massimo Gini				Referee: Austry
Romania : 15. Radu Durbac, 14. Mihai Suciu, 13. Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 12. Gheorghie Nica, 11.M. Braga, 10. Valeriu Irimescu, 9.Adrian Mateescu, 8.Ion Tutuianu, 7.Alexandru Pop, 6.Gheorgie Rascanu, 5.Constantin Serban, 4.Alexandru Atanasiu, 3.Nicolae Baciu, 2.Valeriu Iorgulescu, 1.Constantin Dinu

Second

Pool 1

Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
1	Spain	2	2	0	0	42	5	37	6
2	Yugoslavia	2	1	0	1	46	15	31	4
3	Poland	2	0	0	2	3	71	-68	2

Results

Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.

21 December 1969

Spain	14 - 3	Yugoslavia

Madrid

5 April 1970

Yugoslavia	12 - 9	Poland

Palanka

26 April 1970

Poland	6 - 8	Spain

Poznań

Pool 2

Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
1	Morocco	2	2	0	0	32	16	16	6
2	Portugal	2	0	1	1	17	18	-1	3
3	Netherlands	2	0	1	1	17	32	-15	3

Results

Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.

These are from previous spring. PLS, post 1970 results

23 March 1969

Portugal	11 - 15	Spain

Barreiro

13 April 1969

Spain	18 - 0	Morocco

Madrid

20 April 1969

Morocco	6 - 15	Portugal

Casablanca

Final

Results

Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt

10 May 1970

Morocco	11 - 8	Spain

Casablanca

Bibliography

(in 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
(in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).

References

External links

FIRA-AER official website

Defunct Rugby Europe (FIRA) international tournaments

Pre–WWII tournaments

European Cup

1952
1954

FIRA Nations Cup

FIRA Trophy

Other tournaments

European Nations Cup

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