1978–79 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

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The 1978-79 FIRA Trophy was the 19th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania won the 2nd place, reaching a stunning historical 44-0 win over Italy at 22 April 1979, in a home game at Bucharest.

First division

Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
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

19 November 1978

Poland	9 - 30	Romania

Lublin

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				Referee: M.Rea
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

26 November 1978

Spain	7 - 16	Poland

Barcelona

1978

France XV	29 - 7	Soviet Union

Toulouse

1979

Soviet Union	19 - 7	Poland

Moscow

18 February 1979

Italy	9 - 15	France XV

Padua

4 March 1979

France XV	92 - 0	Spain

Oloron

14 April 1979

Italy	18 - 3	Poland

L'Aquila

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				Referee: Jacques Saint-Guilhem
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

Madrid

20 May 1979

Soviet Union	9 - 15	Spain

Moscow

4 May 1979

Soviet Union	9 - 15	Romania

Harkov

1979

Poland	12 - 26	France

Second Division

Pool 1

Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
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

24 March 1979

Morocco	43 - 0	Switzerland

Casablanca

8 April 1979

West Germany	6 - 13	Morocco

Hanover

Pool 2

Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
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

1978

Yugoslavia	0 - 20	Belgium

Makarska

2 December 1978

Yugoslavia	11 - 30	Netherlands

Split

1978

Netherlands	10 - 3	Belgium

Hilversum

5 November 1978

Netherlands	4 - 0	Sweden

Hilversum

7 November 1978

Belgium	12 - 6	Sweden

Brussel

Finals

1979

Netherlands	17 - 21	Morocco

Hilversum

Morocco promoted to division 1

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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Rugby Europe

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Fourth Division	2000
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