1989–90 FIRA Trophy

1989-90 FIRA Trophy
Date 22 October 1989 – 27 May 1990
Countries  France
 Italy
 Romania
 Poland
 Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Champions  France  Soviet Union  Romania
Matches played 10
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The 1989–90 FIRA Trophy was the 28th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The format returned to a "one-year tournament".

The tournament was won by France, Romania, and Soviet Union with the same points.[1]

First division

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 France 4 3 0 1 82 47 +3510
1 Soviet Union4 3 0 1 81 59 +22 10
1 Romania4 3 0 1 66 55 +11 10
4 Italy 4 1 0 3 67 56 +11 6
6 Poland 4 0 0 4 43 122 -79 4
Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt
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22 October 1989
Romania  13 - 21  Soviet Union
5 November 1989
Soviet Union  15 - 12  Italy
18 February 1990
France A1 France 22 - 12  Italy
7 April 1990
Italy  34 - 3  Poland
14 April 1990
Romania A Romania 25 - 19  Poland
14 April 1990
Italy  9 - 16  Romania
18 May 1990
France XV France 32 - 9  Poland
20 May 1990
Soviet Union  14 - 22 France France XV
24 May 1990
France  6 - 12  Romania
27 May 1990
Poland  12 - 31  Soviet Union

Second division

Pool A

The first match between Tunisia and Morocco was tied. The two unions, according with FIRA, agreed to considered valid for tournament the match originally valid only for Rugby World Cup 1991 qualification instead the first one.[1]

The match between Belgium and Tunisia, scheduled in Bruxelles, was not played.

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Portugal 3 3 0 0 5228+249
2 Morocco 31023935+85
3 Tunisia 21011821-34
4 Belgium 20 021844-262
10 February 1990
Tunisia  12 - 12
match non valid 		 Morocco
10 March 1990
Morocco  20 - 6  Belgium
24 March 1990
Portugal  16 - 10  Morocco
5 May 1990
Tunisia  16 - 12  Morocco
25 May 1990
Belgium  12 - 24  Portugal
26 May 1990
Portugal  12 - 6  Tunisia
1990
Belgium  match not played  Tunisia
Brussels

Pool B

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Spain 4 310 7045+2511
2 Netherlands 4 3 0 1 101 51 +50 10
3 West Germany 4 2 0 2 86 50 36 8
4 Czechoslovakia 4 0 1 3 45 98 -53 5
5 Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 37 101 -64 4
17 September 1989
West Germany  6 - 12  Netherlands
29 October 1989
Spain  29 - 15  Netherlands
4 March 1990
Netherlands  45 - 10  Bulgaria
18 March 1990
Spain  19 - 8  West Germany
18 March 1990
Czechoslovakia  6 - 29  Netherlands
22 April 1990
Bulgaria  12 - 40  West Germany
29 April 1990
Czechoslovakia  22 - 22  Spain
5 May 1990
West Germany  32 - 7  Czechoslovakia
3 June 1990
Bulgaria  15 - 10  Czechoslovakia

Bulgaria  0 – 6
withdraw 		 Spain

Final

28 October 1990
Spain  29 - 6  Portugal

Third division

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Andorra2 2 0 0 35 9 +266
2 Yugoslavia 2 1 0 1 31 15 +16 4
3 Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 12 54 -42 2
29 April 1990
Andorra  26 - 6  Luxembourg
13 May 1990
Luxembourg  6 - 28  Yugoslavia
20 May 1990
Yugoslavia  3 - 9  Andorra

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 Jones, Stephen (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-1991. Quenn Ann Press. pp. 100–101. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
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