1979–80 FIRA Trophy

The 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy was the 20th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.^[1]

1979-80 FIRA Trophy
Date	30 September 1979 – 28 May 1980
Countries	France  Italy  Romania  Morocco  Poland  Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Champions	France
Matches played	15
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The tournament was won by France, who achieved a Grand Slam.

First division

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	France	5	5	0	0	169	32	+137	15
2	Romania	5	3	0	2	142	86	+56	11
3	Soviet Union	5	3	0	2	87	54	+33	11
4	Italy	5	3	0	2	80	81	-1	11
5	Poland	5	1	0	4	56	171	-115	7
6	Morocco	5	0	0	5	37	147	-110	5

Morocco 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)

30 September 1979

Poland	3 - 13	Italy

Sochaczew

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28 October 1979

Soviet Union	9 - 0	Italy

Moscow

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18 November 1979

Romania	49 - 15	Poland

Bucharest

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2 December 1979	France	30 - 12	Romania	Stade de Sapiac, Montauban
	Try: Bertranne, Codorniou Joinel Con: Aguirre 2, Caussade Pen: Aguirre, Caussade 2		Pen: Constantin 3 Drop: Constantin	Referee: JA Short
France:15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Jean-Francois Gourdon, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Didier Codorniou, 11.Frédéric Costes, 10.Alain Caussade, 9.Jerome Gallion, 8.Jacques Cristina, 7.Jean-Luc Joinel, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives (cap.), 5.Jean-Francois Marchal, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Robert Paparemborde, 2.Philippe Dintrans, 1.Patrick Salas
Romania:15.Ion Simion, 14.Alexandru Marin, 13.Ion Zafiescu, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Stelian Podarascu,9.Eduard Suciu, 8.Gheorghie Dumitru, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Corneliu Scarlat, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Ion Bucan (cap.), - replacements: 16.Ioan Urdea, 17.Dumitru Alexandru

22 December 1979

Italy	34 - 6	Morocco

Stadio Pacevecchia, Benevento

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1980

Soviet Union	54 - 10	Poland

Moscow

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3 February 1980

Morocco	4 - 33	France XV

Casablanca

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17 February 1980

France A1	46 - 9	Italy

Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont Ferrand

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13 April 1980	Italy	24 - 17	Romania	Fattori, L'Aquila
	Try: Bargelli, de Anna, N Francescato, Mascioletti Con: Bettarello Pen: Bettarello 2		Try: Aldea, Stoica Pen: Constantin 3	Referee: R.Quintetton
Italy:15.Claudio Torresan, 14.Serafino Ghizzoni, 13.Rino Francescato, 12.Nello Francescato, 11.Massimo Mascioletti, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Paolo Mariani, 7.Franco Bargelli, 6.Elio de Anna, 5.Giuseppe Artuso, 4.Louis Basei, 3.Ambrogio Bona (cap.), 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Giancarlo Cucchiella
Romania:15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Petre Motrescu, 13.Ion Constantin, 12.Adrian Lungu, 11.M. Chiricencu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Enciu Stoica, 7.Pompiliu Bors, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Gheorghe Dumitru, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Corneliu Scarlat, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.Marian Aldea

27 April 1980

Poland	28 - 13	Morocco

Bytom

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30 April 1980

Romania	41 - 11	Morocco

Constanta

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11 May 1980

Romania	23 - 6	Soviet Union

Bucharest

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15 May 1980

Poland	0 - 42	France XV

Łódź

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18 May 1980

Soviet Union	7 - 18	France XV

Moscow

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1980

Morocco	3 - 11	Soviet Union

Casablanca

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Second division

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Spain	4	4	0	0	101	33	+68	12
2	Yugoslavia	4	2	1	1	33	41	-8	9
3	Netherlands	4	2	0	2	37	44	-7	8
4	West Germany	4	1	1	2	26	39	-13	7
5	Sweden	4	0	0	4	35	75	-40	4

Spain promoted to division 1

Sweden relegated to division 3

• Results

20 October 1979

Sweden	4 - 10	West Germany

Sollentuna

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4 November 1979

Netherlands	12 - 0	Sweden

Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

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25 November 1979

West Germany	0 - 13	Spain

Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg

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16 December 1979

Yugoslavia	10 - 6	Netherlands

Ljubliana

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22 December 1979

Spain	25 - 3	Yugoslavia

Polideportivo Municipal de Orcasitas, Madrid

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30 March 1980

Netherlands	16 - 10	West Germany

Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

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28 April 1980

Spain	24 - 3	Netherlands

La Foixarda, Barcelona

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3 May 1980

West Germany	6 - 6	Yugoslavia

Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover

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17 May 1980

Yugoslavia	14 - 4	Sweden

Split

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9 June 1980

Sweden	27 - 39	Spain

Uppsala

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Third Division

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Tunisia	2	2	0	0	30	20	+10	6
2	Belgium	2	1	0	1	59	19	+40	4
3	Denmark	2	0	0	2	21	71	-50	2

• Results

14 October 1979

Belgium	52 - 8	Denmark

Brussels

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3 February 1980

Belgium	7 - 11	Tunisia

Tunis

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3 May 1980

Denmark	13 - 19	Tunisia

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Tunisia promoted to division 2

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

1. "Le-au blocat rentele! MTS a suspendat acordarea rentelor olimpice pentru rugbyștii care au câștigat FIRA Trophy". GSP (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

• FIRA-AER official website