The 1937 FIRA Tournament was the second Rugby Union European championship, organized by the recently formed FIRA. It was played in Paris during the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne.
| 1937 FIRA Tournament | |||
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| Date | 10–17 October 1937 | ||
| Countries |  Germany France Romania Italy Netherlands Belgium | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 7 | ||
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Preliminary round edit
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 4 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc) |
| 10 October 1937 | Italy
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45 - 0 | Belgium
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Charlety, Paris | |
| Try: Cova 4, d’Alessio 2 Vigliano 2, G. Visentin Re Garbagnati Con: Vigliano 3, G. Visentin 3 Pen: Vigliano |
Attendance: Coinderoux |
Semifinals edit
| 14 October 1937 | Italy
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9 - 7 | Germany
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Charlety, Paris | |
| Try: G. Visentin, F.Vinci Pen: Vigliano |
Try: Fisher Drop: Dunhaupt |
Referee: Faur
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5th place final edit
3rd place final edit
Final edit
| 17 October 1937 | France
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43-5 | Italy
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Parc des Princes, Paris | |
| Try: Clehay 5’ 38’ 54’ 57’, Milliand 15’ Goyard 59’ J. Desclaux 71’ Delque 75’ 80’ Con: Thiers 5’ 54’ , J. Desclax 38’ 57’ 71’ 75’ Drop: Bonnes 21’ |
Try: G.Visentin 33’ |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Roca
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| France: Michel Bonnus, Pierre Milliand, Felix Bergese, Marcel Deygas, Maurice Celhay, Joseph Desclaux (cap), Pierre Thiers, Lucien Cognet, Francois Lombard, Francois Raynal, Emile Fabre, Antonin Delque, Pierre Daulouede, Edouard Ainciart, Andre Goyard | |||||
References edit
- FIRA Trophy, France - Italy [1]