1978–79 FIRA Trophy

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

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	15
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The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania reached the 2nd place, achieving an historical 44–0 win over Italy at 22 April 1979, in Bucharest.

First division

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	France	5	5	0	0	171	34	+137	15
2	Romania	5	4	0	1	117	33	+84	13
3	Soviet Union	5	2	0	3	71	76	-5	9
4	Italy	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

Stadio Flaminio, Rome

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19 November 1978

Poland	9 - 30	Romania

Lublin

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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.Gheorghe Nica, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Mihai Bucos, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghie Dumitru (cap.), 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.Gheorghe Daraban, 3.Alexandru Ioniță, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Constantin Dinu
France:15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Daniel Bustaffa, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Christian Bélascain, 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

Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso

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26 November 1978

Spain	7 - 16	Poland

Estadi Baldiri Aleu, Sant Boi de Llobregat

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1978

France XV	29 - 7	Soviet Union

Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse

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1979

Soviet Union	19 - 7	Poland

Moscow

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18 February 1979

Italy	9 - 15	France XV

Stadio Plebiscito, Padua

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4 March 1979

France XV	92 - 0	Spain

Stade de St.Pée, Oloron

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14 April 1979

Italy	18 - 3	Poland

Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila

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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.Florică Murariu, 7.Gheorghe Dumitru, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.I. Pintea, 4.Marin Ionescu, 3.Octavian Corneliu, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.V. Ungureanu - replacements: Corneliu Scarlat
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

Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid

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20 May 1979

Soviet Union	15 - 9	Spain
Try: Yepifanov 10' Alyoshin 19' Con: Gonyany 10', 19' Pen: Gonyany 69		Try: Ruiz Cristin 4' Con: Apraiz Feliu 4' Pen: Apraiz Feliu 62'

Fili Stadium, Moscow Referee: Andre Aychenne

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4 May 1979

Soviet Union	9 - 15	Romania

Harkov

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1979

Poland	12 - 26	France

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Second Division

Pool 1

• Table

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

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24 March 1979

Morocco	43 - 0	Switzerland

Casablanca

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8 April 1979

West Germany	6 - 13	Morocco

Hanover

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Pool 2

• Table

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

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1978

Yugoslavia	0 - 20	Belgium

Makarska

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2 December 1978

Yugoslavia	11 - 30	Netherlands

Split

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1978

Netherlands	10 - 3	Belgium

Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

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5 November 1978

Netherlands	4 - 0	Sweden

Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

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7 November 1978

Belgium	12 - 6	Sweden

Brussels

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Finals

1979

Netherlands	17 - 21	Morocco

Hilversum

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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).

External links

• FIRA-AER official website