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1981–82 FIRA Trophy

The 1981–82 FIRA Trophy was the 22nd edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

1981-82 FIRA Trophy
Date25 October 1981 – 22 May 1982
Countries France
 Italy
 Romania
 Soviet Union
 West Germany
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played10
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The first division number of teams was reduced to five teams, instead of the previous six. The tournament was won by France, with three wins and a single draw, in the final game, a 10–10 draw with Soviet Union abroad. France only awarded caps in their 17–9 win over the strong side of Romania. Italy finished in 2nd place, with two wins, a draw and a loss, ahead of Romania, who had two wins and two losses. Soviet Union finished in a disappointing 4th place, not being able to win a single game.

First division edit

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   France 4 3 1 0 105 53 +52 11
2   Italy 4 2 1 1 75 52 +23 9
3   Romania 4 2 0 2 102 59 +43 8
4   Soviet Union 4 0 2 2 32 50 -18 6
5   West Germany 4 1 0 3 43 143 -100 6

No relegations

  • 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)
25 October 1981
Soviet Union  12 - 12  Italy
Moscow
1 November 1981 France   17 - 9   Romania Stade de l'Egassiaral, Narbonne  
Try: Blanco, Elissalde
Pen: Gabernet 2
Drop: Laporte
 Pen: Constantin 3
 Referee: J.A.F. Trigg  
France:15.Serge Gabernet, 14.Michel Fabre, 13.Patrick Mesny, 12.Roland Bertranne, 11.Serge Blanco, 10.Guy Laporte, 7.Pierre Lacans, 6.Laurent Rodriguez, 5.Daniel Revailler, 4.Alain Lorieux, 3.Robert Paparemborde (cap.), 2.Philippe Dintrans, 1.Michel Cremaschi9.Jean-Pierre Elissalde, 8.Jean-Luc Joinel,
Romania:15.Gheorghe Florea, 14.Sorin Fuicu, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 7.Alexandru Radulescu, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan9.Mircea Paraschiv (cap.), 8.Pompiliu Bors, - replacements: 16.Gheorghie Varzaru
1 November 1981
West Germany  10 - 7  Soviet Union
Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover
29 November 1981
Italy  23 - 0  West Germany
Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
21 February 1982
France A1  25 - 19  Italy
Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne
21 March 1982
West Germany  15 - 53  France A1
Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg
4 April 1982
Romania  60 - 18  West Germany
Bucharest
11 April 1982 Italy   21 - 15   Romania St. Battaglini, Rovigo  
Try: Azzali, Ghizzoni
Con: Bettarello 2
Pen: Bettarello 3
 Try: Mot 2
Con: Podarascu 2
Pen: Podarascu
 Referee: Corris Thomas  
Italy:15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello (cap.), 14.Serafino Ghizzoni, 13.Massimo Mascioletti, 12.Giancarlo Morelli, 11.Andrea Azzali, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 7.Marzio Innocenti, 6.Claudio Jannone, 5.Mario Nicolosi, 4.Stefano Annibal, 3.Giancarlo Pivetta, 2.Giorgio Morelli, 1.Renato de Bernardo9.Alessandro Ghini, 8.Gianni Zanon, - replacements: 16.Claudio Torresan
Romania:15.Gheorghe Florea, 14.Ion Constantin, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Olimpiu Beches, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Stelian Podarascu, 7.M. Guramare, 6.Alexandru Radulescu, 5.Gheorghie Dumitru, 4.Gheorghie Caragea, 3.Dinu Gheorghe, 2.Marin Mot, 1.Ion Bucan9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Enciu Stoica, - replacements: 16.Florin Constantin
9 May 1982
Romania  18 - 3  Soviet Union
Bucharest
22 May 1982
Soviet Union  10 - 10  France A1
Moscow

Second division edit

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Morocco 5 5 0 0 54 17 +37 15
2   Poland 5 4 0 1 108 37 +71 13
3   Spain 5 3 0 2 70 66 +4 10
4   Netherlands 5 1 0 4 51 76 -25 7
5   Portugal 5 1 0 4 62 124 -62 7
6   Tunisia 5 1 0 4 32 57 -25 7

Morocco Promoted to division 1

Tunisia relegated to division 3

  • Results
4 October 1981
Netherlands  9 - 19  Poland
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
1 November 1981
Morocco  6 - 3  Poland
Casablanca
1 July 1982
Morocco  6 - 4  Tunisia
Casablanca
1982
Netherlands  3 - 10  Morocco
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
21 February 1982
Morocco  6 - 0
withdraw		  Spain
7 March 1982
Spain  25 - 12  Netherlands
La Foixarda, Barcelona
21 March 1982
Portugal  7 - 26  Morocco
Estadio Universitario, Lisbon
28 March 1982
Portugal  13 - 32  Spain
Estadio Universitario, Lisbon
17 April 1982
Portugal  13 - 16  Tunisia
Estadio Universitario, Lisbon
25 April 1982
Netherlands  12 - 16  Portugal
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
25 April 1982
Spain U.23  7 - 3  Tunisia
Burgos
28 April 1982
Poland  38 - 13  Portugal
Łódź
1982
Tunisia  3 - 16  Poland
Tunis
1982
Tunisia  6 - 15  Netherlands
Tunis
8 November 1982
Poland  32 - 6  Spain
Lublin

Third division edit

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Sweden 4 4 0 0 77 27 +50 12
2   Belgium 4 3 0 1 44 33 11 10
3   Yugoslavia 4 2 0 2 65 30 35 8
4    Switzerland 4 1 0 3 43 51 -8 6
5   Denmark 4 0 0 4 43 131 -88 4

Sweden promoted to division 2

  • Results
24 October 1981
Sweden  15 - 9  Belgium
Karlstad
25 October 1981
Switzerland  34 - 21  Denmark
Lausanne
15 November 1981
Denmark  6 - 35  Sweden
Copenhagen
29 November 1981
Belgium  9 - 0  Yugoslavia
Liège
15 May 1982
Yugoslavia  46 - 4  Denmark
Zenica
27 November 1981
Switzerland  0 - 10  Yugoslavia
Lausanne
6 March 1982
Belgium  10 - 6   Switzerland
Antwerp
24 April 1982
Denmark  12 - 16  Belgium
Copenhagen
8 May 1982
Yugoslavia  9 - 17  Sweden
Lubliana
20 May 1982
Sweden  10 - 3   Switzerland
Enkoping

Bibliography edit

  • (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 edit

External links edit

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