1983–84 FIRA Trophy

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The 1983–84 FIRA Trophy was the 24th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

1983-84 FIRA Trophy
Date30 October 1983 – 27 May 1984
Countries France
 Italy
 Morocco
 Poland
 Romania
 Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Grand Slam France
Matches played15
1982-1983 (Previous) (Next) 1984–1985

The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania, Italy and Soviet Union finished in the following places, with the same points. The French only awarded caps in their win over Romania (25-15). Poland and Morocco finished in the 5th and 6th places and were relegated.

Spain and Tunisia won the Second division pools and were promoted for the following season.

First division

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   France 5 5 0 0 159 47 +112 15
2   Romania 5 3 0 2 71 40 +31 11
3   Italy 5 3 0 2 62 60 +2 11
4   Soviet Union 5 3 0 2 67 70 -3 11
5   Poland 4 1 0 3 13 78 -65 6
6   Morocco 4 0 0 4 25 102 -77 4
  • Morocco and Poland relegated to division 2

Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt
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30 October 1983
Romania  31 - 0  Poland
Try: Murariu, Radulescu, Aldea, Caragea
Con: Dumitru (3)
Pen: Dumitru
Drop: Dinu
Dinamo Stadion, Bucharest
Referee:   N. Camaduro

30 October 1983
Soviet Union  16 - 7  Italy
Try: Mironov, Parshin, Feshenko
Con: Gonyani (2)
Try: Zanon
Pen: Torresan
Spartak Stadium, Kiev
Referee:   Bressy

20 November 1983
Romania  19 - 3  Soviet Union
Try: Ion
Pen: Ion, Podarescu (2)
Drop: Podarescu
Pen: Gonyani
Dinamo Stadion, Bucharest
Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   J.-C- Doucet

4 December 1983 France   25 - 15   Romania Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse  
Try: Estève, Gallion, Lagisquet, Lescarboura
Con: Lescarboura (2)
Pen: Lescarboura
Drop: Lescarboura
Try: Radulescu
Con: Podarescu
Pen: Podarescu
Attendance: 6,800
Referee:   R. Quittenton
France: 15.Serge Gabernet, 14.Patrice Lagisquet, 13.Philippe Sella, 12.Didier Codorniou, 11.Patrick Estève, 10.Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, 9.Jérôme Gallion, 8.Jean-Luc Joinel, 7.Dominique Erbani, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives (cap.), 5.Alain Lorieux, 4.Jean Condom, 3.Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou, 2.Philippe Dintrans, 1.Michel Cremaschi
Romania: 15.Vasile Ion, 14.Marian Aldea, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Mihai Marghescu, 11.Gheorghie Varzaru, 10.Stelian Podarescu, 9.Mircea Paraschiv (cap.), 8.Stefan Constantin, 7.Alexandru Radulescu, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Vasile Pascu, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.D. Balan, 17.Laurentiu Constantin
19 February 1984
France A1  38 - 16  Italy
Try: Camberabero, Carpentier (2), Caussade, Janik, Martinez
Con: Camberabero (4)
Pen: Camberabero (2)
Try: Azzali, Ghizzoni
Con: Bettarello
Pen: Bettarello (2)
Stade Léo-Lagrange, Chalon-sur-Saône
Referee:   John Trigg


18 March 1984
Italy  27 - 0  Morocco
Try: Zanon, Ghizzoni, Screnci
Con: Bettarello (3)
Pen: Bettarello (3)
Stadio Leonardo Garilli, Piacenza
Referee:   Matheu

8 April 1984
Romania  6 – 0
withdraw
  Morocco

22 April 1984 Italy   12 - 6   Romania Stadio Fattori, L'Aquila  
Pen: Bettarello (3)
Drop: Bettarello
Pen: Alexandru
Drop: Podarescu
Referee: Derek Bevan  
Italy: 15.Serafino Ghizzoni, 14.Alberto Osti, 13.Rino Francescato (cap.), 12.Luigi de Joanni, 11.Andrea Azzali, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Alessandro Ghini, 8.Claudio Tinari, 7.Gianni Zanon, 6.Sabatino Pace, 5.Mauro Gardin, 4.Antonio Colella, 3.Stefano Romagnoli, 2.Giorgio Morelli, 1.Giancarlo Pivetta - replacements: 16.Mariano Crescenzo
Romania: 15.Liviu Hodorca, 14.Sorin Fuicu, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.C. Capmare, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Alexandru Radulescu, 7.Pompiliu Bors, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Laurentiu Constantin, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Vasile Pascu, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.Stelian Podarescu, 17.Haralambie Dumitras
29 April 1984
Morocco  6 - 7  Poland
Rabat

6 May 1984
Morocco  9 - 23  Soviet Union
Olimpic Centre, Rabat

16 May 1984
Poland  3 - 19  France A1
Warsaw

20 May 1984
Soviet Union  3 - 32  France A1
Fili Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 4,500

27 May 1984
Poland  3 - 22  Soviet Union
Warsaw

1984
Italy  6 – 0
withdraw
  Poland

Second division

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Pool A

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Spain 4 3 1 0 103 28 +75 11
2   Portugal 4 3 1 0 79 21 +58 11
3   Belgium 4 1 1 2 49 39 +10 7
4   Netherlands 4 1 1 2 43 62 -19 7
5   Denmark 4 0 0 4 28 152 -124 4
  • Spain promoted to division 1

5 November 1983
Netherlands  6 - 6  Belgium

19 November 1983
Netherlands  28 - 3  Denmark

10 December 1983
Belgium  31 - 9  Denmark
Brussels

25 February 1984
Spain  32 - 6  Netherlands
Polideportivo Municipal de Orcasitas, Madrid

11 March 1984
Portugal  6 - 6  Spain
Pen: Queimado
Drop: Queimado
Pen: Nuñez Doval (2)
Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon

22 March 1984
Spain  12 - 3  Belgium
Estadio Pepe Rojo, Valladolid

24 March 1984
Portugal  21 - 3  Netherlands
Coimbra

5 April 1984
Belgium  9 - 12  Portugal
Brussels

8 April 1984
Denmark  3 - 40  Portugal
Copenhagen

28 April 1984
Denmark  13 - 53  Spain
Copenhagen

Pool B

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Tunisia 4 4 0 0 90 37 +53 12
2   Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 65 49 +16 10
3   Sweden 4 2 0 2 37 58 -21 8
4   West Germany 4 1 0 3 63 53 +10 6
5   Yugoslavia 3 0 0 3 28 86 -58 3
  • Tunisia promoted to division 1
25 September 1983
Czechoslovakia  20 - 10  Sweden
Prague

22 October 1983
Tunisia  25 - 6  Sweden
Monaco

29 October 1983
Tunisia  23 - 9  West Germany
Tunis

5 November 1983
Yugoslavia  16 - 20  Czechoslovakia
Split



5 May 1984
Sweden  15 - 13  Germany
Norrköping

13 May 1984
Czechoslovakia  10 - 20  Tunisia
Prague

5 May 1984
Yugoslavia  12 - 22  Tunisia
Split

1984
Sweden  6 – 0
Withdraw
  Yugoslavia
withdraw

Bibliography

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  • (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).

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