1992–93 FIRA Preliminary Tournament

The 1992–94 FIRA Trophy was arranged with a new format. Ten teams were admitted to first division and divided into two pools to play a "Preliminary Tournament", that qualified five teams to play for the Trophy in the 1993–1994 season. France and Italy were the winners of Pools A and B. Russia and Romania also qualified as the runners-up.

1992–94 FIRA Trophy
Date1 October 1992 – 24 May 1994
Countries Belgium
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Morocco
 Portugal
 Romania
 Russia
 Spain
 Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played41
1990–1992 (Previous) (Next) 1994–1995

Pool A

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1   France 4 4 0 0 219 57 +162 12
2   Russia 4 3 0 1 66 +113 −47 10
3   Morocco 4 2 0 2 62 +70 −8 8
4   Germany 4 1 0 3 53 117 −64 6
5   Belgium 4 0 0 4 36 79 −43 4
  • France and Russia qualified for Pool Title 1993–94
  • Morocco qualified to Barrage
  • Germany and Belgium qualified to the Pool for 6th place 1993–94
11 October 1992
Belgium  11–17  Russia
King Boudewijn, Brussels

18 October 1992
France XV  76–12  Russia
Villeneuve-sur-Lot

25 October 1992
Russia  13–10  Germany
Moscow

1 November 1992
Belgium  9–11  Morocco
Brussels

15 November 1992
Germany  13–10  Belgium
Stuttgart

21 March 1993
France Military  38–6  Belgium
Soissons

17 April 1993
Morocco  23–3  Germany
Casablanca

15 May 1993
Russia  24–16  Morocco
Moscow

29 May 1993
Morocco  12–34  France XV
Casablanca

30 May 1993
Germany  27–71  France XV
Hanover

Pool B

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1   Italy 4 4 0 0 158 22 +136 12
2   Romania 4 3 0 1 128 50 +78 10
3   Spain 4 2 0 2 72 108 −36 8
4   Tunisia 4 1 0 3 30 132 −102 6
5   Portugal 4 0 0 4 49 125 −76 4
  • Italy and Romania qualified for Pool Title 1993–94
  • Spain qualified to Barrage
  • Tunisia and Portugal qualified to the Pool for 6th place 1993–94
Point system: try 5 points, conversion: 2 points, penalty kick or drop goal 3 points.
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1 October 1992 Italy   22–3   Romania Stadio Flaminio, Rome  
Try: Bottacchiari, Checchinato
Mar Cuttitta
Con: Bonomi, Troiani
Pen: Bonomi
Drop: Nichitean
Referee: D. Salle  
Italy: 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Paolo Vaccari, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Sergio Zorzi, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Massimo Bonomi, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Tito Ciccio, 7.Julian Gardner, 6.Alessandro Bottacchiari, 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Carlo Checchinato, 3.Giovanni Grespan, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta (cap), 1.Massimo CuttittaReplacements: Ramiro Cassina, Umberto Casellato, Mauro Tommasi Coach: Bertrand Fourcade
Romania: 15.Vasile Brici, 14.Lucian Colceriu, 13.Nicolae Răcean, 12.Nicolae Fulina, 11.Gheorghe Solomie, 10.Neculai Nichitean, 9.Mihai Foca, 8.Ionuț Seceleanu, 7.Tiberiu Brînză, 6.Gheorghe Dinu, 5.Tudor Constantin, 4.Sandu Ciorăscu, 3.Gabriel Vlad, 2.Christian Gheorghe, 1.Gheorghe LeonteReplacements: Andrei Gurănescu, Constantin Stan
30 January 1993
Tunisia  8–20  Spain
Tunisia

14 February 1993 Spain   0–52   Italy Campo Universitario Madrid  
Try: M.Cuttitta, Dotto
Rigo 2, Venturi 2
Con: Dominguez 5
Pen: Dominguez 4
Referee: Caulet  
Spain : 15.Francisco Puertas Soto, 14.Pablo Calderon Sole, 13.Javier Torres Morote, 12.Gabriel Rivero Macia, 11.José Angel Hermosilla Olmos, 10.Miguel Sánchez Gonzalez-Bermudo, 9.Javier Díaz Paternain, 8.Emilio Illaregui Etxabe, 7.Jaime Gutíerrez Merelles, 6.Iñaki Laskurain, 5.Alberto Malo, 4.Alejandro Esteve Herrera, 3.José Luis Moral Iglesias, 2.Javier Aguiar Cayetano, 1.Julio Alvarezreplacements: Aitor Gorrotxategui Fernandez, Mario Auzmendi Ripoll, Jordi Camps
Italy : 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Stefano Bordon, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Diego Dominguez, 9.Umberto Casellato, 8.Tito Ciccio', 7.Massimo Giovanelli (cap.), 6.Stefano Rigo, 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Giovanni Grespan, 2.Carlo Orlandi, 1.Massimo Cuttittareplacements: Pier Massimiliano Dotto, Francesco Pietrosanti Coach: Bertrand Fourcade
27 March 1993
Italy A  51–8  Tunisia
Leno

3 April 1993
Portugal  13–41  Romania
Try: Mourão
Con: Queimado
Pen: Macedo, Queimado
Try: Gurănescu, Răcean (2), Solomie, Brînză, Tofan, Mitocaru
Con: Nichitean, Răcean (2)
National Stadium A, Lisbon
Attendance: 1,000

17 April 1993 Portugal   11–33   Italy University Stadium, Coimbra  
Try: Morais
Pen: Queimado (2)
Try: Casellato, Coppo, Perziano, Rigo, Tommasi
Con: Filizzola
Pen: Filizzola (2)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Yves Peyrelongue
Portugal : 15.Pedro Rogério Arsénio, 14.Pedro Murinello, 13.Rodrigo Castro Pereira, 12.Nuno Mourão, 11.Tomaz Morais, 10.João Queimado, 9.João Jonet, 8.António Cunha, 7.Jorge Herédia, 6.Francisco Borges, 5.Pedro Correia Neiva, 4.Simão Cunha, 3.Luís Nieves, 2.Miguel Baptista, 1.Eduardo Macedoreplacements: Joaquim Ferreira
Italy : 15.Gabriel Filizzola, 14.Massimo Brunello, 13.Stefano Bordon, 12.Mauro Tommasi, 11.Leonardo Perziano, 10.Hector de Marco, 9.Umberto Casellato, 8.Fabio Coppo, 7.Massimo Giovanelli (cap.), 6.Stefano Rigo, 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Carlo Checchinato, 3.Massimo Cuttitta, 2.Alessandro Moscardi, 1.Mauro dal Siereplacements: Giuliano Faltibà, Andrea Sgorlon
24 April 1993
Tunisia  14–10  Portugal
El Menzah Stadium, Tunis

8 May 1993
Romania  51–0  Tunisia
Dinamo Stadion, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,000

16 May 1993
Portugal  15–37  Spain
Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon
Attendance: 8,000

29 May 1993
Romania  33–15  Spain
Parcul Copilului, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:   D. Neyrat

Barrage

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28 November 1993
Spain  48–17  Morocco
Try: de la Calle, Martín Illanes (3), Puertas Soto
Con: Sánchez González Bermudo (4)
Pen: Sánchez González Bermudo (5)
Try: Jelti, Harrad
Con: Echellaoui (2)
Pen: Echellaoui
Le Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse

  • Spain qualified for Title Pool.

References

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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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