1936 FIRA Tournament

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1936 FIRA Tournament
Date14–17 May 1936
Countries France
 Germany
 Italy
 Romania
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played4
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A rugby union tournament was held in May 1936, three months prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Rugby union had been an official Olympic sport in 1900, 1908, 1920 and 1924, but was dropped from the Olympic program after the 1924 Paris Games. The 1936 tournament is not mentioned in the official report of the organising committee of the Berlin Games, and has never been given the status of an official demonstration sport for those Games.

Four teams competed in the 1936 tournament, which was considered one of the "best organized and most international rugby tournaments to date". France defeated Germany in the final.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 May
 
 
 France25
 
17 May
 
 Romania5
 
 France19
 
 
 
 Germany14
 
 Germany19
 
 
 Italy8
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Italy8
 
 
 Romania7

Teams[]

French players[]

Forwards : (Biarritz Olympique), (Lyon OU), (AS Montferrand), (Biarritz Olympique), (FC Auch), (USA Perpignan), (Racing club de France), (AS Montferrand).

Backs : (AS Montferrand), (Stadoceste Tarbais), (Aviron Bayonnais), (c) (USA Perpignan), (), (Racing club de France), (AS Montferrand).

Substitutes : R. Lombarteix (AS Montferrand), Prud'homme (Lyon olympique universitaire), R. Arotca (Aviron Bayonnais), J. Dorot (Racing club de France), J. Blond (Stade Français), J. Fau (Union sportive carcassonnaise XV), F. Raynaud (Union sportive carcassonnaise XV), F. Sahuc (Stade Toulousain), M. Capendeguy ().

Managers : René Crabos, and Lanusse.

German players[]

Forwards : M. Schroers (DRC Hannover), K. Metzger (SC Frankfurt 1880), E. Derleth (Frankfurt TV 60), Erwin Thiesies (Tennis Borussia Berlin), H. Kocher (RG Heidelberg), A. Koch (SV Odin Hannover), W. Pfisterer (RG Heidelberg), O. Oppermann (FV 1897 Linden).

Backs : K. Loos (Heidelberger RK), H. Hanning (Rasenspiele Hannover), K. Hübsch (Heidelberger RK), H. Schwanenberg (c) (DSV 78 Hannover), W. Zichlinski (FV 1897 Linden), W. Dünnhaupt (SV Odin Hannover), G. Isenberg (DSV 78 Hannover).

Substitutes : A. Aue, W. Roth, F. Bukowski.

Manager : ?.

Italian players[]

Forwards : (Rugby Roma Olimpic), S. Bonfante (), G. Zoffoli (Rugby Roma Olimpic), A. Albonico (), Vincenzo Bertolotto (), G. Visentin (Amatori Rugby Milano), I. Aloisio (), A. Re-Garbagnati (Amatori Rugby Milano).

Backs : M. Campagna (c) (), G. Piana (), R. Maffioli (Amatori Rugby Milano), F. Vinci III (Rugby Roma Olimpic), G. Rizzoli (), A. Cazzini (Amatori Rugby Milano), R. Centinari (Amatori Rugby Milano).

Substitutes : O. Maestri (Amatori Rugby Milano), E. Sgorbati (Amatori Rugby Milano), Vigliana (), Ardissone (), Pinardi ().

Manager : Michel Boucheron.

Romanian players[]

Forwards : I. Tarabega, G. Fantaneanu, S. Ionescu, S. Barsan, S. Burlescu, G. Ionescu, E. Marculescu, C. Beju.

Backs : A. Marasescu, N. Crissoveloni (c), A. Damian, I. Popa, C. Grigorescu, I. Irimia, C. Dinescu.

Substitutes : A. Matescu, Nicolescu, Epure, Craciunescu, Tudor, E. Sfetescu, M. Slobozeanu, Anastasiade, Florea.

Manager : ?.

References[]

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  • Diem, Carl (1937). XIth Olympic Games, Berlin 1936 Official Report (PDF). Berlin: Wilhelm Limpert. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
  • (de) Hermann Meister, "Deutsche Rugby-Zeitung", dans Deutsche Rugby-Zeitung, vol. 17, n° 20, 22 mai 1936.
  • (fr) Lucien Dubech, "Rugby continental", dans L'Auto, 37e année, n° 12.934, 15 mai 1936.
  • (fr) Pierre Vitalien, "Le Rugby aux Jeux Olympiques", Sérignan-du-Comtat, Imprimerie Technicouleurs, octobre 2007. ISBN 978-2-9520549-2-8.
  • (ro) Web site : https://web.archive.org/web/20101110150826/http://dropgol.ro/2010/10/26/istoric-echipa-nationala-1934-1937/.
  • (it) Benedetto Pasqua and Mirio Da Roit, Cent'anni di rugby a Torino, Turin, Ananke, mai 2011, broché, 247 p. ISBN 978-88-7325-375-4.

External links[]

  1. FIRA Trophy, France – Germany [1]
  2. FIRA Trophy, Italy – Romania [2]
  3. FIRA Trophy, France – Romania [3]
  4. FIRA Trophy, Germany – Italy [4]
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