1967–68 FIRA Nations Cup

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1967-68 Nations Cup
Date29 October 1967 - 26 May 1968
Countries France
 Romania
 West Germany
 Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played6
1966-1967 (Previous) (Next) 1968–1969

The Nations Cup 1967-68 was the eight edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and third with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup". The tournament was won by France.

First division[]

  • Table (Italy withdraw)
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  France 3 3 0 0 56 17 39 6
2  Romania 3 2 0 1 47 19 28 4
3  Czechoslovakia 3 1 0 2 18 42 -24 2
4  West Germany 3 0 0 3 19 62 -43 0
  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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29 October 1967
Romania  27 - 5  West Germany

22 November 1967
Czechoslovakia XV Czechoslovakia 9 - 6  West Germany

10 December 1967 France  11 - 3  Romania Stade M.Saupin, Nantes  
Try: Capendeguy
Con: Lacaze
Pen: Lacaze
Drop: Lacaze
Pen: Penciu
Referee: Patrick d'Arcy Ireland
France: 15.Claude Lacaze, 14., 13.Jean-Pierre Lux, 12., 11., 10.Jo Maso, 9., 8.Andre Herrero, 7.Christian Carrere (cap), 6., 5.Benoit Dauga, 4., 3., 2., 1.
Romania: 15. Alexandru Penciu, 14., 13., 12., 11., 10., 9., 8. (cap), 7., 6., 5., 4., 3., 2., 1.
14 April 1968
France XV France 26 - 8  West Germany

5 May 1968
Czechoslovakia XV Czechoslovakia 6 - 19  France

26 May 1968
Romania  17 - 3 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia XV

Division 2[]

Pool 1[]

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Poland 2 2 0 0 54 11 43 4
2  Netherlands 2 1 0 1 43 19 24 2
3  Sweden 2 0 0 2 6 73 -67 0

Poland admitted to final

  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
12 May 1968
Netherlands  8 - 16  Poland
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

24 May 1968
Poland  38 - 3  Sweden

1 June 1968
Sweden  3 - 35  Netherlands

Pool 2[]

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Morocco 3 2 1 0 26 11 15 5
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 33 11 22 4
3  Portugal 3 1 1 1 19 26 -7 3
4  Belgium 3 0 0 3 6 36 -30 0

Marocco admitted to final

  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
17 March 1968
Morocco  6 - 5  Spain


7 April 1968
Belgium  0 - 14  Spain

13 April 1968
Morocco  14 - 0  Belgium

21 April 1968
Portugal  8 - 6  Belgium

5 May 1968
Portugal  6 - 6  Morocco

Final[]

2 June 1968
Poland  5 - 0  Morocco

  • Poland promoted in first division

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).

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