1976–77 FIRA Trophy

1976-77 FIRA Trophy
Date	17 October 1976 - 1 May 1977
Countries	France  Italy  Romania  Morocco  Poland  Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions	Romania
Matches played	15
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The 1976-1977 FIRA Trophy was the 17th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

The tournament was won by Romania, with a Grand Slam, which included a 15-12 win over France and a 69-0 trashing of Italy.

First division[]

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Romania	5	5	0	0	233	31	+202	15
2	France	5	4	0	1	145	48	+ 97	13
3	Spain	5	2	0	3	68	73	-5	9
4	Italy	5	2	0	3	58	96	-38	9
5	Poland	5	1	0	4	36	111	-75	7
6	Morocco	5	1	0	4	20	201	-181	7

Morocco were relegated to division 2 for the worst points difference.

• Results

Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)

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14 November 1976	Romania	15 - 12	France	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Try: Alexandru, Murariu Parschiv Drop: Bucos		Try: Bastiat Con: Aguirre Pen: Aguirre 2	Referee: Jeff Kelleher
Romania: 15., 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13. (cap.), 12., 11., 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8., 7., 6.Florică Murariu, 5., 4., 3., 2., 1.
France: 15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Dominique Harize, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12., 11., 10., 9.Richard Astre (cap.), 8.Jean-Pierre Bastiat, 7.Jean-Claude Skrela, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives, 5., 4.Gerard Cholley, 3.Robert Paparemborde, 2.Alain Paco, 1.Armand Vaquerin

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1 May 1977	Romania	69 - 0	Italy	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Try: Motrescu 4, Stoica 2 Daraban,, Murariu Nica, Ortelecan, Con: Bucos 5, Nica 4 Pen: Alexandru			Referee: R.Quintentonn
Romania: 15., 14.Ion Constantin, 13., 12., 11., 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Florica Murariu, 7., 6., 5., 4., 3., 2., 1. - replacements: 16.
Italy: 15., 14., 13., 12., 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10., 9., 8., 7., 6., 5. (cap.), 4., 3., 2., 1. - replacements: 16.

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Second Division[]

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Czechoslovakia	4	4	0	0	90	31	+59	12
2	Soviet Union	4	3	0	1	106	25	+81	10
3	West Germany	4	1	1	2	67	66	+ 1	7
4	Sweden	4	0	0	4	24	188	-164	4
DQ	Netherlands	4	1	1	2	54	31	23	6

Czechoslovakia promoted in Division 1; Netherlands disqualified for no-show

• Results

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Third Division[]

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Belgium	3	3	0	0	57	25	+32	9
2	Switzerland	3	1	0	2	29	47	-18	5
3	Yugoslavia	2	1	0	1	24	14	+10	4
4	Luxembourg	2	0	0	2	7	31	-24	2

• Results

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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).

References[]

External links[]

• FIRA-AER official website