1978–79 FIRA Trophy

1978-79 FIRA Trophy
Date	18 November 1978– 4 May 1979
Countries	France  Italy  Romania  Poland  Spain  Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Champions	France
Matches played	15
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The 1978-79 FIRA Trophy was the 19th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania reached the 2nd place, achieving an historical 44–0 win over Italy at 22 April 1979, in Bucharest.

First division[]

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	France	5	5	0	0	171	34	+137	15
2	Romania	5	4	0	1	117	33	+84	13
3	Soviet Union	5	2	0	3	71	76	-5	9
4	Italy	5	2	0	3	55	75	-20	9
5	Poland	5	1	0	4	47	100	-53	7
6	Spain	5	1	0	4	31	174	-143	7

Spain relegated to division 2

• Results

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

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3 December 1978	Romania	6 - 9	France	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Pen: Constantin 2		Pen: Aguirre 2 Drop: Caussade	Referee: M.Rea
Romania:15., 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13., 12.Ion Constantin, 11., 10., 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghie Dumitru (cap.), 7., 6.Florică Murariu, 5., 4., 3., 2., 1.
France:15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14., 13.Roland Bertranne, 12., 11.Guy Noves, 10.Alain Caussade, 9., 8., 7.Jean-Luc Joinel, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives (cap.), 5.Jean-Francois Imbernon, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Robert Paparemborde, 2.Alain Paco, 1.Gerard Cholley

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22 April 1979	Romania	44 - 0	Italy	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Try: Dumitru 2, Murariu 2, Stoica Beches, Constantin, Dinu 2 Con: Constantin 3, Tudose			Referee: Jacques Saint-Guilhem
Romania:15., 14., 13.Olimpiu Beches, 12.Ion Constantin, 11., 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Florică Murariu, 7.Gheorghe Dumitru, 6., 5., 4., 3., 2., 1. - replacements:
Italy:15., 14., 13., 12., 11., 10., 9., 8.Elio de Anna, 7., 6. (cap.), 5., 4., 3., 2., 1. - replacements: , Giancarlo Pivetta

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Second Division[]

Pool 1[]

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Morocco	2	2	0	0	56	6	+50	6
2	West Germany	2	1	0	1	24	13	+11	4
3	Switzerland	2	0	0	2	0	61	-61	2

• Results

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Pool 2[]

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	44	14	+30	9
2	Belgium	3	2	0	1	35	16	+19	7
3	Yugoslavia	3	1	0	2	18	53	-35	5
4	Sweden	3	0	0	3	9	23	-14	3

• Results

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Finals[]

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Morocco promoted to division 1

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