1979–80 FIRA Trophy

1979-80 FIRA Trophy
Date	30 September 1979 – 28 May 1980
Countries	France  Italy  Romania  Morocco  Poland  Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Champions	France
Matches played	15
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The 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy was the 20th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

The tournament was won by France, who achieved a Grand Slam.

First division[]

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	France	5	5	0	0	169	32	+137	15
2	Romania	5	3	0	2	142	86	+56	11
3	Soviet Union	5	3	0	2	87	54	+33	11
4	Italy	5	3	0	2	80	81	-1	11
5	Poland	5	1	0	4	56	171	-115	7
6	Morocco	5	0	0	5	37	147	-110	5

Morocco 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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2 December 1979	France	30 - 12	Romania	Stade de Sapiac, Montauban
	Try: Bertranne, Codorniou Joinel Con: Aguirre 2, Caussade Pen: Aguirre, Caussade 2		Pen: Constantin 3 Drop: Constantin	Referee: JA Short
France:15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Jean-Francois Gourdon, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Didier Codorniou, 11., 10.Alain Caussade, 9.Jerome Gallion, 8., 7.Jean-Luc Joinel, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives (cap.), 5., 4.Francis Haget, 3.Robert Paparemborde, 2.Philippe Dintrans, 1.
Romania:15., 14., 13., 12.Ion Constantin, 11., 10.,9., 8.Gheorghie Dumitru, 7., 6.Florică Murariu, 5., 4., 3., 2., 1.Ion Bucan (cap.), - replacements: 16., 17.Dumitru Alexandru

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13 April 1980	Italy	24 - 17	Romania	Fattori, L'Aquila
	Try: Bargelli, de Anna, N Francescato, Mascioletti Con: Bettarello Pen: Bettarello 2		Try: Aldea, Stoica Pen: Constantin 3	Referee: R.Quintetton
Italy:15., 14.Serafino Ghizzoni, 13., 12., 11.Massimo Mascioletti, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8., 7., 6.Elio de Anna, 5.Giuseppe Artuso, 4., 3. (cap.), 2., 1.Giancarlo Cucchiella
Romania:15., 14., 13.Ion Constantin, 12.Adrian Lungu, 11., 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8., 7., 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Gheorghe Dumitru, 4., 3., 2., 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.

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Second division[]

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Spain	4	4	0	0	101	33	+68	12
2	Yugoslavia	4	2	1	1	33	41	-8	9
3	Netherlands	4	2	0	2	37	44	-7	8
4	West Germany	4	1	1	2	26	39	-13	7
5	Sweden	4	0	0	4	35	75	-40	4

Spain promoted to division 1

Sweden relegated to division 3

• Results

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Third Division[]

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Tunisia	2	2	0	0	30	20	+10	6
2	Belgium	2	1	0	1	59	19	+40	4
3	Denmark	2	0	0	2	21	71	-50	2

• Results

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Tunisia promoted to division 2

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