1980–81 FIRA Trophy

1980-81 FIRA Trophy
Date	1 October 1980 – 17 May 1981
Countries	France  Italy  Romania  Poland  Soviet Union  Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions	Romania
Matches played	15
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The 1980–81 FIRA Trophy was the 21st edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

The tournament was won by Romania, who achieved a Grand Slam, defeating all their opponents. Romania had a memorable 15–0 win over France at 23 November 1980, in Bucharest.

First division[]

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Romania	5	5	0	0	157	25	+132	15
2	France	5	4	0	1	129	59	+70	13
3	Italy	5	2	0	3	76	81	-5	9
4	Soviet Union	5	2	0	3	38	87	-49	9
5	Spain	5	1	0	4	98	146	-48	7
6	Poland	5	1	0	4	46	146	-100	7

Spain and Poland 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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5 October 1980	Italy	37 - 12	Poland	Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo
	Try: Ghizzoni 2, Robazza Bettarello, R. Francescato, Con: Bettarello 4 Pen: Bettarello 3			Referee: Craciunescou
Italy:15., 14., 13., 12., 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8., 7., 6., 5., 4., 3. (cap), 2., 1.
Poland:15.Piatkovski, 14.Kadach, 13.Kuc, 12.Mtaczak, 11.Ciesielski, 10.Stasiolek, 9.Kiciniski (41' Kurant), 8.Jagienak, 7.Pienek, 6.Zawadski, 5.Krac, 4.Baranieki, 3.Piasek, 2.Stasiuk, 1.Krawczak

2 November 1980	Italy	3 - 4	Soviet Union	Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo
	Pen: Bettarello		Try: Plotnikov	Referee: JC Doulcet
Italy:15., 14., 13., 12. (cap), 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8., 7., 6.Mario Pavin, 5., 4., 3.Giancarlo Pivetta, 2., 1.
Soviet Union:15., 14.Berzin, 13., 12., 11., 10., 9., 8.Tikhonov, 7.Barinov, 6., 5., 4.Plotnikov, 3.Epifanov, 2., 1.

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23 November 1980	Romania	15 - 0	France	Dimano Stadium, Bucharest
	Try: Bors Con: Constantin Pen: Constantin 3			Attendance: 20,000 Referee: A.Richards
Romania:15., 14., 13., 12.Ion Constantin, 11., 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv (cap), 8., 7., 6.Florica Murariu, 5., 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3., 2., 1.Ion Bucan
France:15.Serge Blanco, 14., 13.Roland Bertranne, 12., 11.Laurent Pardo, 10., 9.Jean-Pierre Elissalde, 8., 7., 6., 5., 4., 3.Robert Paparemborde (cap), 2.Philippe Dintrans, 1.

21 December 1980	Spain	13 - 18	Italy	Polideportivo Municipal de Orcasitas, Madrid
				Referee: Horquet
Spain:15.Canosa, 14.Torres, 13.Torno, 12.Garcia de la Torre, 11.Ruiz, 10.Cristin, 9.Giocoedrea, 8.Lobo, 7.Cienfuegos, 6.Neira (79' Paul), 5.Bianco, 4.Parolo, 3.Carmina, 2.Santos, 1.Pachuca
Italy:15., 14., 13., 12. (41' Fabio Gaetaniello), 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8., 7., 6., 5., 4., 3. (cap), 2., 1.

8 March 1981	Italy	9 - 17	France A1	Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo
	Drop: Bettarello		Try: Averous, Delage Belascain Con: Vivies Pen: Vivies	Referee: M.Rea
Italy:15., 14., 13., 12., 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Gianni Zanon, 7., 6.Giuseppe Artuso, 5., 4., 3. (cap), 2., 1.
France A1:15.Delage, 14.Pelliccia, 13.Belascain, 12.Sangalli, 11.Averous, 10.Vivies, 9.JP Elissalde, 8.Rongieras, 7.Traille, 6.Cordier, 5.Salas, 4.Guilbert, 3.Montagny, 2.Dupont, 1.Cremaschi

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12 April 1981	Romania	35 - 9	Italy	Braila
	Try: Aldea, Fuicu 2, Lungu Munteanu 2, Paraschiv Con: Constantin 2 Pen: Constantin		Try: Bettarello Con: Bettarello Pen: Bettarello	Referee: J.A. Short
Romania:15.Ion Constantin, 14., 13., 12.Adrian Lungu, 11., 10., 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8., 7., 6., 5.Gheorghie Dumitru, 4., 3., 2., 1.Ion Bucan
Italy:15., 14., 13. (cap), 12., 11., 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Gianni Zanon, 7., 6., 5., 4., 3.Giancarlo Pivetta, 2., 1. - replacements: 16., 17.

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Second division[]

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	West Germany	4	3	0	1	65	41	+24	10
2	Netherlands	4	3	0	1	58	28	+30	10
3	Tunisia	4	2	0	2	37	61	-24	8
4	Morocco	4	2	0	2	55	29	+26	8
5	Yugoslavia	4	0	0	4	0	56	-56	3

Germany Promoted to division 1

Yugoslavia 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	Portugal	4	4	0	0	114	33	+81	12
2	Belgium	4	3	0	1	55	24	+31	10
3	Sweden	4	2	0	2	37	30	+7	8
4	Denmark	4	1	0	3	49	115	-66	6
5	Switzerland	4	0	0	4	20	73	-53	4

Portugal promoted to division 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