1992–1994 FIRA Trophy

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1992-94 FIRA Trophy
Date1 October 1992 – 24 May 1994
Countries Belgium
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Morocco
 Portugal
 Romania
 Russia
 Spain
 Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played41
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The 1992–94 FIRA Trophy was the 30th edition of the European rugby union championship for national teams. The 1992-94 edition was arranged with a new format. Ten teams were admitted to the first division and divided into 2 pools to play a Preliminary Tournament which qualified five teams to play for the title in the 1993-1994 season.

Preliminary Tournament[]

See also: 1992-1993 FIRA Preliminary Tournament

Five teams qualified to play in the pool for the "Title":

And five in the pool for the "Plate":

Pool for Title[]

Italy came close to winning their first tournament, beating a non-capped France A1 side for the first time by 16-9, but lost to Romania (26-12) away, and so France won the title on points difference, despite finishing with the same number of table points as the Italian and the Romanian sides. The French only awarded caps in their first game, a 51-0 win over the Romanians. Russia participated for the first time after the end of the Soviet Union, finishing in a disappointing 4th place, with a single win over Spain abroad (16-9).

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1  France 4 3 0 1 120 28 +92 10
2  Italy 4 3 0 1 120 69 +51 10
3  Romania 4 3 0 1 67 66 +1 10
4  Russia 4 1 0 3 44 80 -36 6
5  Spain 4 0 0 4 30 138 -108 4
Point system: try 5 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt
Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)
17 October 1993 France  51 - 0  Romania Parc Municipal, Brive-la-Gaillarde  
Try: Bernat-Salles 3
Loppy, Merle, Sella
Con: Lacroix 6
Pen: Lacroix 3
 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Scotland Jim Fleming
France: 15.Jean-Luc Sadourny, 14.Philippe Bernat-Salles, 13.Philippe Sella, 12.Thierry Lacroix, 11., 10.Alain Penaud, 9.Aubin Hueber, 8.Marc Cécillon, 7., 6.Philippe Benetton, 5.Olivier Roumat (cap.), 4.Olivier Merle, 3., 2.Jean-Michel Gonzalez, 1.Louis Armary - Replacement: ,
Romania:15.Gheorghe Solomie, 14., 13., 12., 11.Marian Dumitru, 10., 9., 8.Tiberiu Brinza, 7.Gheorghe Dinu, 6., 5.Constantin Cojocariu, 4.Haralambie Dumitras (cap.), 3.Gabriel Vlad, 2., 1.Gheorghe Leonte - Replacement: 16., 17.
6 November 1993
Russia  19 - 30  Italy
Try:
Con:
Pen: (4)
 Try: Checchinato (2),
Con: Domínguez (3)
Pen: Domínguez (3)
Fili Stadium, Moscow
Referee: France G. Barrabes
11 November 1993
Italy  16 - 9 France France A1
Try: penalty try
Con: Domínguez
Pen: Domínguez (3)
 Pen: (3)
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Referee: Romania Mircea Paraschivescu
20 March 1994
France France A1 49 - 3 Spain 
Stade de Madrazès, Sarlat
Referee: Italy S. Faccioli
10 April 1994
Spain  9 - 16  Russia
Pen: (3)
 Try: Mochnev
Con:
Pen: (3)
Campo Universitario, Madrid
Referee: R. Jacob
24 April 1994 Spain  3 - 11  Romania La Romareda, Zaragoza  
Pen: Puertas Soto
 Try: Solomie
Pen: Nichitean (2)
 Referee: France Yves Peyrelongue
7 May 1994 Italy  62 - 15  Spain Stadio Fratelli Cervi, Parma  
Try: Aldrovandi, Mar. Cuttitta
Francescato, Gardner
Pedroni, Ravazzolo
Vaccari 2
Con: Troiani 8
Pen: Troiani 2
 Try: Puertas Soto, Ventura Miranda
Con: Puertas Soto
Pen: Puertas Soto
 Referee: France Gérard Borreani
Italy 15.Piermassimiliano Dotto, 14.Paolo Vaccari, 13., 12., 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Luigi Troiani, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Carlo Checchinato, 7.Julian Gardner, 6., 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Pierpaolo Pedroni, 3.Giovanni Grespan, 2.Carlo Orlandi, 1.Massimo Cuttitta (cap.) - replacements: Massimo Ravazzolo, Franco Properzi, Massimo Bonomi, Alessandro Troncon
Spain 15.Francisco Puertas Soto, 14., 13., 12.Álvar Enciso, 11., 10., 9., 8., 7., 6., 5.Alberto Malo, 4.José Miguel Villaú, 3., 2., 1. - replacements: Alberto Socías,
7 May 1994
Romania  30 - 0  Russia
Try: (2), Colceriu, Leonte
Con: Nichitean (2)
Pen: Nichitean (2)
Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
Referee: England B. Campsall
14 May 1994 Romania  26 - 12  Italy Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest  
Try: Leonte
Pen: Nichitean (5)
Drop: Nichitean
 Pen: Domínguez (4)
 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: France D. Neynat
Romania 15., 14.Lucian Colceriu, 13.Nicolae Răcean, 12., 11., 10.Neculai Nichitean, 9.Daniel Neaga, 8.Andrei Gurănescu, 7., 6.Cătălin Drăguceanu, 5.Constantin Cojocariu, 4.Sandu Ciorăscu, 3.Gabriel Vlad, 2., 1.Gheorghe Leonte - replacements: Tiberiu Brînză,
Italy 15.Javier Pértile, 14.Paolo Vaccari, 13.Stefano Bordon, 12.Massimo Bonomi, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Diego Dominguez, 9.Alessandro Troncon, 8.Carlo Checchinato, 7.Julian Gardner, 6.Massimo Giovanelli (cap.), 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Pierpaolo Pedroni, 3.Franco Properzi, 2.Moreno Trevisiol, 1.Massimo Cuttitta - replacements: Massimo Ravazzolo . Coach: Georges Coste
28 May 1994
Russia  9 - 11 France France A1
Fili Stadium, Moscow

Pool for Sixth place[]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1  Germany 4 3 0 1 93 67 26 10
2  Tunisia 4 2 1 1 59 63 -4 9
3  Belgium 4 2 1 1 60 70 -10 9
4  Morocco 4 2 0 2 77 78 -1 8
5  Portugal 4 0 0 4 57 68 -11 4
2 October 1993
Tunisia  15 - 6  Germany
21 November 1993
Germany  32 - 16  Belgium
29 January 1994
Belgium  18 - 14  Morocco
23 March 1994
Germany  35 - 18  Morocco
9 April 1994
Belgium  10 - 8  Portugal
17 April 1994
Portugal  18 - 20  Germany
30 April 1994
Morocco  20 - 15  Portugal
4 May 1994
Morocco  25 - 10  Tunisia
7 May 1994
Portugal  16 - 18  Tunisia
14 May 1994
Tunisia  16 - 16  Belgium

Second Division[]

Pool A[]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1  Poland 8 7 0 1 154 81 +73 22
2  Netherlands 8 5 0 3 232 75 +157 18
3  Czech Republic 8 4 0 4 154 144 +10 16
4  Andorra 8 2 0 6 44 222 -178 12
5  Sweden 8 2 0 6 102 164 -62 11
26 October 1992
Poland  17 - 10  Sweden
31 October 1992
Poland  25 - 8  Czechoslovakia
15 November 1992
Czechoslovakia  21 - 16  Netherlands
28 November 1992
Netherlands  40 - 6  Andorra
2 May 1993
Netherlands  0 - 7  Poland

15 May 1993
Andorra  6 - 3  Czech Republic
6 June 1993
Sweden  30 - 7  Czech Republic
17 April 1993
Andorra  6 - 19  Poland
11 September 1993
Sweden  25 - 6  Andorra
Nassjo
17 October 1993
Czech Republic  19 - 18  Poland
31 October 1993
Netherlands  42 - 6  Czech Republic
3 November 1993
Czech Republic  34 - 7  Sweden
6 November 1993
Netherlands  31 - 6  Sweden
6 November 1993
Poland  30 - 10  Andorra
26 March 1994
Andorra  10 - 49  Netherlands
16 April 1994
Sweden  18 - 25  Poland
23 April 1994
Czech Republic  56 - 0  Andorra
30 April 1994
Poland  13 - 10  Netherlands
7 May 1994
Sweden  6 - 44  Netherlands
Vanersborg

Andorra  6 – 0
withdraw 		 Sweden

Pool B[]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1  Croatia 8 7 0 1 294 56 +238 22
2  Hungary 8 4 0 4 75 187 -112 16
3  Slovenia 8 3 0 5 95 226 -131 14
4  Ukraine 8 4 0 4 183 42 +141 12
5  Austria 8 2 0 6 38 162 -124 12
31 October 1992
Austria  3 - 5  Hungary
7 November 1992
Slovenia  3 - 35  Croatia
Ljubliana
21 November 1992
Slovenia  5 - 9  Austria

1 May 1993
Hungary  36 - 6  Slovenia
8 May 1993
Austria  0 - 16  Croatia
22 May 1993
Croatia  78 - 3  Hungary

Ukraine  0 - 3
withdraw 		 Austria


Ukraine  0 - 3
withdraw 		 Croatia


Ukraine  0 - 3
withdraw 		 Slovenia


Ukraine  0 - 3
withdraw 		 Hungary

16 October 1993
Hungary  3 - 41  Ukraine
24 October 1993
Austria  11 - 14  Slovenia
Wien
16 April 1994
Croatia  41 - 12  Austria
23 April 1994
Croatia  77 - 10  Slovenia
29 April 1994
Croatia  13 - 23  Ukraine
7 May 1994
Slovenia  26 - 41  Ukraine
Ljubliana
14 May 1994
Austria  0 - 78  Ukraine
Wien
14 May 1994
Slovenia  28 - 17  Hungary
Ljubliana
28 May 1994
Hungary  5 - 31  Croatia

Hungary  3 - 0
withdraw 		 Austria

Third Division[]

Pool A[]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1  Georgia 3 2 1 0 60 34 +26 8
2  Latvia 3 2 0 1 38 38 0 7
3   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 38 40 -2 5
4  Luxembourg 3 0 1 2 28 52 -24 4
19 July 1992
Georgia  28 - 3  Latvia
Kiev
30 April 1993
Luxembourg  10 - 25  Latvia
31 October 1993
Luxembourg  10 - 10  Georgia
6 November 1993
Latvia  10 - 0   Switzerland
15 May 1994
Luxembourg  8 - 17   Switzerland
4 June 1994
Switzerland   21 - 22  Georgia

Pool B[]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1  Moldova 3 2 0 1 64 9 +55 6
2  Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 23 58 -35 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 76 17 -59 4
4  Lithuania 3 0 1 2 21 100 -79 4
10 October 1993
Lithuania  6 - 22  Moldova
Siauliai
6 November 1993
Bulgaria  9 - 9  Lithuania
27 November 1993
Bulgaria  11 - 7  Denmark
23 April 1994
Moldova  42 - 3  Bulgaria
Kishinev
7 May 1994
Denmark  69 - 6  Lithuania
  • Moldova-Denmark not played

References[]

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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