1997–98 FIRA Tournament
1997–98 FIRA Tournament | |||
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Date | 18 October 1997 – 2 June 1998 | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Not awarded | ||
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The 1997–98 FIRA Tournament was a rugby union tournament organized by the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA). Only minnow teams participated, because the strongest 15 teams were playing the qualification for the Rugby World Cup.
The teams were divided into three pools. Latvia, Luxembourg and Austria were the winners. No championship title was awarded.
Pool "Silver" (Division 2)[]
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
1 | Latvia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 10 |
2 | Lithuania | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 88 | −37 | 10 |
3 | Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 64 | +38 | 8 |
4 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 38 | +49 | 7 |
5 | Israel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 70 | −61 | 2 |
Pool "Bronze" (Division 3)[]
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
1 | Luxembourg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 23 | +56 | 9 |
2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 7 |
3 | Monaco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 5 |
4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 82 | −55 | 3 |
Pool "Bowl" (Division 4)[]
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
1 | Austria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 15 | +59 | 6 |
2 | Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 4 |
3 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 62 | −50 | 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).
External links[]
Categories:
- FIRA Tournaments
- 1997–98 in European rugby union
- 1998 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1997 rugby union tournaments for national teams