1968–69 FIRA Nations Cup

The Nations Cup 1968–69 was the ninth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and fourth with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".

1968–69 Nations Cup
Date27 October 1968 – 26 May 1969
Countries Czechoslovakia
 France
 West Germany
 Poland
 Romania
Tournament statistics
Champions Romania
Matches played9
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The tournament was won for the first time by Romania, who won all their four games, including a 15–14 win over France at home.

First division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Romania440079374212
2 France4301135351009
3 Czechoslovakia42026671−57
4 West Germany30032044−243
5 Poland300319132−1133

Poland and Germany relegated to division 2

  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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Poland-Germany not played

27 October 1968
Czechoslovakia XV 9 – 18  Romania

5 April 1969
West Germany  6 – 20 France XV

27 April 1969
France XV 34 – 14  Czechoslovakia

15 June 1969
Romania  40 – 11  Poland

25 August 1969
Czechoslovakia  25 – 8  Poland

26 October 1969
West Germany  11 – 18  Czechoslovakia

9 November 1969
West Germany  3 – 6  Romania
Konylisy, Hanover

1969
Poland  0 – 67 France XV

Second Division

Pool 1

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Italy2200393+366
2 Yugoslavia21012528−34
3 Bulgaria2002639−332
  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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1 May 1969
Yugoslavia  22 – 6  Bulgaria

Pool 2

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Spain22003311+226
2 Portugal21012621+54
3 Morocco2002633−272
  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
23 March 1969
Portugal  11 – 15  Spain

13 April 1969
Spain  18 – 0  Morocco

20 April 1969
Morocco  6 – 15  Portugal

Pool 3

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Belgium110095+43
2 Netherlands100159−41
  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
30 March 1969
Belgium  9 – 5  Netherlands

Final Pool

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Italy2200425376
2 Spain21014615314
3 Belgium2002371−682

Italy promoted to division 1

  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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17 May 1969
Spain  41 – 3  Belgium

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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