1972–73 FIRA Nations Cup

The Nations Cup 1972-73 was the 13th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and eighth (and last) with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".

1972-73 Nations Cup
Date27 November 1972 - 3 June 1973
Countries France
 Morocco
 Romania
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played6
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The tournament was won by France, who won all their three games, with Romania, Spain and Morocco.

First division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 France330011835839
2 Romania32019137547
3 Spain3102565515
4 Morocco300324162-1383
  • Results
Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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3 March 1973
Morocco  6 - 73 France B

11 March 1973
Morocco  9 - 20  Spain

14 April 1973
Romania  16 - 13  Spain

20 April 1973
Romania  69 - 9  Morocco

3 June 1973
Spain  23 - 30 France B
La Foixarda, Barcelona

Second Division

Pool 1

8 October 1972
Poland  23 - 9  Czechoslovakia

7 April 1973
Czechoslovakia  6 - 16  Poland

  • Aggregate: Poland 39- Czechoslovakia 15

Pool 2

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Portugal211012935
2 Italy21011921-24
3 Yugoslavia20111516-13
  • Results
Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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8 April 1973
Yugoslavia  3 - 3  Portugal

Final

22 April 1973
Poland  35 - 13  Portugal

13 May 1973
Portugal  13 - 3  Poland

  • Aggregate: Poland 38 - Portugal 26
  • Poland promoted to division 1

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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