1975–76 FIRA Trophy

The 1975–1976 FIRA Trophy was the 16th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

1975-76 FIRA Trophy
Date25 October 1975 - 15 May 1976
Countries France
 Italy
 Romania
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played15
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The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Italy finished in 2nd, with a single loss to France, ahead of Romania, which finished in 3rd, with two losses. France awarded caps only in its game with Romania.

First division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 France550020047+15315
2 Italy54019554+4113
3 Romania53028768+1911
4 Poland52036999-309
5 Spain50143192-616
6 Netherlands501416138-1226
  • Netherlands relegated to division 2 (for worst point difference)
  • Results
Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)
25 October 1975
Italy  28 - 13  Poland

2 November 1975
Romania  20 - 9  Poland
Stadionul Parcul Copilului, Bucharest

23 November 1975
Netherlands  0 - 24  Italy

7 December 1975
Netherlands  4 - 4  Spain

20 December 1975
Spain  6 - 19  Italy

11 Jan 1976
France XV 71 - 6  Netherlands

7 February 1976
Italy  11 - 23 France XV

28 February 1976
Spain  0 - 36 France XV

26 March 1976
Netherlands  3 - 27  Romania
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

11 April 1976
Poland  12 - 3  Netherlands

2 May 1976
Romania  16 - 7  Spain
Stadionul Parcul Copilului, Bucharest

15 May 1976
Poland  17 - 14  Spain
Bialsytok

4 April 1976
Poland  18 – 34 France XV
Krakow

Second Division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Morocco22005210+426
2 West Germany21014633+134
3 Belgium20021065-552

Morocco promoted to Division 1 (more points scored than the winner of Pool 2)

  • Results
26 October 1975
West Germany  43 - 3  Belgium

8 November 1975
Belgium  7 - 22  Morocco

28 March 1976
Morocco  30 - 3  West Germany

Pool 2

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Czechoslovakia2200519+426
2 Yugoslavia21013432+24
3  Switzerland20021054-442
  • Results
26 October 1975
Czechoslovakia  28 - 3  Yugoslavia

16 November 1975
Switzerland   6 - 23  Czechoslovakia

25 April 1976
Yugoslavia  31 - 4   Switzerland

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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