1979–80 FIRA Trophy

The 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy was the 20th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

1979-80 FIRA Trophy
Date30 September 1979 – 28 May 1980
Countries France
 Italy
 Romania
 Morocco
 Poland
 Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played15
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The tournament was won by France, who achieved a Grand Slam.

First division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 France550016932+13715
2 Romania530214286+5611
3 Soviet Union53028754+3311
4 Italy53028081-111
5 Poland510456171-1157
6 Morocco500537147-1105

Morocco relegated to division 2

  • Results
Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt
Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)
30 September 1979
Poland  3 - 13  Italy

28 October 1979
Soviet Union  9 - 0  Italy

18 November 1979
Romania  49 - 15  Poland

22 December 1979
Italy  34 - 6  Morocco
Stadio Pacevecchia, Benevento

1980
Soviet Union  54 - 10  Poland

3 February 1980
Morocco  4 - 33 France XV

17 February 1980
France A1 46 - 9  Italy

27 April 1980
Poland  28 - 13  Morocco

30 April 1980
Romania  41 - 11  Morocco

11 May 1980
Romania  23 - 6  Soviet Union

15 May 1980
Poland  0 - 42 France XV

18 May 1980
Soviet Union  7 - 18 France XV

1980
Morocco  3 - 11  Soviet Union

Second division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Spain440010133+6812
2 Yugoslavia42113341-89
3 Netherlands42023744-78
4 West Germany41122639-137
5 Sweden40043575-404

Spain promoted to division 1

Sweden relegated to division 3

  • Results
20 October 1979
Sweden  4 - 10  West Germany

4 November 1979
Netherlands  12 - 0  Sweden

25 November 1979
West Germany  0 - 13  Spain

16 December 1979
Yugoslavia  10 - 6  Netherlands

22 December 1979
Spain  25 - 3  Yugoslavia
Polideportivo Municipal de Orcasitas, Madrid

30 March 1980
Netherlands  16 - 10  West Germany

28 April 1980
Spain  24 - 3  Netherlands

3 May 1980
West Germany  6 - 6  Yugoslavia

17 May 1980
Yugoslavia  14 - 4  Sweden

9 June 1980
Sweden  27 - 39  Spain

Third Division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Tunisia22003020+106
2 Belgium21015919+404
3 Denmark20022171-502
  • Results
14 October 1979
Belgium  52 - 8  Denmark

3 February 1980
Belgium  7 - 11  Tunisia

3 May 1980
Denmark  13 - 19  Tunisia


Tunisia promoted to division 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).

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