1981–82 FIRA Trophy

The 1981–82 FIRA Trophy was the 22nd edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

1981-82 FIRA Trophy
Date25 October 1981 – 22 May 1982
Countries France
 Italy
 Romania
 Soviet Union
 West Germany
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played10
← 1980-1981 (Previous) (Next) 1982–1983 →

The first division number of teams was reduced to five teams, instead of the previous six. The tournament was won by France, with three wins and a single draw, in the final game, a 10-10 draw with Soviet Union abroad. France only awarded caps in their 17-9 win over the strong side of Romania. Italy finished in 2nd place, with two wins, a draw and a loss, ahead of Romania, who had two wins and two losses. Soviet Union finished in a disappointing 4th place, not being able to win a single game.

First division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 France431010553+5211
2 Italy42117552+239
3 Romania420210259+438
4 Soviet Union40223250-186
5 West Germany410343143-1006

No relegations

  • 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)
25 October 1981
Soviet Union  12 - 12  Italy

29 November 1981
Italy  23 - 0  West Germany

21 February 1982
France A1 25 - 19  Italy


4 April 1982
Romania  60 - 18  West Germany

9 May 1982
Romania  18 - 3  Soviet Union

22 May 1982
Soviet Union  10 - 10 France A1

Second division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Morocco55005417+3715
2 Poland540110837+7113
3 Spain53027066+410
4 Netherlands51045176-257
5 Portugal510462124-627
6 Tunisia51043257-257

Morocco Promoted to division 1

Tunisia relegated to division 3

  • Results
4 October 1981
Netherlands  9 - 19  Poland
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

1 November 1981
Morocco  6 - 3  Poland

1 July 1982
Morocco  6 - 4  Tunisia

1982
Netherlands  3 - 10  Morocco
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

21 February 1982
Morocco  6 - 0
withdraw
 Spain


7 March 1982
Spain  25 - 12  Netherlands

21 March 1982
Portugal  7 - 26  Morocco

28 March 1982
Portugal  13 - 32  Spain

17 April 1982
Portugal  13 - 16  Tunisia

25 April 1982
Netherlands  12 - 16  Portugal
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

25 April 1982
Spain U.23 7 - 3  Tunisia

28 April 1982
Poland  38 - 13  Portugal

1982
Tunisia  3 - 16  Poland

1982
Tunisia  6 - 15  Netherlands

8 November 1982
Poland  32 - 6  Spain

Third division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Sweden44007727+5012
2 Belgium430144331110
3 Yugoslavia42026530358
4  Switzerland41034351-86
5 Denmark400443131-884

Sweden promoted to division 2

  • Results
24 October 1981
Sweden  15 - 9  Belgium

25 October 1981
Switzerland   34 - 21  Denmark

15 November 1981
Denmark  6 - 35  Sweden

29 November 1981
Belgium  9 - 0  Yugoslavia

15 May 1982
Yugoslavia  46 - 4  Denmark

27 November 1981
Switzerland   0 - 10  Yugoslavia

6 March 1982
Belgium  10 - 6   Switzerland

24 April 1982
Denmark  12 - 16  Belgium

8 May 1982
Yugoslavia  9 - 17  Sweden

20 May 1982
Sweden  10 - 3   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).

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.