1990–92 FIRA Trophy

The 1990–92 FIRA Trophy was the 29th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The format returned to a two-year tournament.

1990-92 FIRA Trophy
Date30 September 1990 – 28 May 1992
Countries France
 Italy
 Romania
 Soviet Union/ CIS
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played20
← 1989-1990 (Previous) (Next) 1992–1994

The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Italy, improving their competitive performance, finished in 2nd place, while Romania where 3rd. Both teams qualified for the 1991 Rugby World Cup, since the first two games also were valid for the qualification, while Soviet Union missed them. This would be their last presence at the FIRA Trophy, since the country ceased to exist on 25 December 1991. They were replaced by the CIS for the final two games. Spain failed the 1991 Rugby World Cup qualification because of her two losses in the opening games, had a narrow defeat to Italy (22-21), and a win over Romania (6-0), both at home, but wasn't able to avoid the 5th and last place, and were relegated.

The winners of the Second Division pools were Germany and Morocco.

First division

 FRAITAROUURSESP
 France ––––21-1825-638-1253-4
 Italy 9-15––––39-1334-1230-6
 Romania 21-3318-21––––34-619-6
 Soviet Union-  CIS 15-363-213-10––––30-3
 Spain 24-6021-226-016-19––––

Due to Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union was replaced by the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 France8800281109+17224
2 Italy8602194109+8520
3 Romania8305121139-1814
4 Soviet Union/ CIS8206100192-9212
5 Spain810786233-14710
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.)
3 October 1990
Romania  19 - 6 [1]  Spain
Try: Dumitras, Răcean
Con: Nichitean
Pen: Nichitean (2)
Drop: Ignat
Pen: Puertas Soto (2)
Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: B. Anderson

21 October 1990
Soviet Union  3 - 10  Romania
Pen: Dzagnidze
Try: Neaga
Pen: Răcean
Drop: Nichitean
Fili Stadium, Moscow
Referee: R. Hourquet

17 March 1991
France A1 38 - 12  Soviet Union
Stade de Kerolay, Lorient

28 April 1991
Spain  24 - 60 France XV

11 May 1991
Soviet Union  30 - 3  Spain
Try: Mironov, Kuperman, Ovsianik, Zakarlyuk, Sorokin
Con: Gamoskin (2)
Pen: Gamoskin
Drop: Boldakov
Pen: Moreno de la Viuda
Fili Stadium Moscow

17 November 1991
Spain  16 - 19  Soviet Union
Try: Castro Briones, Gutíerrez Merelles
Con: Blanco Duelo
Pen: Blanco Duelo (2)
Try: Kovalenco, Zakarlyuk, Negodin
Con: Nikolaev (2)
Pen: Nikolaev
Polideportivo San Pablo, Seville

22 March 1992
France A1 53 - 4  Spain

4 April 1992
Spain  6 - 0  Romania
Pen: Nuñez Doval (2)
Campo Universitario, Madrid
Referee: D. Roelands

10 May 1992
Romania  34 - 6  CIS

28 May 1992
CIS  15 - 36 France XV

Second division

Pool A

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Germany64114633+1315
2 Poland63127665+1113
3 Belgium62317669+713
4 Netherlands60154576-317
27 October 1990
Belgium  12 - 15  Poland

25 November 1990
Germany  7 - 7  Belgium

14 January 1991
Poland  24 - 9  Netherlands

23 March 1991
Belgium  15 - 12  Netherlands

28 April 1991
Netherlands  0 – 6 [2]  Germany


12 October 1991
Poland  16 - 16  Belgium

3 November 1991
Poland  6 - 10  Germany

23 November 1991
Netherlands  9 - 9  Belgium


11 April 1992
Belgium  17 - 10  Germany

14 May 1992
Netherlands  12 - 15  Poland

Pool B

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Morocco65019854+4416
2 Portugal640211766+5114
3 Tunisia62048985+410
4 Andorra610575174-998
9 March 1991
Andorra  9 - 25  Morocco

23 March 1991
Portugal  33 - 15  Andorra

20 April 1991
Tunisia  16 - 10  Portugal

4 May 1991
Andorra  16 - 14  Tunisia

4 May 1991
Morocco  13 - 12  Portugal

9 November 1991
Tunisia  35 - 19  Andorra

1991
Morocco  16 - 3  Tunisia

1991
Tunisia  5 - 6  Morocco

28 March 1992
Andorra  6 - 29  Portugal

11 April 1992
Portugal  15 - 0  Morocco

25 April 1992
Morocco  38 - 10  Andorra

26 April 1992
Portugal  18 - 16  Tunisia

Third division

Pool 1

(not completed due to the withdrawal of Yugoslavia)

11 November 1990
Bulgaria  3 - 0  Yugoslavia

18 May 1991
Czechoslovakia  25 - 3  Bulgaria

21 April 1991
Yugoslavia  22 - 6  Czechoslovakia
Beograd

3 May 1992
Bulgaria  3 - 16  Czechoslovakia

Pool 2

  • Semifinals
28 September 1991
Sweden  72 - 4  Finland

28 September 1991
Denmark  25 - 4  Norway

  • Third place final
29 September 1991
Finland  18 - 3  Norway

  • Final
29 September 1991
Sweden  30 - 9  Denmark

References

  1. Match also valid for RWC 1991 Qualification
  2. (17-4 for Netherland on the ground, but won by Germany , for irregular players in line-up)

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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