1992–93 FIRA Preliminary Tournament

The 1992–94 FIRA Trophy was arranged with a new format. Ten teams were admitted to first division and divided into two pools to play a "Preliminary Tournament", that qualified five teams to play for the Trophy in the 1993–1994 season. France and Italy were the winners of Pools A and B. Russia and Romania also qualified as the runners-up.

1992–94 FIRA Trophy
Date1 October 1992 – 24 May 1994
Countries Belgium
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Morocco
 Portugal
 Romania
 Russia
 Spain
 Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played41
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Pool A

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 France440021957+16212
2 Russia430166+113−4710
3 Morocco420262+70−88
4 Germany410353117−646
5 Belgium40043679−434
  • France and Russia qualified for Pool Title 1993–94
  • Morocco qualified to Barrage
  • Germany and Belgium qualified to the Pool for 6th place 1993–94
11 October 1992
Belgium  11–17  Russia
King Boudewijn, Brussels

18 October 1992
France XV 76–12  Russia

25 October 1992
Russia  13–10  Germany

1 November 1992
Belgium  9–11  Morocco

15 November 1992
Germany  13–10  Belgium

21 March 1993
France Military 38–6  Belgium

17 April 1993
Morocco  23–3  Germany

15 May 1993
Russia  24–16  Morocco

29 May 1993
Morocco  12–34 France XV

30 May 1993
Germany  27–71 France XV

Pool B

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Italy440015822+13612
2 Romania430112850+7810
3 Spain420272108−368
4 Tunisia410330132−1026
5 Portugal400449125−764
  • Italy and Romania qualified for Pool Title 1993–94
  • Spain qualified to Barrage
  • Tunisia and Portugal qualified to the Pool for 6th place 1993–94
Point system: try 5 points, conversion: 2 points, penalty kick or drop goal 3 points.
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30 January 1993
Tunisia  8–20  Spain

27 March 1993
Italy A  51–8  Tunisia
Leno

3 April 1993
Portugal  13–41  Romania
Try: Mourão
Con: Queimado
Pen: Macedo, Queimado
Try: Gurănescu, Răcean (2), Solomie, Brînză, Tofan, Mitocaru
Con: Nichitean, Răcean (2)
National Stadium A, Lisbon
Attendance: 1,000

24 April 1993
Tunisia  14–10  Portugal
El Menzah Stadium, Tunis

8 May 1993
Romania  51–0  Tunisia
Dinamo Stadion, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,000

16 May 1993
Portugal  15–37  Spain

29 May 1993
Romania  33–15  Spain
Parcul Copilului, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: D. Neyrat

Barrage

28 November 1993
Spain  48–17  Morocco
Try: de la Calle, Martín Illanes (3), Puertas Soto
Con: Sánchez González Bermudo (4)
Pen: Sánchez González Bermudo (5)
Try: Jelti, Harrad
Con: Echellaoui (2)
Pen: Echellaoui
Le Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse

  • Spain qualified for Title Pool.

References

    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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