1992–94 FIRA Trophy

The 1992–94 FIRA Trophy was the 30th edition of the European rugby union championship for national teams. The 1992-94 edition was arranged with a new format. Ten teams were admitted to the first division and divided into 2 pools to play a Preliminary Tournament which qualified five teams to play for the title in the 1993-1994 season.

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
1990-1992 (Previous) (Next) 1995–1997

Preliminary Tournament

Five teams qualified to play in the pool for the "Title":

And five in the pool for the "Plate":

Pool for Title

Italy came close to winning their first tournament, beating a non-capped France A1 side for the first time by 16-9, but lost to Romania (26-12) away, and so France won the title on points difference, despite finishing with the same number of table points as the Italian and the Romanian sides. The French only awarded caps in their first game, a 51-0 win over the Romanians. Russia participated for the first time after the end of the Soviet Union, finishing in a disappointing 4th place, with a single win over Spain abroad (16-9).

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 France430112028+9210
2 Italy430112069+5110
3 Romania43016766+110
4 Russia41034480-366
5 Spain400430138-1084
Point system: try 5 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt
Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)
6 November 1993
Russia  19 - 30  Italy
Try: Bondarev
Con: Nikolayev
Pen: Nikolayev (4)
Try: Checchinato (2), Filizzola
Con: Domínguez (3)
Pen: Domínguez (3)
Fili Stadium, Moscow
Referee: G. Barrabes

11 November 1993
Italy  16 - 9 France A1
Try: penalty try
Con: Domínguez
Pen: Domínguez (3)
Pen: Campan (3)
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Referee: Mircea Paraschivescu

20 March 1994
France A1 49 - 3 Spain 
Stade de Madrazès, Sarlat
Referee: S. Faccioli

10 April 1994
Spain  9 - 16  Russia
Pen: Gorrotxategui Fernández (3)
Try: Mochnev
Con: Nikolayev
Pen: Nikolayev (3)
Campo Universitario, Madrid
Referee: R. Jacob

7 May 1994
Romania  30 - 0  Russia
Try: Cioca (2), Colceriu, Leonte
Con: Nichitean (2)
Pen: Nichitean (2)
Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
Referee: B. Campsall

28 May 1994
Russia  9 - 11 France A1
Fili Stadium, Moscow

Pool for Sixth place

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Germany430193672610
2 Tunisia42115963-49
3 Belgium42116070-109
4 Morocco42027778-18
5 Portugal40045768-114
2 October 1993
Tunisia  15 - 6  Germany

21 November 1993
Germany  32 - 16  Belgium

29 January 1994
Belgium  18 - 14  Morocco

23 March 1994
Germany  35 - 18  Morocco

9 April 1994
Belgium  10 - 8  Portugal

17 April 1994
Portugal  18 - 20  Germany

30 April 1994
Morocco  20 - 15  Portugal

4 May 1994
Morocco  25 - 10  Tunisia

7 May 1994
Portugal  16 - 18  Tunisia

14 May 1994
Tunisia  16 - 16  Belgium

Second Division

Pool A

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Poland870115481+7322
2 Netherlands850323275+15718
3 Czech Republic8404154144+1016
4 Andorra820644222-17812
5 Sweden8206102164-6211
26 October 1992
Poland  17 - 10  Sweden

31 October 1992
Poland  25 - 8  Czechoslovakia

15 November 1992
Czechoslovakia  21 - 16  Netherlands

28 November 1992
Netherlands  40 - 6  Andorra

2 May 1993
Netherlands  0 - 7  Poland


15 May 1993
Andorra  6 - 3  Czech Republic

6 June 1993
Sweden  30 - 7  Czech Republic

17 April 1993
Andorra  6 - 19  Poland

11 September 1993
Sweden  25 - 6  Andorra

17 October 1993
Czech Republic  19 - 18  Poland

31 October 1993
Netherlands  42 - 6  Czech Republic

3 November 1993
Czech Republic  34 - 7  Sweden

6 November 1993
Netherlands  31 - 6  Sweden

6 November 1993
Poland  30 - 10  Andorra

26 March 1994
Andorra  10 - 49  Netherlands

16 April 1994
Sweden  18 - 25  Poland

23 April 1994
Czech Republic  56 - 0  Andorra

30 April 1994
Poland  13 - 10  Netherlands

7 May 1994
Sweden  6 - 44  Netherlands
Vanersborg


Andorra  6 – 0
withdraw
 Sweden


Pool B

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Croatia870129456+23822
2 Hungary840475187-11216
3 Slovenia830595226-13114
4 Ukraine840418342+14112
5 Austria820638162-12412
31 October 1992
Austria  3 - 5  Hungary

7 November 1992
Slovenia  3 - 35  Croatia

21 November 1992
Slovenia  5 - 9  Austria


1 May 1993
Hungary  36 - 6  Slovenia

8 May 1993
Austria  0 - 16  Croatia

22 May 1993
Croatia  78 - 3  Hungary


Ukraine  0 - 3
withdraw
 Austria



Ukraine  0 - 3
withdraw
 Croatia



Ukraine  0 - 3
withdraw
 Slovenia



Ukraine  0 - 3
withdraw
 Hungary


16 October 1993
Hungary  3 - 41  Ukraine

24 October 1993
Austria  11 - 14  Slovenia

16 April 1994
Croatia  41 - 12  Austria

23 April 1994
Croatia  77 - 10  Slovenia

29 April 1994
Croatia  13 - 23  Ukraine

7 May 1994
Slovenia  26 - 41  Ukraine

14 May 1994
Austria  0 - 78  Ukraine

14 May 1994
Slovenia  28 - 17  Hungary

28 May 1994
Hungary  5 - 31  Croatia


Hungary  3 - 0
withdraw
 Austria


Third Division

Pool A

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Georgia32106034+268
2 Latvia3201383807
3  Switzerland31023840-25
4 Luxembourg30122852-244
19 July 1992
Georgia  28 - 3  Latvia
Kiev

30 April 1993
Luxembourg  10 - 25  Latvia

31 October 1993
Luxembourg  10 - 10  Georgia

6 November 1993
Latvia  10 - 0   Switzerland

15 May 1994
Luxembourg  8 - 17   Switzerland

4 June 1994
Switzerland   21 - 22  Georgia

Pool B

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Moldova3201649+556
2 Bulgaria31112358-356
3 Denmark31027617-594
4 Lithuania301221100-794
10 October 1993
Lithuania  6 - 22  Moldova

6 November 1993
Bulgaria  9 - 9  Lithuania

27 November 1993
Bulgaria  11 - 7  Denmark

23 April 1994
Moldova  42 - 3  Bulgaria

7 May 1994
Denmark  69 - 6  Lithuania

  • Moldova-Denmark not played

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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