1978–79 FIRA Trophy
| 1978-79 FIRA Trophy | |||
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| Date | 18 November 1978– 4 May 1979 | ||
| Countries |  France  Italy Romania Poland  Spain Soviet Union | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
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The 1978-79 FIRA Trophy was the 19th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania reached the 2nd place, achieving an historical 44–0 win over Italy at 22 April 1979, in Bucharest.
First division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | France |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 34 | +137 | 15 |
| 2 | Romania |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 33 | +84 | 13 |
| 3 | Soviet Union |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 76 | -5 | 9 |
| 4 | Italy |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 75 | -20 | 9 |
| 5 | Poland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 100 | -53 | 7 |
| 6 |  Spain |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 174 | -143 | 7 |
Spain 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) |
| 3 December 1978 | Romania
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6 - 9 | France
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Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
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| Pen: Constantin 2 |
Pen: Aguirre 2 Drop: Caussade |
Referee: M.Rea 
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| Romania:15. Gheorghie Dumitru (cap.), 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.Gheorghe Daraban, 3.Alexandru Ioniță, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Constantin Dinu
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| France:15. Gerard Cholley
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| 4 March 1979 |
Oloron |
| 22 April 1979 | Romania
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44 - 0 | Italy
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Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
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| Try: Dumitru 2, Murariu 2, Stoica Beches, Constantin, Dinu 2 Con: Constantin 3, Tudose |
Referee: Jacques Saint-Guilhem
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| Romania:15. Olimpiu Beches, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Florică Murariu, 7.Gheorghe Dumitru, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.I. Pintea, 4.Marin Ionescu, 3.Octavian Corneliu, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.V. Ungureanu - replacements: Corneliu Scarlat
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| Italy:15. Elio de Anna, 7.Fiorenzo Blessano, 6.Paolo Mariani (cap.), 5.Adriano Fedrigo, 4.Donato Daldoss, 3.Nick Screnci, 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Anacleto Altigieri - replacements: Andrea Lijoi, Giancarlo Pivetta
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| 20 May 1979 |
| Soviet Union | 15 - 9 | Spain |
| Try: Yepifanov 10' Alyoshin 19' Con: Gonyany 10', 19' Pen: Gonyany 69 | Try: Ruiz Cristin 4' Con: Apraiz Feliu 4' Pen: Apraiz Feliu 62' |
| Fili Stadium, Moscow Referee: Andre Aychenne |
Second Division
Pool 1
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Morocco |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | +50 | 6 |
| 2 |  West Germany |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 4 |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | -61 | 2 |
- Results
Pool 2
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 9 |
| 2 |  Belgium |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 7 |
| 3 |  Yugoslavia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 53 | -35 | 5 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 3 |
- Results
| 15 October 1978 |
Enkoping |
Finals
Morocco promoted to division 1
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).