1979–80 FIRA Trophy
| 1979-80 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 30 September 1979 – 28 May 1980 | ||
| Countries |  France  Italy Romania Morocco  Poland  Soviet Union | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
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The 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy was the 20th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.[1]
The tournament was won by France, who achieved a Grand Slam.
First division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | France |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 32 | +137 | 15 |
| 2 | Romania |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 86 | +56 | 11 |
| 3 | Soviet Union |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 54 | +33 | 11 |
| 4 | Italy |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 81 | -1 | 11 |
| 5 | Poland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 171 | -115 | 7 |
| 6 | Morocco |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 147 | -110 | 5 |
Morocco 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) |
| 2 December 1979 | France
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30 - 12 | Romania
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Stade de Sapiac, Montauban | |
| Try: Bertranne, Codorniou Joinel Con: Aguirre 2, Caussade Pen: Aguirre, Caussade 2 |
Pen: Constantin 3 Drop: Constantin |
Referee: JA Short 
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| France:15. | |||||
| Romania:15. Gheorghie Dumitru, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Corneliu Scarlat, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Ion Bucan (cap.), - replacements: 16.Ioan Urdea, 17.Dumitru Alexandru
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| 17 February 1980 |
Clermont Ferrand |
| 13 April 1980 | Italy
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24 - 17 | Romania
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Fattori, L'Aquila | |
| Try: Bargelli, de Anna, N Francescato, Mascioletti Con: Bettarello Pen: Bettarello 2 |
Try: Aldea, Stoica Pen: Constantin 3 |
Referee: R.Quintetton 
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| Italy:15. Elio de Anna, 5.Giuseppe Artuso, 4.Louis Basei, 3.Ambrogio Bona (cap.), 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Giancarlo Cucchiella
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| Romania:15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Petre Motrescu, 13.Ion Constantin, 12.Adrian Lungu, 11.M. Chiricencu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Enciu Stoica, 7.Pompiliu Bors, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Gheorghe Dumitru, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Corneliu Scarlat, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.Marian Aldea | |||||
| 30 April 1980 |
Constanta |
Second division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Spain |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33 | +68 | 12 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 9 |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 8 |
| 4 |  West Germany |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 7 |
| 5 |  Sweden |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 75 | -40 | 4 |
Spain promoted to division 1
Sweden relegated to division 3
- Results
| 16 December 1979 |
Ljubliana |
Third Division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Tunisia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 6 |
| 2 |  Belgium |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 19 | +40 | 4 |
| 3 |  Denmark |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 71 | -50 | 2 |
- Results
Tunisia promoted to division 2
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
- ^ "Le-au blocat rentele! MTS a suspendat acordarea rentelor olimpice pentru rugbyștii care au câștigat FIRA Trophy". GSP (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-09-08.