1982–83 FIRA Trophy

1982-83 FIRA Trophy
Date	24 October 1982 – 22 May 1983
Countries	France  Italy  West Germany  Morocco  Romania  Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Champions	Romania
Grand Slam	Romania
Matches played	15
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The 1982–83 FIRA Trophy was the 23rd edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

The tournament was won by Romania, with a Grand Slam. Romania managed to defeat France at home (13-6). The French would finish in a disappointing 4th place, behind Italy and the Soviet Union. Italy reached a brilliant 2nd place, with a draw with France (6-6) at home, and a single loss to Romania (13-6) abroad.

won the Second division and were promoted for the following season.

First division

The first division returned to the six teams format.

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Romania	5	5	0	0	95	40	+55	15
2	Italy	5	3	1	1	60	35	+25	12
3	Soviet Union	5	3	0	2	80	54	+26	11
4	France	5	2	1	2	121	40	+81	10
5	Morocco	5	1	0	4	43	87	-44	7
6	West Germany	5	0	0	5	37	180	-143	5

Germany relegated to second division

• 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)

24 October 1982

Soviet Union	31 - 9	West Germany

Fili Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 4,000

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31 October 1982	Romania	13 - 9	France	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Try: Paraschiv Pen: Ion, Podarescu Drop: Podarescu		Try: Michel Fabre Con: Camberabero Drop: Camberabero	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: J.Anderson
Romania: 15. Florica Murariu, 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Gheorghie Daraban, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan
France: 15. Michel Fabre, 13.Philippe Sella, 12.Pierre Chadebech, 11.Patrick Estève, 10.Didier Camberabero, 9.Pierre Berbizier, 8.Jean-Luc Joinel, 7.Laurent Rodriguez, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives (cap.), 5.Jean Condom, 4.Daniel Revailler, 3.Robert Paparemborde, 2.Philippe Dintrans, 1.Pierre Dospital - replacements: 16.Eric Buchet

1 November 1982

France XV	6 - 12	Soviet Union

Stade Robert-Brettes, Mérignac

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7 November 1982

West Germany	3 - 23	Italy

Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover Referee: Senssac

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19 December 1982

Morocco	3 - 13	Italy

COC Stadium, Casablanca Attendance: 3,000 Referee: G. Maurette

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6 February 1983

Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini, Rovigo Referee: K. Parfitt

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20 February 1983

France XV	84 - 0	West Germany

Stade Marcel-Verchère, Bourg-en-Bresse

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27 February 1983

Morocco	3 - 28	Romania

Casablanca

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27 March 1983

West Germany	12 - 26	Romania

Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg

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10 April 1983

Morocco	9 - 16	France XV

Casablanca

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10 April 1983	Romania	13 - 6	Italy	Buzau
	Try: Varzaru Pen: Alexandru, Ion (2)		Pen: Bettarello Drop: Bettarello	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A. Welsby
Romania: 15. Florica Murariu, 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Gheorghie Daraban, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.Pompiliu Bors, 17.Vasile Pascu
Italy: 15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello (cap.), 14.Alberto Osti, 13.Massimo Mascioletti, 12.Rino Francescato, 11.Andrea Azzali, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Alessandro Ghini, 8.Claudio Tinari, 7.Gianni Zanon, 6.Giuseppe Artuso, 5.Mauro Gardin, 4.Antonio Colella, 3.Guido Rossi, 2.Giorgio Morelli, 1.Renato de Bernardo - replacements: 16.Fulvio Lorigiola

8 May 1983

West Germany	13 - 16	Morocco

Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg

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11 May 1983

Kiev

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15 May 1983

Kiev Attendance: 7,000 Referee: N. Camaduro

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22 May 1983

Italy	12 - 10	Soviet Union
Try: Ghizzoni Con: Bettarello Pen: Bettarello Drop: Bettarello		Try: Hairulin Pen: Berzin (2)

Stadio Santa Maria Goretti, Catania Referee: J.-C. Yché

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Second division

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Poland	4	3	0	1	82	30	+52	10
2	Spain	4	3	0	1	83	26	+57	10
3	Portugal	4	2	0	2	38	46	-8	8
4	Netherlands	4	2	0	2	38	58	-20	8
5	Sweden	4	0	0	4	25	106	-81	4

• Poland promoted to division 1
• Results

10 October 1982

Poland	6 - 13	Netherlands

Warsaw

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24 October 1982

Poland	54 - 6	Sweden

Poznań

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6 November 1982

Sweden	7 - 16	Netherlands

Malmö

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13 March 1983

Netherlands	3 - 32	Spain

Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

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26 March 1983

Spain	25 - 4	Portugal
Try: Egido Sancho, Rivero Macía, Tormo López, Oteo Catalayud Con: Nuñez Doval (3) Drop: Nuñez Doval		Try: Novais Reis

Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid Attendance: 2,000

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10 April 1983

Netherlands	6 - 13	Portugal

Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

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24 April 1983

Valencia

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30 April 1983

Portugal	4 - 6	Poland

Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon

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8 May 1983

Arstad

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21 May 1983

Portugal	17 - 9	Sweden

Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon Attendance: 500

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Third division

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Czechoslovakia	4	4	0	0	67	31	+36	12
2	Tunisia	4	3	0	1	64	33	+31	10
3	Yugoslavia	4	2	0	2	73	80	-7	8
4	Belgium	4	1	0	3	44	65	-21	6
5	Switzerland	4	0	0	4	37	76	-39	4

Czechoslovakia promoted to division 2

• Results

14 November 1982

Czechoslovakia	17 - 9	Yugoslavia

Prague

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27 November 1982

Belgium	6 - 21	Czechoslovakia

Brussels

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27 November 1982

Yugoslavia	36 - 19	Switzerland

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12 December 1982

Tunisia	3 - 0	Switzerland

Tunis

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23 October 1982

Belgium	12 - 13	Tunisia

Brussels

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5 March 1983

Switzerland	9 - 23	Belgium

Geneva

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23 April 1983

Nafels

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30 April 1983

Ljubliana

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7 May 1983

Czechoslovakia	15 - 7	Tunisia

Prague

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14 May 1983

Tunisia	41 - 6	Yugoslavia

Tunis

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Bibliography

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• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).

• 1982-83 FIRA Trophy at ESPN