1984–85 FIRA Trophy

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1984-85 FIRA Trophy
Date6 October 1984 – 12 October 1985
Countries France
 Soviet Union
 Italy
 Romania
 Tunisia
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Grand Slam France
Matches played16
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The 1984–85 FIRA Trophy was the 25th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam, finishing ahead of Soviet Union and Italy.

Romania could not make "Top 3" for very first time ever, due to inferior points difference in head-to-head games with Soviet Union and Italy.

As it was initially agreed, Division 1 would be shrunk to 5 teams for next edition. That's why Spain and Tunisia which finished as 5th and 6th, were relegated and replaced by Portugal which won the Second Division and got promoted.

Subsequently, at FIRA Annual Congress, held in mid-June, it was decided to continue with 6 teams, and the two relegated teams met for a barrage game at neutral venue to decide the survivor,[1] with the Tunisians winning.

First division

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  France 5 5 0 0 135 45 +90 15
2  Soviet Union 5 3 0 2 97 73 +24 11
3  Italy 5 3 0 2 70 60 +10 11
4  Romania 5 3 0 2 85 60 +25 11
5  Spain 5 1 0 4 64 119 -55 7
6  Tunisia 5 0 0 5 39 133 -94 5

Tie break for three teams—points difference in head-to-head games: SOV +7, ITA =0, ROM -7
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)

6 October 1984
Tunisia 6 - 25France France XV
Tunis
20 October 1984
Tunisia 6 - 20 Italy
Monastir
Referee: France Doulcet
10 November 1984 Romania  3 - 18  France
Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
  
Pen: Alexandru
 Try: Lescarboura, Sella
Con: Lescarboura 2
Pen: Lescarboura 2
 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ireland John West
Romania: 15.
Stefan Constantin
France: 15.
Jerome Gallion, 8.Dominique Erbani, 7.Laurent Rodriguez, 6.Jacques Gratton, 5.Jean Condom, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou, 2.Philippe Dintrans (cap.), 1.Pierre Dospital
17 November 1984
Tunisia 15 - 17 Spain
Sfax
Attendance: 3,000
18 November 1984
Italy 13 - 12 Soviet Union
Try: Bettarello
Pen: Bettarello (3)		Try: Tikhonov
Con: Mironov
Pen: Mironov (2)
Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila
Referee: France Matheu
16 December 1984
Spain 19 - 33 Romania
Try: Martín Fernández (2)
Con: Nuñez Doval
Pen: Nuñez Doval (3)		Try: Radulescu, Toader, Florea, Morariu
Con: Alexandru (4)
Pen: Alexandru (2)
Drop: Alexandru (2)
Campo Universitario, Madrid
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: France G. Maurette
17 February 1985
France XV France34 - 6 Spain
Stade Jules Ribet, St Gaudens
3 March 1985
Italy 9 - 22France France A1
Pen: Bettarello (3)Try: Cassagne, Lorieux, Sanz
Con: Rui (2)
Pen: Rui
Drop: Rui
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Referee: Scotland A. M. Hosie
14 April 1985 Romania  7 - 6  Italy Stadionul Municipal,
Brasov
  
Try: Toader
Pen: Ion
 Pen: Bettarello (2)
 Referee: France J.-P- Vedel
Romania:
Marin Mot, 1.D. Tunaru - replacements: Vasile Ion, S. Galan
Italy: 15.Serafino Ghizzoni, 14.Massimo Mascioletti (cap.), 13.Luigi de Joanni, 12.Fabio Gaetaniello, 11.Andrea Azzali, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Alessandro Ghini, 8.Gianni Zanon, 7.Marzio Innocenti, 6.Giuseppe Artuso, 5.Franco Berni, 4.Antonio Colella, 3.Guido Rossi, 2.Giorgio Morelli, 1.Renato de Bernardo - replacements: Stefano Barba, Giancarlo Pivetta
1 May 1985
Spain 9 - 15 Soviet Union
Pen: Nuñez Doval (3)Try: Mironov, Hairulin
Con: Mironov (2)
Pen: Mironov
Estadio de Chapina, Seville
Attendance: 3,500
5 May 1985
Hodorca, Toader, Constantin
Con: Nastase, Codoi
Pen: Nastase (2)
Pen: Bougaluri
Bârlad
Attendance: 10,000
12 May 1985
Kiev

Attendance: 5,000
16 May 1985
France XV France36 - 21 Soviet Union
Stade Alexandre Cueille, Tulle
18 May 1985
Mantova
Referee: Soviet Union
 A. Grombinas
31 May 1985
Kiev
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: France
 J.-C. Yché

Barrage per survival:

12 October 1985
Tunisia 12 - 9 Spain
Stade Paul-Bergere, Lavelanet
  • Spain relegated to division 2

Second division

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 44 6 +38 9
2  Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 26 27 -1 7
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 31 24 +7 5
4  Morocco 3 0 0 3 18 62 -44 3
  • Portugal promoted to division 1
13 October 1984
Czechoslovakia 4 - 3 Poland
Havířov
17 March 1985
Morocco 6 - 12 Portugal
Rabat
14 April 1985
Poland 28 - 6 Morocco
Sochaczew
18 April 1985
Portugal 18 - 0 Czechoslovakia
Try: Durão, Morais
Con: Queimado (2)
Pen: Queimado
Drop: Queimado
Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon
Attendance: 3,000
21 April 1985
Morocco 6 - 22 Czechoslovakia
Casablanca
28 April 1985
Portugal 14 - 0 Poland
Try: Durão, Ferreira, Morais
Con: Queimado
Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon
Attendance: 500

Third division

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 65 16 +49 9
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 36 30 +6 7
3  West Germany 3 1 0 2 40 43 -3 5
4  Sweden 3 0 0 3 12 64 -52 3
14 October 1984
Netherlands 27-3 Sweden
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
16 October 1984
Belgium 19-3 Sweden
Brussels
4 November 1984
West Germany 10-23 Netherlands
Hanover
9 December 1984
Belgium 14-12 West Germany
Arlon
24 March 1985
Netherlands 15-3 Belgium
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
4 May 1985
Sweden 6-18 West Germany
Karlskrona

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).
  • (in Georgian) ქართული რაგბის მატიანე (Georgian Rugby History) 1959-2009
    ISBN 978-9941-0-2047-6 Free download

References

  1. ^ "Prieto, mas cerca del al hajri". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 October 1985. p. 37. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

External links

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