1968–69 FIRA Nations Cup

1968–69 Nations Cup
Date 27 October 1968 – 26 May 1969
Countries  Czechoslovakia
 France
 West Germany
 Poland
 Romania
Tournament statistics
Champions  Romania
Matches played 9
1967–1968 (Previous) (Next) 1969–1970

The Nations Cup 1968–69 was the ninth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and fourth with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".

The tournament was won for the first time by Romania, who won all their four games, including a 15-14 win over France at home.

First division

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Romania440079374212
2 France4301135351009
3 Czechoslovakia41126671−57
4 West Germany30032044−243
5 Poland300319132−1133

Poland and Germany relegated to division 2

Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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Poland-Germany not played

27 October 1968
Czechoslovakia XV Czechoslovakia 9 - 18  Romania

5 April 1969
West Germany  6 - 20 France France XV

27 April 1969
France XV France 34 - 14  Czechoslovakia

15 June 1969
Romania  40 - 11  Poland

25 August 1969
Czechoslovakia  25 - 8  Poland

26 October 1969
West Germany  11 - 18  Czechoslovakia

9 November 1969
West Germany  3 - 6  Romania
Konylisy, Hanover

1969
Poland  0 - 67 France France XV

Second Division

Pool 1

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Italy2200393+366
2 Yugoslavia21012528−34
3 Bulgaria2002639−332
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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1 May 1969
Yugoslavia  22 - 6  Bulgaria

Pool 2

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Spain22003311+226
2 Portugal21012621+54
3 Morocco2002633−272
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
23 March 1969
Portugal  11 - 15  Spain

13 April 1969
Spain  18 - 0  Morocco

20 April 1969
Morocco  6 - 15  Portugal

Pool 3

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Belgium110095+43
2 Netherlands100159−41
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
30 March 1969
Belgium  9 - 5  Netherlands

Final Pool

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Italy2200425376
2 Spain21014615314
3 Belgium2002371−682

Italy promoted to division 1

Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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17 May 1969
Spain  41 - 3  Belgium

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