1971–72 FIRA Nations Cup

1971-72 Nations Cup
Date 11 December 1971- 21 May 1972
Countries  Czechoslovakia
 France
 Morocco
 Romania
Tournament statistics
Champions  France
Matches played 6
1970-1971 (Previous) (Next) 1972–1973

The Nations Cup 1971-72 was the 12th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and seventh with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".

The tournament was won by France, who swept all their matches.

First division

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 France3 3 0 0 171 18 153 9
2 Romania3 2 0 1 92 40 52 7
3 Morocco3 1 0 2 30 133 -103 5
4 Czechoslovakia3 0 0 3 9 111 -102 3

Czechoslovakia 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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30 January 1972
Morocco  3 - 72 France France XV

22 April 1972
France XV France 68 - 3  Czechoslovakia

27 April 1972
Czechoslovakia  3 - 21  Morocco

2 May 1972
Romania  58 - 6  Morocco

21 May 1972
Czechoslovakia  3 - 22  Romania

Second Division

Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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20 February 1972
Italy  0 - 0  Portugal

2 April 1972
Portugal  7 - 15  Italy

5 December 1971
Spain  26 - 4  Yugoslavia

30 April 1972
Yugoslavia  7 - 21  Spain

14 May 1972
Spain  10 - 0  Italy

21 May 1972
Italy  6 - 6  Spain

Bibliography

References

  1. "Scoring through the ages". RugbyFootballHistory.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. John Griffits. "Goals from marks, numbering of players and Sunday internationals". www.espnscrum.com. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

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