1977–78 FIRA Trophy

1977-78 FIRA Trophy

Date

2 October 1977 – 28 May 1978

Countries

Czechoslovakia

France

Italy

Romania

Poland

Spain

Tournament statistics

Champions

France

Matches played

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The 1977-1978 FIRA Trophy was the 18th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

The tournament was won by France.

First Division

Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
1	France	5	5	0	0	158	77	+81	15
2	Romania	5	3	1	1	190	49	+141	12
3	Spain	5	3	0	2	64	134	-70	11
4	Poland	5	2	0	3	93	110	-17	9
5	Italy	5	1	1	3	38	67	-29	8
6	Czechoslovakia	5	0	0	5	61	167	-106	5

Czechoslovakia relegated to division 2

Results

Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt
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2 October 1977

France XV	63 - 35	Czechoslovakia

Hagondange

23 October 1977

Poland	12 - 6	Italy

Warsaw

29 October 1977

Czechoslovakia	4 - 10	Italy

Prague

5 November 1977

Romania	38 - 21	Poland

Bucharest

26 November 1977	Italy	10 - 10	Romania	Reggio Calabria
	Try: Ghizzoni Pen: Collodo, Gaetaniello		Try: Motrescu Drop: Bucos 2	Referee: David Burnett
Italy: 15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 14.Manrico Marchetto, 13.Nello Francescato, 12.Bruno Francescato, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Oscar Collodo, 9.Gianni Franceschini, 8.Salvatore Bonetti (cap.), 7.Fiorenzo Blessano, 6.Loris Salsi, 5.Giuseppe Artuso, 4.Adriano Fedrigo, 3.Pasquale Presutti, 2.Pietro Monfeli, 1.Nick Screnci - replacements: 16.Andrea Lijoi				Referee: David Burnett
Romania: 15.Teodorin Tudose, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghie Nica, 12.Ion Enache, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Mihai Bucos, 9.Eduard Suciu, 8.Florica Murariu, 7.Pompiliu Bors, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.I. Pintea, 4.Marin Ionescu, 3.Iancu Bacioiu, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu

10 December 1977	France	9 - 6	Romania	Stade Michelin, Clermont Ferrand
	Pen: Romeu 3		Pen: Bucos Drop: Alexandru	Referee: Hughes
Italy: 15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Jean-Luc Averous, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Christian Belascain, 11.Guy Noves, 10.Jean-Pierre Romeu, 9.Jacques Fouroux (cap.), 8.Alain Guilbert, 7.Jean-Claude Skrela, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives, 5.Michel Palmie, 4.Michel Sappa, 3.Pierre Dospital, 2.Alain Paco, 1.Gerard Cholley				Referee: Hughes
Romania: 15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghie Nica (cap.), 12.Vladimir Vasile, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghie Dumitru, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Corneliu Scarlat, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu

17 December 1977

Spain	10 - 3	Italy

Madrid

1978

France XV	35 - 24	Poland

Albi

29 January 1978

Spain	3 - 20	France XV

Madrid

4 February 1978

Italy	9 - 31	France XV

L'Aquila

9 April 1978

Romania	60 - 6	Czechoslovakia

Bucharest

16 April 1978

Romania	76 - 3	Spain

Bucharest

7 May 1978

Spain	20 - 13	Czechoslovakia

Barcelona

21 May 1978

Poland	22 - 28	Spain

Warsaw

28 May 1978

Czechoslovakia	3 - 14	Poland

Vyskov

Second Division

Pool 1

Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
1	Yugoslavia	2	2	0	0	26	0	+26	6
2	Morocco	2	1	0	1	25	20	+5	4
3	Belgium	2	0	0	2	0	31	-31	2

Results

1 July 1977

Morocco	0 - 20	Yugoslavia

Casablanca

29 October 1977

Belgium	0 - 25	Morocco

Brussel

Yugoslavia	6-0 forfait	Belgium

Pool 2

Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
1	Soviet Union	2	2	0	0	102	15	+87	6
2	Sweden	2	1	0	1	22	49	-27	4
3	West Germany	2	0	0	2	20	80	-60	2

Results

9 October 1977

Sweden	6 - 38	Soviet Union

Vanersborg

30 October 1977

West Germany	11 - 16	Sweden

Berlin

9 May 1978

Soviet Union	64 - 9	West Germany

Kharkov

Finals

14 May 1978

Yugoslavia	3 - 18	Soviet Union

Sarajevo

18 May 1978

Soviet Union	16 - 6	Yugoslavia

Travnic

Soviet Union promoted to division 1

Bibliography

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

References

External links

FIRA-AER official website

Defunct FIRA international tournaments

Pre–WWII tournaments	1936 1937 1938

European Cup	1952 1954

FIRA Nations Cup	1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73

FIRA Trophy	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–87 1987–89 1989–90 1990–92 1992–94 1995–97

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Fourth Division	2000

Association: Rugby Europe

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