1985–87 FIRA Trophy

1985-87 FIRA Trophy

Date

30 October 1985 – 9 May 1985

Countries

France

Italy

Romania

Portugal

Soviet Union

Tunisia

Tournament statistics

Champions

France

Matches played

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The 1985–87 FIRA Trophy was the 26th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. It was played along two seasons (1985–1986 & 1986–87)

The tournament was won by France, who swept nine matches and had a single surprising loss to the Soviet Union, in a game where they didn't awarded caps.

First division

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
1	France	10	9	0	1	266	74	+192	28
2	Soviet Union	10	7	0	3	178	98	+80	24
3	Romania	10	6	0	4	196	139	+57	22
4	Italy	10	5	0	5	162	122	+40	20
5	Tunisia	10	3	0	7	91	214	-123	16
6	Portugal	10	0	0	10	111	357	-246	10

Tunisia and Portugal relegated to second division

Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt
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20 October 1985

Romania	16 - 13	Soviet Union

Bucharest

1 November 1985

France XV	33 - 0	Tunisia

10 November 1985

Soviet Union	15 - 13	Italy

Moscow

7 December 1985	Italy	19 - 13	Romania	L'Aquila
	Try: Appiani, Bettarello, Morelli Con: Bettarello 2 Pen: Bettarello		Pen: Ion	Referee: Y.Bressy
Italy: 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Massimo Mascioletti, 13.Fabio Gaetaniello, 12.Sergio Zorzi, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Alessandro Fusco, 8.Giuseppe Artuso, 7.Sergio Appiani, 6.Marzio Innocenti (cap.), 5.Antonio Colella, 4.Mauro Gardin, 3.Guido Rossi, 2.Giorgio Morelli, 1.Giancarlo Cucchiella				Referee: Y.Bressy
Romania: 15.Alexandru Marin, 14.R. Voinov, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Stefan Tofan, 11.N. Copil, 10.Vasile Ion, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Florica Murariu, 7.Cristian Raducanu, 6.M. Giucal, 5.S. Galan, 4.Laurentiu Constantin, 3.P. Petrisor, 2.Marin Mot, 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.Stelian Podarascu

8 February 1986

Italy	18 - 4	Tunisia

Rovigo

15 February 1986

France A1	7 - 0	Italy

Annecy

22 February 1986

Portugal	14 - 34	Romania

Barreiro

22 March 1986

Portugal	18 - 60	France XV

Lisbon

12 April 1986	France	25 - 13	Romania	Stade Nord Lille, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
	Try: Erbani, Lagisquet, Sella Bonneval, Charvet Con: Laporte Pen: Laporte		Try: David, Hodorca Con: Ignat Pen: Ignat	Referee: C.Waldrom
France: 15.Serge Blanco, 14.Jean-Baptiste Lafond, 13.Philippe Sella, 12.Denis Charvet, 11.Eric Bonneval, 10.Guy Laporte, 9.Pierre Berbizier, 8.Jean-Luc Joinel, 7.Dominique Erbani, 6.Eric Champ, 5.Jean Condom, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou, 2.Daniel Dubroca (cap.), 1.Philippe Marocco - replacements: 16.Patrice Lagisquet, 17.Thierry Picard				Referee: C.Waldrom
Romania: 15.Liviu Hodorca, 14.Marcel Toader, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Vasile David, 11.Gheorghie Varzaru, 10.Gelu Ignat, 9.Teodor Coman, 8.Stefan Constantin, 7.M. Giucal, 6.Florica Murariu (cap.), 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Laurentiu Constantin, 3.Vasile Pascu, 2.Marin Mot, 1.Florea Opris - replacements: 16.R. Voinov

13 April 1986

Italy	26 - 24	Portugal

Jesi

26 April 1986

Tunisia	24 - 21	Portugal

Tunis

1 May 1986

Soviet Union	7 - 14	France XV

3 May 1986

Tunisia	17 - 15	Romania

Monastir

17 May 1986

Portugal	3 - 29	Soviet Union

Barreiro

May 1986

Tunisia	4 - 12	Soviet Union

5 October 1986

Romania	37 - 9	Tunisia

Constanta

18 October 1986

Romania	43 - 7	Portugal

Birlad

18 October 1986

Tunisia	9 - 22	Italy

Menzel

23 October 1986	Romania	3 - 20	France	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Pen: Nastase		Try: Andrieu, Berot, Blanco Con: Berot Pen: Berot 2	Referee: David Bishop
Romania: 15.Gheorghe Florea, 14.Cornel Popescu, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Stefan Tofan, 11.Marcel Toader, 10.V. Nastase, 9.S. Seceleanu, 8.Laurentiu Constantin, 7.Haralambie Dumitras, 6.Ioan Doja, 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Gheorghie Corneliu, 2.Mircea Munteanu (cap.), 1.Florea Opris - replacements: 16.Gheorghe Ion				Referee: David Bishop
France: 15.Serge Blanco, 14.Philippe Berot, 13.Philippe Sella, 12.Eric Bonneval, 11.Marc Andrieu, 10.Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, 9.Pierre Berbizier, 8.Alain Carminati, 7.Laurent Rodriguez, 6.Eric Champ, 5.Jean Condom, 4.Alain Lorieux, 3.Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou, 2.Daniel Dubroca (cap.), 1.Herve Chabowski

16 November 1986

Italy	14 - 16	Soviet Union

Genova

1 January 1987

France XV	9 - 15	Soviet Union

18 January 1987

Portugal	3 - 41	Italy

Lisbon

8 February 1987

France XV	38 - 6	Portugal

Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse

22 February 1987

Italy	6 - 22	France A1

Padua

12 April 1987	Romania	9 - 3	Italy	Stade 1. May, Constanta
	Pen: Alexandru 3		Pen: Bettarello	Referee: JC Yche
Romania: 15.Vasile Ion, 14.Marcel Toader, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Stefan Tofan, 11.Liviu Hodorca, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Ene Necula, 7.Haralambie Dumitras, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Laurentiu Constantin, 4.Stefan Constantin, 3.Gheorghe Leonte, 2.Emilian Grigore, 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.Cristian Raducanu				Referee: JC Yche
Italy: 15.Daniele Tebaldi, 14.Serafino Ghizzoni, 13.Oscar Collodo, 12.Stefano Barba, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Gianni Zanon, 7.Giuseppe Artuso, 6.Marzio Innocenti (cap.), 5.Franco Berni, 4.Mauro Gardin, 3.Tito Lupini, 2.Antonio Galeazzo, 1.Guido Rossi

18 April 1987

Portugal	9 - 12	Tunisia

Lisbon

25 April 1987

Soviet Union	12 - 13	Romania

Moscow

1 May 1987

Soviet Union	9 - 6	Tunisia

9 May 1987

Soviet Union	50 - 6	Portugal

Kharkov

May 1987

Tunisia	6 - 38	France XV

Second division

Pool A

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
1	Spain	6	5	0	1	158	40	+118	16
2	Poland	6	3	0	2	95	100	-5	12
3	Morocco	6	2	0	4	42	76	-34	10
4	West Germany	6	2	0	5	37	116	-79	8

27 October 1985

Poland	3 - 24	Spain

Sopot

10 November 1985

West Germany	13 - 11	Spain

Hanover

9 February 1986

Spain	23 - 12	Morocco

Madrid

13 April 1986

Poland	28 - 12	West Germany

Poznań

27 April 1986

West Germany	6 - 0	Morocco

Heidelberg

11 May 1986

Morocco	16 - 14	Poland

Casablanca

29 November 1986

Spain	50 - 0	West Germany

Madrid

14 December 1986

Morocco	3 - 12	Spain

Casablanca

5 April 1987

Morocco	7 - 0	West Germany

Casablanca

12 April 1987

Poland	21 - 4	Morocco

Ruda Slaska

26 April 1987

Spain	38 - 9	Poland

Madrid

10 May 1987

West Germany	6 - 20	Poland

Hannover

Pool B

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
1	Netherlands	6	5	0	1	83	52	+31	16
2	Czechoslovakia	6	4	0	2	128	51	+77	14
3	Belgium	6	2	0	4	44	62	-18	10
4	Sweden	6	1	0	5	30	120	-90	8

5 October 1985

Sweden	11 - 16	Netherlands

Aarstad

19 November 1985

Czechoslovakia	14 - 3	Belgium

Prague

16 March 1986

Belgium	0 - 11	Netherlands

Dondermonde

13 April 1986

Netherlands	9 - 6	Czechoslovakia

Hilversum

10 May 1986

Sweden	12 - 6	Belgium

Malmö

1 June 1986

Czechoslovakia	51 - 3	Sweden

Tatra

17 October 1986

Netherlands	23 - 0	Sweden

Castricum

19 October 1986

Belgium	9 - 0	Sweden

Brussel

22 November 1986

Belgium	18 - 15	Czechoslovakia

Vise

8 March 1987

Netherlands	10 - 8	Belgium

Hilversum

12 April 1987

Czechoslovakia	27 - 14	Netherlands

24 May 1987

Sweden	4 - 15	Czechoslovakia

Romenby

Final

10 May 1987

Spain	28 - 10	Netherlands

Bordeaux

Spain 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

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Fourth Division	2000

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