1987–89 FIRA Trophy

1987-89 FIRA Trophy

Date

25 October 1987 – 9 May 1989

Countries

France

Italy

Romania

Spain

Soviet Union

Tournament statistics

Champions

France

Matches played

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The 1987–89 FIRA Trophy was the 27th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. It was played along two seasons (1987–1988 and 1988–89).

The tournament was won by France.

First division

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.	Table points
1	France	8	7	0	1	241	92	+149	22
2	Soviet Union	8	5	0	3	117	104	+13	18
3	Romania	8	5	0	3	117	128	-11	18
4	Italy	8	2	0	6	95	148	-53	12
6	Spain	8	1	0	7	93	191	-98	10

Spain relegated to second division

Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt
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25 October 1987

Romania	18 - 10	Soviet Union

Iași

7 November 1987

Soviet Union	12 - 9	Italy

Kishinev

11 November 1987

France	49 - 3	Romania

Agen

5 December 1987

Spain	0 - 13	Italy

Barcelona

7 February 1988

France A1	19 - 9	Italy

Montecarlo

2 April 1988

Italy	3 - 12	Romania

Milan

17 April 1988

Romania	16 - 7	Spain

Focşani

23 April 1988

Soviet Union	12 - 7	Spain

Kutaisi

15 May 1988

Spain	16 - 32	France XV

Madrid

22 May 1988

Soviet Union	17 - 10	France XV

Kutaisi

23 October 1988

Soviet Union	23 - 9	Romania

Alma Ata

5 November 1988

Italy	12 - 18	Soviet Union

Treviso

20 November 1988

Spain	21 - 9	Soviet Union

Madrid

26 November 1988

Romania	12 - 16	France

Bucharest

19 February 1989

Italy	12 - 40	France A1

Brescia

19 March 1989

France XV	57 - 7	Spain

Hendaye

15 April 1989

Romania	28 - 4	Italy

Bucharest

20 May 1989

France XV	18 - 16	Soviet Union

Valence

21 May 1989

Spain	16 - 19	Romania

Valencia

2 June 1989

Italy	33 - 19	Spain

L'Aquila

Second division

Pool A

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.	Table points
1	Poland	6	6	0	0	126	49	+77	18
2	Morocco	6	2	1	3	47	66	-19	11
3	Czechoslovakia	6	2	0	4	78	96	-18	10
4	Tunisia	6	1	1	4	62	102	-40	9

1987

Tunisia	6 - 11	Morocco

Tunis

23 April 1988

Czechoslovakia	18 - 9	Tunisia

Prague

13 May 1988

Morocco	7 - 13	Poland

Casablanca

15 May 1988

Poland	18 - 9	Czechoslovakia

Sochacewz

21 May 1988

Czechoslovakia	15 - 0	Morocco

Prague

29 May 1988

Poland	18 - 6	Morocco

Cracovia

1988

Poland	21 - 6	Tunisia

25 March 1989

Morocco	17 - 8	Czechoslovakia

Casablanca

5 May 1989

Tunisia	26 - 16	Czechoslovakia

Tunis

20 May 1989

Czechoslovakia	12 - 26	Poland

Prague

1989

Tunisia	9 - 30	Poland

1989

Morocco	6 - 6	Tunisia

Casablanca

Pool B

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.	Table points
1	Belgium	8	6	1	1	155	103	+52	21
2	West Germany	8	5	0	3	139	95	+44	18
3	Portugal	8	4	1	3	118	117	+1	17
4	Netherlands	8	3	0	5	111	115	-4	14
5	Yugoslavia	8	1	0	7	66	159	-93	10

25 October 1987

Netherlands	15 - 20	Belgium

Hilversum

15 November 1987

West Germany	21 - 24	Belgium

Berlin

29 November 1987

Yugoslavia	6 - 15	West Germany

Split

13 December 1987

Portugal	7 - 13	Belgium

Lisbon

21 February 1988

Portugal	16 - 9	Netherlands

Lousa

20 March 1988

West Germany	6 - 3	Netherlands

Heidelberg

14 April 1988

Belgium	18 - 11	Yugoslavia

Liege

17 April 1988

Netherlands	31 - 10	Yugoslavia

Hilversum

17 April 1988

Portugal	13 - 9	West Germany

Arcos de Valdevez

8 May 1988

Yugoslavia	9 - 22	Portugal

Split

22 October 1988

Belgium	27 - 9	Netherlands

13 November 1988

Yugoslavia	9 - 31	Belgium

Split

20 November 1988

West Germany	29 - 6	Yugoslavia

Hanover

27 November 1988

Yugoslavia	6 - 0	Netherlands

Split

10 December 1988

Belgium	7 - 16	West Germany

Brussel

5 April 1989

Netherlands	23 - 17	Portugal

Hilversum

8 April 1989

Belgium	15 - 15	Portugal

Brussel

16 April 1989

Netherlands	21 - 13	West Germany

Hilversum

22 April 1989

Portugal	13 - 9	Yugoslavia

Lousa

30 April 1989

West Germany	30 - 15	Portugal

Hanover

Final

29 1989

Poland	25 - 23	Belgium

Madrid

Polonia promoted to division 1

Third division

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
1	Bulgaria	4	4	0	0	78	21	+57	12
2	Andorra	4	1	0	3	43	64	-21	6
3	Luxembourg	4	1	0	3	21	57	-36	6

Bulgaria promoted to division 2

8 October 1987

Andorra	24 - 3	Luxembourg

Andorra la Vella

28 May 1988

Bulgaria	30 - 6	Andorra

Sofia

1988

Luxembourg	4 - 14	Bulgaria

Luxembourg

23 April 1989

Luxembourg	10 - 6	Andorra

Luxembourg

28 May 1989

Andorra	7 - 21	Bulgaria

Andorra la Vella

1989

Bulgaria	13 - 4	Luxembourg

Sofia

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

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Second Division	2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–04 2004–06 2006–08 2008–10 2010–12 2012–14 2014–16

Third Division	2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–04 2004–06 2006–08 2008–10 2010–12 2012–14 2014–16

Fourth Division	2000

Association: Rugby Europe

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