1978–79 FIRA Trophy
The 1978-79 FIRA Trophy was the 19th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
| 1978-79 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 18 November 1978– 4 May 1979 | ||
| Countries |   .svg.png){kind=small}  .svg.png){kind=small}  | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
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The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania reached the 2nd place, achieving an historical 44–0 win over Italy at 22 April 1979, in Bucharest.
First division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 34 | +137 | 15 |
| 2 | | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 33 | +84 | 13 |
| 3 | | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 76 | -5 | 9 |
| 4 | | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 75 | -20 | 9 |
| 5 | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 100 | -53 | 7 |
| 6 | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 174 | -143 | 7 |
Spain relegated to division 2
- Results
| Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc) |
| 3 December 1978 | Romania |
6 - 9 | |
Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest | |
| Pen: Constantin 2 |
Pen: Aguirre 2 Drop: Caussade |
Referee: M.Rea  | |||
| Romania:15.Teodorin Tudose, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghe Nica, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Mihai Bucos, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghie Dumitru (cap.), 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.Gheorghe Daraban, 3.Alexandru Ioniță, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Constantin Dinu | |||||
| France:15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Daniel Bustaffa, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Christian Belascain, 11.Guy Noves, 10.Alain Caussade, 9.Yves Lafarge, 8.Michel Clemente, 7.Jean-Luc Joinel, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives (cap.), 5.Jean-Francois Imbernon, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Robert Paparemborde, 2.Alain Paco, 1.Gerard Cholley | |||||
| 22 April 1979 | Romania |
44 - 0 | |
Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest | |
| Try: Dumitru 2, Murariu 2, Stoica Beches, Constantin, Dinu 2 Con: Constantin 3, Tudose |
Referee: Jacques Saint-Guilhem | ||||
| Romania:15.Teodorin Tudose, 14.G. Dinu, 13.Olimpiu Beches, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Florică Murariu, 7.Gheorghe Dumitru, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.I. Pintea, 4.Marin Ionescu, 3.Octavian Corneliu, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.V. Ungureanu - replacements: Corneliu Scarlat | |||||
| Italy:15.Rocco Caligiuri, 14.Luca Bonaiti, 13.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 12.Nello Francescato, 11.Manrico Marchetto, 10.Loredano Zuin, 9.Bruno Ancillotti, 8.Elio de Anna, 7.Fiorenzo Blessano, 6.Paolo Mariani (cap.), 5.Adriano Fedrigo, 4.Donato Daldoss, 3.Nick Screnci, 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Anacleto Altigieri - replacements: Andrea Lijoi, Giancarlo Pivetta | |||||
Second Division
Pool 1
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | +50 | 6 |
| 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 4 |
| 3 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | -61 | 2 |
- Results
Pool 2
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 9 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 7 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 53 | -35 | 5 |
| 4 |  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 3 |
- Results
Bibliography
- (in 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.
- (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).
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