1977–78 FIRA Trophy

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

1977-78 FIRA Trophy
Date2 October 1977 – 28 May 1978
Countries Czechoslovakia
 France
 Italy
 Romania
 Poland
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played15
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The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania finished in 2nd place, while Spain had a surprising 3rd place, defeating Italy (10-3), in Madrid, to repeat the same place of the previous tournament. Italy had a very disappointing performance, finishing in 5th place, below Poland, who also beat them (12-6).

First Division
  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 France550015877+8115
2 Romania531119049+14112
3 Spain530264134-7011
4 Poland520393110-179
5 Italy51133867-298
6 Czechoslovakia500561167-1065

 Czechoslovakia 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)
2 October 1977
France XV 63 - 35  Czechoslovakia
Stade Municipal, Hagondange
23 October 1977
Poland  12 - 6  Italy
29 October 1977
Czechoslovakia  4 - 10  Italy
5 November 1977
Romania  38 - 21  Poland
26 November 1977 Italy  10 - 10  Romania Stadio Comunale, 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
Romania: 15.Teodorin Tudose, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghe Nica, 12.Ion Enache, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Mihai Bucos, 9.Eduard Suciu, 8.Florică Murariu, 7.Pompiliu Borș, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.I. Pintea, 4.Marin Ionescu, 3.Iancu Băcioiu, 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
Romania: 15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghe Nica (cap.), 12.Vladimir Vasile, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghe Dumitru, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Corneliu Scarlat, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu
17 December 1977
Spain  10 - 3  Italy
1978
France XV 35 - 24  Poland
29 January 1978
Spain  3 - 20 France XV
4 February 1978
Italy  9 - 31 France XV
9 April 1978
Romania  60 - 6  Czechoslovakia
16 April 1978
Romania  76 - 3  Spain
7 May 1978
Spain  20 - 13  Czechoslovakia
21 May 1978
Poland  22 - 28  Spain
28 May 1978
Czechoslovakia  3 - 14  Poland

Second Division

Pool 1
  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Yugoslavia2200260+266
2 Morocco21012520+54
3 Belgium2002031-312
  • Results
1 July 1977
Morocco  0 - 20  Yugoslavia
29 October 1977
Belgium  0 - 25  Morocco

Yugoslavia  6-0
forfait		  Belgium

Pool 2
  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Soviet Union220010215+876
2 Sweden21012249-274
3 West Germany20022080-602
  • Results
9 October 1977
Sweden  6 - 38  Soviet Union
30 October 1977
West Germany  11 - 16  Sweden
9 May 1978
Soviet Union  64 - 9  West Germany

Finals
14 May 1978
Yugoslavia  3 - 18  Soviet Union
18 May 1978
Yugoslavia  6 - 16  Soviet Union

Soviet Union promoted to division 1

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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