1976–77 FIRA Trophy

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1976-77 FIRA Trophy
Date17 October 1976 - 1 May 1977
CountriesFile:Flag of France.svg France
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain
Tournament statistics
ChampionsFile:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania
Matches played15
1975-1976 (Previous) (Next) 1977–1978

The 1976-1977 FIRA Trophy was the 17th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The tournament was won by Romania, with a Grand Slam, which included a 15-12 win over France and a 69-0 trashing of Italy.

First division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania 5 5 0 0 233 31 +202 15
2 File:Flag of France.svg France 5 4 0 1 145 48 + 97 13
3 File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain 5 2 0 3 68 73 -5 9
4 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 5 2 0 3 58 96 -38 9
5 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 5 1 0 4 36 111 -75 7
6 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 5 1 0 4 20 201 -181 7

Morocco were relegated to division 2 for the worst points difference.

  • Results
Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)


14 November 1976 Romania File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg 15 - 12 File:Flag of France.svg France Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest  
Try: Alexandru, Murariu
Parschiv
Drop: Bucos
Try: Bastiat
Con: Aguirre
Pen: Aguirre 2
Referee: Jeff Kelleher Wales
Romania: 15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghe Nica (cap.), 12.Vasile Varga, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghe Daraban, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Nicolae Baciu
France: 15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Dominique Harize, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.François Sangalli, 11.Jean-Luc Averous, 10.Jean-Pierre Pesteil, 9.Richard Astre (cap.), 8.Jean-Pierre Bastiat, 7.Jean-Claude Skrela, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives, 5.Guy Gasparotto, 4.Gerard Cholley, 3.Robert Paparemborde, 2.Alain Paco, 1.Armand Vaquerin


5 December 1976
France A1 France28 - 21File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain
Parc des Sports d'Ondarraitz, Hendaye


20 February 1977
Spain File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg21 - 3File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
Centro Deportivo Municipal Aluche, Madrid






1 May 1977 Romania File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg 69 - 0 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest  
Try: Motrescu 4, Stoica 2
Daraban,, Murariu
Nica, Ortelecan,
Con: Bucos 5, Nica 4
Pen: Alexandru
Referee: R.Quintentonn England
Romania: 15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Ion Constantin, 13.Gheorghie Nica, 12.Vasile Varga, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Florica Murariu, 7.Gheorghie Daraban, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.I. Pintea, 4.Marin Ionescu, 3.Iancu Bacioiu, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu - replacements: 16.Eduard Suciu
Italy: 15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 14.Manrico Marchetto, 13.Nello Francescato, 12.Fiorenzo Blessano, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Ennio Ponzi, 9.Agostino Puppo, 8.Antonio Rocca, 7.Loris Salsi, 6.Narciso Zanella, 5.Adriano Fedrigo (cap.), 4.Andrea Rinaldo, 3.Mario Piovan, 2.Pietro Monfeli, 1.Fulvio di Carlo - replacements: 16.Carlo Casagrande

Second Division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 4 4 0 0 90 31 +59 12
2 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 4 3 0 1 106 25 +81 10
3 File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 4 1 1 2 67 66 + 1 7
4 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 4 0 0 4 24 188 -164 4
DQ File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 4 1 1 2 54 31 23 6

Czechoslovakia promoted in Division 1; Netherlands disqualified for no-show

  • Results









Third Division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 3 3 0 0 57 25 +32 9
2 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 29 47 -18 5
3 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 2 1 0 1 24 14 +10 4
4 File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 7 31 -24 2
  • 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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