1968–69 FIRA Nations Cup
The Nations Cup 1968–69 was the ninth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and fourth with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".
| 1968–69 Nations Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 27 October 1968 – 26 May 1969 | ||
| Countries |  Czechoslovakia France West Germany Poland.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Romania | ||
| Matches played | 9 | ||
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The tournament was won for the first time by Romania, who won all their four games, including a 15–14 win over France at home.
First division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Romania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 37 | 42 | 12 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 35 | 100 | 9 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 71 | −5 | 7 |
| 4 | West Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 3 |
| 5 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 132 | −113 | 3 |
Poland and Germany relegated to division 2
- Results
| Point system: try 3 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) |
Poland-Germany not played
| 1 December 1968 | Romania |
15 – 14 | France |
Bucharest | |
| Pen: Irimescu 4 Drop: Irimescu |
Try: Bonal Con: Paries Pen: Paries 3 |
Referee: Joseph  | |||
| Romania : 15 V. Daiciulescu, 14 Mihai Suciu, 11 Dan Coravu, 13 M. Wusek, 12 Valeriu Irimescu, 10 .Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 9 Petre Florescu, 8 R. Demian (c), 7 Gh. Rascanu, 6 P. Ciobanel, 5 Ion Tutuianu, 4 Constantin Serban, 3 C. Dinu, 2 V.Iorgulescu, 1 G. Stoica, sostituti:, 16 Nicolae Baciu | |||||
| France: 15 Henri Magois, 14 Jean-Marie Bonal, 11 Jean Sillières, 13 Jo Maso, 12 André Ruiz, 10 Lucien Paries, 9 Marcel Puget, 8 Walter Spanghero, 7 Christian Carrère (c), 6 B. Dutin, 5 Elie Cester, 4 Benoît Dauga, 3 J.M. Esponda, 2 Michel Yachvili, 1 J.C. Noble | |||||
Second division
Pool 1
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | +36 | 6 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 4 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 39 | −33 | 2 |
- Results
| Point system: try 3 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) |
| 29 December 1968 | Italy |
22 – 3 | Yugoslavia |
San Donà | |
| Try: Autore, Gini, Rista U. Conforto, Pignotti Bollesan Con: R. Martini 2 |
Try: Kesvic |
Referee: Genet (France) |
| 2 March 1969 | Bulgaria |
0 – 17 | Italy |
Sofia | |
| Try: Pignotti, Ambron Cioni 2 Con: Pacifici Pen: Di Zitti |
Attendance: Sckvor (Czechoslovakia) Referee: Sckvor |
Pool 2
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 6 |
| 2 |  Portugal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 4 |
| 3 |  Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33 | −27 | 2 |
- Results
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. |
Pool 3
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 |
- Results
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. |
Final Pool
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 37 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 15 | 31 | 4 |
| 3 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 71 | −68 | 2 |
Italy promoted to division 1
- Results
| Point system: try 3 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) |
| 4 May 1969 | Italy |
12 – 5 | Spain |
Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila | |
| Try: Pacifici Pen: Di Zitti Drop: Pacifici, Ricci |
Try: Modrego Con: Fonfo |
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| Spain: 15.Del Valle, 14.Abecia, 13.Del rRey, 12.Curujo, 11.Matutano, 10.Fonto (63' Maturola), 9.Fonfo, 7.Gomez-Reino, 8.Bueno, 6.Mocoroa, 5.Caltazar, 4.Irarorza, 3.Espalza, 2.Hacha, 1.Modrego | |||||
| 10 May 1969 | Belgium |
0 – 30 | Italy |
Brussels | |
| Belgium : 15.Sluys, 14.Michel, 13.Vachandex, 12.Van Krinktiwelt II, 11.Donnez, 10.Brunet, 9.Antoine, 1.Van Krinktiwelt I, 2.Stalmans, 3.Vanderberghe, 4.Maillon, 5.Lefevre, 6.Pirodde, 7.Jacquemin, 8.Van Severen | |||||
| Italy: 15.Angelo Autore, 14.Elio Michelon, 13.Vittorio Ambron, 12.Fernando Pignotti, 11.Walter Rista, 10.Giampiero Ricci, 9.Umberto Conforto, 7.Franco Cioni, 8.Marco Bollesan, 6.Lucio Boccaletto, 5.Luigi Bettella, 4.Antonio di Zitti (cap), 3.Dominico Armellin, 2.Alessandro Brunelli, 1.Massimo Gini | |||||
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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