1975–76 FIRA Trophy

The 1975–1976 FIRA Trophy was the 16th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

1975-76 FIRA Trophy
Date25 October 1975 - 15 May 1976
Countries France
 Italy
 Romania
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played15
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The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Italy finished in 2nd, with a single loss to France, ahead of Romania, which finished in 3rd, with two losses. France awarded caps only in its game with Romania.

First division
  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 France550020047+15315
2 Italy54019554+4113
3 Romania53028768+1911
4 Poland52036999-309
5 Spain50143192-616
6 Netherlands501416138-1226
  • Netherlands relegated to division 2 (for worst point 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)
25 October 1975
Italy 28 - 13 Poland
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
2 November 1975
Romania 20 - 9 Poland
Stadionul Parcul Copilului, Bucharest
23 November 1975
Netherlands 0 - 24 Italy
Apeldoorn
23 November 1975 France  36 - 12  Romania Parc Lescure, Bordeaux  
Try: Dubertrand 3, Fouroux,
Bastiat, Pecune
Con: Romeu 3
Pen: Bastiat, Romeu
 Pen: Bucos 3
Drop: Bucos
 Referee: Norman Sanson Scotland
France: 15.Michel Droitecourt, 14.Jean-Francois Gourdon, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Joel Pecune, 11.Andre Dubertrand, 10.Jean-Pierre Romeu, 9.Jacques Fouroux (cap.), 8.Jean-Pierre Bastiat, 7.Jean-Claude Skrela, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives, 5.Michel Palmie, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Robert Paparemborde, 2.Alain Paco, 1.Gerard Cholley
Romania: 15.Radu Durbac, 14.Ion Constantin, 13.Gheorghe Nica, 12.Mihai Nicolescu, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Mihai Bucos, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghe Dumitru, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Alexandru Pop (cap.), 5.Nicolae Postolachi, 4.Gheorghe Daraban, 3.Dumitru Mușat, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Vasile Țurlea
7 December 1975
Netherlands 4 - 4 Spain
Amsterdam
20 December 1975
Spain 6 - 19 Italy
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
11 Jan 1976
France XV France71 - 6 Netherlands
Lille
7 February 1976
Italy 11 - 23France France XV
Milan
28 February 1976
Spain 0 - 36France France XV
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
26 March 1976
Netherlands 3 - 27 Romania
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
11 April 1976
Poland 12 - 3 Netherlands
Lublin
24 April 1976 Italy  13 - 12  Romania Stadio Tardini, Parma  
Try: Marchetto
Pen: Ponzi 3
 Try: Constantin
Con: Bucos
Pen: Bucos
Drop: Bucos
 Referee: Alan Hosie Scotland
Italy: 15.Rocco Caligiuri, 14.Manrico Marchetto, 13.Fiorenzo Blessano, 12.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 11.Elio de Anna, 10.Ennio Ponzi, 9.Angelo Visentin, 8.Salvatore Bonetti (cap.), 7.Paolo Mariani, 6.Franco Baraldi, 5.Ivo Mazzucchelli, 4.Isidoro Quaglio, 3.Ambrogio Bona, 2.Paolo Paoletti, 1.Anacleto Altigieri - replacements: 16.Pierluigi Camiscioni
Romania: 15.Ion Simion, 14.Ion Constantin, 13.Gheorghe Nica, 12.Vasile Varga, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Mihai Bucos, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Mircea Munteanu, 7.Gheorghe Dumitru, 6.Gheorghe Daraban, 5.Nicolae Postolachi, 4.G. Malancu, 3.Nicolae Cioarec, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu
2 May 1976
Romania 16 - 7 Spain
Stadionul Parcul Copilului, Bucharest
15 May 1976
Poland 17 - 14 Spain
Bialsytok
4 April 1976
Poland 18 – 34France France XV
Krakow

Second Division
  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Morocco22005210+426
2 West Germany21014633+134
3 Belgium20021065-552

Morocco promoted to Division 1 (more points scored than the winner of Pool 2)

  • Results
26 October 1975
West Germany 43 - 3 Belgium
Hanover
8 November 1975
Belgium 7 - 22 Morocco
Brussels
28 March 1976
Morocco 30 - 3 West Germany
Casablanca

Pool 2
  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Czechoslovakia2200519+426
2 Yugoslavia21013432+24
3  Switzerland20021054-442
  • Results
26 October 1975
Czechoslovakia 28 - 3 Yugoslavia
Gottwaldov
16 November 1975
Switzerland 6 - 23 Czechoslovakia
Lausanne
25 April 1976
Yugoslavia 31 - 4  Switzerland
Split

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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