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 France63 - 35 Czechoslovakia
Stade Municipal, Hagondange
23 October 1977
Poland 12 - 6 Italy
Warsaw
29 October 1977
Czechoslovakia 4 - 10 Italy
Prague
5 November 1977
Romania 38 - 21 Poland
Bucharest
26 November 1977 Italy  10 - 10  Romania Stadio Comunale, Reggio Calabria  
Try: Ghizzoni
Pen: Collodo, Gaetaniello
 Try: Motrescu
Drop: Bucos 2
 Referee: David Burnett (Ireland)
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 Marcel-Michelin, Clermont Ferrand  
Pen: Romeu 3
 Pen: Bucos
Drop: Alexandru
 Referee: Hughes (England)
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
Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid
1978
France XV France35 - 24 Poland
Stadium Municipal, Albi
29 January 1978
Spain 3 - 20France France XV
Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid
4 February 1978
Italy 9 - 31France France XV
Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila
9 April 1978
Romania 60 - 6 Czechoslovakia
Bucharest
16 April 1978
Romania 76 - 3 Spain
Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
7 May 1978
Spain 20 - 13 Czechoslovakia
CN Montjuïc, Barcelona
21 May 1978
Poland 22 - 28 Spain
Warsaw
28 May 1978
Czechoslovakia 3 - 14 Poland
Vyškov

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
Casablanca
29 October 1977
Belgium 0 - 25 Morocco
Brussels
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
Vanersborg
30 October 1977
West Germany 11 - 16 Sweden
Berlin
9 May 1978
Soviet Union 64 - 9 West Germany
Kharkov

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

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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