1981–82 FIRA Trophy
The 1981–82 FIRA Trophy was the 22nd edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
| 1981-82 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 25 October 1981 – 22 May 1982 | ||
| Countries |  France  Italy.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania  Soviet Union  West Germany | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
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The first division number of teams was reduced to five teams, instead of the previous six. The tournament was won by France, with three wins and a single draw, in the final game, a 10–10 draw with Soviet Union abroad. France only awarded caps in their 17–9 win over the strong side of Romania. Italy finished in 2nd place, with two wins, a draw and a loss, ahead of Romania, who had two wins and two losses. Soviet Union finished in a disappointing 4th place, not being able to win a single game.
First division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 53 | +52 | 11 |
| 2 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 9 |
| 3 | Romania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 59 | +43 | 8 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 50 | -18 | 6 |
| 5 | West Germany | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 143 | -100 | 6 |
No relegations
- 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) |
| 1 November 1981 | France |
17 - 9 | Romania |
Stade de l'Egassiaral, Narbonne | |
| Try: Blanco, Elissalde Pen: Gabernet 2 Drop: Laporte |
Pen: Constantin 3 |
Referee: J.A.F. Trigg  | |||
| France:15.Serge Gabernet, 14.Michel Fabre, 13.Patrick Mesny, 12.Roland Bertranne, 11.Serge Blanco, 10.Guy Laporte, 7.Pierre Lacans, 6.Laurent Rodriguez, 5.Daniel Revailler, 4.Alain Lorieux, 3.Robert Paparemborde (cap.), 2.Philippe Dintrans, 1.Michel Cremaschi9.Jean-Pierre Elissalde, 8.Jean-Luc Joinel, | |||||
| Romania:15.Gheorghe Florea, 14.Sorin Fuicu, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 7.Alexandru Radulescu, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan9.Mircea Paraschiv (cap.), 8.Pompiliu Bors, - replacements: 16.Gheorghie Varzaru | |||||
| 11 April 1982 | Italy |
21 - 15 | Romania |
St. Battaglini, Rovigo | |
| Try: Azzali, Ghizzoni Con: Bettarello 2 Pen: Bettarello 3 |
Try: Mot 2 Con: Podarascu 2 Pen: Podarascu |
Referee: Corris Thomas  | |||
| Italy:15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello (cap.), 14.Serafino Ghizzoni, 13.Massimo Mascioletti, 12.Giancarlo Morelli, 11.Andrea Azzali, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 7.Marzio Innocenti, 6.Claudio Jannone, 5.Mario Nicolosi, 4.Stefano Annibal, 3.Giancarlo Pivetta, 2.Giorgio Morelli, 1.Renato de Bernardo9.Alessandro Ghini, 8.Gianni Zanon, - replacements: 16.Claudio Torresan | |||||
| Romania:15.Gheorghe Florea, 14.Ion Constantin, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Olimpiu Beches, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Stelian Podarascu, 7.M. Guramare, 6.Alexandru Radulescu, 5.Gheorghie Dumitru, 4.Gheorghie Caragea, 3.Dinu Gheorghe, 2.Marin Mot, 1.Ion Bucan9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Enciu Stoica, - replacements: 16.Florin Constantin | |||||
Second division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Morocco | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 17 | +37 | 15 |
| 2 |  Poland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 37 | +71 | 13 |
| 3 |  Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 10 |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 76 | -25 | 7 |
| 5 |  Portugal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 124 | -62 | 7 |
| 6 |  Tunisia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 57 | -25 | 7 |
Morocco Promoted to division 1
Tunisia relegated to division 3
- Results
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Third division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Sweden | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 12 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 10 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 30 | 35 | 8 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 6 |
| 5 |  Denmark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 131 | -88 | 4 |
Sweden promoted to division 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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