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1954 Rugby Union European Cup

European rugby union championship

Field	Value
name	1954 Rugby Europe Cup
date	5–24 April 1954
countries

champions
matches	5
previous year	1952
previous tournament	1952 Rugby Union European Cup
next year	1965–1966
next tournament	1965–1966 FIRA Nations Cup

The Europe Cup 1954 was the fifth Rugby Union European championship, organised by FIRA and the second (and last) with this name.

With the exception of a preliminary, all the matches were played in Italy. As in the 1952 edition, France won the title after a victory over Italy in the final.

This was the last edition of this competition. A European tournament arranged by FIRA, returned only in 1965 with the Nations Cup.

Jean Prat (''left)'' as captain of France at the final of the European Cup in 1955, with Paolo Rosi, captain of Italy

Results

Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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First preliminary

Second preliminary

Semifinals

Final

After an Italian try in the first minute, France took control of the match and won. Gabrielli Lanfranchi Dari M. Prat Lepatey Murillo Larréguy Boniface J. Prat J. Prat

Bibliography

Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000)
Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).

References

Volpe-Pacitti p.291
Volpe-Vecchiarelli, p. 70−71.

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