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1968–69 FIRA Nations Cup

European rugby union championship

Field	Value
name	1968–69 Nations Cup
date	27 October 1968 – 26 May 1969
countries

champions
matches	9
previous year	1967–1968
previous tournament	1967–1968 FIRA Nations Cup
next year	1969–1970
next tournament	1969–1970 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".

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		4	4	0	0	79	37	42	12
2		4	3	0	1	135	35	100	9
3		4	2	0	2	66	71	−5	7
4		3	0	0	3	20	44	−24	3
5		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.
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Poland-Germany not played

Second division

Pool 1

** Table**

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table
points	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1		2	2	0	0	39	3	+36	6
2		2	1	0	1	25	28	−3	4
3		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.
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U. Conforto, Pignotti Bollesan Cioni 2

Pool 2

Table

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table
points	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	****	2	2	0	0	33	11	+22	6
2		2	1	0	1	26	21	+5	4
3		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	****	1	1	0	0	9	5	+4	3
2		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	****	2	2	0	0	42	5	37	6
2		2	1	0	1	46	15	31	4
3		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.
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|Lineup1: Italy: 15.Angelo Autore, 14.Pierluigi Pacifici, 13.Vittorio Ambron, 12.Fernando Pignotti, 11.Walter Rista, 10.Giampiero Ricci, 9.Umberto Conforto, 8.Marco Bollesan, 7.Franco Cioni, 6.Roberto Cinelli, 5.Luigi Bettella, 4.Antonio di Zitti (c), 3.Dominico Armellin, 2.Adolfo Gerardo, 1.Massimo Gini – Sostituti: 16.Italo Vittorini

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

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