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1972–73 FIRA Nations Cup

European rugby union championship

Field	Value
name	1972-73 Nations Cup
date	27 November 1972 - 3 June 1973
countries

champions
matches	6
previous year	1971-1972
previous tournament	1971–1972 FIRA Nations Cup
next year	1973–1974
next tournament	1973–1974 FIRA Trophy

The Nations Cup 1972-73 was the 13th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and eighth (and last) with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".

The tournament was won by France, who won all their three games, with Romania, Spain and Morocco.

First division

Table

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table
points	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	****	3	3	0	0	118	35	83	9
2		3	2	0	1	91	37	54	7
3		3	1	0	2	56	55	1	5
4	**	3	0	0	3	24	162	-138	3

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)

Second Division

Pool 1

Aggregate: Poland 39- Czechoslovakia 15

Pool 2

Table

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table
points	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	****	2	1	1	0	12	9	3	5
2		2	1	0	1	19	21	-2	4
3		2	0	1	1	15	16	-1	3

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)

Final

Aggregate: Poland 38 - Portugal 26
Poland promoted to division 1

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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