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1973–74 FIRA Trophy
European rugby union championship
European rugby union championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1973–74 Fira Trophy |
| date | 11 November 1973 – 19 May 1974 |
| countries | |
| champions | |
| matches | 9 |
| previous year | 1972–1973 |
| previous tournament | 1972–1973 FIRA Nations Cup |
| next year | 1974–1975 |
| next tournament | 1974–1975 FIRA Trophy |
The 1973–1974 FIRA Trophy was the 14th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and first with the formula and the name of "FIRA Trophy".
The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania finished in the 2nd place, with a single loss, and Spain in the 3rd place, with two wins and two losses. Italy won the Second Division, earning the right to return to the First Division for the following season.
First division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | **** | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 16 | +60 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 10 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 8 | |||
| 4 | ** | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 5 | ||
| 5 | ** | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 106 | -94 | 4 |
- Poland and Marocco relegated to division 2
- 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)* |
- France-Poland not played (Poland forfait)
Second Division
Portugal withdrew from the tournament after playing only two matches due to the political situation after the Carnation Revolution.
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | **** | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 10 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 9 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 77 | -59 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 31 | -18 | 2 |
Italy and Czechoslovakia promoted to division 2
- 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)* |
Portugal withdraw
Portugal withdraw
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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