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1973–74 FIRA Trophy

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

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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