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1978–79 FIRA Trophy
European rugby union championship
European rugby union championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1978-79 FIRA Trophy |
| date | 18 November 1978– 4 May 1979 |
| countries | |
| champions | |
| matches | 15 |
| previous year | 1977-1978 |
| previous tournament | 1977–1978 FIRA Trophy |
| next year | 1979–1980 |
| next tournament | 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy |
The 1978–79 FIRA Trophy was the 19th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania reached the 2nd place, achieving an historical 44–0 win over Italy at 22 April 1979, in Bucharest.
First division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | **** | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 34 | +137 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 33 | +84 | 13 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 76 | -5 | 9 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 75 | -20 | 9 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 100 | -53 | 7 | |||
| 6 | ** | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 174 | -143 | 7 |
Spain relegated to division 2
- Results
| Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt |
|---|
| *Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)* |
Mascioletti ('21) Bona (26') N. Francescato (78') Marchetto (78') (26') (58') (47') (66')
Beches, Constantin, Dinu 2|try2= Motrescu Scarlat Dumitru Dumitru
Alyoshin 19'
Second Division
Pool 1
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | **** | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | +50 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 4 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | -61 | 2 |
- Results
Pool 2
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | **** | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 53 | -35 | 5 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 3 |
- Results
Finals
Morocco 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
References
- "Italy v Spain - Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur Championship 1978".
- "Spain v Romania - Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur Championship 1979".
- "USSR v Spain - Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur Championship 1979".
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