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1979–80 FIRA Trophy

European rugby union championship

Field	Value
name	1979-80 FIRA Trophy
date	30 September 1979 – 28 May 1980
countries

champions
matches	15
previous year	1978-1979
previous tournament	1978–1979 FIRA Trophy
next year	1980–1981
next tournament	1980–1981 FIRA Trophy

The 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy was the 20th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

The tournament was won by France, who achieved a Grand Slam.

First division

Table

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table
points	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	****	5	5	0	0	169	32	+137	15
2		5	3	0	2	142	86	+56	11
3		5	3	0	2	87	54	+33	11
4		5	3	0	2	80	81	-1	11
5		5	1	0	4	56	171	-115	7
6	**	5	0	0	5	37	147	-110	5

Morocco 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)

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N Francescato, Mascioletti|try2= Aldea, Stoica

Second division

Table

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table
points	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	****	4	4	0	0	101	33	+68	12
2		4	2	1	1	33	41	-8	9
3		4	2	0	2	37	44	-7	8
4		4	1	1	2	26	39	-13	7
5		4	0	0	4	35	75	-40	4

Spain promoted to division 1

Sweden relegated to division 3

Results

Third Division

Table

Place	Nation	Games	Points	Table
points	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	****	2	2	0	0	30	20	+10	6
2		2	1	0	1	59	19	+40	4
3		2	0	0	2	21	71	-50	2

Results

Tunisia promoted to division 2

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

"Le-au blocat rentele! MTS a suspendat acordarea rentelor olimpice pentru rugbyștii care au câștigat FIRA Trophy".

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