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1982–83 FIRA Trophy
European rugby union championship
European rugby union championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1982-83 FIRA Trophy |
| date | 24 October 1982 – 22 May 1983 |
| countries | |
| champions | |
| grand slam | |
| matches | 15 |
| previous year | 1981-1982 |
| previous tournament | 1981–1982 FIRA Trophy |
| next year | 1983–1984 |
| next tournament | 1983–1984 FIRA Trophy |
The 1982–83 FIRA Trophy was the 23rd edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by Romania, with a Grand Slam. Romania managed to defeat France at home (13-6). The French would finish in a disappointing 4th place, behind Italy and the Soviet Union. Italy reached a brilliant 2nd place, with a draw with France (6-6) at home, and a single loss to Romania (13-6) abroad. West Germany finished in 6th place, with five losses, and were relegated. Poland won the Second division and were promoted for the following season.
First division
The first division returned to the six teams format.
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | **** | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 40 | +55 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 12 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 54 | +26 | 11 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 121 | 40 | +81 | 10 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 87 | -44 | 7 | |||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 180 | -143 | 5 |
Germany relegated to second division
- Results
| Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt |
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| *Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)* |
Second division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | **** | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 30 | +52 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 26 | +57 | 10 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 46 | -8 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 58 | -20 | 8 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 106 | -81 | 4 |
- Poland promoted to division 1
- Results
Third division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | **** | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 10 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 80 | -7 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 65 | -21 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 76 | -39 | 4 |
Czechoslovakia promoted to division 2
- Results
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).
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