1992–94 FIRA Trophy

1992-94 FIRA Trophy
Date 1 October 1992 – 24 May 1994
Countries  Belgium
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Morocco
 Portugal
 Romania
 Russia
 Spain
 Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Champions  France
Matches played 41
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The 1992–94 FIRA Trophy was arranged with a new format. Ten teams were admitted to first division and divided into 2 pools to play a "Preliminary Tournament" which qualified five teams to play for the title in the 1993-1994 season.

Preliminary Tournament

Five teams qualified to play in the pool for "Title":

And five in the pool for "Plate":

Pool for Title

Italy very nearly won their first tournament, beating a non-capped France side for the first time by 16-9, but lost in Bucarest to Romania, and so France won the title on points.

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 France430112028+9210
2 Italy430112069+5110
3 Romania43016766+110
4 Russia41034480-366
5 Spain400430138-1044
Point system: try 5 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt
Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)
6 November 1993
Russia  19 - 30  Italy
11 November 1993
Italy  16 - 9 France France A1
20 March 1994
Spain  3 - 49 France France A1
10 April 1994
Spain  9 - 16  Russia
7 May 1994
Romania  30 - 0  Russia
Stadiunul Dinamo, Bucharest
28 May 1994
Russia  9 - 11 France France A1

Pool for Sixth place

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Germany430193672610
2 Tunisia42115963-49
3 Belgium42116070-109
4 Morocco42027778-18
5 Portugal 40045768-114
2 October 1993
Tunisia  15 - 6  Germany
21 November 1993
Germany  32 - 16  Belgium
29 January 1994
Belgium  18 - 14  Morocco
23 March 1994
Germany  35 - 18  Morocco
9 April 1994
Belgium  10 - 8  Portugal
17 April 1994
Portugal  18 - 20  Germany
30 April 1994
Morocco  20 - 15  Portugal
4 May 1994
Morocco  25 - 10  Tunisia
7 May 1994
Portugal  16 - 18  Tunisia
14 May 1994
Tunisia  16 - 16  Belgium

Second Division

Pool A

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Poland870115481+7322
2 Netherlands850323275+15718
3 Czech Republic8404154144+1016
4 Andorra820656222-16612
5 Sweden8206102164-6211
26 October 1992
Poland  17 - 10  Sweden
31 October 1992
Poland  25 - 8  Czechoslovakia
15 November 1992
Czechoslovakia  21 - 16  Netherlands
28 November 1992
Netherlands  40 - 6  Andorra
2 May 1993
Netherlands  0 - 7  Poland

15 May 1993
Andorra  6 - 3  Czech Republic
6 June 1993
Sweden  30 - 7  Czech Republic
17 April 1993
Andorra  6 - 19  Poland
11 September 1993
Sweden  25 - 6  Andorra
17 October 1993
Czech Republic  19 - 18  Poland
31 October 1993
Netherlands  42 - 6  Czech Republic
3 November 1993
Czech Republic  34 - 7  Sweden
6 November 1993
Netherlands  31 - 6  Sweden
6 November 1993
Poland  30 - 10  Andorra
26 March 1994
Andorra  10 - 49  Netherlands
16 April 1994
Sweden  18 - 25  Poland
23 April 1994
Czech Republic  56 - 0  Andorra
30 April 1994
Poland  13 - 10  Netherlands
7 May 1994
Sweden  6 - 44  Netherlands

Andorra  6 – 0
withdraw 		 Sweden

Pool B

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Croatia870129456+23822
2 Hungary840475187-11216
3 Slovenia830595226-13114
4 Ukraine840418342+14112
5 Austria820638162-12412
31 October 1992
Austria  3 - 5  Hungary
7 November 1992
Slovenia  3 - 35  Croatia
21 November 1992
Slovenia  5 - 9  Austria

1 May 1993
Hungary  36 - 6  Slovenia
8 May 1993
Austria  0 - 16  Croatia
22 May 1993
Croatia  78 - 3  Hungary

Ukraine  0 - 3
withdraw 		 Austria


Ukraine  0 - 3
withdraw 		 Croatia


Ukraine  0 - 3
withdraw 		 Slovenia


Ukraine  0 - 3
withdraw 		 Hungary

16 October 1993
Hungary  3 - 41  Ukraine
24 October 1993
Austria  11 - 14  Slovenia
16 April 1994
Croatia  41 - 12  Austria
23 April 1994
Croatia  77 - 10  Slovenia
29 April 1994
Croatia  13 - 23  Ukraine
7 May 1994
Slovenia  26 - 41  Ukraine
14 May 1994
Austria  0 - 78  Ukraine
14 May 1994
Slovenia  28 - 17  Hungary
28 May 1994
Hungary  5 - 31  Croatia

Hungary  3 - 0
withdraw 		 Austria

Third Division

Pool A

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Georgia32106034+268
2 Latvia3201383807
3  Switzerland31023840-25
4 Luxembourg30122852-244
19 July 1992
Georgia  28 - 3  Latvia
30 April 1993
Luxembourg  10 - 25  Latvia
31 October 1993
Luxembourg  10 - 10  Georgia
6 November 1993
Latvia  10 - 0   Switzerland
15 May 1994
Luxembourg  8 - 17   Switzerland
4 June 1994
Switzerland   21 - 22  Georgia

Pool B

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Moldova3201649+556
2 Bulgaria31112358-356
3 Denmark31027617-594
4 Lithuania301221100-794
10 October 1993
Lithuania  6 - 22  Moldova
6 November 1993
Bulgaria  9 - 9  Lithuania
27 November 1993
Bulgaria  11 - 7  Denmark
23 April 1994
Moldova  42 - 3  Bulgaria
7 May 1994
Denmark  69 - 6  Lithuania
  • Moldova-Denmark not played

References

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    • (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).
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