1979–80 FIRA Trophy
The 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy was the 20th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
| 1979-80 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 30 September 1979 – 28 May 1980 | ||
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
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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) |
| 2 December 1979 | France |
30 - 12 | |
Stade de Sapiac, Montauban | |
| Try: Bertranne, Codorniou Joinel Con: Aguirre 2, Caussade Pen: Aguirre, Caussade 2 |
Pen: Constantin 3 Drop: Constantin |
Referee: JA Short  | |||
| France:15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Jean-Francois Gourdon, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Didier Codorniou, 11.Frederic Costes, 10.Alain Caussade, 9.Jerome Gallion, 8.Jacques Cristina, 7.Jean-Luc Joinel, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives (cap.), 5.Jean-Francois Marchal, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Robert Paparemborde, 2.Philippe Dintrans, 1.Patrick Salas | |||||
| Romania:15.Ion Simion, 14.Alexandru Marin, 13.Ion Zafiescu, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Stelian Podarascu,9.Eduard Suciu, 8.Gheorghie Dumitru, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Corneliu Scarlat, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Ion Bucan (cap.), - replacements: 16.Ioan Urdea, 17.Dumitru Alexandru | |||||
| 13 April 1980 | Italy |
24 - 17 | |
Fattori, L'Aquila | |
| Try: Bargelli, de Anna, N Francescato, Mascioletti Con: Bettarello Pen: Bettarello 2 |
Try: Aldea, Stoica Pen: Constantin 3 |
Referee: R.Quintetton  | |||
| Italy:15.Claudio Torresan, 14.Serafino Ghizzoni, 13.Rino Francescato, 12.Nello Francescato, 11.Massimo Mascioletti, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Paolo Mariani, 7.Franco Bargelli, 6.Elio de Anna, 5.Giuseppe Artuso, 4.Louis Basei, 3.Ambrogio Bona (cap.), 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Giancarlo Cucchiella | |||||
| Romania:15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Petre Motrescu, 13.Ion Constantin, 12.Adrian Lungu, 11.M. Chiricencu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Enciu Stoica, 7.Pompiliu Bors, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Gheorghe Dumitru, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Corneliu Scarlat, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.Marian Aldea | |||||
Second division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33 | +68 | 12 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 19 | +40 | 4 |
| 3 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 71 | -50 | 2 |
- Results
Tunisia promoted to division 2
Bibliography
- (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) ISBN 88-87374-40-6.
- (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).
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