1987–89 FIRA Trophy
The 1987–89 FIRA Trophy was the 27th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. It was played along two seasons (1987–1988 and 1988–89).
| 1987-89 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 25 October 1987 – 9 May 1989 | ||
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | | ||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
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The tournament was won by France, with a single loss to Soviet Union (17–10) in Kutaisi. Despite facing strong opposition from both Italy and Soviet Union, the French only awarded caps in their games with Romania, who finished in 3rd place, while the Soviets reached the 2nd place. Spain lost all their matches and were relegated.
The winners of the Second division two pools were Poland and Belgium, who faced each others in a final, with the Poles winning (25–23).
First division
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 | | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 241 | 92 | +149 | 22 |
| 2 | | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 104 | +13 | 18 |
| 3 | | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 128 | -11 | 18 |
| 4 | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 95 | 148 | -53 | 12 |
| 5 | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 93 | 191 | -98 | 10 |
- Spain relegated to second division
| 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.) |
25 October 1987 |
| Romania |
18 - 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Toader Con: Dumitru Pen: Dumitru (4) |
Try: Hairulin Pen: Mironov, Sijussar |
11 November 1987 |
| France |
49 - 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Andrieu (2), Berot, Lagisquet (2), Ondarts, penalty try Con: Berot (6) Pen: Berot (3) |
Drop: Alexandru |
7 February 1988 |
| France A1 |
19 - 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Bonneval, Deslandes, Gleyze (2) Drop: Trille |
Pen: Ambrosio (3) |
17 April 1988 |
| Romania |
16 - 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Caragea, Piti Con: Ignat Pen: Ignat (3) |
Try: Oller Rodriguez Pen: Díaz Lavilla |
23 April 1988 |
| Soviet Union |
12 - 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Mironov (2) Drop: Mironov, Dzagnidze |
Try: Chocarro Huesa Pen: Díaz Paternain |
23 October 1988 |
| Soviet Union |
23 - 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Molchanov, Tikhonov (2) Con: Dzagnidze Pen: Dzagnidze (3) |
Pen: Dumitru (3) |
Alma Ata Attendance: 12,000 |
5 November 1988 |
| Italy |
12 - 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Bettarello (4) |
Try: Mironov Con: Dzagnidze Pen: Dzagnidze (2) Drop: Mironov |
20 November 1988 |
| Spain |
9-21 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Blanco Duelo (2) Drop: Díaz Paternain |
Try: Nechaev, Hairulin Con: Mironov Pen: Mironov (2), Dzagnidze |
26 November 1988 |
| Romania |
12 - 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Neaga Con: Ignat Pen: Ignat (2) |
Try: Blanco, Lagisquet Con: Berot Pen: Berot (2) |
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19 February 1989 |
| Italy |
12 - 40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Capitani (3) Drop: Tebaldi (2) |
Try: Hondagne-Monge, Lecomte (2), Sallaber (2), Tremouille, Trille Con: Berot (3) Pen: Berot (2) |
15 April 1989 |
| Romania |
28 - 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Boldor, Coman, Ignat, Murariu Con: Ignat (3) Pen: Ignat Drop: Ignat |
Try: Ceselin |
21 May 1989 |
| Spain |
16 - 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Gutiérrez Merelles Pen: Díaz Paternain (4) |
Try: Neaga, Chirila Con: Ignat Pen: Ignat (3) |
Valencia Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
2 June 1989 |
| Italy |
33 - 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Ambrosio, Covi, Pietrosanti, Pivetta, Venturi Con: Troiani (3) Pen: Troiani (3) |
Try: Malo, Puertas Soto Con: Díaz Paternain Pen: Tejada Chacon |
Second division
Pool A
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 |  | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 49 | +77 | 18 |
| 2 |  | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 66 | -19 | 11 |
| 3 |  | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 96 | -18 | 10 |
| 4 |  | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 102 | -40 | 9 |
Pool B
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 103 | +52 | 21 |
| 2 |  | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 95 | +44 | 18 |
| 3 |  | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 118 | 117 | +1 | 17 |
| 4 |  | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 115 | -4 | 14 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 159 | -93 | 10 |
Third division
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 21 | +57 | 12 |
| 2 |  | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 6 |
| 3 |  | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 57 | -36 | 6 |
- Bulgaria 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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