1977–78 FIRA Trophy
| 1977-78 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 2 October 1977 – 28 May 1978 | ||
| Countries |  Czechoslovakia France  Italy Romania Poland  Spain | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
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The 1977-1978 FIRA Trophy was the 18th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania finished in 2nd place, while Spain had a surprising 3rd place, defeating Italy (10-3), in Madrid, to repeat the same place of the previous tournament. Italy had a very disappointing performance, finishing in 5th place, below Poland, who also beat them (12-6).
First Division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | France |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 77 | +81 | 15 |
| 2 | Romania |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 190 | 49 | +141 | 12 |
| 3 |  Spain |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 134 | -70 | 11 |
| 4 | Poland |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 110 | -17 | 9 |
| 5 | Italy |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 67 | -29 | 8 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 167 | -106 | 5 |
Czechoslovakia 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) |
| 26 November 1977 | Italy
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10 - 10 | Romania
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Stadio Comunale, Reggio Calabria | |
| Try: Ghizzoni Pen: Collodo, Gaetaniello |
Try: Motrescu Drop: Bucos 2 |
Referee: David Burnett (Ireland) | |||
| Italy: 15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 14.Manrico Marchetto, 13.Nello Francescato, 12.Bruno Francescato, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Oscar Collodo, 9.Gianni Franceschini, 8.Salvatore Bonetti (cap.), 7.Fiorenzo Blessano, 6.Loris Salsi, 5.Giuseppe Artuso, 4.Adriano Fedrigo, 3.Pasquale Presutti, 2.Pietro Monfeli, 1.Nick Screnci - replacements: 16.Andrea Lijoi | |||||
| Romania: 15.Teodorin Tudose, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghe Nica, 12.Ion Enache, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Mihai Bucos, 9.Eduard Suciu, 8.Florică Murariu, 7.Pompiliu Borș, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.I. Pintea, 4.Marin Ionescu, 3.Iancu Băcioiu, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu | |||||
| 10 December 1977 | France
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9 - 6 | Romania
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Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont Ferrand | |
| Pen: Romeu 3 |
Pen: Bucos Drop: Alexandru |
Referee: Hughes (England) | |||
| Italy: 15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Jean-Luc Averous, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Christian Bélascain, 11.Guy Noves, 10.Jean-Pierre Romeu, 9.Jacques Fouroux (cap.), 8.Alain Guilbert, 7.Jean-Claude Skrela, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives, 5.Michel Palmie, 4.Michel Sappa, 3.Pierre Dospital, 2.Alain Paco, 1.Gerard Cholley | |||||
| Romania: 15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghe Nica (cap.), 12.Vladimir Vasile, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghe Dumitru, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Corneliu Scarlat, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu | |||||
Second Division
Pool 1
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Yugoslavia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 6 |
| 2 |  Morocco |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 4 |
| 3 |  Belgium |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | -31 | 2 |
- Results
Pool 2
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 15 | +87 | 6 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 49 | -27 | 4 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 80 | -60 | 2 |
- Results
Finals
Soviet Union promoted to division 1
Bibliography
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- (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).