| 1970-71 Nations Cup | |||
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| Date | 29 November 1970 - 9 May 1971 | ||
| Countries |  France  Italy  Morocco  Romania | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
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The Nations Cup 1970-71 was the 11th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and sixth with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".
The tournament was won by France, who swept all their matches.
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 19 | 38 | 9 |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 20 | 40 | 7 |
| 3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 37 | -26 | 5 |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 77 | -52 | 0 |
Italy relegated to division 2
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc) |
| 29 November 1970 | Romania | 3 - 14 | France | Dimaolun Stadion, Bucharest | |
| Pen: Irimescu | Try: Pebeyre Con: Villepreux Pen: Villepreux 3 | Attendance: 10000 Referee: G.Lamb  | |||
| Romania:15.Radu Durbac, 14.M. Braga, 13.Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 12.Gheorghie Nica, 11.Mihai Suciu, 10.Valeriu Irimescu, 9.Adrian Mateescu, 8.Ion Tutuianu, 7.Gheorgie Rascanu, 6.Paul Ciobanel (cap), 5.Alexandru Atanasiu, 4.Constantin Serban, 3.C. Dragulescu, 2.Valeriu Iorgulescu, 1.Constantin Dinu | |||||
| France15.Pierre Villepreux, 14.Roger Bourgarel, 13.Jean Trillo, 12.Jean-Pierre Lux, 11.Jack Cantoni, 10.Jean-Louis Bérot, 9.Michel Pebeyre, 8.Benoit Dauga (cap), 7.Gerard Viard, 6.Andre Quilis, 5.Jean le Droff, 4.Walter Spanghero, 3.Jean Iracabal, 2.Rene Benesis, 1.Jean-Louis Azarete | |||||
| 21 February 1971 | Italy | 6 - 8 | Morocco | Arenaccia, Naples | |
| Try: Dotto Pen: Ambron | Try: Khabbar, Charlier Con: Doukali | Referee: Witting | |||
| Italy15. Lelio Lazzarini, 14. Pierluigi Pacifici, 13. Vittorio Ambron, 12. Maurizio Finocchi, 11. Francesco Dotto, 10. Aldo Caluzzi, 9.Umberto Conforto, 8.Marco Bollesan (cap), 7.Franco Valier, 6.Loris Salsi, 5.Francesco di Maura, 4.Umberto Cossara, 3.Ettore Abbiati, 2.Pietro Monfeli, 1.Massimo Gini | |||||
| Morocco:15. Charlier, 14. Fatallah (41' Zaoui II), 13. Soulimi, 12. Khabbar, 11. Hubert, 10.Ben Moussa, 9.Lakrari, 8.Moumen, 7.Gam Tarussom, 6.Kossai, 5.Zaoui I, 4.Doukali, 3.Dramar, 2.Tourmet, 1.Chititi | |||||
| 28 February 1971 | France B | 37 - 13 | Italy | Nice | |
Referee: Jones  | |||||
| France B:15. Bergascau, 14. Amade, 13. Mazas, 12. Nadal, 11. Laubie, 10.De Matos, 9.Foroux, 8.Bofelli, 7.Faillon, 6.Herrero (Biescas), 5.Sappa, 4.Savitski, 3.Laurent, 2.Ugartemendia, 1.Martin (Rougerie) | |||||
| Italy:15. Luciano Modonesi, 14. Aldo Caluzzi, 13. Lelio Lazzarini, 12. Claudio Della Valle, 11. Pierluigi Pacifici (Francesco Dotto), 10. Gianmatteo Cecchin, 9.Umberto Conforto, 8.Marco Bollesan (cap), 7.Lucio Boccaletto, 6.Giuseppe Puglisi, 5.Umberto Cossara, 4.Ivo Mazzucchelli, 3.Ettore Abbiati, 2.Pietro Monfeli (Alessandro Brunelli), 1.Massimo Gini - replacements: 16. Francesco Dotto, 17. Alessandro Brunelli | |||||
| 11 April 1971 | Romania | 32 - 6 | Italy | Bucharest | |
| Try: Demian, Rascanu Suciu 2, Teleasa 3 Con: Durbac 4 Drop: Durbac | Pen: Michelon 2 | Referee: Dubernet | |||
| Romania:15. Radu Durbac, 14. Mihai Suciu, 13. Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 12. Gheorghie Nica, 11.D. Teleasa, 10. Mihai Nicolescu, 9.Sergiu Bargaunas, 8.Radu Demian, 7.Alexandru Pop, 6.Gheorgie Rascanu, 5.Constantin Serban, 4.Alexandru Atanasiu, 3.Nicolae Baciu, 2.V. Onutiu, 1.C. Dragulescu - replacements: 16. Dumitru Mihai | |||||
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | +25 | 6 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 28 | -25 | 2 |
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 6 |
| 2 |  Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | -23 | 1 |
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. |
(Belgium directly admitted)
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 6 |
| 2 |  Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 12 | +38 | 4 |
| 3 |  Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 69 | -57 | 2 |
Czechoslovakia promoted in first division
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. |
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