1974–75 FIRA Trophy

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1974-75 FIRA Trophy
Date13 October 1973 -10 May 1975
CountriesFlag of France.svg  France
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Matches played10
1973-1974 (Previous)(Next) 1975–1976

The 1974-1975 FIRA Trophy was the 15th edition of a Continental European rugby union championship for national teams, and the second with the formula and name of "FIRA Trophy".

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The tournament was won by Romania, who defeated France in the opening match.

First division

PlaceNationGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference
1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 43105031+1911
2Flag of France.svg  France 430110830+7810
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 42118031+499
4Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 41033188-576
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 400425114-894
Point system: try 4 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)
13 October 1974 Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg15 - 10Flag of France.svg  France Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest  
Try: Marica
Con: Durbac
Pen: Durbac 2, Nica
Try: Gourdon
Pen: Romeu 2
Referee: K.A. Pattinson Flag of England.svg
Romania: 15.Radu Durbac, 14.Ion Constantin, 13.I. Marica, 12.Gheorghe Nica, 11.M. Burghelea, 10.Mihai Nicolescu, 9.Petre Florescu, 8.Gheorghe Dumitru, 7.Ion Tătucu, 6.Alexandru Pop (cap.), 5.Nicolae Postolachi, 4.Gheorghe Daraban, 3.Mircea Ciornei, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Constantin Dinu
France: 15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Jean-Francois Gourdon, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Jean-Martin Etchenique, 11.Laurent Desnoyer, 10.Jean-Pierre Romeu, 9.Jacques Fouroux (cap.), 8.Claude Spanghero, 7.Victor Boffelli, 6.Jean-Claude Skrela, 5.Alain Esteve, 4.Georges Senal, 3.Jean-Louis Azarete, 2.Alain Paco, 1.Armand Vaquerin
17 November 1974
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6 - 16Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Šumperk

15 December 1974
France XV Flag of France.svg 36 - 3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Stade Marcel-Verchère, Bourg-en-Bresse

2 February 1975
France XV Flag of France.svg 46 - 3Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Stade Marius-Rodrigo, Mauléon-Licharre

15 February 1975
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg9 - 16 Flag of France.svg France XV
Stadio Flaminio, Rome

6 April 1975
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg3 - 19Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid

27 April 1975 Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg3 - 3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest  
Pen: Nica
Drop: Ponzi
Referee: A. Cuny Flag of France.svg
Romania: 15.Radu Durbac, 14.Ion Constantin, 13.I. Marica, 12.Gheorghe Nica, 11.M. Burghelea, 10.Mihai Nicolescu, 9.Sergiu Bărgăunaș, 8.Nicolae Postolachi, 7.Constantin Fugigi, 6.Alexandru Pop, 5.Dumitru Mușat, 4.Gheorghe Daraban, 3.Mircea Ciornei, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Constantin Dinu - replacements: Petre Ianusevici
Italy: 15.Luciano Modonesi, 14.Manrico Marchetto, 13.Fiorenzo Blessano, 12.Pietro Vezzani, 11.Elio de Anna, 10.Ennio Ponzi, 9.Angelo Visentin, 8.Salvatore Bonetti, 7.Loris Salsi, 6.Umberto Cossara, 5.Adriano Fedrigo, 4.Ivo Mazzucchelli (cap.), 3.Ambrogio Bona, 2.Paolo Ferracin, 1.Fulvio di Carlo
27 April 1975
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg7 - 13Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Prague

Second Division

PlaceNationGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 33006829+399
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 32017852+ 267
3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 31024672-265
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 30032160-393
19 October 1974
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg32 - 21Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Sportpark De Zoom, Wageningen

16 March 1975
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3 - 15Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Casablanca

6 April 1975
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg24 - 20Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Ostrołęka

13 April 1975
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg19 - 11Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg

4 May 1975
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg29 - 6Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Warsaw

1975
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg26 - 7Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

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