| 1976-77 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 17 October 1976 - 1 May 1977 | ||
| Countries |  France  Italy  Romania  Morocco  Poland  Spain | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Romania | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
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The 1976-1977 FIRA Trophy was the 17th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by Romania, with a Grand Slam, which included a 15-12 win over France and a 69-0 trashing of Italy.
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Romania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 31 | +202 | 15 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 48 | + 97 | 13 |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 73 | -5 | 9 |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 96 | -38 | 9 |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 111 | -75 | 7 |
| 6 | Morocco | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 201 | -181 | 7 |
Morocco were relegated to division 2 for the worst points difference.
| 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) |
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|attendance= |try1= Alexandru, Murariu
Parschiv|try2= Bastiat |con1= |con2= Aguirre |pen1= |pen2= Aguirre 2 |drop1= Bucos|drop2= |lineup1=Romania: 15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghe Nica (cap.), 12.Vasile Varga, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghe Daraban, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Nicolae Baciu |lineup2=France: 15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Dominique Harize, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.François Sangalli, 11.Jean-Luc Averous, 10.Jean-Pierre Pesteil, 9.Richard Astre (cap.), 8.Jean-Pierre Bastiat, 7.Jean-Claude Skrela, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives, 5.Guy Gasparotto, 4.Gerard Cholley, 3.Robert Paparemborde, 2.Alain Paco, 1.Armand Vaquerin }}
| 1 May 1977 | Romania | 69 - 0 | Italy | Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest | |
| Try: Motrescu 4, Stoica 2 Daraban,, Murariu Nica, Ortelecan, Con: Bucos 5, Nica 4 Pen: Alexandru | Referee: R.Quintentonn  | ||||
| Romania: 15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Ion Constantin, 13.Gheorghie Nica, 12.Vasile Varga, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Florica Murariu, 7.Gheorghie Daraban, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.I. Pintea, 4.Marin Ionescu, 3.Iancu Bacioiu, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu - replacements: 16.Eduard Suciu | |||||
| Italy: 15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 14.Manrico Marchetto, 13.Nello Francescato, 12.Fiorenzo Blessano, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Ennio Ponzi, 9.Agostino Puppo, 8.Antonio Rocca, 7.Loris Salsi, 6.Narciso Zanella, 5.Adriano Fedrigo (cap.), 4.Andrea Rinaldo, 3.Mario Piovan, 2.Pietro Monfeli, 1.Fulvio di Carlo - replacements: 16.Carlo Casagrande | |||||
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Czechoslovakia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 31 | +59 | 12 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 25 | +81 | 10 |
| 3 |  West Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 66 | + 1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 188 | -164 | 4 |
| DQ |  Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 6 |
Czechoslovakia promoted in Division 1; Netherlands disqualified for no-show
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 9 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 5 |
| 3 |  Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 4 |
| 4 |  Luxembourg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 31 | -24 | 2 |
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