| 1979-80 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 30 September 1979 – 28 May 1980 | ||
| Countries |  France  Italy  Romania  Morocco  Poland  Soviet Union | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
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The 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy was the 20th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. [1]
The tournament was won by France, who achieved a Grand Slam.
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 32 | +137 | 15 |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 86 | +56 | 11 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 54 | +33 | 11 |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 81 | -1 | 11 |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 171 | -115 | 7 |
| 6 | Morocco | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 147 | -110 | 5 |
Morocco relegated to division 2
| 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) |
| 2 December 1979 | France | 30 - 12 | Romania | Stade de Sapiac, Montauban | |
| Try: Bertranne, Codorniou Joinel Con: Aguirre 2, Caussade Pen: Aguirre, Caussade 2 | Pen: Constantin 3 Drop: Constantin | Referee: JA Short  | |||
| France:15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Jean-Francois Gourdon, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Didier Codorniou, 11.Frédéric Costes, 10.Alain Caussade, 9.Jerome Gallion, 8.Jacques Cristina, 7.Jean-Luc Joinel, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives (cap.), 5.Jean-Francois Marchal, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Robert Paparemborde, 2.Philippe Dintrans, 1.Patrick Salas | |||||
| Romania:15.Ion Simion, 14.Alexandru Marin, 13.Ion Zafiescu, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Stelian Podarascu,9.Eduard Suciu, 8.Gheorghie Dumitru, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Corneliu Scarlat, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Ion Bucan (cap.), - replacements: 16.Ioan Urdea, 17.Dumitru Alexandru | |||||
| 13 April 1980 | Italy | 24 - 17 | Romania | Fattori, L'Aquila | |
| Try: Bargelli, de Anna, N Francescato, Mascioletti Con: Bettarello Pen: Bettarello 2 | Try: Aldea, Stoica Pen: Constantin 3 | Referee: R.Quintetton  | |||
| Italy:15.Claudio Torresan, 14.Serafino Ghizzoni, 13.Rino Francescato, 12.Nello Francescato, 11.Massimo Mascioletti, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Paolo Mariani, 7.Franco Bargelli, 6.Elio de Anna, 5.Giuseppe Artuso, 4.Louis Basei, 3.Ambrogio Bona (cap.), 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Giancarlo Cucchiella | |||||
| Romania:15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Petre Motrescu, 13.Ion Constantin, 12.Adrian Lungu, 11.M. Chiricencu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Enciu Stoica, 7.Pompiliu Bors, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Gheorghe Dumitru, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Corneliu Scarlat, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.Marian Aldea | |||||
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33 | +68 | 12 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 9 |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 8 |
| 4 |  West Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 7 |
| 5 |  Sweden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 75 | -40 | 4 |
Spain promoted to division 1
Sweden relegated to division 3
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Tunisia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 6 |
| 2 |  Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 19 | +40 | 4 |
| 3 |  Denmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 71 | -50 | 2 |
Tunisia promoted to division 2