| 1972-73 Nations Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 27 November 1972 - 3 June 1973 | ||
| Countries |  France Morocco Romania Spain | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
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The Nations Cup 1972-73 was the 13th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and eighth (and last) with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".
The tournament was won by France, who won all their three games, with Romania, Spain and Morocco.
First division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 35 | 83 | 9 |
| 2 | Romania |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 37 | 54 | 7 |
| 3 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Morocco |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 162 | -138 | 3 |
- Results
| 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) |
| 27 November 1972 | Romania
|
6 - 15 | France
|
Constanta | |
| Pen: Nica 2 |
Try: Trillo Con: Romeu Pen: Romeu 3 |
Referee: J. Young 
| |||
| Romania:15.Radu Durbac, 14.Gheorghie Nica, 13.Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 12.I. Marica, 11.Mihai Suciu, 10.Mihai Nicolescu, 9.D. Rascanu, 8.Nicolae Postolachi, 7.Gheorgie Rascanu (cap.), 6.Constantin Fugigi, 5.Gheorghie Daraban, 4.Constantin Serban, 3.Mircea Ciornei, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu - replacements: 16.Sergiu Bargaunas, 17.Alexandru Pop | |||||
| France:15.Michel Droitecourt, 14.Jean-Pierre Lux, 13.Claude Dourthe, 12.Jean Trillo, 11.Andre Campaes, 10.Jean-Pierre Romeu, 9.Jacques Fouroux, 8.Walter Spanghero (cap.), 7.Pierre Biemouret, 6.Michel Yachvili, 5.Alain Esteve, 4.Elie Cester, 3.Jean Iracabal, 2.Rene Benesis, 1.Jean-Louis Azarete | |||||
| 3 March 1973 |
| Morocco | 6 - 73 | France B |
| Casablanca |
| 11 March 1973 |
| Morocco | 9 - 20 | Spain |
| Casablanca |
| 14 April 1973 |
| Romania | 16 - 13 | Spain |
| Constanta |
| 20 April 1973 |
| Romania | 69 - 9 | Morocco |
| Bucharest |
| 3 June 1973 |
| Spain | 23 - 30 | France B |
| La Foixarda, Barcelona |
Second Division
Pool 1
| 8 October 1972 |
Poland  | 23 - 9 |  Czechoslovakia |
| Warsaw |
| 7 April 1973 |
| Czechoslovakia | 6 - 16 | Poland |
| Prague |
- Aggregate: Poland 39- Czechoslovakia 15
Pool 2
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Portugal |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 |  Italy |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Yugoslavia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 3 |
- Results
| 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) |
| 26 November 1972 | Italy
|
13 - 12 | Yugoslavia
|
Aosta | |
| 25 February 1973 | Portugal
|
9 - 6 | Italy
|
Coimbra | |
| 8 April 1973 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 - 3 | Portugal |
| Makarska |
Final
| 22 April 1973 |
| Poland | 35 - 13 | Portugal |
| Warsaw |
| 13 May 1973 |
| Portugal | 13 - 3 | Poland |
| Coimbra |
- Aggregate: Poland 38 - Portugal 26
- Poland promoted to division 1
Bibliography
- (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) ISBN 88-87374-40-6
- (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).
References
External links
| 20th-century FIRA rugby union international tournaments | |
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| Pre–WWII tournaments | |
| European Cup | |
| FIRA Nations Cup | |
| FIRA Trophy | |
| Other tournaments | |