| 1974-75 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 13 October 1973 -10 May 1975 | ||
| Countries |  France Czechoslovakia  Italy Romania Spain | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Romania | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| |||
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".
The tournament was won by Romania, who defeated France in the opening match.
First division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Romania |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 11 |
| 2 | France |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 30 | +78 | 10 |
| 3 | Italy |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 31 | +49 | 9 |
| 4 | Spain |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 88 | -57 | 6 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 114 | -89 | 4 |
- Czechoslovakia relegated to division 2
- 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) |
| 13 October 1974 | Romania
|
15 - 10 | France
|
Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest | |
| Try: Marica Con: Durbac Pen: Durbac 2, Nica |
Try: Gourdon Pen: Romeu 2 |
Referee: K.A. Pattinson 
| |||
| 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 | 6 - 16 | Romania |
| Šumperk |
| 15 December 1974 |
| France XV | 36 - 3 | Czechoslovakia |
| Stade Marcel-Verchère, Bourg-en-Bresse |
| 2 February 1975 |
| France XV | 46 - 3 | Spain |
| Stade Marius-Rodrigo, Mauléon-Licharre |
| 15 February 1975 |
| Italy | 9 - 16 | France XV |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome |
| 6 April 1975 |
| Spain | 3 - 19 | Italy |
| Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid |
| 27 April 1975 | Romania
|
3 - 3 | Italy
|
Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest | |
| Pen: Nica |
Drop: Ponzi |
Referee: A. Cuny
| |||
| 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 | 7 - 13 | Spain |
| Prague |
| 4 May 1975 |
| Spain | 12 - 16 | Romania |
| Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid |
| 10 May 1975 |
| Italy | 49 - 9 | Czechoslovakia |
| Stadio Comunale, Reggio Calabria |
Second Division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Poland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 29 | +39 | 9 |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 52 | + 26 | 7 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 72 | -26 | 5 |
| 4 |  Morocco |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 60 | -39 | 3 |
- Netherlands and Poland promoted to division 1
- Results
| 19 October 1974 |
| Netherlands | 32 - 21 | West Germany |
| Sportpark De Zoom, Wageningen |
| 16 March 1975 |
| Morocco | 3 - 15 | Poland |
| Casablanca |
| 6 April 1975 |
| Poland | 24 - 20 | Netherlands |
| Ostrołęka |
| 13 April 1975 |
| West Germany | 19 - 11 | Morocco |
| Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg |
| 4 May 1975 |
| Poland | 29 - 6 | West Germany |
| Warsaw |
| 1975 |
| Netherlands | 26 - 7 | Morocco |
| Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum |
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
| 20th-century FIRA rugby union international tournaments | |
|---|---|
| Pre–WWII tournaments | |
| European Cup | |
| FIRA Nations Cup | |
| FIRA Trophy | |
| Other tournaments | |