European rugby union championship
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 .
First division
Place
Nation
Games
Points
Table
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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|date=14 November 1976
|home=Romania
|score=15 - 12
|away=France
|stadium=[[Stadionul Arcul de Triumf Bucharest
|referee=Jeff Kelleher 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
}}
Parc des Sports d'Ondarraitz, Hendaye
Centro Deportivo Municipal Aluche, Madrid
1 May 1977
Romania 69 - 0
Italy Stadionul Dinamo , Bucharest
Try: Motrescu 4, Stoica 2Con: Bucos 5, Nica 4Pen: 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
Second Division
Czechoslovakia promoted in Division 1; Netherlands disqualified for no-show
Third Division
Place
Nation
Games
Points
Table
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
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
Pre–WWII tournaments European Cup FIRA Nations Cup FIRA Trophy Other tournaments
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