1967–68 FIRA Nations Cup

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1967-68 Nations Cup
Date 29 October 1967 - 26 May 1968
Countries  France
 Romania
 West Germany
 Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Champions  France
Matches played 6
1966-1967 (Previous) (Next) 1968–1969

The Nations Cup 1967-68 was the eight edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and third with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup". The tournament was won by France.

First division

  • Table (Italy withdraw)
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  France 3 3 0 0 56 17 39 6
2  Romania 3 2 0 1 47 19 28 4
3  Czechoslovakia 3 1 0 2 18 42 -24 2
4  West Germany 3 0 0 3 19 62 -43 0
  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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29 October 1967
Romania  27 - 5  West Germany
Bucharest

22 November 1967
Czechoslovakia XV Czechoslovakia 9 - 6  West Germany
Prague

14 April 1968
France XV France 26 - 8  West Germany
Lons-le-Saunier

5 May 1968
Czechoslovakia XV Czechoslovakia 6 - 19  France
Prague

26 May 1968
Romania  17 - 3 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia XV
Bucharest

Division 2

Pool 1

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Poland 2 2 0 0 54 11 43 4
2  Netherlands 2 1 0 1 43 19 24 2
3  Sweden 2 0 0 2 6 73 -67 0

Poland admiteed to final

  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
12 May 1968
Netherlands  8 - 16  Poland
Hilversum

24 May 1968
Poland  38 - 3  Sweden
Warsaw

1 June 1968
Sweden  3 - 35  Netherlands
Helsingborg

Pool 2

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Morocco 3 2 1 0 26 11 15 5
2 23x15px Spain 3 2 0 1 33 11 22 4
3  Portugal 3 1 1 1 19 26 -7 3
4  Belgium 3 0 0 3 6 36 -30 0

Marocco admitted to final

  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
17 March 1968
Morocco  6 - 5 23x15px Spain
Casablanca

31 March 1968
Spain 23x15px 14 - 5  Portugal
Madrid

7 April 1968
Belgium  0 - 14 23x15px Spain
Verviers

13 April 1968
Morocco  14 - 0  Belgium
Casablanca

21 April 1968
Portugal  8 - 6  Belgium
Lisbon

5 May 1968
Portugal  6 - 6  Morocco
Lisbon

Final

2 June 1968
Poland  5 - 0  Morocco
Warsaw

  • Polonia promoted in first division

Bibliography

  • (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.
  • (Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).

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