1976–77 FIRA Trophy

1976-77 FIRA Trophy
Date	17 October 1976 - 1 May 1977
Countries	France Italy Romania Morocco Poland Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions	Romania
Matches played	15
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The 1976-1977 FIRA Trophy was the 17th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

The tournament was won by Romania.

First division

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		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.

• 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)

17 October 1976

Poland	8 - 38	Romania

Nowy Dwór

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13 November 1976

Poland	13 - 7	Morocco

Sochzachew

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14 November 1976	Romania	15 - 12	France	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Try: Alexandru, Murariu Parschiv Drop: Bucos		Try: Bastiat Con: Aguirre Pen: Aguirre 2	Referee: Jeff Kelleher
Romania: 15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghie Nica (cap.), 12.Vasile Varga, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghie Daraban, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Nicolae Baciu
France: 15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Dominique Harize, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Francois 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

17 November 1976

Romania	89 - 0	Morocco

Bucharest

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27 November 1976

Italy	17 - 4	Spain

Rome

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5 December 1976

France A1	28 - 21	Spain

Hendaye

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6 February 1977

France A1	10 - 3	Italy

Grenoble

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20 February 1977

Spain	21 - 3	Morocco

Madrid

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6 March 1977

Morocco	10 - 9	Italy

Casablanca

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20 March 1977

Morocco	0 - 69	France A1

Casablanca

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2 April 1977

Italy	29 - 3	Poland

Catania

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17 April 1977

Spain	11 - 3	Poland

Madrid

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24 April 1977

Spain	11 - 22	Romania

Barcelona

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1 May 1977	Romania	69 - 0	Italy	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Try: Motrescu 4, Stoica 2 Daraban,, Murariu Nica, Ortelecan, Con: Bucos 5, Nica 4 Pen: 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.Narcisio Zanella, 5.Adriano Fedrigo (cap.), 4.Andrea Rinaldo, 3.Mario Piovan, 2.Pietro Monfeli, 1.Fulvio di Carlo - replacements: 16.Carlo Casagrande

1977

Poland	9 - 26	France A1

Warsaw

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Second Division

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Czechoslovakia	4	4	0	0	90	31	+59	12
2	Soviet Union	4	3	0	1	106	25	+81	10
3	Netherlands	4	1	1	2	54	31	23	7
4	West Germany	4	1	1	2	67	66	+ 1	7
5	Sweden	4	0	0	4	24	188	-164	4

Czechoslovakia promoted in Division 1

• Results

10 October 1976

Netherlands	34 - 3	Sweden

Hilversum

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17 October 1976

Czechoslovakia	9 - 6	Soviet Union

Ricany

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6 November 1976

Czechoslovakia	22 - 6	Germany

Ricany

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21 November 1976

Germany	13 - 13	Netherlands

Hanover

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30 October 1976

Soviet Union	72 - 0	Sweden

Tbilisi

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17 April 1977

Netherlands	7 - 9	Czechoslovakia

Hilversum

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8 May 1977

Sweden	9 - 32	Germany

Stockholm

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21 May 1977

Sweden	12 - 50	Czechoslovakia

Gothenburg

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17 April 1977

Germany	16 - 22	Soviet Union

Hanover

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30 April 1977

Soviet Union	6 – 0 Netherlands withdraw	Netherlands

Sochi

Third Division

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Belgium	3	3	0	0	57	25	+32	6
2	Yugoslavia	2	1	0	1	24	14	+10	2
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	2	29	47	-18	2
4	Luxembourg	2	0	0	2	7	31	-24	0

• Results

8 December 1976

Belgium	8 - 6	Yugoslavia

Brussel

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11 December 1976

Switzerland	6 - 18	Yugoslavia

Lausanne

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16 April 1977

Switzerland	16 - 25	Belgium

Lausanne

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27 April 1977

Belgium	24 - 3	Luxembourg

Brussel

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14 May 1977

Luxembourg	4 - 7	Switzerland

Luxembourg

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Yugoslavia	NOT PLAYED	Luxembourg

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).

External links

• FIRA-AER official website