1985–87 FIRA Trophy

1985-87 FIRA Trophy
Date	30 October 1985 – 9 May 1985
Countries	France Italy Romania Portugal Soviet Union Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Champions	France
Matches played	30
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The 1985–87 FIRA Trophy was the 26th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. It was played along two seasons (1985–1986 & 1986–87)

The tournament was won by France, who swept nine matches and had a single surprising loss to the Soviet Union, in a game where they didn't awarded caps.

First division

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	France	10	9	0	1	266	74	+192	28
2	Soviet Union	10	7	0	3	178	98	+80	24
3	Romania	10	6	0	4	196	139	+57	22
4	Italy	10	5	0	5	162	122	+40	20
5	Tunisia	10	3	0	7	91	214	-123	16
6	Portugal	10	0	0	10	111	357	-246	10

• Tunisia and Portugal relegated to second division

Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)

20 October 1985

Romania	16 - 13	Soviet Union

Bucharest

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1 November 1985

France XV	33 - 0	Tunisia

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10 November 1985

Soviet Union	15 - 13	Italy

Moscow

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7 December 1985	Italy	19 - 13	Romania	L'Aquila
	Try: Appiani, Bettarello, Morelli Con: Bettarello 2 Pen: Bettarello		Pen: Ion	Referee: Y.Bressy
Italy: 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Massimo Mascioletti, 13.Fabio Gaetaniello, 12.Sergio Zorzi, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Alessandro Fusco, 8.Giuseppe Artuso, 7.Sergio Appiani, 6.Marzio Innocenti (cap.), 5.Antonio Colella, 4.Mauro Gardin, 3.Guido Rossi, 2.Giorgio Morelli, 1.Giancarlo Cucchiella
Romania: 15.Alexandru Marin, 14.R. Voinov, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Stefan Tofan, 11.N. Copil, 10.Vasile Ion, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Florica Murariu, 7.Cristian Raducanu, 6.M. Giucal, 5.S. Galan, 4.Laurentiu Constantin, 3.P. Petrisor, 2.Marin Mot, 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.Stelian Podarascu

8 February 1986

Italy	18 - 4	Tunisia

Rovigo

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15 February 1986

France A1	7 - 0	Italy

Annecy

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22 February 1986

Portugal	14 - 34	Romania

Barreiro

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22 March 1986

Portugal	18 - 60	France XV

Lisbon

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12 April 1986	France	25 - 13	Romania	Stade Nord Lille, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
	Try: Erbani, Lagisquet, Sella Bonneval, Charvet Con: Laporte Pen: Laporte		Try: David, Hodorca Con: Ignat Pen: Ignat	Referee: C.Waldrom
France: 15.Serge Blanco, 14.Jean-Baptiste Lafond, 13.Philippe Sella, 12.Denis Charvet, 11.Eric Bonneval, 10.Guy Laporte, 9.Pierre Berbizier, 8.Jean-Luc Joinel, 7.Dominique Erbani, 6.Eric Champ, 5.Jean Condom, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou, 2.Daniel Dubroca (cap.), 1.Philippe Marocco - replacements: 16.Patrice Lagisquet, 17.Thierry Picard
Romania: 15.Liviu Hodorca, 14.Marcel Toader, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Vasile David, 11.Gheorghie Varzaru, 10.Gelu Ignat, 9.Teodor Coman, 8.Stefan Constantin, 7.M. Giucal, 6.Florica Murariu (cap.), 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Laurentiu Constantin, 3.Vasile Pascu, 2.Marin Mot, 1.Florea Opris - replacements: 16.R. Voinov

13 April 1986

Italy	26 - 24	Portugal

Jesi

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26 April 1986

Tunisia	24 - 21	Portugal

Tunis

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1 May 1986

Soviet Union	7 - 14	France XV

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3 May 1986

Tunisia	17 - 15	Romania

Monastir

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17 May 1986

Portugal	3 - 29	Soviet Union

Barreiro

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May 1986

Tunisia	4 - 12	Soviet Union

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5 October 1986

Romania	37 - 9	Tunisia

Constanta

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18 October 1986

Romania	43 - 7	Portugal

Birlad

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18 October 1986

Tunisia	9 - 22	Italy

Menzel

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23 October 1986	Romania	3 - 20	France	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Pen: Nastase		Try: Andrieu, Berot, Blanco Con: Berot Pen: Berot 2	Referee: David Bishop
Romania: 15.Gheorghe Florea, 14.Cornel Popescu, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Stefan Tofan, 11.Marcel Toader, 10.V. Nastase, 9.S. Seceleanu, 8.Laurentiu Constantin, 7.Haralambie Dumitras, 6.Ioan Doja, 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Gheorghie Corneliu, 2.Mircea Munteanu (cap.), 1.Florea Opris - replacements: 16.Gheorghe Ion
France: 15.Serge Blanco, 14.Philippe Berot, 13.Philippe Sella, 12.Eric Bonneval, 11.Marc Andrieu, 10.Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, 9.Pierre Berbizier, 8.Alain Carminati, 7.Laurent Rodriguez, 6.Eric Champ, 5.Jean Condom, 4.Alain Lorieux, 3.Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou, 2.Daniel Dubroca (cap.), 1.Herve Chabowski

16 November 1986

Italy	14 - 16	Soviet Union

Genova

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1 January 1987

France XV	9 - 15	Soviet Union

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18 January 1987

Portugal	3 - 41	Italy

Lisbon

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8 February 1987

France XV	38 - 6	Portugal

Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse

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22 February 1987

Italy	6 - 22	France A1

Padua

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12 April 1987	Romania	9 - 3	Italy	Stade 1. May, Constanta
	Pen: Alexandru 3		Pen: Bettarello	Referee: JC Yche
Romania: 15.Vasile Ion, 14.Marcel Toader, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Stefan Tofan, 11.Liviu Hodorca, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Ene Necula, 7.Haralambie Dumitras, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Laurentiu Constantin, 4.Stefan Constantin, 3.Gheorghe Leonte, 2.Emilian Grigore, 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.Cristian Raducanu
Italy: 15.Daniele Tebaldi, 14.Serafino Ghizzoni, 13.Oscar Collodo, 12.Stefano Barba, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Gianni Zanon, 7.Giuseppe Artuso, 6.Marzio Innocenti (cap.), 5.Franco Berni, 4.Mauro Gardin, 3.Tito Lupini, 2.Antonio Galeazzo, 1.Guido Rossi

18 April 1987

Portugal	9 - 12	Tunisia

Lisbon

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25 April 1987

Soviet Union	12 - 13	Romania

Moscow

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1 May 1987

Soviet Union	9 - 6	Tunisia

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9 May 1987

Soviet Union	50 - 6	Portugal

Kharkov

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May 1987

Tunisia	6 - 38	France XV

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Second division

Pool A

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Spain	6	5	0	1	158	40	+118	16
2	Poland	6	3	0	2	95	100	-5	12
3	Morocco	6	2	0	4	42	76	-34	10
4	West Germany	6	2	0	5	37	116	-79	8

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27 October 1985

Poland	3 - 24	Spain

Sopot

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10 November 1985

West Germany	13 - 11	Spain

Hanover

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9 February 1986

Spain	23 - 12	Morocco

Madrid

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13 April 1986

Poland	28 - 12	West Germany

Poznań

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27 April 1986

West Germany	6 - 0	Morocco

Heidelberg

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11 May 1986

Morocco	16 - 14	Poland

Casablanca

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29 November 1986

Spain	50 - 0	West Germany

Madrid

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14 December 1986

Morocco	3 - 12	Spain

Casablanca

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5 April 1987

Morocco	7 - 0	West Germany

Casablanca

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12 April 1987

Poland	21 - 4	Morocco

Ruda Slaska

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26 April 1987

Spain	38 - 9	Poland

Madrid

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10 May 1987

West Germany	6 - 20	Poland

Hannover

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Pool B

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Netherlands	6	5	0	1	83	52	+31	16
2	Czechoslovakia	6	4	0	2	128	51	+77	14
3	Belgium	6	2	0	4	44	62	-18	10
4	Sweden	6	1	0	5	30	120	-90	8

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5 October 1985

Sweden	11 - 16	Netherlands

Aarstad

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19 November 1985

Czechoslovakia	14 - 3	Belgium

Prague

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16 March 1986

Belgium	0 - 11	Netherlands

Dondermonde

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13 April 1986

Netherlands	9 - 6	Czechoslovakia

Hilversum

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10 May 1986

Sweden	12 - 6	Belgium

Malmö

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1 June 1986

Czechoslovakia	51 - 3	Sweden

Tatra

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17 October 1986

Netherlands	23 - 0	Sweden

Castricum

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19 October 1986

Belgium	9 - 0	Sweden

Brussel

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22 November 1986

Belgium	18 - 15	Czechoslovakia

Vise

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8 March 1987

Netherlands	10 - 8	Belgium

Hilversum

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12 April 1987

Czechoslovakia	27 - 14	Netherlands

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24 May 1987

Sweden	4 - 15	Czechoslovakia

Romenby

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Final

10 May 1987

Spain	28 - 10	Netherlands

Bordeaux

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• Spain promoted to division 1

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