1976–77 FIRA Trophy
The 1976-1977 FIRA Trophy was the 17th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
| 1976-77 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 17 October 1976 - 1 May 1977 | ||
| Countries |  France  Italy.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania Morocco Poland .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Romania | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
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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
- 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) |
| 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 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | |||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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.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
- 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 |  West Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 66 | + 1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 188 | -164 | 4 |
| DQ |  Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 6 |
Czechoslovakia promoted in Division 1; Netherlands disqualified for no-show
- Results
Third Division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 9 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 5 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 4 |
| 4 |  Luxembourg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 31 | -24 | 2 |
- Results
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).
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