1980–81 FIRA Trophy

The 1980–81 FIRA Trophy was the 21st edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

1980-81 FIRA Trophy
Date	1 October 1980 – 17 May 1981
Countries	France  Italy  Romania  Poland  Soviet Union  Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions	Romania
Matches played	15
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The tournament was won by Romania, who achieved a Grand Slam, defeating all their opponents. Romania had a memorable 15–0 win over France at 23 November 1980, in Bucharest.

First division

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Romania	5	5	0	0	157	25	+132	15
2	France	5	4	0	1	129	59	+70	13
3	Italy	5	2	0	3	76	81	-5	9
4	Soviet Union	5	2	0	3	38	87	-49	9
5	Spain	5	1	0	4	98	146	-48	7
6	Poland	5	1	0	4	46	146	-100	7

Spain and Poland relegated to division 2

• Results

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)

1 October 1980

France A1	23 - 10	Soviet Union

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5 October 1980	Italy	37 - 12	Poland	Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo
	Try: Ghizzoni 2, Robazza Bettarello, R. Francescato, Con: Bettarello 4 Pen: Bettarello 3			Referee: Craciunescou
Italy:15.Claudio Torresan, 14.Luca Bonaiti, 13.Rino Francescato, 12.Nello Francescato, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Claudio Tinari, 7.Narciso Zanella, 6.Fabrizio Sintich, 5.Stefano Annibal, 4.Massimo Trippitelli, 3.Ambrogio Bona (cap), 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Fulvio di Carlo
Poland:15.Piatkovski, 14.Kadach, 13.Kuc, 12.Mtaczak, 11.Ciesielski, 10.Stasiolek, 9.Kiciniski (41' Kurant), 8.Jagienak, 7.Pienek, 6.Zawadski, 5.Krac, 4.Baranieki, 3.Piasek, 2.Stasiuk, 1.Krawczak

2 November 1980	Italy	3 - 4	Soviet Union	Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo
	Pen: Bettarello		Try: Plotnikov	Referee: JC Doulcet
Italy:15.Claudio Torresan, 14.Nino Rossi, 13.Rino Francescato, 12.Nello Francescato (cap), 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Claudio Tinari, 7.Narcisio Zanella, 6.Mario Pavin, 5.Salvatore Bonetti, 4.Louis Basei, 3.Giancarlo Pivetta, 2.Paolo Pavesi, 1.Renato de Bernardo
Soviet Union:15.Gonyani, 14.Berzin, 13.Karpuskin, 12.Salvatov, 11.Mironov, 10.Sljussar, 9.Sliushnikov, 8.Tikhonov, 7.Barinov, 6.Joravliov, 5.Ochitkov, 4.Plotnikov, 3.Epifanov, 2.Barbariusch, 1.Sheverev

9 November 1980

Poland	0 - 33	Romania

Sochaczew

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16 November 1980

Spain	20 - 25	Poland

Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid

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23 November 1980	Romania	15 - 0	France	Dimano Stadium, Bucharest
	Try: Bors Con: Constantin Pen: Constantin 3			Attendance: 20,000 Referee: A.Richards
Romania:15.Ion Simion, 14.Sorin Fuicu, 13.Gheorghie Varzaru, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv (cap), 8.Pompiliu Bors, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan
France:15.Serge Blanco, 14.Daniel Bustaffa, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Patrick Mesny, 11.Laurent Pardo, 10.Bernard Vivies, 9.Jean-Pierre Elissalde, 8.Manuel Carpentier, 7.Eric Buchet, 6.Jean-Pierre Fauvel, 5.Jean-Paul Wolf, 4.Alain Maleig, 3.Robert Paparemborde (cap), 2.Philippe Dintrans, 1.Michel Cremaschi

21 December 1980	Spain	13 - 18	Italy	Polideportivo Municipal de Orcasitas, Madrid
				Referee: Horquet
Spain:15.Canosa, 14.Torres, 13.Torno, 12.Garcia de la Torre, 11.Ruiz, 10.Cristin, 9.Giocoedrea, 8.Lobo, 7.Cienfuegos, 6.Neira (79' Paul), 5.Bianco, 4.Parolo, 3.Carmina, 2.Santos, 1.Pachuca
Italy:15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 14.Nello Francescato, 13.Gianluca Limone, 12.Rino Francescato (41' Fabio Gaetaniello), 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Claudio Tinari, 7.Fabrizio Sintich, 6.Franco Bargelli, 5.Stefano Annibal, 4.Massimo Trippitelli, 3.Ambrogio Bona (cap), 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Renato de Bernardo

8 March 1981	Italy	9 - 17	France A1	Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo
	Drop: Bettarello		Try: Averous, Delage Belascain Con: Vivies Pen: Vivies	Referee: M.Rea
Italy:15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 14.Alberto Osti, 13.Nello Francescato, 12.Rino Francescato, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Gianni Zanon, 7.Franco Bargelli, 6.Giuseppe Artuso, 5.Stefano Annibal, 4.Massimo Trippitelli, 3.Ambrogio Bona (cap), 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Renato de Bernardo
France A1:15.Delage, 14.Pelliccia, 13.Belascain, 12.Sangalli, 11.Averous, 10.Vivies, 9.JP Elissalde, 8.Rongieras, 7.Traille, 6.Cordier, 5.Salas, 4.Guilbert, 3.Montagny, 2.Dupont, 1.Cremaschi

22 March 1981

Spain	19 - 40	France A1

La Foixarda, Barcelona

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12 April 1981	Romania	35 - 9	Italy	Braila
	Try: Aldea, Fuicu 2, Lungu Munteanu 2, Paraschiv Con: Constantin 2 Pen: Constantin		Try: Bettarello Con: Bettarello Pen: Bettarello	Referee: J.A. Short
Romania:15.Ion Constantin, 14.Marian Aldea, 13.Gheorghie Varzaru, 12.Adrian Lungu, 11.Sorin Fuicu, 10.Mihai Marghescu, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Enciu Stoica, 7.Pompiliu Bors, 6.Alexandru Radulescu, 5.Gheorghie Dumitru, 4.Gheorghie Caragea, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.Mircea Monteanu, 1.Ion Bucan
Italy:15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 14.Alberto Osti, 13.Nello Francescato (cap), 12.Rino Francescato, 11.Bruno Francescato, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Gianni Zanon, 7.Franco Bargelli, 6.Fabrizio Sintich, 5.Louis Basei, 4.Massimo Trippitelli, 3.Giancarlo Pivetta, 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Renato de Bernardo - replacements: 16.Claudio Torresan, 17.Fabio Trentin

26 April 1981

Spain	6 - 56	Romania

La Foixarda, Barcelona

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10 May 1981

Soviet Union	7 - 40	Spain

Kiev

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17 May 1981

Soviet Union	10 - 18	Romania

Sparta Stadium, Moscow

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1981

Poland	3 - 7	Soviet Union

Olsztyn

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1981

France XV	49 - 6	Poland

Stade René-Corbelle, Bully-les-Mines

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Second division

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	West Germany	4	3	0	1	65	41	+24	10
2	Netherlands	4	3	0	1	58	28	+30	10
3	Tunisia	4	2	0	2	37	61	-24	8
4	Morocco	4	2	0	2	55	29	+26	8
5	Yugoslavia	4	0	0	4	0	56	-56	3

Germany Promoted to division 1

Yugoslavia relegated to division 3

• Results

16 November 1980

West Germany	13 - 10	Netherlands

Hanover

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14 December 1980

Netherlands	17 - 0	Yugoslavia

Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

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30 November 1980

Yugoslavia	0 - 16	West Germany

Kaldejevo

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1980

Tunisia	13 - 10	Morocco

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29 March 1981

West Germany	30 - 9	Tunisia

Heidelberg

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12 April 1981

Morocco	22 - 6	West Germany

Casablanca

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25 April 1981

Yugoslavia	0 - 17	Morocco

Split

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1981

Morocco	6 - 10	Netherlands

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1981

Netherlands	21 - 9	Tunisia

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Tunisia	6 – 0 forfait	Yugoslavia

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Third division

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Portugal	4	4	0	0	114	33	+81	12
2	Belgium	4	3	0	1	55	24	+31	10
3	Sweden	4	2	0	2	37	30	+7	8
4	Denmark	4	1	0	3	49	115	-66	6
5	Switzerland	4	0	0	4	20	73	-53	4

Portugal promoted to division 2

• Results

13 September 1980

Denmark	4 - 20	Sweden

Aarhus

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18 October 1980

Sweden	0 - 7	Belgium

Enkoping

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1 November 1980

Switzerland	4 - 7	Sweden

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29 November 1980

Belgium	7 - 0	Switzerland

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28 February 1981

Portugal	39 - 0	Switzerland

Lisbon

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5 April 1981

Portugal	15 - 7	Belgium

Coimbra

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11 April 1981

Switzerland	16 - 20	Denmark

Losanna

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14 April 1981

Belgium	34 - 9	Denmark

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15 May 1981

Denmark	16 - 45	Portugal

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17 May 1981

Sweden	10 - 15	Portugal

Trelleborg

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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

• FIRA-AER official website