1984–85 FIRA Trophy

The 1984–85 FIRA Trophy was the 25th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

1984-85 FIRA Trophy
Date6 October 1984 – 12 October 1985
Countries France
 Soviet Union
 Italy
 Romania
 Tunisia
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Grand Slam France
Matches played16
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The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam, finishing ahead of Soviet Union and Italy.

Romania could not make "Top 3" for very first time ever, due to inferior points difference in head-to-head games with Soviet Union and Italy.

As it was initially agreed, Division 1 would be shrunk to 5 teams for next edition. That's why Spain and Tunisia which finished as 5th and 6th, were relegated and replaced by Portugal which won the Second Division and got promoted.

Subsequently, at FIRA Annual Congress, held in mid-June, it was decided to continue with 6 teams, and the two relegated teams met for a barrage game at neutral venue to decide the survivor,[1] with the Tunisians winning.

First division
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 France550013545+9015
2 Soviet Union53029773+2411
3 Italy53027060+1011
4 Romania53028560+2511
5 Spain510464119-557
6 Tunisia500539133-945

Tie break for three teams -- points difference in head-to-head games: SOV +7, ITA =0, ROM -7
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)

6 October 1984
Tunisia  6 - 25 France XV
20 October 1984
Tunisia  6 - 20  Italy
Monastir
Referee: Doulcet
17 November 1984
Tunisia  15 - 17  Spain
Sfax
Attendance: 3,000
18 November 1984
Italy  13 - 12  Soviet Union
Try: Bettarello
Pen: Bettarello (3)
 Try: Tikhonov
Con: Mironov
Pen: Mironov (2)
16 December 1984
Spain  19 - 33  Romania
Try: Martín Fernández (2)
Con: Nuñez Doval
Pen: Nuñez Doval (3)
 Try: Radulescu, Toader, Florea, Morariu
Con: Alexandru (4)
Pen: Alexandru (2)
Drop: Alexandru (2)
Campo Universitario, Madrid
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: G. Maurette
17 February 1985
France XV 34 - 6  Spain
3 March 1985
Italy  9 - 22 France A1
Pen: Bettarello (3)
 Try: Cassagne, Lorieux, Sanz
Con: Rui (2)
Pen: Rui
Drop: Rui
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Referee: A. M. Hosie
1 May 1985
Spain  9 - 15  Soviet Union
Pen: Nuñez Doval (3)
 Try: Mironov, Hairulin
Con: Mironov (2)
Pen: Mironov
Estadio de Chapina, Seville
Attendance: 3,500
5 May 1985
Romania  36 - 3  Tunisia
Try: Murariu, Hodorca, Toader, Constantin
Con: Nastase, Codoi
Pen: Nastase (2)
 Pen: Bougaluri
Barlad
Attendance: 10,000
12 May 1985
Soviet Union  35-9  Tunisia
Try: Malikov, Khairullin, Zuev, Igor Mironov
Con: Igor Mironov (2)
Pen: Igor Mironov (5)
Kiev
Attendance: 5,000
16 May 1985
France XV 36 - 21  Soviet Union
Stade Alexandre Cueille, Tulle
18 May 1985
Italy  22 - 13  Spain
Try: Gaetaniello, Pivetta, Venturi, Vittadello
Con: Bettarello (3)
 Try: Azkargota Aretxabala, de la Torre
Con: Nuñez Doval
Pen: Nuñez Doval
Stadio Danilo Martelli, Mantova
Referee: A. Grombinas
31 May 1985
Soviet Union  14 - 6  Romania
Try: Gonyani, Tikhonov
Pen: Mironov
Drop: Sljussar
 Pen: Codoi
Drop: Codoi
Spartak Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J.-C. Yché

Barrage per survival:

12 October 1985
Tunisia  12 - 9  Spain
Stade Paul-Bergere, Lavelanet
  • Spain relegated to division 2

Second division
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Portugal3300446+389
2 Czechoslovakia32012627-17
3 Poland31023124+75
4 Morocco30031862-443
  • Portugal promoted to division 1
13 October 1984
Czechoslovakia  4 - 3  Poland
17 March 1985
Morocco  6 - 12  Portugal
14 April 1985
Poland  28 - 6  Morocco
Sochaczew
18 April 1985
Portugal  18 - 0  Czechoslovakia
Try: Durão, Morais
Con: Queimado (2)
Pen: Queimado
Drop: Queimado
21 April 1985
Morocco  6 - 22  Czechoslovakia
28 April 1985
Portugal  14 - 0  Poland
Try: Durão, Ferreira, Morais
Con: Queimado

Third division
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Netherlands33006516+499
2 Belgium32013630+67
3 West Germany31024043-35
4 Sweden30031264-523
14 October 1984
Netherlands  27-3  Sweden
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
16 October 1984
Belgium  19-3  Sweden
4 November 1984
West Germany  10-23  Netherlands
9 December 1984
Belgium  14-12  West Germany
24 March 1985
Netherlands  15-3  Belgium
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
4 May 1985
Sweden  6-18  West Germany

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).
  • (in Georgian) ქართული რაგბის მატიანე (Georgian Rugby History) 1959-2009 ISBN 978-9941-0-2047-6 Free download

References
  1. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1985/10/12/pagina-37/1139026/pdf.html
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