1989–90 FIRA Trophy

The 1989–90 FIRA Trophy was the 28th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The format returned to a one-year tournament, with each team facing each other only once.

1989-90 FIRA Trophy
Date22 October 1989 – 27 May 1990
Countries France
 Italy
 Romania
 Poland
 Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Champions France  Soviet Union  Romania
Matches played10
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The tournament was won by France, Romania and Soviet Union, who all finished with three wins and one loss, and the same points. France only awarded caps in their 12-6 loss at home to Romania. Italy finished in a disappointing 4th place, with a single win, while Poland lost all their four games and was relegated. Their best result was a 25-19 loss to Romania abroad, in a game where the Romanians didn't awarded caps.[1]

Portugal and Spain where the winners of the Second division groups, facing each other's in a final, won by the Spaniards (29-6).

First division
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 France43018247+3510
1 Soviet Union43018159+2210
1 Romania43016655+1110
4 Italy41036756+116
5 Poland400443122-794
  • Poland Relegated to division 2
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)
22 October 1989
Romania  13 - 21  Soviet Union
Try: Dumitras
Pen: Domocos, Toader
 Try: Mironov, Parshin
Con: Dzagnidze (2)
Pen: Dzagnidze (2)
Drop: Dzagnidze
Baia Mare
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: J.-C. Doucet
5 November 1989
Soviet Union  15 - 12  Italy
Try: Molchanov
Con: Dzagnidze
Pen: Dzagnidze (3)
 Try: Mascioletti
Con: Troiani
Pen: Troiani (2)
Fili Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Yves Bressy
18 February 1990
France A1 22 - 12  Italy
Try: Maset, Weller
Con: Bianchi
Pen: Bianchi (4)
 Pen: Troiani (4)
Stade Municipal, Albi
Referee: A. J. Spreadbury
7 April 1990
Italy  34 - 3  Poland
Try: Cuttitta (2), Pietroscanti, Venturi, Zanon
Con: Troiani (4)
Pen: Troiani (2)
 Drop: Hodura
Arenaccia, Naples
Referee: H. Rohr
14 April 1990
Romania A  25 - 19  Poland
Parcul Copilului, Bucharest
14 April 1990
Italy  9 - 16  Romania
Pen: Troiani (3)
 Try: Ion
Pen: Ignat (4)
Stadio di Cocciano, Frascati
Referee: J.-C. Debat
18 May 1990
France XV 32 - 9  Poland
Parc des Sports, Le Creusot
20 May 1990
Soviet Union  14 - 22 France XV
Fili Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 4,000
24 May 1990
France  6 - 12  Romania
Pen: Lescarboura (2)
 Pen: Ignat (3)
Drop: Ignat
Stade Jacques-Fouroux, Auch
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: I. Bullerwell
27 May 1990
Poland  12 - 31  Soviet Union

Second division

Pool A

The first match between Tunisia and Morocco was tied. The two unions, according with FIRA, agreed to considered valid for tournament the match originally valid only for Rugby World Cup 1991 qualification instead the first one.[1]

The match between Belgium and Tunisia, scheduled in Bruxelles, was not played.

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1 Portugal33005228+249
2 Morocco31024238+45
3 Tunisia21012224-24
4 Belgium20021844-262
10 February 1990
Tunisia  12 - 12
match non valid 		 Morocco
10 March 1990
Morocco  20 - 6  Belgium
24 March 1990
Portugal  16 - 10  Morocco
5 May 1990
Tunisia  16 - 12  Morocco
25 May 1990
Belgium  12 - 24  Portugal
26 May 1990
Portugal  12 - 6  Tunisia
1990
Belgium  match not played  Tunisia
Brussels

Pool B
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against
1 Spain43107045+2511
2 Netherlands430110151+5010
3 West Germany42028650+368
4 Czechoslovakia40134598-535
5 Bulgaria41033795-585
17 September 1989
West Germany  6 - 12  Netherlands
29 October 1989
Spain  29 - 15  Netherlands
4 March 1990
Netherlands  45 - 10  Bulgaria
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
18 March 1990
Spain  19 - 8  West Germany
18 March 1990
Czechoslovakia  6 - 29  Netherlands
22 April 1990
Bulgaria  12 - 40  West Germany
29 April 1990
Czechoslovakia  22 - 22  Spain
5 May 1990
West Germany  32 - 7  Czechoslovakia
3 June 1990
Bulgaria  15 - 10  Czechoslovakia

Bulgaria  0 – 6
withdraw 		 Spain

Final
28 October 1990
Spain  29 - 6  Portugal

Third division
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Andorra2200359+266
2 Yugoslavia21013115+164
3 Luxembourg20021254-422
29 April 1990
Andorra  26 - 6  Luxembourg
13 May 1990
Luxembourg  6 - 28  Yugoslavia
20 May 1990
Yugoslavia  3 - 9  Andorra

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
  1. Jones, Stephen (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Ann Press. pp. 100–101. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
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