1974–75 FIRA Trophy
European rugby union championship
The 1974-1975 FIRA Trophy was the 15th edition of a Continental European rugby union championship for national teams, and the second with the formula and name of "FIRA Trophy".
The tournament was won by Romania, who defeated France in the opening match.
First division
Place
Nation
Games
Points
Table points
played
won
drawn
lost
for
against
difference
1
Romania
4
3
1
0
50
31
+19
11
2
France
4
3
0
1
108
30
+78
10
3
Italy
4
2
1
1
80
31
+49
9
4
Spain
4
1
0
3
31
88
-57
6
5
Czechoslovakia
4
0
0
4
25
114
-89
4
Czechoslovakia relegated to division 2
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)
13 October 1974
Romania
15 - 10
France
Stadionul Dinamo , Bucharest
Try: MaricaCon: DurbacPen: Durbac 2, Nica
Try: GourdonPen: Romeu 2
Referee: K.A. Pattinson
Romania : 15.Radu Durbac , 14.Ion Constantin , 13.I. Marica , 12.Gheorghe Nica , 11.M. Burghelea , 10.Mihai Nicolescu , 9.Petre Florescu , 8.Gheorghe Dumitru , 7.Ion Tătucu , 6.Alexandru Pop (cap.), 5.Nicolae Postolachi , 4.Gheorghe Daraban , 3.Mircea Ciornei , 2.Mircea Munteanu , 1.Constantin Dinu
France : 15.Jean-Michel Aguirre , 14.Jean-Francois Gourdon , 13.Roland Bertranne , 12.Jean-Martin Etchenique , 11.Laurent Desnoyer , 10.Jean-Pierre Romeu , 9.Jacques Fouroux (cap.), 8.Claude Spanghero , 7.Victor Boffelli , 6.Jean-Claude Skrela , 5.Alain Esteve , 4.Georges Senal , 3.Jean-Louis Azarete , 2.Alain Paco , 1.Armand Vaquerin
27 April 1975
Romania
3 - 3
Italy
Stadionul Dinamo , Bucharest
Pen: Nica
Drop: Ponzi
Referee: A. Cuny
Romania : 15.Radu Durbac, 14.Ion Constantin, 13.I. Marica, 12.Gheorghe Nica, 11.M. Burghelea, 10.Mihai Nicolescu, 9.Sergiu Bărgăunaș, 8.Nicolae Postolachi, 7.Constantin Fugigi, 6.Alexandru Pop, 5.Dumitru Mușat, 4.Gheorghe Daraban, 3.Mircea Ciornei, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Constantin Dinu - replacements: Petre Ianusevici
Italy : 15.Luciano Modonesi , 14.Manrico Marchetto , 13.Fiorenzo Blessano , 12.Pietro Vezzani , 11.Elio de Anna , 10.Ennio Ponzi , 9.Angelo Visentin , 8.Salvatore Bonetti , 7.Loris Salsi , 6.Umberto Cossara , 5.Adriano Fedrigo , 4.Ivo Mazzucchelli (cap.), 3.Ambrogio Bona , 2.Paolo Ferracin , 1.Fulvio di Carlo
Second Division
Place
Nation
Games
Points
Table points
played
won
drawn
lost
for
against
difference
1
Poland
3
3
0
0
68
29
+39
9
2
Netherlands
3
2
0
1
78
52
+ 26
7
3
West Germany
3
1
0
2
46
72
-26
5
4
Morocco
3
0
0
3
21
60
-39
3
Netherlands and Poland promoted to division 1
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).
References
Pre–WWII tournaments European Cup FIRA Nations Cup FIRA Trophy Other tournaments