1954 Rugby Union European Cup

The Europe Cup 1954 was the fifth Rugby Union European championship, organised by FIRA and the second (and last) with this name.

1954 Rugby Europe Cup
Date5–24 April 1954
Countries Spain
 Portugal
 Belgium
 West Germany
 France
 Italy
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played5
1952 (Previous) (Next) 1965–1966

With the exception of a preliminary, all the matches were played in Italy.[1] As in the 1952 edition, France won the title after a victory over Italy in the final.[2]

This was the last edition of this competition. A European tournament arranged by FIRA, returned only in 1965 with the Nations Cup.

Jean Prat (left) as captain of France at the final of the European Cup in 1955, with Paolo Rosi, captain of Italy

Results

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Point system: try 3 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)

First preliminary

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5 April 1954
Spain  23 - 0  Portugal
Madrid

Second preliminary

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11 April 1954
Spain  14 - 0  Belgium
Monigo, Treviso

Semifinals

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19 April 1954
Italy  16 - 6  Spain
Naples
Referee: A.Siccardi

Final

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After an Italian try in the first minute, France took control of the match and won.[2]

24 April 1954 Italy   12 - 39   France Stadio dei Centomila, Rome  
16:00 CET Try:
Gabrielli   14'
Lanfranchi   77'
Pen:
Dari   23', 59'
Report Try:
  9'20' M. Prat
  43' Lepatey
  55'68' Murillo
  72' Larréguy
  80' Boniface
Con:
  9', 20', 43', 68', 72', 80' J. Prat
Pen:
  11', 17' J. Prat
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Peter Cooper (England)
Nando Barbini, Pietro Stievano, Paolo Rosi (cap), Remo Zanatta, Sergio Silvestri, Riccardo Santopadre, Mario Pisaneschi, Mario Percudani, Sergio Lanfranchi, Piero Gabrielli, Leonardo Riccioni, Paolo Dari, Giorgio Fornari, Gennaro Mancini, Andrea Taveggia
Pierre Albaladejo, Jacques Lepatey, Maurice Prat, Andre Boniface, Gerard Murillo, Roger Martine, Gerard Dufau, Jean Prat (cap), Henri Domec, Gilbert Larreguy, Michel Celaya, Robert Baulon, Jean Bichindaritz, Jean Benetiere, Amedee Domenech

Bibliography

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  • (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

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  1. ^ Volpe-Pacitti p.291
  2. ^ a b Volpe-Vecchiarelli, p. 70−71.
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