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The 1990–92 FIRA Trophy was the 29th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The format returned to a two-year tournament.

1990-92 FIRA Trophy
Date30 September 1990 – 28 May 1992
Countries France
 Italy
 Romania
 Soviet Union/ CIS
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played20
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The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Italy, improving their competitive performance, finished in 2nd place, while Romania where 3rd. Both teams qualified for the 1991 Rugby World Cup, since the first two games also were valid for the qualification, while Soviet Union missed them. This would be their last presence at the FIRA Trophy, since the country ceased to exist on 25 December 1991. They were replaced by the CIS for the final two games. Spain failed the 1991 Rugby World Cup qualification because of her two losses in the opening games, had a narrow defeat to Italy (22-21), and a win over Romania (6-0), both at home, but wasn't able to avoid the 5th and last place, and were relegated.

The winners of the Second Division pools were Germany and Morocco.


First division edit

  FRA ITA ROU URS ESP
  France –––– 21-18 25-6 38-12 53-4
  Italy 9-15 –––– 39-13 34-12 30-6
  Romania 21-33 18-21 –––– 34-6 19-6
  Soviet Union-   CIS 15-36 3-21 3-10 –––– 30-3
  Spain 24-60 21-22 6-0 16-19 ––––

Due to Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union was replaced by the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1   France 8 8 0 0 281 109 +172 24
2   Italy 8 6 0 2 194 109 +85 20
3   Romania 8 3 0 5 121 139 -18 14
4   Soviet Union/  CIS 8 2 0 6 100 192 -92 12
5   Spain 8 1 0 7 86 233 -147 10
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.)
30 September 1990 Italy   30 - 6[1]   Spain Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini, Rovigo  
Try: Giovanelli, Venturi
Con: Troiani (2)
Pen: Troiani (5)
Drop: Bonomi
 Pen: Díaz Paternain, Puertas Soto
 Referee:   Ian Bullerwell
Italy: 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Fabio Gaetaniello, 11.Massimo Brunello, 10.Massimo Bonomi, 9.Umberto Casellato, 8.Massimo Giovanelli, 7.Gianni Zanon (cap.), 6.Roberto Saetti, 5.Carlo Checchinato, 4.Giambattista Croci, 3.Franco Properzi, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta, 1.Massimo Cuttitta
Spain: 15.Francisco Puertas Soto, 14.Daniel Saenz Lobsack, 13.Jon Azkargorta, 12.Javier Torres Morote, 11.Salvador Torres Orgega, 10.Jorge Moreno de Alboran, 9.Javier Diaz Paternain, 8.José Antonio Egido Sancho, 7.Alberto Malo, 6.Jaime Gutierrez Merelles, 5.Javier Chocarro Huesa, 4.Javier Amunarriz Pagadizabal, 3.Asier Altuna Izaguirre, 2.Santiago Santos, 1.Julio Álvarez
3 October 1990
Romania  19 - 6 [1]  Spain
Try: Dumitras, Răcean
Con: Nichitean
Pen: Nichitean (2)
Drop: Ignat		Pen: Puertas Soto (2)
Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   B. Anderson
21 October 1990
Soviet Union  3 - 10  Romania
Pen: DzagnidzeTry: Neaga
Pen: Răcean
Drop: Nichitean
Fili Stadium, Moscow
Referee:   R. Hourquet
24 November 1990 Italy   34 - 12   Soviet Union Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini, Rovigo  
Try: Brunello, Croci
Mas. Cutitta, Francescato
Con: Troiani (3)
Pen: Troiani (4)
 Con: Gamozkin (2)
 Referee:   Hustiu
Italy: 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Bordon, 12.Stefano Barba, 11.Massimo Brunello, 10.Massimo Bonomi, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Massimo Giovanelli (69'Gustavo Milano), 7.Gianni Zanon(cap.), 6.Roberto Saetti, 5.Giambattista Croci, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Antonio Piazza, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta, 1.Massimo Cuttitta
Soviet Union: 15.Dzagnidze, 14.Voropaev, 13.Diatlov, 12. Gamoskin, 11.Kuperman, 10.Nicolaev (49'Kovalenko), 9. Frantzov, 8.Ovisanick, 7.Uambaev, 6.Mosiokov, 5. Stelmalkovic, 4.Ganyakin, 3.Molchanov, 2.Malikov (58'Marcenko) 1. Koklov (74'Barisov)
2 March 1991 Italy   9 - 15   France A1 Stadio Flaminio, Rome  
Try: Marc. Cuttitta
Con: Troiani
Pen: Troiani
 Try: Berty, Dal Maso
Con: Pouyau (2)
Pen: Berot
 Referee:   S. W. Griffiths
Italy : 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Diego Dominguez, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Massimo Bonomi, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Corrado Covi (cap.), 7.Pierpaolo Pedroni, 6.Massimo Giovanelli, 5.Giambattista Croci, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Franco Properzi, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta, 1.Massimo Cuttitta
France :15.Philippe Berot 14.David Berty, 13.Jean-Claude Langlade, 12.Éric Blanc, 11.Peyo Hontas, 10.Didier Pouyau, 9.Aubin Hueber, 8.Abdelatif Benazzi, 7.Philippe Benetton, 6.Éric Champ, 5.Jean Condom, 4.Thierry Devergie, 3.Philippe Gallart, 2.Marc Dal Maso, 1.Éric Alabarbe (56' Marc Pujolle)
17 March 1991
France A1  38 - 12  Soviet Union
Stade de Kerolay, Lorient
21 April 1991 Romania   18 - 21   Italy Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest  
Try: Sasu
Con: Ignat
Pen: Ignat 2
Drop: Nichitean 2
 Try: Pivetta, Venturi
Con: Troiani 2
Pen: Troiani 3
 Referee:   Yves Peyrelongue
Romania: 15.Gelu Ignat, 14.S. Chirila, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.George Sava, 11.Catalin Sasu, 10.Neculai Nichitean, 9.Daniel Neaga, 8.Ioan Doja, 7.Haralambie Dumitras, 6.Gheorghe Dinu, 5.Constantin Cojocariu, 4.Sandu Ciorascu, 3.George Dumitrescu, 2.Gheorghe Ion, 1.Gheorghe Leonte, - Raplacements: Laurentiu Constantin, Constantin Stan
Italy:15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Diego Dominguez, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Massimo Bonomi, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Massimo Giovanelli, 7.Corrado Covi, 6.Roberto Saetti, 5.Giambattista Croci, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Guido Rossi, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta, 1.Giovanni Grespan, - Raplacements: Pierpaolo Pedroni
28 April 1991
Spain  24 - 60  France XV
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid
11 May 1991
Soviet Union  30 - 3  Spain
Try: Mironov, Kuperman, Ovsianik, Zakarlyuk, Sorokin
Con: Gamoskin (2)
Pen: Gamoskin
Drop: Boldakov		Pen: Moreno de la Viuda
Fili Stadium Moscow
22 June 1991 Romania   21 - 33   France Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest  
Try: Dumitras
Con: Nichitean
Pen: Nichitean (5)
Cards: C.Cojocariu   		Try: Blanco, Camberabero, Cécillon, Simon
Con: Camberabero
Pen: Camberabero (5)
 Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   Ed Morrison
Romania : 15.Marian Dumitru, 14.Catalin Sasu, 13.George Sava, 12.Adrian Lungu, 11.Nicolae Răcean, 10.Neculai Nichitean, 9.Daniel Neaga, 8.Haralambie Dumitras (cap), 7.O. Sugar, 6.Vasile Doja, 5.Constantin Cojocariu, 4.Laurentiu Constantin, 3.George Dumitrescu, 2.Gheorghe Ion, 1.Gheorghe Leonte, - Raplacements: Valere Tufa, Constantin Stan
France :15.Serge Blanco (cap), 14.Peyo Hontas, 13.Franck Mesnel, 12.Philippe Sella, 11.Jean-Baptiste Lafond, 10.Didier Camberabero, 9.Fabien Galthié, 8.Marc Cecillon, 7.Michel Courtiols, 6.Eric Champ, 5.Olivier Roumat, 4.Jean-Marie Cadieu, 3.Philippe Gimbert, 2.Vincent Moscato, 1.Serge Simon,
3 November 1991 Soviet Union   3 - 21   Italy Fili Stadium, Moscow  
Pen: Boldakov
 Try: Mar. Cuttitta (2), Pivetta, Venturi
Con: Domínguez
Pen: Domínguez
 Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   Roelands
Soviet Union :15.Zakarluk, 14.Roxanov, 13.Sorokin, 12.Primacenko, 11.Gamozkin, 10. Kuperman, 9.Boldakov, 8.Galiakin, 7.Negodin, 6.Molkianov, 5.Kalasmikov, 4.Klinenko, 3.Ogrizkov, 2. Zikov, 1. Molchanov
Italy: 15.Paolo Vaccari, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Diego Dominguez, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Massimo Bonomi, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Massimo Giovanelli, 7.Carlo Checchinato, 6.Alessandro Bottacchiari, 5.Giambattista Croci, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Giovanni Grespan, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta, 1.Massimo Cuttitta, - Raplacements: Stefano Bordon
17 November 1991
Spain  16 - 19  Soviet Union
Try: Castro Briones, Gutíerrez Merelles
Con: Blanco Duelo
Pen: Blanco Duelo (2)		Try: Kovalenco, Zakarlyuk, Negodin
Con: Nikolaev (2)
Pen: Nikolaev
Polideportivo San Pablo, Seville
9 February 1992 Spain   21 - 22   Italy Campo Universitario, Madrid  
Try: Altuna Izaguirre, Cecilia Simon (2), Etxeberria Landazabal
Con: Sanchez Gonzalez-Bermudo
Pen: Sanchez Gonzalez-Bermudo
 Try: Mar. Cuttitta, Troiani, Venturi
Con: Domínguez (2)
Pen: Domínguez
Drop: Domínguez
 Referee:   Caulet
Spain: 15.Francisco Puertas Soto, 14.Onésimo Garcia Ferré, 13.Jon Azkargorta, 12.Gabriel Rivero Macia, 11.Eduardo Cecilia Simon, 10.Miguel Sanchez Gonzalez-Bermudo, 9.Javier Diaz Paternain, 8.Emilio Illaregui Etxabe, 7.Jaime Gutierrez Merelles, 6.Jon Etxeberria, 5.Alberto Malo, 4.Mario Auzmendi Ripoll, 3.Asier Altuna Izaguirre, 2.Santiago Santos, 1.Julio Álvarez - Replacements: Joan Lluis Ros
Italy 15.Paolo Vaccari, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Diego Dominguez, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Luigi Troiani, 9.Francesco Pietrosanti, 8.Massimo Giovanelli, 7.Carlo Checchinato, 6.Alessandro Bottacchiari, 5.Giambattista Croci, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Franco Properzi, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta (cap), 1.Massimo Cuttitta
16 February 1992 France Espoirs   21 - 18   Italy Stade Maurice Trélut, Tarbes  
Try: Deslandes, Bernat-Salles
Con: Reigt 2
Pen: Pouyau, Reigt
Ougier
 Try: S. Barba, Bottacchiari
Con: Dominguez 2
Pen: Dominguez 2
 Referee:   Paraschivescu
France: 15. Stéphane Ougier, 14.Philippe Bernat-Salles, 13.Michel Marfaing, 12.Hervé Couffignal (37' Didier Faugeron), 11.Peyo Hontas, 10.Didier Pouyau (15' Christophe Reigt), 9.Segueir, 8.Louis Armary (69' Alain Teulé), 7.Jean-Pierre Genet, 6.Laurent Seigne, 5.Jean-François Gourragne, 4.Hugues Miorin, 3.Courttiols, 2.Philippe Chamayou, 1.Christophe Deslandes
Italy 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Paolo Vaccari (63' Edgardo Venturi), 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Stefano Bordon, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Diego Dominguez, 9.Francesco Pietrosanti, 8.Massimo Giovanelli, 7.Carlo Checchinato, 6.Alessandro Bottacchiari, 5.Giambattista Croci, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Franco Properzi, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta (cap), 1.Massimo Cuttitta
22 March 1992
France A1  53 - 4  Spain
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan
4 April 1992
Spain  6 - 0  Romania
Pen: Nuñez Doval (2)
Campo Universitario, Madrid
Referee:   D. Roelands
18 April 1992 Italy   39 - 13   Romania Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini, Rovigo  
Try: Mar. Cuttitta 2, Pietrosanti 2
Con: Dominguez 4
Pen: Dominguez 4
Drop: Dominguez
 Try: Serban
Pen: Ignat 3
 Referee:   M. Darroque
Italy: 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Paolo Vaccari, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Stefano Bordon, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Diego Dominguez, 9.Francesco Pietrosanti, 8.Roberto Saetti, 7.Walter Cristofoletto, 6.Alessandro Bottacchiari, 5.Daniele Sesenna, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Franco Properzi, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta (cap.), 1.Massimo Cuttitta, - Raplacements: Edgardo Venturi, Massimo Bonomi
Romania: 15.Nicolae Răcean, 14.Lucian Colceriu, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Nicolae Fulina, 11.B. Șerban, 10.Gelu Ignat, 9.Mihai Foca, 8.Ionuț Seceleanu, 7.Nicușor Marin, 6.Gheorghe Dinu, 5.Constantin Cojocariu, 4.Sandu Ciorăscu, 3.Viorel Ionescu, 2.Gheorghe Ion, 1.Constantin Stan, - Raplacements: I. Rațiu, Gabriel Vlad
10 May 1992
Romania  34 - 6  CIS
Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
28 May 1992 France   25 - 6   Romania Stade Jules Deschaseaux, Le Havre  
Try: Cadieu, Galthié, Saint-André, Penalty try
Con: Ougier (2), Viars
Pen: Viars
 Pen: Răcean
 Attendance: 4,935
Referee:   Ken McCartney
France : 15.Stéphane Ougier, 14.Philippe Saint-André, 13.Michel Marfaing, 12.Christophe Deylaud, 11.Sébastien Viars, 10.Alain Penaud, 9.Fabien Galthié, 8.Marc Cécillon (cap), 7.Laurent Cabannes, 6.Jean-Francois Tordo, 5.Christophe Deslandes, 4.Jean-Marie Cadieu, 3.Philippe Gallart, 2.Jean-Pierre Genet, 1.Louis Armary, - Replacements: David Berty, Thierry Devergie
Romania : 15.Vasile Brici, 14.Marian Dumitru, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Nicolae Răcean, 11.Gheorghe Solomie, 10.Gelu Ignat, 9.Teodor Coman, 8.Haralambie Dumitras (cap), 7.Ionut Seceleanu, 6.Gheorghe Dinu, 5.Tudor Constantin, 4.Constantin Cojocariu, 3.Gabriel Vlad, 2.Gheorghe Ion, 1.Gheorghe Leonte
28 May 1992
CIS  15 - 36  France XV
Moscow

Second division edit

Pool A edit

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1   Germany 6 4 1 1 46 33 +13 15
2   Poland 6 3 1 2 76 65 +11 13
3   Belgium 6 2 3 1 76 69 +7 13
4   Netherlands 6 0 1 5 45 76 -31 7
27 October 1990
Belgium  12 - 15  Poland
Liege
25 November 1990
Germany  7 - 7  Belgium
Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover
14 January 1991
Poland  24 - 9  Netherlands
Sopot
23 March 1991
Belgium  15 - 12  Netherlands
Brussels
28 April 1991
Netherlands  0 – 6 [2]  Germany
19 May 1991
Germany  6 - 0  Poland
Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg
12 October 1991
Poland  16 - 16  Belgium
Lublin
3 November 1991
Poland  6 - 10  Germany
Gdańsk
23 November 1991
Netherlands  9 - 9  Belgium
's-Hertogenbosch
28 March 1992
Germany  7 - 3  Netherlands
Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover
11 April 1992
Belgium  17 - 10  Germany
Brussels
14 May 1992
Netherlands  12 - 15  Poland
Amsterdam

Pool B edit

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1   Morocco 6 5 0 1 98 54 +44 16
2   Portugal 6 4 0 2 117 66 +51 14
3   Tunisia 6 2 0 4 89 85 +4 10
4   Andorra 6 1 0 5 75 174 -99 8
9 March 1991
Andorra  9 - 25  Morocco
Andorra la Vella
23 March 1991
Portugal  33 - 15  Andorra
Coimbra
20 April 1991
Tunisia  16 - 10  Portugal
Tunis
4 May 1991
Andorra  16 - 14  Tunisia
Andorra la Vella
4 May 1991
Morocco  13 - 12  Portugal
Casablanca
9 November 1991
Tunisia  35 - 19  Andorra
Tunis
1991
Morocco  16 - 3  Tunisia
Casablanca
1991
Tunisia  5 - 6  Morocco
Tunis
28 March 1992
Andorra  6 - 29  Portugal
Andorra la Vella
11 April 1992
Portugal  15 - 0  Morocco
Lisbon
25 April 1992
Morocco  38 - 10  Andorra
Casablanca
26 April 1992
Portugal  18 - 16  Tunisia
Lisbon

Third division edit

Pool 1 edit

(not completed due to the withdrawal of Yugoslavia)

11 November 1990
Bulgaria  3 - 0  Yugoslavia
withdraw
18 May 1991
Czechoslovakia  25 - 3  Bulgaria
Prague
21 April 1991
Yugoslavia  22 - 6  Czechoslovakia
Beograd
3 May 1992
Bulgaria  3 - 16  Czechoslovakia
Sofia

Pool 2 edit

  • Semifinals
28 September 1991
Sweden  72 - 4  Finland
Karlstad
28 September 1991
Denmark  25 - 4  Norway
Karlskrona
  • Third place final
29 September 1991
Finland  18 - 3  Norway
Karlskrona
  • Final
29 September 1991
Sweden  30 - 9  Denmark
Karlstad

References edit

  1. ^ a b Match also valid for RWC 1991 Qualification
  2. ^ (17-4 for Netherland on the ground, but won by Germany , for irregular players in line-up)

Bibliography edit

  • (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).

External links edit

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