1994–95 FIRA Preliminary Tournament
The 1995–97 FIRA Trophy (originally 1994–96) was arranged with a new format. In this season the schedules for France, Italy and Romania were modified to allow preparation for the 1995 Rugby World Cup, with a preliminary tournament being held for Division 1 only. The second tier teams played a tournament to qualify seven teams to the 1995–96 edition Trophy.
| 1994–95 FIRA Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 16 October 1994 – 27 May 1995 | ||
| Countries |  Belgium  Czech Republic  Germany  Morocco  Netherlands Portugal  Russia Poland Spain Tunisia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 21 | ||
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Seven teams (the first three of each pool) and the winner of a Play off between the two fourth-placed teams were admitted to the first division for the 1995–97 tournament.
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 52 | +54 | 12 |
| 2 | Poland
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 58 | +44 | 8 |
| 3 | Tunisia
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 8 |
| 4 | Belgium
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 92 | −48 | 6 |
| 5 | Netherlands
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 85 | −44 | 6 |
Russia, Poland and Tunisia qualified for 1995–97 FIRA Trophy . Belgium entered Play-off.
Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 36 | +177 | 12 |
| 2 | Portugal
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 100 | −14 | 10 |
| 3 | Morocco
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 89 | −29 | 8 |
| 4 | Czech Republic
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 132 | −81 | 6 |
| 5 | Germany
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 90 | −53 | 4 |
Spain, Portugal and Marocco qualified for 1995–97 FIRA Trophy . Czech Republic entered Play-off.
| 22 April 1995 |
| Portugal | 15–50 | Spain |
| Try: Esteves, Murinello Con: Gomes Pen: Gomes | Try: Martín Illanes (2), Mino Terrancle, Puertas Soto, Villaú, Saenz Lobsack (2), penalty try Con: Puertas Soto, Gerendiaga Nanclares (4) |
| Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon |
| 29 April 1995 |
| Czech Republic | 18–19 | Portugal |
| Tatra Smichov Rugby Club, Prague Attendance: 600 Referee:  R. Faccioli |
Play Off edit
Belgium qualified for 1995–97 FIRA Trophy
Second division edit
Three Pools were played.
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Latvia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 7 |
| 2 |  Denmark
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 6 |
| 3 |  Ukraine
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 5 |
| 4 |  Lithuania
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 59 | −49 | 2 |
- Lithuania-Denmark not played
Pool B edit
- Semifinals
- 3–4 place final
- Final
Pool C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luxembourg
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 11 |
| 2 |  Andorra
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 9 |
| 3 |  Croatia
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 8 |
| 4 |  Slovenia
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 81 | −14 | 8 |
| 5 |  Switzerland
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 4 |