The 1984–85 FIRA Trophy was the 25th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

1984-85 FIRA Trophy
Date6 October 1984 – 12 October 1985
Countries France
 Soviet Union
 Italy
 Romania
 Tunisia
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Grand Slam France
Matches played16
1983-1984 (Previous) (Next) 1985–1987

The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam, finishing ahead of Soviet Union and Italy.

Romania could not make "Top 3" for very first time ever, due to inferior points difference in head-to-head games with Soviet Union and Italy.

As it was initially agreed, Division 1 would be shrunk to 5 teams for next edition. That's why Spain and Tunisia which finished as 5th and 6th, were relegated and replaced by Portugal which won the Second Division and got promoted.

Subsequently, at FIRA Annual Congress, held in mid-June, it was decided to continue with 6 teams, and the two relegated teams met for a barrage game at neutral venue to decide the survivor,[1] with the Tunisians winning.

First division

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   France 5 5 0 0 135 45 +90 15
2   Soviet Union 5 3 0 2 97 73 +24 11
3   Italy 5 3 0 2 70 60 +10 11
4   Romania 5 3 0 2 85 60 +25 11
5   Spain 5 1 0 4 64 119 -55 7
6   Tunisia 5 0 0 5 39 133 -94 5

Tie break for three teams—points difference in head-to-head games: SOV +7, ITA =0, ROM -7
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)

6 October 1984
Tunisia  6 - 25  France XV
Tunis

20 October 1984
Tunisia  6 - 20  Italy
Monastir
Referee:   Doulcet

10 November 1984 Romania   3 - 18   France Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest  
Pen: Alexandru
Try: Lescarboura, Sella
Con: Lescarboura 2
Pen: Lescarboura 2
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   John West
Romania: 15.Laurentiu Codoi, 14.Adrian Lungu, 13.Gheorghie Varzaru, 12.Mihai Marghescu, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv (cap.), 8.Laurentiu Constantin, 7.Alexandru Radulescu, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Gheorghe Leonte, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.Stefan Constantin
France: 15.Serge Blanco, 14.Patrick Estève, 13.Philippe Sella, 12.Didier Codorniou, 11.Bernard Lavigne, 10.Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, 9.Jerome Gallion, 8.Dominique Erbani, 7.Laurent Rodriguez, 6.Jacques Gratton, 5.Jean Condom, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou, 2.Philippe Dintrans (cap.), 1.Pierre Dospital
17 November 1984
Tunisia  15 - 17  Spain
Sfax
Attendance: 3,000

18 November 1984
Italy  13 - 12  Soviet Union
Try: Bettarello
Pen: Bettarello (3)
Try: Tikhonov
Con: Mironov
Pen: Mironov (2)
Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila
Referee:   Matheu

16 December 1984
Spain  19 - 33  Romania
Try: Martín Fernández (2)
Con: Nuñez Doval
Pen: Nuñez Doval (3)
Try: Radulescu, Toader, Florea, Morariu
Con: Alexandru (4)
Pen: Alexandru (2)
Drop: Alexandru (2)
Campo Universitario, Madrid
Attendance: 7,000
Referee:   G. Maurette

17 February 1985
France XV  34 - 6  Spain
Stade Jules Ribet, St Gaudens

3 March 1985
Italy  9 - 22  France A1
Pen: Bettarello (3)Try: Cassagne, Lorieux, Sanz
Con: Rui (2)
Pen: Rui
Drop: Rui
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Referee:   A. M. Hosie

14 April 1985 Romania   7 - 6   Italy Stadionul Municipal, Brasov  
Try: Toader
Pen: Ion
Pen: Bettarello (2)
Referee:   J.-P- Vedel
Romania: Ion Constantin, 14.Adrian Pllotschi, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Mihai Holban, 11.Marcel Toader, 10.Romeo Bezuscu, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Haralambie Dumitras, 7.M. Giucal, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Laurentiu Constantin, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Gheorghe Leonte, 2.Marin Mot, 1.D. Tunaru - replacements: Vasile Ion, S. Galan
Italy: 15.Serafino Ghizzoni, 14.Massimo Mascioletti (cap.), 13.Luigi de Joanni, 12.Fabio Gaetaniello, 11.Andrea Azzali, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Alessandro Ghini, 8.Gianni Zanon, 7.Marzio Innocenti, 6.Giuseppe Artuso, 5.Franco Berni, 4.Antonio Colella, 3.Guido Rossi, 2.Giorgio Morelli, 1.Renato de Bernardo - replacements: Stefano Barba, Giancarlo Pivetta
1 May 1985
Spain  9 - 15  Soviet Union
Pen: Nuñez Doval (3)Try: Mironov, Hairulin
Con: Mironov (2)
Pen: Mironov
Estadio de Chapina, Seville
Attendance: 3,500

5 May 1985
Romania  36 - 3  Tunisia
Try: Murariu, Hodorca, Toader, Constantin
Con: Nastase, Codoi
Pen: Nastase (2)
Pen: Bougaluri
Bârlad
Attendance: 10,000

12 May 1985
Soviet Union  35-9  Tunisia
Try: Malikov, Khairullin, Zuev, Igor Mironov
Con: Igor Mironov (2)
Pen: Igor Mironov (5)
Kiev
Attendance: 5,000



31 May 1985
Soviet Union  14 - 6  Romania
Try: Gonyani, Tikhonov
Pen: Mironov
Drop: Sljussar
Pen: Codoi
Drop: Codoi
Spartak Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   J.-C. Yché

Barrage per survival:

12 October 1985
Tunisia  12 - 9  Spain
Stade Paul-Bergere, Lavelanet

  • Spain relegated to division 2

Second division

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Portugal 3 3 0 0 44 6 +38 9
2   Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 26 27 -1 7
3   Poland 3 1 0 2 31 24 +7 5
4   Morocco 3 0 0 3 18 62 -44 3
  • Portugal promoted to division 1

13 October 1984
Czechoslovakia  4 - 3  Poland
Havířov

17 March 1985
Morocco  6 - 12  Portugal
Rabat

14 April 1985
Poland  28 - 6  Morocco
Sochaczew

18 April 1985
Portugal  18 - 0  Czechoslovakia
Try: Durão, Morais
Con: Queimado (2)
Pen: Queimado
Drop: Queimado
Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon
Attendance: 3,000

21 April 1985
Morocco  6 - 22  Czechoslovakia
Casablanca

28 April 1985
Portugal  14 - 0  Poland
Try: Durão, Ferreira, Morais
Con: Queimado
Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon
Attendance: 500

Third division

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 65 16 +49 9
2   Belgium 3 2 0 1 36 30 +6 7
3   West Germany 3 1 0 2 40 43 -3 5
4   Sweden 3 0 0 3 12 64 -52 3

14 October 1984
Netherlands  27-3  Sweden
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

16 October 1984
Belgium  19-3  Sweden
Brussels

4 November 1984
West Germany  10-23  Netherlands
Hanover

9 December 1984
Belgium  14-12  West Germany
Arlon

24 March 1985
Netherlands  15-3  Belgium
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

4 May 1985
Sweden  6-18  West Germany
Karlskrona

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).
  • (in Georgian) ქართული რაგბის მატიანე (Georgian Rugby History) 1959-2009 ISBN 978-9941-0-2047-6 Free download

References

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  1. ^ "Prieto, mas cerca del al hajri". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 October 1985. p. 37. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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