The 1987–89 FIRA Trophy was the 27th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. It was played along two seasons (1987–1988 and 1988–89).
| 1987-89 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 25 October 1987 – 9 May 1989 | ||
| Countries |  France  Italy  Romania  Spain  Soviet Union | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
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The tournament was won by France, with a single loss to Soviet Union (17–10) in Kutaisi. Despite facing strong opposition from both Italy and Soviet Union, the French only awarded caps in their games with Romania, who finished in 3rd place, while the Soviets reached the 2nd place. Spain lost all their matches and were relegated.
The winners of the Second division two pools were Poland and Belgium, who faced each other in a final, with the Poles winning (25–23).
First division
edit| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 | France |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 241 | 92 | +149 | 22 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 92 | +37 | 20 |
| 3 | Romania |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 128 | -11 | 18 |
| 4 | Italy |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 95 | 148 | -53 | 12 |
| 5 | Spain |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 81 | 203 | -122 | 8 |
- Spain relegated to second division
| 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.) |
| 25 October 1987 |
| Romania | 18 - 10 | Soviet Union |
| Try: Toader Con: Dumitru Pen: Dumitru (4) | Try: Hairulin Pen: Mironov, Sijussar |
| Iași Attendance: 8,000 Referee: N. Camaduro |
| 7 November 1987 |
| Soviet Union | 12 - 9 | Italy |
| Pen: Mironov (3) Drop: Sijussar | Pen: Bettarello (3) |
| Kishinev Attendance: 8,000 Referee: M. Lamoulie |
| 11 November 1987 |
| France | 49 - 3 | Romania |
| Try: Andrieu (2), Berot, Lagisquet (2), Ondarts, penalty try Con: Berot (6) Pen: Berot (3) | Drop: Alexandru |
| Stade Armandie, Agen Attendance: 10,417 Referee:  Jim Fleming |
| 5 December 1987 |
| Spain | 0 - 13 | Italy |
| Try: de Biase, Gaetaniello Con: Bettarello Pen: Stefano Bettarello |
| Estadi Baldiri Aleu, Sant Boi de Llobregat Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J. Doulcet |
| 7 February 1988 |
| France A1 | 19 - 9 | Italy |
| Try: Bonneval, Deslandes, Gleyze (2) Drop: Trille | Pen: Ambrosio (3) |
| Stade Louis II, Montecarlo, Monaco Attendance: 7,000 Referee:  D. Roelands |
| 2 April 1988 |
| Italy | 3 - 12 | Romania |
| Pen: Bonomi | Try: Radulescu Con: Ignat Drop: Ignat |
| San Siro, Milan Attendance: 9,000 Referee: P. Frantschi |
| 17 April 1988 |
| Romania | 16 - 7 | Spain |
| Try: Caragea, Piti Con: Ignat Pen: Ignat (3) | Try: Oller Rodriguez Pen: Díaz Lavilla |
| Focşani Referee: A. Grumbinas |
| 23 April 1988 |
| Soviet Union | 12 - 7 | Spain |
| Pen: Mironov (2) Drop: Mironov, Dzagnidze | Try: Chocarro Huesa Pen: Díaz Paternain |
| Municipal Stadium, Kutaisi Attendance: 1,500 |
| 23 October 1988 |
| Soviet Union | 23 - 9 | Romania |
| Try: Molchanov, Tikhonov (2) Con: Dzagnidze Pen: Dzagnidze (3) | Pen: Dumitru (3) |
| Alma Ata Attendance: 12,000 |
| 5 November 1988 |
| Italy | 12 - 18 | Soviet Union |
| Pen: Bettarello (4) | Try: Mironov Con: Dzagnidze Pen: Dzagnidze (2) Drop: Mironov |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Attendance: 15,000 Referee: M. Lamoulie |
| 20 November 1988 |
| Spain | 9-21 | Soviet Union |
| Pen: Blanco Duelo (2) Drop: Díaz Paternain | Try: Nechaev, Hairulin Con: Mironov Pen: Mironov (2), Dzagnidze |
| Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid Attendance: 5,000 |
| 26 November 1988 |
| Romania | 12 - 16 | France |
| Try: Neaga Con: Ignat Pen: Ignat (2) | Try: Blanco, Lagisquet Con: Berot Pen: Berot (2) |
| Dinamo Stadion, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referee:  C. Norling |
| 19 February 1989 |
| Italy | 12 - 40 | France A1 |
| Pen: Capitani (3) Drop: Tebaldi (2) | Try: Hondagne-Monge, Lecomte (2), Sallaber (2), Tremouille, Trille Con: Berot (3) Pen: Berot (2) |
| Stadio Mompiano, Brescia Referee: A. Grombinas |
| 15 April 1989 |
| Romania | 28 - 4 | Italy |
| Try: Boldor, Coman, Ignat, Murariu Con: Ignat (3) Pen: Ignat Drop: Ignat | Try: Ceselin |
| Dinamo Stadion, Bucharest Referee: Y. Peyrelongue |
| 21 May 1989 |
| Spain | 16 - 19 | Romania |
| Try: Gutiérrez Merelles Pen: Díaz Paternain (4) | Try: Neaga, Chirila Con: Ignat Pen: Ignat (3) |
| Polideportivo El Saler, Valencia Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A. Condorelli |
| 2 June 1989 |
| Italy | 33 - 19 | Spain |
| Try: Ambrosio, Covi, Pietrosanti, Pivetta, Venturi Con: Troiani (3) Pen: Troiani (3) | Try: Malo, Puertas Soto Con: Díaz Paternain Pen: Tejada Chacon |
| Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila Referee:  Vasilica |
Second division
editPool A
edit| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 |  Poland |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 49 | +77 | 18 |
| 2 |  Morocco |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 66 | -19 | 11 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 96 | -18 | 10 |
| 4 |  Tunisia |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 102 | -40 | 9 |
Pool B
edit| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 | Belgium |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 103 | +52 | 21 |
| 2 |  West Germany |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 95 | +44 | 18 |
| 3 |  Portugal |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 118 | 117 | +1 | 17 |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 115 | -4 | 14 |
| 5 |  Yugoslavia |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 159 | -93 | 10 |
Final
edit- Poland promoted to Division 1
Third division
edit| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Bulgaria |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 21 | +57 | 12 |
| 2 |  Andorra |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 6 |
| 3 |  Luxembourg |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 57 | -36 | 6 |
- Bulgaria promoted to division 2
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).