1969–70 FIRA Nations Cup

The Nations Cup 1969–70 was the tenth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and fifth with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".

1969–70 Nations Cup
Date9 November 1969 - 25 October 1970
Countries Czechoslovakia
 France
 Italy
 Romania
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played6
1968-1969 (Previous) (Next) 1970–1971

The tournament was won by France.

First division

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   France 3 3 0 0 89 23 66 9
2   Romania 3 2 0 1 65 23 42 7
3   Italy 3 1 0 2 22 39 -17 5
4   Czechoslovakia 3 0 0 3 15 106 -91 3

Czechoslovakia relegated to division 2

  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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9 November 1969 Italy   8 - 22   France B Catania  
Try: U. Conforto
Con: Pacifici
Pen: Michelon
Try: Mellet 2, Bertranne, Pug
Con: Boursault 2
Pen: Boursault
Drop: Boursault
Referee: Jones  
Italy: 15. Angelo Autore (27' Rocco Caligiuri), 14. Elio Michelon, 13. Claudio Della Valle, 12. Walter Rista (63' Maurizio Finocchi), 11. Pierluigi Pacifici, 10. Giampiero Ricci, 9.Umberto Conforto, 8.Marco Bollesan (c), 7.Franco Valier, 6.Lucio Boccaletto, 5.Ivo Mazzucchelli, 4.Luigi Bettella, 3.Dominico Armellin, 2.Giancarlo Delli Ficorilli, 1.Massimo Gini
France: 15. Marot, 14. Jansens 13. Puig (63' Jharassary) 12. Bertranne, 11. Mellet, 10. Boursault, 9. Dupuy, 8. Combeuil, 7.Cristina, 6.Joffre, 5.Forel, 4.Vignaud, 3.Rougerie, 2.Swiercinsky 1. Verdler
23 November 1969 Romania   42 - 6   Czechoslovakia Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest  
Referee: Filiatre  
14 December 1969 France   14 - 9   Romania Stade Maurice Trélut, Tarbes  
Try: Dauga
Con: Dehez
Pen: Dehez 2
Drop: Dehez
Pen: Irimescu 2
Drop: Irimescu
Referee: R.F. Johnson  
France: 15. Pierre Villepreux, 14. Roger Bourgarel, 13. Alain Marot, 12. Jean Trillo, 11. Jean-Marie Bonal, 10. Jean-Louis Dehez, 9.Marcel Puget (cap), 8.Benoit Dauga, 7.Pierre Darbos, 6.Michel Yachvili, 5.Michel Savitsky, 4.Jean-Pierre Bastiat, 3.Jean Iracabal, 2.Rene Benesis, 1.Jean-Louis Azarete
Romania: 15. Victor Marinescu, 14.M. Wusek, 13. Valeriu Irimescu, 12. Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 11. Gheorghie Nica, 10. Mihai Nicolescu, 9.Petre Florescu, 8.Radu Demian (cap), 7.Gheorgie Rascanu, 6.Paul Ciobanel, 5.Ion Tutuianu, 4.Constantin Serban, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.V. Onutiu, 1.Nicolae Baciu
26 April 1970 Czechoslovakia   3 - 11   Italy Krc, Prague  
Referee: P. Lebecq  
Czechoslovakia: 15. Blachut, 14. Hora, 13. Hevera, 12. Vrzal, 11. Kopec, 10. Kourek, 9.Sendler, 8.Krutzner, 7.Mazal, 6. Stransky, 5. Narka, 4.Partl, 3. Skall, 2.Horacek, 1.Matejca
Italy 15. Luciano Modonesi, 14. Elio Michelon, 13. Lelio Lazzarini, 12. Maurizio Finocchi, 11. Pierluigi Pacifici, 10. Gianmatteo Cecchin, 9.Umberto Conforto, 8.Marco Bollesan, 7.Franco Valier, 6.Franco Cioni, 5.Guido Porzio, 4.Lucio Boccaletto, 3.Corrado Possamai, 2.Adolfo Gerardo, 1.Massimo Gini
3 May 1970
Czechoslovakia  6 - 53  France B
Prague

25 October 1970 Italy   3 - 14   Romania Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo  
Try: Bollesan
Try: Irimescu, Nica
Con: Irimescu
Drop: Irimescu, Nica
Referee: Austry  
Italy 15. Luciano Modonesi, 14. Vittorio Ambron, 13. Aldo Caluzzi, 12. Maurizio Finocchi, 11. Pierluigi Pacifici (45' Elio Michelon), 10. Gianmatteo Cecchin, 9.Angelo Visentin, 8.Marco Bollesan (cap), 7.Franco Valier, 6.Franco Cioni (64' Lucio Boccaletto) 5.Luigi Bernabo, 4.Isidoro Quaglio, 3.Ettore Abbiati, 2.Pietro Monfeli, 1.Massimo Gini
Romania : 15. Radu Durbac, 14. Mihai Suciu, 13. Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 12. Gheorghie Nica, 11.M. Braga, 10. Valeriu Irimescu, 9.Adrian Mateescu, 8.Ion Tutuianu, 7.Alexandru Pop, 6.Gheorgie Rascanu, 5.Constantin Serban, 4.Alexandru Atanasiu, 3.Nicolae Baciu, 2.Valeriu Iorgulescu, 1.Constantin Dinu

Second

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Pool 1

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played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Spain 2 2 0 0 22 9 +13 6
2   Yugoslavia 2 1 0 1 15 23 -8 4
3   Poland 2 0 0 2 15 20 -5 2
  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
21 December 1969
Spain  14 - 3  Yugoslavia
Madrid

5 April 1970
Yugoslavia  12 - 9  Poland
Palanka

26 April 1970
Poland  6 - 8  Spain
Poznań

Pool 2

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Place Nation Games Points Table
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played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Morocco 2 2 0 0 32 16 16 6
2   Portugal 2 0 1 1 17 18 -1 3
3   Netherlands 2 0 1 1 17 32 -15 3
  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.

5 April 1970
Netherlands  9 - 9  Portugal
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

12 April 1970
Portugal  8 - 9  Morocco
Barreiro

Final

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  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt
10 May 1970
Morocco  11 - 8  Spain
Casablanca

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).

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