The 1989–90 FIRA Trophy was the 28th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The format returned to a one-year tournament, with each team facing each other only once.
| 1989-90 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 22 October 1989 – 27 May 1990 | ||
| Countries |  France  Italy  Romania  Poland  Soviet Union | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France Soviet Union  Romania | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
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The tournament was won by France, Romania and Soviet Union, who all finished with three wins and one loss, and the same points. France only awarded caps in their 12-6 loss at home to Romania. Italy finished in a disappointing 4th place, with a single win, while Poland lost all their four games and was relegated. Their best result was a 25-19 loss to Romania abroad, in a game where the Romanians didn't awarded caps.[1]
Portugal and Spain where the winners of the Second division groups, facing each other's in a final, won by the Spaniards (29-6).
First division
edit| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 | France |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 10 |
| 1 | Soviet Union |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 59 | +22 | 10 |
| 1 | Romania |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Italy |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 6 |
| 5 | Poland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 122 | -79 | 4 |
- Poland Relegated to division 2
| 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) |
| 22 October 1989 |
| Romania | 13 - 21 | Soviet Union |
| Try: Dumitras Pen: Domocos, Toader | Try: Mironov, Parshin Con: Dzagnidze (2) Pen: Dzagnidze (2) Drop: Dzagnidze |
| Baia Mare Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J.-C. Doucet |
| 5 November 1989 |
| Soviet Union | 15 - 12 | Italy |
| Try: Molchanov Con: Dzagnidze Pen: Dzagnidze (3) | Try: Mascioletti Con: Troiani Pen: Troiani (2) |
| Fili Stadium, Moscow Referee: Yves Bressy |
| 18 February 1990 |
| France A1 | 22 - 12 | Italy |
| Try: Maset, Weller Con: Bianchi Pen: Bianchi (4) | Pen: Troiani (4) |
| Stade Municipal, Albi Referee:  A. J. Spreadbury |
| 7 April 1990 |
| Italy | 34 - 3 | Poland |
| Try: Cuttitta (2), Pietroscanti, Venturi, Zanon Con: Troiani (4) Pen: Troiani (2) | Drop: Hodura |
| Arenaccia, Naples Referee:  H. Rohr |
| 14 April 1990 |
| Italy | 9 - 16 | Romania |
| Pen: Troiani (3) | Try: Ion Pen: Ignat (4) |
| Stadio di Cocciano, Frascati Referee: J.-C. Debat |
| 24 May 1990 |
| France | 6 - 12 | Romania |
| Pen: Lescarboura (2) | Pen: Ignat (3) Drop: Ignat |
| Stade Jacques-Fouroux, Auch Attendance: 4,000 Referee: I. Bullerwell |
Second division
editPool A
editThe first match between Tunisia and Morocco was tied. The two unions, according with FIRA, agreed to considered valid for tournament the match originally valid only for Rugby World Cup 1991 qualification instead the first one.[1]
The match between Belgium and Tunisia, scheduled in Brussels, was not played.
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 |  Portugal |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 9 |
| 2 |  Morocco |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 |  Tunisia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Belgium |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 2 |
Pool B
edit| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | ||||
| 1 |  Spain |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 11 |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 51 | +50 | 10 |
| 3 | West Germany |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 50 | +36 | 8 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 98 | -53 | 5 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 95 | -58 | 5 |
Final
editThird division
edit| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Andorra |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 6 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 4 |
| 3 |  Luxembourg |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 54 | -42 | 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).
References
edit- ^ a b Jones, Stephen (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Ann Press. pp. 100–101. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.