The 1992–94 FIRA Trophy was arranged with a new format. Ten teams were admitted to first division and divided into two pools to play a "Preliminary Tournament", that qualified five teams to play for the Trophy in the 1993–1994 season. France and Italy were the winners of Pools A and B. Russia and Romania also qualified as the runners-up.
| 1992–94 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 1 October 1992 – 24 May 1994 | ||
| Countries |  Belgium  France  Germany Italy  Morocco  Portugal Romania  Russia Spain Tunisia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 41 | ||
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Pool A
edit| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 | France |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 57 | +162 | 12 |
| 2 | Russia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66 | +113 | −47 | 10 |
| 3 | Morocco |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62 | +70 | −8 | 8 |
| 4 | Germany |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 117 | −64 | 6 |
| 5 | Belgium |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 79 | −43 | 4 |
- France and Russia qualified for Pool Title 1993–94
- Morocco qualified to Barrage
- Germany and Belgium qualified to the Pool for 6th place 1993–94
Pool B
edit| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 | Italy |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 22 | +136 | 12 |
| 2 | Romania |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 50 | +78 | 10 |
| 3 | Spain |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 108 | −36 | 8 |
| 4 | Tunisia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 132 | −102 | 6 |
| 5 | Portugal |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 125 | −76 | 4 |
- Italy and Romania qualified for Pool Title 1993–94
- Spain qualified to Barrage
- Tunisia and Portugal qualified to the Pool for 6th place 1993–94
| Point system: try 5 points, conversion: 2 points, penalty kick or drop goal 3 points. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc.) |
| 1 October 1992 | Italy
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22–3 | Romania
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Stadio Flaminio, Rome | |
| Try: Bottacchiari, Checchinato Mar Cuttitta Con: Bonomi, Troiani Pen: Bonomi |
Drop: Nichitean |
Referee: D. Salle
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| Italy: 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Paolo Vaccari, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Sergio Zorzi, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Massimo Bonomi, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Tito Ciccio, 7.Julian Gardner, 6.Alessandro Bottacchiari, 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Carlo Checchinato, 3.Giovanni Grespan, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta (cap), 1.Massimo Cuttitta – Replacements: Ramiro Cassina, Umberto Casellato, Mauro Tommasi – Coach: Bertrand Fourcade | |||||
| Romania: 15.Vasile Brici, 14.Lucian Colceriu, 13.Nicolae Răcean, 12.Nicolae Fulina, 11.Gheorghe Solomie, 10.Neculai Nichitean, 9.Mihai Foca, 8.Ionuț Seceleanu, 7.Tiberiu Brînză, 6.Gheorghe Dinu, 5.Tudor Constantin, 4.Sandu Ciorăscu, 3.Gabriel Vlad, 2.Christian Gheorghe, 1.Gheorghe Leonte – Replacements: Andrei Gurănescu, Constantin Stan | |||||
| 3 April 1993 |
| Portugal | 13–41 | Romania |
| Try: Mourão Con: Queimado Pen: Macedo, Queimado | Try: Gurănescu, Răcean (2), Solomie, Brînză, Tofan, Mitocaru Con: Nichitean, Răcean (2) |
| National Stadium A, Lisbon Attendance: 1,000 |
| 17 April 1993 | Portugal
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11–33 | Italy
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University Stadium, Coimbra | |
| Try: Morais Pen: Queimado (2) |
Try: Casellato, Coppo, Perziano, Rigo, Tommasi Con: Filizzola Pen: Filizzola (2) |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Yves Peyrelongue
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| Portugal : 15.Pedro Rogério Arsénio, 14.Pedro Murinello, 13.Rodrigo Castro Pereira, 12.Nuno Mourão, 11.Tomaz Morais, 10.João Queimado, 9.João Jonet, 8.António Cunha, 7.Jorge Herédia, 6.Francisco Borges, 5.Pedro Correia Neiva, 4.Simão Cunha, 3.Luís Nieves, 2.Miguel Baptista, 1.Eduardo Macedo – replacements: Joaquim Ferreira | |||||
| Italy : 15.Gabriel Filizzola, 14.Massimo Brunello, 13.Stefano Bordon, 12.Mauro Tommasi, 11.Leonardo Perziano, 10.Hector de Marco, 9.Umberto Casellato, 8.Fabio Coppo, 7.Massimo Giovanelli (cap.), 6.Stefano Rigo, 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Carlo Checchinato, 3.Massimo Cuttitta, 2.Alessandro Moscardi, 1.Mauro dal Sie – replacements: Giuliano Faltibà, Andrea Sgorlon | |||||
Barrage
edit| 28 November 1993 |
| Spain | 48–17 | Morocco |
| Try: de la Calle, Martín Illanes (3), Puertas Soto Con: Sánchez González Bermudo (4) Pen: Sánchez González Bermudo (5) | Try: Jelti, Harrad Con: Echellaoui (2) Pen: Echellaoui |
| Le Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse |
- Spain qualified for Title Pool.
References
editBibliography
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).