1954 Rugby Union European Cup

European rugby union championship 1954 Rugby Europe Cup 5–24 April 1954 ESP 1945PRTBELFRGFRAITA FRA 5 1952 1952 Rugby Union European Cup 1965–1966 1965–1966 FIRA Nations Cup The Europe Cup 1954 was the fifth Rugby Union European championship, organised by FIRA and the second (and last) with this name. With the exception of a preliminary, all the matches were played in Italy.Volpe-Pacitti p.291 As in the 1952 edition, France won the title after a victory over Italy in the final.Volpe-Vecchiarelli, p. 70−71. This was the last edition of this competition. A European tournament arranged by FIRA, returned only in 1965 with the Nations Cup. thumb|right|300px|Jean Prat (left) as captain of France at the final of the European Cup in 1955, with Paolo Rosi, captain of Italy Results Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc) First preliminary 5 April 1954 ESP 1945 23 - 0 PRT Madrid Second preliminary 11 April 1954 ESP 1945 14 - 0 BEL Monigo, Treviso Semifinals 19 April 1954 France XV FRA 28 - 3 FRG Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma 19 April 1954 ITA 16 - 6 ESP Naples A.Siccardi Final After an Italian try in the first minute, France took control of the match and won. 1954 European Cup final 24 April 1954 16:00 CET ITA 12 - 39 Report FRA Stadio dei Centomila, Rome Peter Cooper (England) Gabrielli 14Lanfranchi 77 Dari 23 59 9 20 M. Prat43 Lepatey55 68 Murillo72 Larréguy 80 Boniface 9 20 43 68 72 80 J. Prat 11 17 J. Prat Nando Barbini, Pietro Stievano, Paolo Rosi (cap), Remo Zanatta, Sergio Silvestri, Riccardo Santopadre, Mario Pisaneschi, Mario Percudani, Sergio Lanfranchi, Piero Gabrielli, Leonardo Riccioni, Paolo Dari, Giorgio Fornari, Gennaro Mancini, Andrea Taveggia Pierre Albaladejo, Jacques Lepatey, Maurice Prat, Andre Boniface, Gerard Murillo, Roger Martine, Gerard Dufau, Jean Prat (cap), Henri Domec, Gilbert Larreguy, Michel Celaya, Robert Baulon, Jean Bichindaritz, Jean Benetiere, Amedee Domenech Bibliography it Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) 88-87374-40-6 it Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999). References External links 1954 Rugby Union European Cup at ESPN 1954 Category:1954 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:1953–54 in French rugby union rugby union rugby union rugby union rugby union rugby union Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Italy Category:April 1954 sports events in Europe