1968–69 FIRA Nations Cup

European rugby union championship 1968–69 Nations Cup 27 October 1968 – 26 May 1969 CSKFRAFRGPOLROU 1965 ROU 1965 9 1967–1968 1967–1968 FIRA Nations Cup 1969–1970 1969–1970 FIRA Nations Cup The Nations Cup 1968–69 was the ninth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and fourth with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup". The tournament was won for the first time by Romania, who won all their four games, including a 15–14 win over France at home. First division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1ROU 19654400793742122FRA43011353510093CSK42026671−574FRG30032044−2435POL300319132−1133 Poland and Germany 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. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc) Poland-Germany not played 27 October 1968 Czechoslovakia XV CSK 9 – 18 ROU 1965 Říčany 1 December 1968 ROU 1965 15 – 14 FRA Bucharest Joseph WAL Irimescu 4 Irimescu Bonal Pariès Pariès 3 Romania : 15 V. Daiciulescu, 14 Mihai Suciu, 11 Dan Coravu, 13 M. Wusek, 12 Valeriu Irimescu, 10 .Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 9 Petre Florescu, 8 R. Demian (c), 7 Gh. Rascanu, 6 P. Ciobanel, 5 Ion Tutuianu, 4 Constantin Serban, 3 C. Dinu, 2 V.Iorgulescu, 1 G. Stoica, sostituti:, 16 Nicolae Baciu France: 15 Henri Magois, 14 Jean-Marie Bonal, 11 Jean Sillières, 13 Jo Maso, 12 André Ruiz, 10 Lucien Pariès, 9 Marcel Puget, 8 Walter Spanghero, 7 Christian Carrère (c), 6 B. Dutin, 5 Elie Cester, 4 Benoît Dauga, 3 J.M. Esponda, 2 Michel Yachvili, 1 J.C. Noble 5 April 1969 FRG 6 – 20 FRA France XV Cologne 27 April 1969 France XV FRA 34 – 14 CSK Besançon 15 June 1969 ROU 1965 40 – 11 POL Bucharest 25 August 1969 CSK 25 – 8 POL Havířov 26 October 1969 FRG 11 – 18 CSK Hamburg 9 November 1969 FRG 3 – 6 ROU 1965 Konylisy, Hanover 1969 POL 0 – 67 FRA France XV Warsaw Second division Pool 1 Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1ITA2200393+3662YUG21012528−343BGR 19672002639−332 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) 29 December 1968 ITA 22 – 3 YUG San Donà Genet FRA (France) Autore, Gini, Rista U. Conforto, Pignotti Bollesan R. Martini 2 Kesvic 2 March 1969 BGR 1967 0 – 17 ITA Sofia Sckvor Sckvor CSK (Czechoslovakia) Pignotti, Ambron Cioni 2 Pacifici Di Zitti 1 May 1969 YUG 22 – 6 BGR 1967 Pančevo Pool 2 Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1ESP 194522003311+2262PRT21012621+543MAR2002633−272 Results Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. 23 March 1969 PRT 11 – 15 ESP 1945 Barreiro 13 April 1969 ESP 1945 18 – 0 MAR Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid 20 April 1969 MAR 6 – 15 PRT Casablanca Pool 3 Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1BEL110095+432NLD100159−41 Results Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. 30 March 1969 BEL 9 – 5 NLD Nivelles Final Pool Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1ITA22004253762ESP 1945210146153143BEL2002371−682 Italy promoted to division 1 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) 4 May 1969 ITA 12 – 5 ESP 1945 Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila Pacifici Di Zitti Pacifici, Ricci Modrego Fonfo Lineup1: Italy: 15.Angelo Autore, 14.Pierluigi Pacifici, 13.Vittorio Ambron, 12.Fernando Pignotti, 11.Walter Rista, 10.Giampiero Ricci, 9.Umberto Conforto, 8.Marco Bollesan, 7.Franco Cioni, 6.Roberto Cinelli, 5.Luigi Bettella, 4.Antonio di Zitti (c), 3.Dominico Armellin, 2.Adolfo Gerardo, 1.Massimo Gini – Sostituti: 16.Italo Vittorini Spain: 15.Del Valle, 14.Abecia, 13.Del rRey, 12.Curujo, 11.Matutano, 10.Fonto (63' Maturola), 9.Fonfo, 7.Gomez-Reino, 8.Bueno, 6.Mocoroa, 5.Caltazar, 4.Irarorza, 3.Espalza, 2.Hacha, 1.Modrego 10 May 1969 BEL 0 – 30 ITA Brussels Belgium : 15.Sluys, 14.Michel, 13.Vachandex, 12.Van Krinktiwelt II, 11.Donnez, 10.Brunet, 9.Antoine, 1.Van Krinktiwelt I, 2.Stalmans, 3.Vanderberghe, 4.Maillon, 5.Lefevre, 6.Pirodde, 7.Jacquemin, 8.Van Severen Italy: 15.Angelo Autore, 14.Elio Michelon, 13.Vittorio Ambron, 12.Fernando Pignotti, 11.Walter Rista, 10.Giampiero Ricci, 9.Umberto Conforto, 7.Franco Cioni, 8.Marco Bollesan, 6.Lucio Boccaletto, 5.Luigi Bettella, 4.Antonio di Zitti (cap), 3.Dominico Armellin, 2.Alessandro Brunelli, 1.Massimo Gini 17 May 1969 ESP 1945 41 – 3 BEL Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid 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). 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