1980–81 FIRA Trophy

European rugby union championship 1980-81 FIRA Trophy 1 October 1980 – 17 May 1981 FRA ITAROU 1965 POL SUN ESP 1977 ROU 1965 15 1979-1980 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy 1981–1982 1981–1982 FIRA Trophy The 1980–81 FIRA Trophy was the 21st edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The tournament was won by Romania, who achieved a Grand Slam, defeating all their opponents. Romania had a memorable 15–0 win over France at 23 November 1980, in Bucharest. First division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1ROU 1965 5500157 25+132152FRA 5401129 59 +70133ITA 5203 76 81 -5 94SUN 5203 38 87 -49 95ESP 510498 146 -48 76POL 510446 146-100 7 Spain and Poland relegated to division 2 Results 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) 1 October 1980 France A1 FRA 23 - 10 SUN 5 October 1980 ITA 37 - 12 POL Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo Craciunescou ROU 1965 Ghizzoni 2, RobazzaBettarello, R. Francescato, Bettarello 4 Bettarello 3 Italy:15.Claudio Torresan, 14.Luca Bonaiti, 13.Rino Francescato, 12.Nello Francescato, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Claudio Tinari, 7.Narciso Zanella, 6.Fabrizio Sintich, 5.Stefano Annibal, 4.Massimo Trippitelli, 3.Ambrogio Bona (cap), 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Fulvio di Carlo Poland:15.Piatkovski, 14.Kadach, 13.Kuc, 12.Mtaczak, 11.Ciesielski, 10.Stasiolek, 9.Kiciniski (41' Kurant), 8.Jagienak, 7.Pienek, 6.Zawadski, 5.Krac, 4.Baranieki, 3.Piasek, 2.Stasiuk, 1.Krawczak 2 November 1980 ITA 3 - 4 SUN Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo JC Doulcet FRA Plotnikov Bettarello Italy:15.Claudio Torresan, 14.Nino Rossi, 13.Rino Francescato, 12.Nello Francescato (cap), 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Claudio Tinari, 7.Narcisio Zanella, 6.Mario Pavin, 5.Salvatore Bonetti, 4.Louis Basei, 3.Giancarlo Pivetta, 2.Paolo Pavesi, 1.Renato de Bernardo Soviet Union:15.Gonyani, 14.Berzin, 13.Karpuskin, 12.Salvatov, 11.Mironov, 10.Sljussar, 9.Sliushnikov, 8.Tikhonov, 7.Barinov, 6.Joravliov, 5.Ochitkov, 4.Plotnikov, 3.Epifanov, 2.Barbariusch, 1.Sheverev 9 November 1980 POL 0 - 33 ROU 1965 Sochaczew 16 November 1980 ESP 20 - 25 POL Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid 23 November 1980 ROU 1965 15 - 0 FRA Dimano Stadium, Bucharest A.Richards WAL 20,000 Bors Constantin Constantin 3 Romania:15.Ion Simion, 14.Sorin Fuicu, 13.Gheorghie Varzaru, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv (cap), 8.Pompiliu Bors, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan France:15.Serge Blanco, 14.Daniel Bustaffa, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Patrick Mesny, 11.Laurent Pardo, 10.Bernard Vivies, 9.Jean-Pierre Elissalde, 8.Manuel Carpentier, 7.Éric Buchet, 6.Jean-Pierre Fauvel, 5.Jean-Paul Wolf, 4.Alain Maleig, 3.Robert Paparemborde (cap), 2.Philippe Dintrans, 1.Michel Crémaschi 21 December 1980 ESP 13 - 18 ITA Polideportivo Municipal de Orcasitas, Madrid Horquet FRA Spain:15.Rafael Canosa, 14.Salvador Torres, 13.José Tormo, 12.Fernando García de la Torre, 11.José Ruiz Cristín, 10.Manolo Moriche, 9.Javier Goicochea, 8.Enrique Lobo, 7.Rafael Cienfuegos, 6.Juan Francisco Neira (79' Luis Alfonso Paul), 5. Felipe Blanco, 4 Tomás Pardo, 3.Javier Camiña, 2.Santiago Santos, 1. Antonio Machuca Italy:15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 14.Nello Francescato, 13.Gianluca Limone, 12.Rino Francescato (41' Fabio Gaetaniello), 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Claudio Tinari, 7.Fabrizio Sintich, 6.Franco Bargelli, 5.Stefano Annibal, 4.Massimo Trippitelli, 3.Ambrogio Bona (cap), 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Renato de Bernardo 8 March 1981 ITA 9 - 17 FRA France A1 Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo M.Rea IRL rugby union Averous, DelageBelascain Vivies Vivies Bettarello Italy:15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 14.Alberto Osti, 13.Nello Francescato, 12.Rino Francescato, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Gianni Zanon, 7.Franco Bargelli, 6.Giuseppe Artuso, 5.Stefano Annibal, 4.Massimo Trippitelli, 3.Ambrogio Bona (cap), 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Renato de Bernardo France A1:15.Delage, 14.Pelliccia, 13.Belascain, 12.Sangalli, 11.Averous, 10.Vivies, 9.JP Elissalde, 8.Rongieras, 7.Traille, 6.Cordier, 5.Salas, 4.Guilbert, 3.Montagny, 2.Dupont, 1.Crémaschi 22 March 1981 ESP 19 - 40 FRA France A1 La Foixarda, Barcelona 12 April 1981 ROU 1965 35 - 9 ITA Brăila Municipal Stadium, Brăila J.A. Short SCO Aldea, Fuicu 2, Lungu Munteanu 2, Paraschiv Bettarello Constantin 2 Bettarello Constantin Bettarello Romania:15.Ion Constantin, 14.Marian Aldea, 13.Gheorghie Varzaru, 12.Adrian Lungu, 11.Sorin Fuicu, 10.Mihai Marghescu, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Enciu Stoica, 7.Pompiliu Bors, 6.Alexandru Radulescu, 5.Gheorghie Dumitru, 4.Gheorghie Caragea, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.Mircea Monteanu, 1.Ion Bucan Italy:15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 14.Alberto Osti, 13.Nello Francescato (cap), 12.Rino Francescato, 11.Bruno Francescato, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Gianni Zanon, 7.Franco Bargelli, 6.Fabrizio Sintich, 5.Louis Basei, 4.Massimo Trippitelli, 3.Giancarlo Pivetta, 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Renato de Bernardo - replacements: 16.Claudio Torresan, 17.Fabio Trentin 26 April 1981 ESP 6 - 56 ROU 1965 La Foixarda, Barcelona 10 May 1981 SUN 7 - 40USSR v Spain - Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur Championship 1981 https://www.world.rugby/beta/match/4652 2025-09-29 World Rugby en ESP Spartak Stadium, Kiev PlotnikovLiluashviliBarinovTikhonovBerzinGonyany Barinov Gonyany González Lozano Lobo USSR:15.Anatoly Gonyany , 14.[[Aleksandr Berzin], 13. Yuri Karpukhin (cap.), 12.Ivan Mironov, 11.Valery Proshin, 10.Oleg Sljussar, 9.Valery Klyuchnikov, 8.Aleksandr Alyoshin, 7.Andrey Barinov, 6.Sergey Zhuravlev, 5.Vissarion Liluashvili, 4.Nikolay Plotnikov, 3.Aleksandr Epifanov, 2.Aleksandr Fedorov, 1.Anatoly Sheverev - replacements: Tahir Salavatov Spain:15.Rafael Canosa, 14.Salvador Torres, 13.José Tormo, 12.Fernando García de la Torre, 11.José Manuel González Lozano, 10.Manolo Moriche(cap.), 9.Enrique Lobo, 8.Juan Francisco Neira, 7.Sergi Longhney, 6.Felipe Blanco, 5..Carlos Rodríguez García, 4. Ángel García Guerrero, 3.Javier Camiña, 2.Santiago Santos, 1.Antonio Machuca 17 May 1981 SUN 10 - 18 ROU 1965 Sparta Stadium, Moscow 1981 POL 3 - 7 SUN Olsztyn 1981 France XV FRA 49 - 6 POL Stade René-Corbelle, Bully-les-Mines Second division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1FRG 43016541+24102NLD 43015828+30103TUN 42023761-24 84MAR 42025529+26 85YUG 4004 056-56 3 Germany Promoted to division 1 Yugoslavia relegated to division 3 Results 16 November 1980 FRG 13 - 10 NLD Hanover 14 December 1980 NLD 17 - 0 YUG Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum 30 November 1980 YUG 0 - 16 FRG Kaldejevo 1980 TUN 13 - 10 MAR 29 March 1981 FRG 30 - 9 TUN Heidelberg 12 April 1981 MAR 22 - 6 FRG Casablanca 25 April 1981 YUG 0 - 17 MAR Split 1981 MAR 6 - 10 NLD 1981 NLD 21 - 9 TUN TUN 6 – 0 forfeit YUG Third division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1PRT4 40 011433+81122BEL 43015524+31103SWE 4 2 0 2 37 30 +7 84DNK 4 1 0 3 49 115 -66 65CHE 4 0 0 4 20 73 -53 4 Portugal promoted to division 2 Results 13 September 1980 DNK 4 - 20 SWE Aarhus 18 October 1980 SWE 0 - 7 BEL Enkoping 1 November 1980 CHE 4 - 7 SWE 29 November 1980 BEL 7 - 0 CHE 28 February 1981 PRT 39 - 0 CHE Lisbon 5 April 1981 PRT 15 - 7 BEL Coimbra 11 April 1981 CHE 16 - 20 DNK Losanna 14 April 1981 BEL 34 - 9 DNK 15 May 1981 DNK 16 - 45 PRT 17 May 1981 SWE 10 - 15 PRT Trelleborg 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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