1984–85 FIRA Trophy

European rugby union championship 1984-85 FIRA Trophy 6 October 1984 – 12 October 1985 FRA SUN ITA ROU TUN ESP FRA FRA 16 1983-1984 1983–1984 FIRA Trophy 1985–1987 1985–1987 FIRA Trophy The 1984–85 FIRA Trophy was the 25th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam, finishing ahead of Soviet Union and Italy. Romania could not make "Top 3" for very first time ever, due to inferior points difference in head-to-head games with Soviet Union and Italy. As it was initially agreed, Division 1 would be shrunk to 5 teams for next edition. That's why Spain and Tunisia which finished as 5th and 6th, were relegated and replaced by Portugal which won the Second Division and got promoted. Subsequently, at FIRA Annual Congress, held in mid-June, it was decided to continue with 6 teams, and the two relegated teams met for a barrage game at neutral venue to decide the survivor,37 http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1985/10/12/pagina-37/1139026/pdf.html Mundo Deportivo 10 December 2022 12 October 1985 Prieto, mas cerca del al hajri es with the Tunisians winning. First division Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1FRA 5 5 0 0 135 45 +90 152SUN 5 3 0 2 97 73 +24 113ITA 5 3 0 2 70 60 +10 114ROU 5 3 0 2 85 60 +25 115ESP 5 1 0 4 64 119 -55 76TUN 5 0 0 5 39 133 -94 5 Tie break for three teams—points difference in head-to-head games: SOV +7, ITA =0, ROM -7 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) 6 October 1984 TUN 6 - 25 FRA France XV Tunis 20 October 1984 TUN 6 - 20 ITA Monastir FRA Doulcet 10 November 1984 ROU 1965 3 - 18 FRA Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest IRE rugby union John West 20,000 Lescarboura, Sella Lescarboura 2 Alexandru Lescarboura 2 Romania: 15.Laurentiu Codoi, 14.Adrian Lungu, 13.Gheorghie Varzaru, 12.Mihai Marghescu, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv (cap.), 8.Laurentiu Constantin, 7.Alexandru Radulescu, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Gheorghe Leonte, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.Stefan Constantin France: 15.Serge Blanco, 14.Patrick Estève, 13.Philippe Sella, 12.Didier Codorniou, 11.Bernard Lavigne, 10.Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, 9.Jerome Gallion, 8.Dominique Erbani, 7.Laurent Rodriguez, 6.Jacques Gratton, 5.Jean Condom, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou, 2.Philippe Dintrans (cap.), 1.Pierre Dospital 17 November 1984 TUN 15 - 17 ESP Sfax 3,000 18 November 1984 ITA 13 - 12 SUN Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila FRA Matheu Bettarello Tikhonov Mironov Bettarello (3) Mironov (2) 16 December 1984 ESP 19 - 33 ROU 1965 Campo Universitario, Madrid FRA G. Maurette 7,000 Martín Fernández (2) Radulescu, Toader, Florea, Morariu Nuñez Doval Alexandru (4) Nuñez Doval (3) Alexandru (2) Alexandru (2) 17 February 1985 France XV FRA 34 - 6 ESP Stade Jules Ribet, St Gaudens 3 March 1985 ITA 9 - 22 FRA France A1 Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso SCO A. M. Hosie Cassagne, Lorieux, Sanz Rui (2) Bettarello (3) Rui Rui 14 April 1985 ROU 1965 7 - 6 ITA Stadionul Municipal, Brasov FRA J.-P- Vedel Toader Ion Bettarello (2) Romania: Ion Constantin, 14.Adrian Pllotschi, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Mihai Holban, 11.Marcel Toader, 10.Romeo Bezuscu, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Haralambie Dumitras, 7.M. Giucal, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Laurentiu Constantin, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Gheorghe Leonte, 2.Marin Mot, 1.D. Tunaru - replacements: Vasile Ion, S. Galan Italy: 15.Serafino Ghizzoni, 14.Massimo Mascioletti (cap.), 13.Luigi de Joanni, 12.Fabio Gaetaniello, 11.Andrea Azzali, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Alessandro Ghini, 8.Gianni Zanon, 7.Marzio Innocenti, 6.Giuseppe Artuso, 5.Franco Berni, 4.Antonio Colella, 3.Guido Rossi, 2.Giorgio Morelli, 1.Renato de Bernardo - replacements: Stefano Barba, Giancarlo Pivetta 1 May 1985 ESP 9 - 15 SUN Estadio de Chapina, Seville 3,500 Mironov, Hairulin Mironov (2) Nuñez Doval (3) Mironov 5 May 1985 ROU 1965 36 - 3 TUN Bârlad 10,000 Murariu, Hodorca, Toader, Constantin Nastase, Codoi Nastase (2) Bougaluri 12 May 1985 SUN 35-9 TUN Kiev 5,000 Malikov, Khairullin, Zuev, Igor Mironov Igor Mironov (2) Igor Mironov (5) 16 May 1985 France XV FRA 36 - 21 SUN Stade Alexandre Cueille, Tulle 18 May 1985 ITA 22 - 13 ESP Stadio Danilo Martelli, Mantova SUN A. Grombinas Gaetaniello, Pivetta, Venturi, Vittadello Azkargota Aretxabala, de la Torre Bettarello (3) Nuñez Doval Nuñez Doval 31 May 1985 SUN 14 - 6 ROU 1965 Spartak Stadium, Kiev FRA J.-C. Yché 3,000 Gonyani, Tikhonov Mironov Codoi Sljussar Codoi Barrage per survival: 12 October 1985 TUN 12 - 9 ESP Stade Paul-Bergere, Lavelanet Spain relegated to division 2 Second division Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1PRT3 3 0 0 44 6 +38 92CSK 3 2 0 1 26 27 -1 73POL 3 1 0 2 31 24 +7 54MAR3 0 0 3 18 62 -44 3 Portugal promoted to division 1 13 October 1984 CSK 4 - 3 POL Havířov 17 March 1985 MAR 6 - 12 PRT Rabat 14 April 1985 POL 28 - 6 MAR Sochaczew 18 April 1985 PRT 18 - 0 CSK Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon 3,000 Durão, Morais Queimado (2) Queimado Queimado 21 April 1985 MAR 6 - 22 CSK Casablanca 28 April 1985 PRT 14 - 0 POL Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon 500 Durão, Ferreira, Morais Queimado Third division Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1NLD 3 3 0 0 65 16+49 92BEL 3 2 01 3630+6 73FRG 3 10 2 4043-354SWE 3 0 0 3 1264-523 14 October 1984 NLD 27-3 SWE Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum 16 October 1984 BEL 19-3 SWE Brussels 4 November 1984 FRG 10-23 NLD Hanover 9 December 1984 BEL 14-12 FRG Arlon 24 March 1985 NLD 15-3 BEL Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum 4 May 1985 SWE 6-18 FRG Karlskrona 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). ka ქართული რაგბის მატიანე (Georgian Rugby History) 1959-2009 978-9941-0-2047-6 Free download References External links 1984-85 FIRA Trophy at ESPN Albo d'Oro from Italian (FIR) Annual 2020 Category:1984–85 in European rugby union 1984-85 Category:1985 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:1984 rugby union tournaments for national teams