1981–82 FIRA Trophy

European rugby union championship 1981-82 FIRA Trophy 25 October 1981 – 22 May 1982 FRA ITAROU 1965 SUN FRG FRA 10 1980-1981 1980–1981 FIRA Trophy 1982–1983 1982–1983 FIRA Trophy The 1981–82 FIRA Trophy was the 22nd edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The first division number of teams was reduced to five teams, instead of the previous six. The tournament was won by France, with three wins and a single draw, in the final game, a 10–10 draw with Soviet Union abroad. France only awarded caps in their 17–9 win over the strong side of Romania. Italy finished in 2nd place, with two wins, a draw and a loss, ahead of Romania, who had two wins and two losses. Soviet Union finished in a disappointing 4th place, not being able to win a single game. First division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1FRA 4 3 1010553+52112ITA 42117552+2393ROU 1965 4 2 0 2 102 59 +43 84SUN4 0 2 2 32 50 -18 65FRG 4 1 0 3 43 143 -100 6 No relegations 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) 25 October 1981 SUN 12 - 12 ITA Moscow 1 November 1981 FRA 17 - 9 ROU 1965 Stade de l'Egassiaral, Narbonne J.A.F. Trigg ENG Blanco, Elissalde Gabernet 2 Constantin 3 Laporte France:15.Serge Gabernet, 14.Michel Fabre, 13.Patrick Mesny, 12.Roland Bertranne, 11.Serge Blanco, 10.Guy Laporte, 7.Pierre Lacans, 6.Laurent Rodriguez, 5.Daniel Revailler, 4.Alain Lorieux, 3.Robert Paparemborde (cap.), 2.Philippe Dintrans, 1.Michel Crémaschi9.Jean-Pierre Elissalde, 8.Jean-Luc Joinel, Romania:15.Gheorghe Florea, 14.Sorin Fuicu, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 7.Alexandru Radulescu, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan9.Mircea Paraschiv (cap.), 8.Pompiliu Bors, - replacements: 16.Gheorghie Varzaru 1 November 1981 FRG 10 - 7 SUN Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover 29 November 1981 ITA 23 - 0 FRG Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo 21 February 1982 France A1 FRA 25 - 19 ITA Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 21 March 1982 FRG 15 - 53 FRA France A1 Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg 4 April 1982 ROU 1965 60 - 18 FRG Bucharest 11 April 1982 ITA 21 - 15 ROU 1965 St. Battaglini, Rovigo Corris Thomas WAL Azzali, Ghizzoni Mot 2 Bettarello 2 Podarascu 2 Bettarello 3 Podarascu Italy:15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello (cap.), 14.Serafino Ghizzoni, 13.Massimo Mascioletti, 12.Giancarlo Morelli, 11.Andrea Azzali, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 7.Marzio Innocenti, 6.Claudio Jannone, 5.Mario Nicolosi, 4.Stefano Annibal, 3.Giancarlo Pivetta, 2.Giorgio Morelli, 1.Renato de Bernardo9.Alessandro Ghini, 8.Gianni Zanon, - replacements: 16.Claudio Torresan Romania:15.Gheorghe Florea, 14.Ion Constantin, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Olimpiu Becheș, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Stelian Podarascu, 7.M. Guramare, 6.Alexandru Radulescu, 5.Gheorghie Dumitru, 4.Gheorghie Caragea, 3.Dinu Gheorghe, 2.Marin Mot, 1.Ion Bucan9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Enciu Stoica, - replacements: 16.Florin Constantin 9 May 1982 ROU 1965 18 - 3 SUN Bucharest 22 May 1982 SUN 10 - 10 FRA France A1 Moscow Second division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1MAR5 5 0 0 54 17 +37152POL 5 4 0 1 108 37 +71 133ESP 5 3 0 2 70 66 +4 104NLD 5 1 0 4 51 76 -25 75PRT 5 1 0 4 62 124 -62 76TUN 5 1 0 4 32 57 -25 7 Morocco Promoted to division 1 Tunisia relegated to division 3 Results 4 October 1981 NLD 9 - 19 POL Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum 1 November 1981 MAR 6 - 3 POL Casablanca 1 July 1982 MAR 6 - 4 TUN Casablanca 1982 NLD 3 - 10 MAR Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum 21 February 1982 MAR 6 - 0 withdraw ESP 7 March 1982 ESP 25 - 12 NLD La Foixarda, Barcelona 21 March 1982 PRT 7 - 26 MAR Estadio Universitario, Lisbon 28 March 1982 PRT 13 - 32Portugal v Spain - Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur Championship 1982 https://www.world.rugby/beta/match/4656 2025-09-29 World Rugby en ESP Estadio Universitario, Lisbon Ferreira Costa Portugal:15.Carlos Moita, 14.Luís Roxo, 13.Manuel Paisana, 12.Dídio Aguiar, 11.Domingos Megre, 10.Eduardo Trigo de Morais, 9.António Ferreira, 8.Bernardo Marques Pinto, 7.Vasco Lynce de Faria, 6.Luís Carlos Costa, 5.Luis Filipe Oliveira, 4.Amadeu Monteiro, 3.António Duque, 2.João Paulo Bessa, 1.João Carlos Fernandes - replacements: 16.António Leitão, 17.João Marques Pinto Spain:15.Salvador Torres, 14.Gabriel Rivero, 13.José Francisco Lorenzo Berberana, 12.José Carlos de la Macorra, 11.Fernando García de la Torre, 10.Manolo Moriche (cap.), 9.Carlos Encabo, 8.Juan Francisco Neira, 7.Sergi Longhney, 6.Felipe Blanco, 5.Ángel García Guerrero, 4.Carlos Rodríguez García, 3.Antonio Machuca, 2.Santiago Santos, 1.Ramón Nuche 17 April 1982 PRT 13 - 16 TUN Estadio Universitario, Lisbon 25 April 1982 NLD 12 - 16 PRT Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum 25 April 1982 Spain U.23 ESP 7 - 3 TUN Burgos 28 April 1982 POL 38 - 13 PRT Łódź 1982 TUN 3 - 16 POL Tunis 1982 TUN 6 - 15 NLD Tunis 8 November 1982 POL 32 - 6 ESP 1977 Lublin Third division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1SWE4 4 0 0 77 27 +50 122BEL 4 3 0 1 44 33 11 103YUG4 2 0 2 65 30 35 84SUI4 1 0 3 43 51 -8 65DNK4 0 0 4 43 131 -884 Sweden promoted to division 2 Results 24 October 1981 SWE 15 - 9 BEL Karlstad 25 October 1981 CHE 34 - 21 DNK Lausanne 15 November 1981 DNK 6 - 35 SWE Copenhagen 29 November 1981 BEL 9 - 0 YUG Liège 15 May 1982 YUG 46 - 4 DNK Zenica 27 November 1981 CHE 0 - 10 YUG Lausanne 6 March 1982 BEL 10 - 6 CHE Antwerp 24 April 1982 DNK 12 - 16 BEL Copenhagen 8 May 1982 YUG 9 - 17 SWE Lubliana 20 May 1982 SWE 10 - 3 CHE Enkoping 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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