1976–77 FIRA Trophy

European rugby union championship 1976-77 FIRA Trophy 17 October 1976 - 1 May 1977 FRA ITAROU 1965MARPOL ESP 1977 ROU 1965 15 1975-1976 1975–1976 FIRA Trophy 1977–1978 1977–1978 FIRA Trophy The 1976-1977 FIRA Trophy was the 17th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The tournament was won by Romania, with a Grand Slam, which included a 15–12 win over France and a 69-0 trashing of Italy. First division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1ROU 1965 5 5 0 0 233 31 +202 152FRA 5 4 0 1 145 48 + 97 133ESP 1977 5 2 0 3 68 73 -5 94ITA 5 2 0 3 58 96 -38 95POL 5 1 0 4 36 111 -75 76MAR 5 1 0 4 20 201 -181 7 Morocco were relegated to division 2 for the worst points difference. Results Point system: try 4 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.) 17 October 1976 POL 8 - 38 ROU 1965 Nowy Dwór 13 November 1976 POL 13 - 7 MAR Sochzachew 14 November 1976 ROU 1965 15 - 12 FRA Stadionul Arcul de Triumf Bucharest Jeff Kelleher WAL Dumitru, MurariuParschiv Bastiat Aguirre Aguirre 2 Bucos Romania: 15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghe Nica (cap.), 12.Vasile Varga, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Alexandru Dumitru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghe Daraban, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Nicolae Baciu France: 15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Dominique Harize, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.François Sangalli, 11.Jean-Luc Averous, 10.Jean-Pierre Pesteil, 9.Richard Astre (cap.), 8.Jean-Pierre Bastiat, 7.Jean-Claude Skrela, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives, 5.Guy Gasparotto, 4.Gerard Cholley, 3.Robert Paparemborde, 2.Alain Paco, 1.Armand Vaquerin 17 November 1976 ROU 1965 89 - 0 MAR Bucharest 27 November 1976 ITA 17 - 4 ESP 1977 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 5 December 1976 France A1 FRA 28 - 21 ESP 1977 Parc des Sports d'Ondarraitz, Hendaye 6 February 1977 France A1 FRA 10 - 3 ITA Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble 20 February 1977Spain v Morocco - Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur Championship 1977 https://www.world.rugby/beta/match/4769 2025-09-29 World Rugby en ESP 1977 21 - 3 MAR Centro Deportivo Municipal Aluche, Madrid TorresFernandez GijónAlvarez Cienfuegos Moriche Apraiz Spain: 15.José Ramón Apraiz Feliu, 14.José Luis Cruz López, 13.Salvador Torres, 12.Eduardo Fernández Gijón, 11.José Luis Ruiz Cristín, 10.Manolo Moriche, 9.Andrés Zulet Artegui, 8.José Maria Epalza (cap.), 7.Carlos Romero Moreno, 6.Tomás Pardo, 5.Carlos Rodríguez García, 4.Ignacio Álvarez Cienfuegos, 3.Joaquín Uría, 2. Gabriel Zapiain, 1.Antonio Martín Sánchez; Replacements: Carlos Romero Moreno 6 March 1977 MAR 10 - 9 ITA Casablanca 20 March 1977 MAR 0 - 69 FRA France A1 Casablanca 2 April 1977 ITA 29 - 3 POL Stadio Santa Maria Goretti, Catania 17 April 1977 ESP 1977 11 - 3 POL Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid 24 April 1977 ESP 1977 11 - 22 ROU 1965 Estadi Baldiri Aleu, Sant Boi de Llobregat 1 May 1977 ROU 1965 69 - 0 ITA Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest R.Quintentonn ENG Motrescu 4, Stoica 2Daraban,, MurariuNica, Ortelecan, Bucos 5, Nica 4 Alexandru Romania: 15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Ion Constantin, 13.Gheorghie Nica, 12.Vasile Varga, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Alexandru Dumitru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Florica Murariu, 7.Gheorghie Daraban, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.I. Pintea, 4.Marin Ionescu, 3.Iancu Bacioiu, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu - replacements: 16.Eduard Suciu Italy: 15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 14.Manrico Marchetto, 13.Nello Francescato, 12.Fiorenzo Blessano, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Ennio Ponzi, 9.Agostino Puppo, 8.Antonio Rocca, 7.Loris Salsi, 6.Narciso Zanella, 5.Adriano Fedrigo (cap.), 4.Andrea Rinaldo, 3.Mario Piovan, 2.Pietro Monfeli, 1.Fulvio di Carlo - replacements: 16.Carlo Casagrande 1 July 1977 POL 9 - 26 FRA France A1 Warsaw Second Division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1TCH4 4 0 0 90 31 +59 122SUN4 3 0 1 106 25+81 103FRG4 1 1 2 67 66 + 1 74SWE4 0 0 4 24 188 -164 4DQNLD4 1 1 2 54 31 23 6 Czechoslovakia promoted in Division 1; Netherlands disqualified for no-show Results 10 October 1976 NLD 34 - 3 SWE Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum 17 October 1976 CSK 9 - 6 SUN Říčany 6 November 1976 CSK 22 - 6 DEU Říčany 21 November 1976 DEU 13 - 13 NLD Hanover 30 October 1976 SUN 72 - 0 SWE Tbilisi 17 April 1977 NLD 7 - 9 CSK Hilversum 8 May 1977 SWE 9 - 32 DEU Stockholm 21 May 1977 SWE 12 - 50 CSK Gothenburg 17 April 1977 DEU 16 - 22 SUN Hanover 30 April 1977 SUN 6 – 0 Netherlands withdraw NLD Sochi Third Division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1BEL33005725+3292SUI31022947-1853YUG21012414+1044LUX2002731-242 Results 8 December 1976 BEL 8 - 6 YUG Brussels 11 December 1976 CHE 6 - 18 YUG Lausanne 16 April 1977 CHE 16 - 25 BEL Lausanne 27 April 1977 BEL 24 - 3 LUX Brussels 14 May 1977 LUX 4 - 7 CHE Luxembourg YUG NOT PLAYED LUX 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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