1972–73 FIRA Nations Cup

European rugby union championship 1972-73 Nations Cup 27 November 1972 - 3 June 1973 FRAMARROU 1965ESP 1945 FRA 6 1971-1972 1971–1972 FIRA Nations Cup 1973–1974 1973–1974 FIRA Trophy The Nations Cup 1972-73 was the 13th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and eighth (and last) with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup". The tournament was won by France, who won all their three games, with Romania, Spain and Morocco. First division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1FRA3 3 0 0 118 35 83 92ROU 19653 2 0 1 91 37 54 73ESP 19453 1 0 2 56 55 1 54MAR3 0 0 3 24 162 -138 3 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) 27 November 1972 ROU 1965 6 - 15 FRA Constanta J. Young SCO Trillo Romeu Nica 2 Romeu 3 Romania:15.Radu Durbac, 14.Gheorghie Nica, 13.Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 12.I. Marica, 11.Mihai Suciu, 10.Mihai Nicolescu, 9.D. Rascanu, 8.Nicolae Postolachi, 7.Gheorgie Rascanu (cap.), 6.Constantin Fugigi, 5.Gheorghie Daraban, 4.Constantin Serban, 3.Mircea Ciornei, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu - replacements: 16.Sergiu Bargaunas, 17.Alexandru Pop France:15.Michel Droitecourt, 14.Jean-Pierre Lux, 13.Claude Dourthe, 12.Jean Trillo, 11.Andre Campaes, 10.Jean-Pierre Romeu, 9.Jacques Fouroux, 8.Walter Spanghero (cap.), 7.Pierre Biemouret, 6.Michel Yachvili, 5.Alain Esteve, 4.Elie Cester, 3.Jean Iraçabal, 2.Rene Benesis, 1.Jean-Louis Azarete 3 March 1973 MAR 6 - 73 FRA France B Casablanca 11 March 1973 MAR 9 - 20 ESP 1945 Casablanca 14 April 1973 ROU 1965 16 - 13 ESP 1945 Constanta 20 April 1973 ROU 1965 69 - 9 MAR Bucharest 3 June 1973 ESP 1945 23 - 30 FRA France B La Foixarda, Barcelona Second Division Pool 1 8 October 1972 POL 23 - 9 CSK Warsaw 7 April 1973 CSK 6 - 16 POL Prague Aggregate: Poland 39- Czechoslovakia 15 Pool 2 Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1PRT2 1 1 0 12 9 3 52ITA2 1 0 1 19 21 -2 43YUG2 0 1 1 15 16 -1 3 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) 26 November 1972 ITA 13 - 12 YUG Aosta 25 February 1973 PRT 9 - 6 ITA Coimbra 8 April 1973 YUG 3 - 3 PRT Makarska Final 22 April 1973 POL 35 - 13 PRT Warsaw 13 May 1973 PRT 13 - 3 POL Coimbra Aggregate: Poland 38 - Portugal 26 Poland promoted to division 1 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). References External links FIRA-AER official website Category:1972–73 in European rugby union 1972–73 Category:1973 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:1972 rugby union tournaments for national teams