1967–68 FIRA Nations Cup

European rugby union championship 1967-68 Nations Cup 29 October 1967 - 26 May 1968 FRAROU 1965FRGCSK FRA 6 1966-1967 1966–1967 FIRA Nations Cup 1968–1969 1968–1969 FIRA Nations Cup The Nations Cup 1967-68 was the eighth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and third with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup". The tournament was won by France. First division Table (Italy withdraw) Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1FRA330056173962ROU 1965320147192843CSK31021842-2424FRG30031962-430 Results Point system: try 3 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) 29 October 1967 ROU 1965 27 - 5 FRG Bucharest 22 November 1967 Czechoslovakia XV CSK 9 - 6 FRG Prague 10 December 1967 FRA 11 - 3 ROU 1965 Stade M.Saupin, Nantes Patrick d'Arcy IRE rugby union Capendeguy Lacaze Lacaze Penciu Lacaze France: 15.Claude Lacaze, 14.Jean-Michel Capendeguy, 13.Jean-Pierre Lux, 12.Jean Trillo, 11.Jean-Jacques Lenient, 10.Jo Maso, 9.Jean-Henri Mir, 8.Andre Herrero, 7.Christian Carrere (cap), 6.Jean-Joseph Rupert, 5.Benoit Dauga, 4.Alain Plantefol, 3.Jean-Michel Esponda, 2.Jean-Michel Cabanier, 1.Jean-Claude Berejnoi Romania: 15. Alexandru Penciu, 14.M. Wusek, 13.Valeriu Irimescu, 12.Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 11.Gheorghie Nica, 10.M. Oblemenco, 9.Petre Florescu, 8.Radu Demian (cap), 7.Gheorgie Rascanu, 6.Paul Ciobanel, 5.Ion Tutuianu, 4.Petre Veluda, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.V. Onutiu, 1.Nicolae Baciu 14 April 1968 France XV FRA 26 - 8 FRG Lons-le-Saunier 5 May 1968 Czechoslovakia XV CSK 6 - 19 FRA Prague 26 May 1968 ROU 1965 17 - 3 CSK Czechoslovakia XV Bucharest Division 2 Pool 1 Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1POL220054114342NLD210143192423SWE2002673-670 Poland admitted to final Results Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. 12 May 1968 NLD 8 - 16 POL Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum 24 May 1968 POL 38 - 3 SWE Warsaw 1 June 1968 SWE 3 - 35 NLD Helsingborg Pool 2 Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1MAR321026111552ESP 1945320133112243PRT31111926-734BEL3003636-300 Marocco admitted to final Results Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. 17 March 1968 MAR 6 - 5 ESP 1945 Casablanca 31 March 1968 ESP 1945 14 - 5 PRT Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid 7 April 1968 BEL 0 - 14 ESP 1945 Verviers 13 April 1968 MAR 14 - 0 BEL Casablanca 21 April 1968 PRT 8 - 6 BEL Lisbon 5 May 1968 PRT 6 - 6 MAR Lisbon Final 2 June 1968 POL 5 - 0 MAR Warsaw Poland promoted in first division 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:1967–68 in European rugby union 1967–68 Category:1967 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:1968 rugby union tournaments for national teams