1992–93 FIRA Preliminary Tournament

1992–94 FIRA Trophy 1 October 1992 – 24 May 1994 BEL FRA DEUITA MAR PRT ROU RUSESPTUN FRA 41 1990–1992 1990–1992 FIRA Trophy 1994–1995 1994–1995 FIRA Preliminary Tournament 1992–1994 FIRA Trophy The 1992–94 FIRA Trophy was arranged with a new format. Ten teams were admitted to first division and divided into two pools to play a "Preliminary Tournament", that qualified five teams to play for the Trophy in the 1993–1994 season. France and Italy were the winners of Pools A and B. Russia and Romania also qualified as the runners-up. Pool A Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1FRA4 4 00 21957 +162 122RUS 4 3 0 1 66 +113 −47 103MAR 4 2 0 2 62 +70 −8 84DEU 4 1 0 3 53 117 −64 65BEL 4 0 0 4 36 79 −43 4 France and Russia qualified for Pool Title 1993–94 Morocco qualified to Barrage Germany and Belgium qualified to the Pool for 6th place 1993–94 11 October 1992 BEL 11–17 RUS King Boudewijn, Brussels 18 October 1992 France XV FRA 76–12 RUS Villeneuve-sur-Lot 25 October 1992 RUS 13–10 DEU Moscow 1 November 1992 BEL 9–11 MAR Brussels 15 November 1992 DEU 13–10 BEL Stuttgart 21 March 1993 France Military FRA 38–6 BEL Soissons 17 April 1993 MAR 23–3 DEU Casablanca 15 May 1993 RUS 24–16 MAR Moscow 29 May 1993 MAR 12–34 FRA France XV Casablanca 30 May 1993 DEU 27–71 FRA France XV Hanover Pool B Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1ITA4 4 0 0 158 22 +136 122ROU4 3 0 1 128 50 +78 103ESP4 2 0 2 72 108 −3684TUN 4 1 0 3 30 132 −102 65PRT 4 0 0 4 49 125 −76 4 Italy and Romania qualified for Pool Title 1993–94 Spain qualified to Barrage Tunisia and Portugal qualified to the Pool for 6th place 1993–94 Point system: try 5 points, conversion: 2 points, penalty kick or drop goal 3 points. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc.) 1 October 1992 ITA 22–3 ROU Stadio Flaminio, Rome D. Salle FRA Bottacchiari, Checchinato Mar Cuttitta Bonomi, Troiani Bonomi Nichitean Italy: 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Paolo Vaccari, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Sergio Zorzi, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Massimo Bonomi, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Tito Ciccio, 7.Julian Gardner, 6.Alessandro Bottacchiari, 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Carlo Checchinato, 3.Giovanni Grespan, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta (cap), 1.Massimo Cuttitta – Replacements: Ramiro Cassina, Umberto Casellato, Mauro Tommasi – Coach: Bertrand Fourcade Romania: 15.Vasile Brici, 14.Lucian Colceriu, 13.Nicolae Răcean, 12.Nicolae Fulina, 11.Gheorghe Solomie, 10.Neculai Nichitean, 9.Mihai Foca, 8.Ionuț Seceleanu, 7.Tiberiu Brînză, 6.Gheorghe Dinu, 5.Tudor Constantin, 4.Sandu Ciorăscu, 3.Gabriel Vlad, 2.Christian Gheorghe, 1.Gheorghe Leonte – Replacements: Andrei Gurănescu, Constantin Stan 30 January 1993 TUN 8–20 ESP Tunisia 14 February 1993 ESP 0–52 ITA Campo Universitario Madrid Caulet FRA M.Cuttitta, Dotto Rigo 2, Venturi 2 Dominguez 5 Dominguez 4 Spain : 15.Francisco Puertas, 14.Pablo Calderon, 13.Javier Torres, 12.Gabriel Rivero, 11.José Ángel Hermosilla, 10.Miguel Sánchez Gonzalez-Bermudo, 9.Javier Díaz Paternain, 8.Emilio Illaregui, 7.Jaime Gutíérrez, 6.Iñaki Laskurain, 5.Alberto Malo, 4.Alejandro Esteve Herrera, 3.José Luis Moral, 2.Javier Aguiar, 1.Julio Alvarez – replacements: Aitor Gorrotxategui, Mario Auzmendi, Jordi Camps Italy : 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Stefano Bordon, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Diego Dominguez, 9.Umberto Casellato, 8.Tito Ciccio', 7.Massimo Giovanelli (cap.), 6.Stefano Rigo, 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Giovanni Grespan, 2.Carlo Orlandi, 1.Massimo Cuttitta – replacements: Pier Massimiliano Dotto, Francesco Pietrosanti – Coach: Bertrand Fourcade 27 March 1993 ITA 51–8 TUN Leno 3 April 1993 PRT 13–41 ROU National Stadium A, Lisbon 1,000 Mourão Gurănescu, Răcean (2), Solomie, Brînză, Tofan, Mitocaru Queimado Nichitean, Răcean (2) Macedo, Queimado 17 April 1993 PRT 11–33 ITA University Stadium, Coimbra FRA Yves Peyrelongue 1,000 Morais Casellato, Coppo, Perziano, Rigo, Tommasi Filizzola Queimado (2) Filizzola (2) Portugal : 15.Pedro Rogério Arsénio, 14.Pedro Murinello, 13.Rodrigo Castro Pereira, 12.Nuno Mourão, 11.Tomaz Morais, 10.João Queimado, 9.João Jonet, 8.António Cunha, 7.Jorge Herédia, 6.Francisco Borges, 5.Pedro Correia Neiva, 4.Simão Cunha, 3.Luís Nieves, 2.Miguel Baptista, 1.Eduardo Macedo – replacements: Joaquim Ferreira Italy : 15.Gabriel Filizzola, 14.Massimo Brunello, 13.Stefano Bordon, 12.Mauro Tommasi, 11.Leonardo Perziano, 10.Hector de Marco, 9.Umberto Casellato, 8.Fabio Coppo, 7.Massimo Giovanelli (cap.), 6.Stefano Rigo, 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Carlo Checchinato, 3.Massimo Cuttitta, 2.Alessandro Moscardi, 1.Mauro Dal Sie – replacements: Giuliano Faltibà, Andrea Sgorlon 24 April 1993 TUN 14–10 PRT El Menzah Stadium, Tunis 8 May 1993 ROU 51–0 TUN Dinamo Stadion, Bucharest 2,000 16 May 1993 PRT 15–37 ESP Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon 8,000 29 May 1993 ROU 33–15 ESP Parcul Copilului, Bucharest FRA D. Neyrat 2,000 Barrage 28 November 1993 ESP 48–17 MAR Le Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse de la Calle, Martín Illanes (3), Puertas Soto Jelti, Harrad Sánchez González Bermudo (4) Echellaoui (2) Sánchez González Bermudo (5) Echellaoui Spain qualified for Title Pool. References 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). External links 1992-93 FIRA Preliminary Tournament at ESPN Preliminary93 Category:1992–93 in European rugby union Category:1992 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:1993 rugby union tournaments for national teams