1952 Rugby Union European Cup

European rugby union championship 1952 Rugby Europe Cup 2 March - 17 May 1952 ESP 1945BELFRGFRAITA FRA 4 1938 1938 FIRA Tournament 1954 1954 Rugby Union European Cup The Europe Cup 1952 was the fourth Rugby Union European championship, organized by FIRA. After the Second World War rugby activity restarted in Europe with the Five Nations restarting in 1947. The FIRA approved to reorganize the European Championship, after three tournaments in 1936–38. During the assembly of May 20, 1951, it was decided that the name of tournament would be Europe Cup, and that the first edition was to be played in 1952.Volpe-Vecchiarelli, pg 114. Like in all subsequent editions, only countries of Continental Europe ever took place. A "challenge" format was chosen: France, winner of the last tournament in 1938, advanced directly to the final, where it met the winner of the preliminary tournament, which was played by four teams: Belgium, West Germany, Italy and Spain.Volpe-Pacitti p.291 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) Preliminary tournament Semifinals 2 March 1952 FRG 16 - 9 BEL Hanover 13 April 1952 ESP 1945 0 - 6 ITA Montjuic, Barcelona Barbe FRA Gerosa 62' Cecchetto 46' Finals 27 April 1952 ITA 14 - 6 FRG Stadio Tre Pini, Padua Taddei FRA Gerosa 21' 78' Masci 39' Rosi 76' Cecchetto 39' Ritter 31' W.Schumann 74' Great Final 17 May 1952 ITA 8 - 17 FRA Arena, Milan Priest ENG 5,000 Perducani 36’ Turcato 36’ Cecchetto-Milani 42’ Rogé 8’Biénès 75’Basquet 77’ Prat 50’ 72’ Italy: 15.Silvano Tartaglini (cap), 14.Pietro Stievano, 13.Paolo Rosi, 12.Emilio Andina, 11.Enzo Gerosa, 10.Riccardo Santopadre, 9.Aldo Cecchetto-Milani, 8.Mario Percudani, 7.Gianni Aiolfi, 6.Primo Masci, 5.Leonardo Riccioni, 4.Paolo Dari, 3.Giorgio Fornari, 2.Gennaro Mancini, 1.Luciano Turcato France : 15.Pierre Guilleux, 14.Georges Brun, 13.Roger Martine, 12.Jacques Mauran, 11.Lucien Roge, 10.Michel Lecointre, 9.Paul Lasaosa, 8.Guy Basquet (cap), 7.Jean-Roger Bourdeu, 6.Jean Prat, 5.Bernard Chevallier, 4.Lucien Mias, 3.Andre Sanac, 2.Paul Labadie, 1.René Biénès 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 1952 Category:1952 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:1951–52 in French rugby union rugby union Category:1952 in West German sport Category:1952 in Belgian sport Category:1952 in Spanish sport