1977–78 FIRA Trophy

European rugby union championship 1977-78 FIRA Trophy 2 October 1977 – 28 May 1978 CSKFRA ITAROU 1965POL ESP 1977 FRA 15 1976-1977 1976-1977 FIRA Trophy 1978–1979 1978–1979 FIRA Trophy The 1977-1978 FIRA Trophy was the 18th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania finished in 2nd place, while Spain had a surprising 3rd place, defeating Italy (10-3), in Madrid, to repeat the same place of the previous tournament. Italy had a very disappointing performance, finishing in 5th place, below Poland, who also beat them (12-6). First Division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1FRA 5 5 0 0 158 77 +81 152ROU 1965 5 3 1 1 190 49 +141 123ESP 5 3 0 2 64 134 -70 114POL 5 2 0 3 93 110 -17 95ITA 5 1 1 3 38 67 -29 86CSK 5 0 0 5 61 167 -106 5 CSK relegated to division 2 Results Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc) 2 October 1977 France XV FRA 63 - 35 CSK Stade Municipal, Hagondange 23 October 1977 POL 12 - 6 ITA Warsaw 29 October 1977 CSK 4 - 10 ITA Prague 5 November 1977 ROU 1965 38 - 21 POL Bucharest 26 November 1977 ITA 10 - 10 ROU 1965 Stadio Comunale, Reggio Calabria David Burnett (Ireland) Ghizzoni Motrescu Collodo, Gaetaniello Bucos 2 Italy: 15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 14.Manrico Marchetto, 13.Nello Francescato, 12.Bruno Francescato, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Oscar Collodo, 9.Gianni Franceschini, 8.Salvatore Bonetti (cap.), 7.Fiorenzo Blessano, 6.Loris Salsi, 5.Giuseppe Artuso, 4.Adriano Fedrigo, 3.Pasquale Presutti, 2.Pietro Monfeli, 1.Nick Screnci - replacements: 16.Andrea Lijoi Romania: 15.Teodorin Tudose, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghe Nica, 12.Ion Enache, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Mihai Bucos, 9.Eduard Suciu, 8.Florică Murariu, 7.Pompiliu Borș, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.I. Pintea, 4.Marin Ionescu, 3.Iancu Băcioiu, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu 10 December 1977 FRA 9 - 6 ROU 1965 Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont Ferrand Hughes (England) Romeu 3 Bucos A. Dumitru Italy: 15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Jean-Luc Averous, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Christian Bélascain, 11.Guy Noves, 10.Jean-Pierre Romeu, 9.Jacques Fouroux (cap.), 8.Alain Guilbert, 7.Jean-Claude Skrela, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives, 5.Michel Palmie, 4.Michel Sappa, 3.Pierre Dospital, 2.Alain Paco, 1.Gerard Cholley Romania: 15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghe Nica (cap.), 12.Vladimir Vasile, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Alexandru Dumitru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghe Dumitru, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Corneliu Scarlat, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu 17 December 1977Spain v Italy http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/21073.html https://web.archive.org/web/20211121213619/http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/21073.html 2021-11-21 2025-09-29 ESPN scrumSpain v Italy - Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur Championship 1977 https://www.world.rugby/beta/match/3802 2025-09-29 World Rugby en ESP 1977 10 - 3 ITA Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid Roca (3')Bueno (66') Moriche (3') Collodo (13') Italy: 15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 14.Manrico Marchetto, 13.Nello Francescato, 12.Bruno Francescato, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Oscar Collodo, 9.Gianni Francheschini, 8.Salvatore Bonetti (cap.), 7.Fiorenzo Blessano, 6.Loris Salsi, 5.Claudio Appiani, 4.Adriano Federigo, 3.Pasquale Presutti, 2.Pietro Monfeli, 1.Nick Screnci Spain: 15.José Ramón Apraiz Feliu, 14.José Luis Ruiz Cristín, 13.Javier Goicoechea, 12.Alfonso Feijoo, 11.José Antonio Bueno, 10.Manolo Moriche (cap.), 9.Santago Noriega, 8.Francisco Soler, 7.Carlos Roca, 6.Alberto Errandonea, 5.Ignacio Álvarez Cienfuegos, 4.Angel Garcia Guerrero, 3.Javier Camiña, 2Gabriel Zapiain., 1.Luis Mocoroa; Replacements: Carlos Romero Moreno 1978 France XV FRA 35 - 24 POL Stadium Municipal, Albi 29 January 1978France v Spain - Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur Championship 1976 https://www.world.rugby/beta/match/4766 2025-09-29 World Rugby en ESP 1977 3 - 20 FRA France XV Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid Ruiz Cristin (15')Bueno (26')Feijoo (66')Romero (78') Apraiz (78') Apraiz (44') Spain: 15.José Ramón Apraiz Feliu, 14.José Luis Ruiz Cristín, 13.Eduardo Fernández Gijón, 12.Alfonso Feijoo, 11.Salvador Torres, 10.Manolo Moriche, 9.Andrés Zulet Artegui, 8.José Maria Epalza (cap.), 7.Carlos Romero Moreno, 6.José Antonio Bueno, 5.Alberto Errandonea, 4.Ignacio Álvarez Cienfuegos, 3.Antonio Marín Sánchez, 2Gabriel Zapiain., 1.Luis Mocoroa; Replacements: 4 February 1978 ITA 9 - 31 FRA France XV Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila 9 April 1978 ROU 1965 60 - 6 CSK Bucharest 16 April 1978 ROU 1965 76 - 3 ESP 1977 Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest 7 May 1978 ESP 1977 20 - 13 CSK CN Montjuïc, Barcelona 21 May 1978 POL 22 - 28 ESP 1977 Warsaw 28 May 1978 CSK 3 - 14 POL Vyškov Second Division Pool 1 Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1YUG 220026 0+2662MAR 21012520 +543BEL 2002 031-31 2 Results 1 July 1977 MAR 0 - 20 YUG Casablanca 29 October 1977 BEL 0 - 25 MAR Brussels YUG 6-0 forfait BEL Pool 2 Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1URS220010215+8762SWE 21012249-2743FRG 20022080-602 Results 9 October 1977 SWE 6 - 38 URS Vanersborg 30 October 1977 FRG 11 - 16 SWE Berlin 9 May 1978 URS 64 - 9 FRG Kharkov Finals 14 May 1978 YUG 3 - 18 URS Sarajevo 18 May 1978 YUG 6 - 16 URS Travnik Soviet Union 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:1977–78 in European rugby union 1977-78 Category:1977 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:1978 rugby union tournaments for national teams