1992–1994 FIRA Trophy

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1992-94 FIRA Trophy
Date1 October 1992 – 24 May 1994
Countries Belgium
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Morocco
 Portugal
 Romania
 Russia
 Spain
 Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played41
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The 1992–94 FIRA Trophy was the 30th edition of the European rugby union championship for national teams. The 1992-94 edition was arranged with a new format. Ten teams were admitted to the first division and divided into 2 pools to play a Preliminary Tournament which qualified five teams to play for the title in the 1993-1994 season.

Preliminary Tournament[edit]

See also: 1992-1993 FIRA Preliminary Tournament

Five teams qualified to play in the pool for the "Title":

And five in the pool for the "Plate":

Pool for Title[edit]

Italy came close to winning their first tournament, beating a non-capped France A1 side for the first time by 16-9, but lost to Romania (26-12) away, and so France won the title on points difference, despite finishing with the same number of table points as the Italian and the Romanian sides. The French only awarded caps in their first game, a 51-0 win over the Romanians. Russia participated for the first time after the end of the Soviet Union, finishing in a disappointing 4th place, with a single win over Spain abroad (16-9).

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1  France 4 3 0 1 120 28 +92 10
2  Italy 4 3 0 1 120 69 +51 10
3  Romania 4 3 0 1 67 66 +1 10
4  Russia 4 1 0 3 44 80 -36 6
5  Spain 4 0 0 4 30 138 -108 4
Point system: try 5 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt
Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)
17 October 1993 France  51 - 0  Romania Parc Municipal, Brive-la-Gaillarde  
Try: Bernat-Salles 3
Loppy, Merle, Sella
Con: Lacroix 6
Pen: Lacroix 3
 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Scotland Jim Fleming
France: 15.Jean-Luc Sadourny, 14.Philippe Bernat-Salles, 13.Philippe Sella, 12.Thierry Lacroix, 11.David Berty, 10.Alain Penaud, 9.Aubin Hueber, 8.Marc Cécillon, 7.Léon Loppy, 6.Philippe Benetton, 5.Olivier Roumat (cap.), 4.Olivier Merle, 3.Stéphane Graou, 2.Jean-Michel Gonzalez, 1.Louis Armary - Replacement: Laurent Seigne, Olivier Campan
Romania:15.Gheorghe Solomie, 14.Adrian Mitorcariu, 13.Marius Nedelcu, 12.Nicolae Fulina, 11.Marian Dumitru, 10.F. Ion, 9.Mihai Foca, 8.Tiberiu Brinza, 7.Gheorghe Dinu, 6.Ionut Seceleanu, 5.Constantin Cojocariu, 4.Haralambie Dumitras (cap.), 3.Gabriel Vlad, 2.Gheorghe Ion, 1.Gheorghe Leonte - Replacement: 16.Adrian Girbu, 17.Micusor Marin
6 November 1993
Russia 19 - 30 Italy
Try: Bondarev
Con: Nikolayev
Pen: Nikolayev (4)		Try: Checchinato (2), Filizzola
Con: Domínguez (3)
Pen: Domínguez (3)
Fili Stadium, Moscow
Referee: France G. Barrabes
11 November 1993
Italy 16 - 9France France A1
Try: penalty try
Con: Domínguez
Pen: Domínguez (3)		Pen: Campan (3)
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Referee: Romania Mircea Paraschivescu
20 March 1994
France France A149 - 3Spain 
Stade de Madrazès, Sarlat
Referee: Italy S. Faccioli
10 April 1994
Spain 9 - 16 Russia
Pen: Gorrotxategui Fernández (3)Try: Mochnev
Con: Nikolayev
Pen: Nikolayev (3)
Campo Universitario, Madrid
Referee: R. Jacob
24 April 1994 Spain  3 - 11  Romania La Romareda, Zaragoza  
Pen: Puertas Soto
 Try: Solomie
Pen: Nichitean (2)
 Referee: France Yves Peyrelongue
7 May 1994 Italy  62 - 15  Spain Stadio Fratelli Cervi, Parma  
Try: Aldrovandi, Mar. Cuttitta
Francescato, Gardner
Pedroni, Ravazzolo
Vaccari 2
Con: Troiani 8
Pen: Troiani 2
 Try: Puertas Soto, Ventura Miranda
Con: Puertas Soto
Pen: Puertas Soto
 Referee: France Gérard Borreani
Italy 15.Piermassimiliano Dotto, 14.Paolo Vaccari, 13.Nicola Aldrovandi, 12.Gabriel Filizzola, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Luigi Troiani, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Carlo Checchinato, 7.Julian Gardner, 6.Claudio de Rossi, 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Pierpaolo Pedroni, 3.Giovanni Grespan, 2.Carlo Orlandi, 1.Massimo Cuttitta (cap.) - replacements: Massimo Ravazzolo, Franco Properzi, Massimo Bonomi, Alessandro Troncon
Spain 15.Francisco Puertas Soto, 14.Daniel Saenz Lobsack, 13.Marc Ventura Miranda, 12.Álvar Enciso, 11.José Angel Hermosilla Olmos, 10.Unai Aurrekoetxea Arregui, 9.Jeronimo Hernandez-Gil Ruano, 8.Javier Lopez Martin, 7.Jaime Gutierrez Merelles, 6.Oscar Solano Sevilla, 5.Alberto Malo, 4.José Miguel Villaú, 3.Jonadab Diez Urkidi, 2.Javier Aguiar Cayetano, 1.Ignacio de Lazaro Bravo - replacements: Alberto Socías, Marcelo Mascaro Casaccio
7 May 1994
Romania 30 - 0 Russia
Try: Cioca (2), Colceriu, Leonte
Con: Nichitean (2)
Pen: Nichitean (2)
Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
Referee: England B. Campsall
14 May 1994 Romania  26 - 12  Italy Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest  
Try: Leonte
Pen: Nichitean (5)
Drop: Nichitean
 Pen: Domínguez (4)
 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: France D. Neynat
Romania 15.Vasile Brici, 14.Lucian Colceriu, 13.Nicolae Răcean, 12.Nicolae Fulina, 11.Robert Cioca, 10.Neculai Nichitean, 9.Daniel Neaga, 8.Andrei Gurănescu, 7.Traian Oroian, 6.Cătălin Drăguceanu, 5.Constantin Cojocariu, 4.Sandu Ciorăscu, 3.Gabriel Vlad, 2.Gheorghe Ion, 1.Gheorghe Leonte - replacements: Tiberiu Brînză, Marius Nedelcu
Italy 15.Javier Pértile, 14.Paolo Vaccari, 13.Stefano Bordon, 12.Massimo Bonomi, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Diego Dominguez, 9.Alessandro Troncon, 8.Carlo Checchinato, 7.Julian Gardner, 6.Massimo Giovanelli (cap.), 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Pierpaolo Pedroni, 3.Franco Properzi, 2.Moreno Trevisiol, 1.Massimo Cuttitta - replacements: Massimo Ravazzolo . Coach: Georges Coste
28 May 1994
Russia 9 - 11France France A1
Fili Stadium, Moscow

Pool for Sixth place[edit]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1  Germany 4 3 0 1 93 67 26 10
2  Tunisia 4 2 1 1 59 63 -4 9
3  Belgium 4 2 1 1 60 70 -10 9
4  Morocco 4 2 0 2 77 78 -1 8
5  Portugal 4 0 0 4 57 68 -11 4
2 October 1993
Tunisia 15 - 6 Germany
Tunis
21 November 1993
Germany 32 - 16 Belgium
Heusenstamm
29 January 1994
Belgium 18 - 14 Morocco
Brussels
23 March 1994
Germany 35 - 18 Morocco
Hanover
9 April 1994
Belgium 10 - 8 Portugal
Liege
17 April 1994
Portugal 18 - 20 Germany
Lisbon
30 April 1994
Morocco 20 - 15 Portugal
Casablanca
4 May 1994
Morocco 25 - 10 Tunisia
Casablanca
7 May 1994
Portugal 16 - 18 Tunisia
Lisbon
14 May 1994
Tunisia 16 - 16 Belgium
Tunisia

Second Division[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1  Poland 8 7 0 1 154 81 +73 22
2  Netherlands 8 5 0 3 232 75 +157 18
3  Czech Republic 8 4 0 4 154 144 +10 16
4  Andorra 8 2 0 6 44 222 -178 12
5  Sweden 8 2 0 6 102 164 -62 11
26 October 1992
Poland 17 - 10 Sweden
Gdańsk
31 October 1992
Poland 25 - 8 Czechoslovakia
Bytom
15 November 1992
Czechoslovakia 21 - 16 Netherlands
Prague
28 November 1992
Netherlands 40 - 6 Andorra
Haarlem
2 May 1993
Netherlands 0 - 7 Poland
15 May 1993
Andorra 6 - 3 Czech Republic
Andorra la Vella
6 June 1993
Sweden 30 - 7 Czech Republic
Uppsala
17 April 1993
Andorra 6 - 19 Poland
Andorra la Vella
11 September 1993
Sweden 25 - 6 Andorra
Nassjo
17 October 1993
Czech Republic 19 - 18 Poland
Vyškov
31 October 1993
Netherlands 42 - 6 Czech Republic
The Hague
3 November 1993
Czech Republic 34 - 7 Sweden
Apeldoorn
6 November 1993
Netherlands 31 - 6 Sweden
Amsterdam
6 November 1993
Poland 30 - 10 Andorra
Sochaczew
26 March 1994
Andorra 10 - 49 Netherlands
Andorra la Vella
16 April 1994
Sweden 18 - 25 Poland
Karlskrona
23 April 1994
Czech Republic 56 - 0 Andorra
Prague
30 April 1994
Poland 13 - 10 Netherlands
Lublin
7 May 1994
Sweden 6 - 44 Netherlands
Vanersborg
Andorra 6 – 0
withdraw 		 Sweden

Pool B[edit]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1  Croatia 8 7 0 1 294 56 +238 22
2  Hungary 8 4 0 4 75 187 -112 16
3  Slovenia 8 3 0 5 95 226 -131 14
4  Ukraine 8 4 0 4 183 42 +141 12
5  Austria 8 2 0 6 38 162 -124 12
31 October 1992
Austria 3 - 5 Hungary
Budapest
7 November 1992
Slovenia 3 - 35 Croatia
Ljubliana
21 November 1992
Slovenia 5 - 9 Austria
1 May 1993
Hungary 36 - 6 Slovenia
Budapest
8 May 1993
Austria 0 - 16 Croatia
Leoben
22 May 1993
Croatia 78 - 3 Hungary
Sisak
Ukraine 0 - 3
withdraw 		 Austria
Ukraine 0 - 3
withdraw 		 Croatia
Ukraine 0 - 3
withdraw 		 Slovenia
Ukraine 0 - 3
withdraw 		 Hungary
16 October 1993
Hungary 3 - 41 Ukraine
Miskolc
24 October 1993
Austria 11 - 14 Slovenia
Wien
16 April 1994
Croatia 41 - 12 Austria
Sisak
23 April 1994
Croatia 77 - 10 Slovenia
Zagreb
29 April 1994
Croatia 13 - 23 Ukraine
Sisak
7 May 1994
Slovenia 26 - 41 Ukraine
Ljubliana
14 May 1994
Austria 0 - 78 Ukraine
Wien
14 May 1994
Slovenia 28 - 17 Hungary
Ljubliana
28 May 1994
Hungary 5 - 31 Croatia
Érd
Hungary 3 - 0
withdraw 		 Austria

Third Division[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1  Georgia 3 2 1 0 60 34 +26 8
2  Latvia 3 2 0 1 38 38 0 7
3   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 38 40 -2 5
4  Luxembourg 3 0 1 2 28 52 -24 4
19 July 1992
Georgia 28 - 3 Latvia
Kyiv
30 April 1993
Luxembourg 10 - 25 Latvia
Luxembourg
31 October 1993
Luxembourg 10 - 10 Georgia
Cessange
6 November 1993
Latvia 10 - 0  Switzerland
Riga
15 May 1994
Luxembourg 8 - 17  Switzerland
Luxembourg
4 June 1994
Switzerland 21 - 22 Georgia
La Chaux-de-Fonds

Pool B[edit]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff.
1  Moldova 3 2 0 1 64 9 +55 6
2  Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 23 58 -35 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 76 17 -59 4
4  Lithuania 3 0 1 2 21 100 -79 4
10 October 1993
Lithuania 6 - 22 Moldova
Siauliai
6 November 1993
Bulgaria 9 - 9 Lithuania
Gabrovo
27 November 1993
Bulgaria 11 - 7 Denmark
Gabrovo
23 April 1994
Moldova 42 - 3 Bulgaria
Kishinev
7 May 1994
Denmark 69 - 6 Lithuania
Copenhagen
  • Moldova-Denmark not played

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

  • (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) ISBN 88-87374-40-6.
  • (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).

External links[edit]

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