1992–94 FIRA Trophy

1992-94 FIRA Trophy

Date

1 October 1992 – 24 May 1994

Countries

Belgium

France

Germany

Italy

Morocco

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Spain

Tunisia

Tournament statistics

Champions

France

Matches played

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The 1992–94 FIRA Trophy was arranged with a new format. Ten teams were admitted to 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

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

And five in the pool for "Plate":

Pool for Title

Italy very nearly won their first tournament, beating a non-capped France side for the first time by 16-9, but lost in Bucarest to Romania, and so France won the title on points.

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.	Table points
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	-104	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			Referee: 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 Cecillon, 7.Leon Loppy, 6.Philippe Benetton, 5.Olivier Roumat (cap.), 4.Olivier Merle, 3.Stephane Graou, 2.Jean-Michel Gonzalez, 1.Louis Armary - Replacement: Laurent Seigne, Olivier Campan				Referee: Jim Fleming
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

Moscow

11 November 1993

Italy	16 - 9	France A1

Treviso

20 March 1994

Spain	3 - 49	France A1

Sarlat

10 April 1994

Spain	9 - 16	Russia

Madrid

24 April 1994	Spain	3 - 11	Romania	La Romareda, Zaragoza
				Referee: 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: Gerard 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				Referee: Gerard Borreani
Spain 15.Francisco Puertas Soto, 14.Daniel Saenz Lobsack, 13.Marc Ventura Miranda, 12.Alvar Enciso Fernandez-Valderama, 11.Jose 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 Navio, 4.Jose Miguel Villau Cabeza, 3.Jonadab Diez Urkidi, 2.Javier Aguiar Cayetano, 1.Ignacio de Lazaro Bravo - replacements: Alberto Socias Olmos, Marcelo Mascaro Casaccio

7 May 1994

Romania	30 - 0	Russia

Stadiunul Dinamo, Bucharest

14 May 1994	Romania	26 - 12	Italy	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Try: Leonte Pen: Nichitean 5 Drop: Nichitean 2		Pen: Dominguez 4	Referee: D. Neynat
Romania=15.Vasile Brici, 14.Lician Colceriu, 13.Nicolae Racean, 12.Nicolae Fulina, 11.Robert Cioca, 10.Neculai Nichitean, 9.Daniel Neaga, 8.Andrei Guranescu, 7.Traian Oroian, 6.Catalin Draguceanu, 5.Constantin Cojocariu, 4.Sandu Ciorascu, 3.Gabriel Vlad, 2.Gheorghe Ion, 1.Gheorghe Leonte - replacements: Tiberiu Brinza, Marius Nedelcu				Referee: D. Neynat

28 May 1994

Russia	9 - 11	France A1

Moscow

Pool for Sixth place

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.	Table points
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

Pool A

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.	Table points
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	56	222	-166	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

Vyskov

31 October 1993

Netherlands	42 - 6	Czech Republic

Den Haag

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

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.	Table points
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

Pool A

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.	Table points
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

Kiev

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

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.	Table points
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

Bibliography

(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.
(Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).

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