1973-74 Fira Trophy
Date11 November 1973 – 19 May 1974
Countries France
 Morocco
 Poland
 Romania
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played9
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The 1973–1974 FIRA Trophy was the 14th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and first with the formula and the name of "FIRA Trophy".

The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania finished in the 2nd place, with a single loss, and Spain in the 3rd place, with two wins and two losses. Italy won the Second Division, earning the right to return to the First Division for the following season.

First division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 France44007616+6012
2 Romania43016831+3710
3 Spain42024235+78
4 Poland31021424-105
5 Morocco400412106-944
  • Poland and Marocco relegated to division 2
  • Results
Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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  • France-Poland not played (Poland forfait)
11 November 1973 France  7–6  Romania Valence d'Agen  
Try: Bertranne
Drop: Romeu
 Pen: Durbac 2
 Attendance: 11,474
Referee: Patrick d'Arcy Republic of Ireland
France:15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Roland Bertranne, 13.Gilles Delaigue, 12.Jo Maso, 11.Rene Seguier, 10.Jean-Pierre Romeu, 9.Max Barrau (cap.), 8.Olivier Saisset, 7.Victor Boffelli, 6.Jean-Claude Skrela, 5.Michel Sappa, 4.Elie Cester, 3.Jean Costantino, 2.Rene Benesis, 1.Jean-Louis Azarete
Romania: 15.Radu Durbac, 14.Ion Constantin, 13.Gheorghe Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 12.I. Marica, 11.Gheorghe Nica, 10.Mihai Nicolescu, 9.Adrian Mateescu (cap.), 8.Nicolae Postolachi, 7.Constantin Fugigi, 6.Alexandru Pop, 5.Constantin Șerban, 4.Gheorghe Dumitru, 3.Mircea Ciornei, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Constantin Dinu
3 March 1974
Morocco 9–22 Romania
Casablanca
14 April 1974
Romania 20–6 Poland
Bucharest
28 April 1974
Morocco 0–8 Poland
Casablanca
12 May 1974
Poland 0–4 Spain
Konylisy, Poznań
19 May 1974
Romania 20–9 Spain
Timișoara

Second Division

Portugal withdrew from the tournament after playing only two matches due to the political situation after the Carnation Revolution.

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Italy43105523+3211
2 Czechoslovakia42204112+2910
3 West Germany42115640+169
4 Yugoslavia41031877-596
5 Portugal40041331-182

Italy and Czechoslovakia promoted to division 2

  • Results
Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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21 October 1973
Czechoslovakia 32–3 Yugoslavia
Prague
11 November 1973
Yugoslavia 7–25 Italy
Zagreb
10 February 1974
Portugal 3–11 Italy
Lisbon
7 April 1974
West Germany 20–10 Portugal
Hanover
1 May 1974
Yugoslavia 8–20 West Germany
Makarska
5 May 1974
Italy 16–10 West Germany
Rho
1974
Czechoslovakia 6–0
Portugal withdraw 		 Portugal
1974
Yugoslavia 6–0
Portugal withdraw 		 Portugal

Bibliography

  • (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).

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