1984–85 FIRA Trophy
| 1984-85 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 6 October 1984 – 12 October 1985 | ||
| Countries |  France  Soviet Union  Italy  Romania  Tunisia Spain | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Grand Slam | France | ||
| Matches played | 16 | ||
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The 1984–85 FIRA Trophy was the 25th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam, finishing ahead of Soviet Union and Italy.
Romania could not make "Top 3" for very first time ever, due to inferior points difference in head-to-head games with Soviet Union and Italy.
As it was initially agreed, Division 1 would be shrunk to 5 teams for next edition. That's why Spain and Tunisia which finished as 5th and 6th, were relegated and replaced by Portugal which won the Second Division and got promoted.
Subsequently, at FIRA Annual Congress, held in mid-June, it was decided to continue with 6 teams, and the two relegated teams met for a barrage game at neutral venue to decide the survivor,[1] with the Tunisians winning.
First division
[edit]| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 45 | +90 | 15 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 73 | +24 | 11 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 11 |
| 4 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 60 | +25 | 11 |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 119 | -55 | 7 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 133 | -94 | 5 |
| Tie break for three teams—points difference in head-to-head games: SOV +7, ITA =0, ROM -7 |
| 10 November 1984 | Romania  | 3 - 18 | France | Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest | |
| Pen: Alexandru | Try: Lescarboura, Sella Con: Lescarboura 2 Pen: Lescarboura 2 | Attendance: 20,000 Referee:  John West | |||
| Romania: 15.Laurentiu Codoi, 14.Adrian Lungu, 13.Gheorghie Varzaru, 12.Mihai Marghescu, 11.Marian Aldea, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv (cap.), 8.Laurentiu Constantin, 7.Alexandru Radulescu, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Gheorghe Leonte, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Ion Bucan - replacements: 16.Stefan Constantin | |||||
| France: 15.Serge Blanco, 14.Patrick Estève, 13.Philippe Sella, 12.Didier Codorniou, 11.Bernard Lavigne, 10.Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, 9.Jerome Gallion, 8.Dominique Erbani, 7.Laurent Rodriguez, 6.Jacques Gratton, 5.Jean Condom, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou, 2.Philippe Dintrans (cap.), 1.Pierre Dospital | |||||
| 18 November 1984 |
| Italy | 13 - 12 | Soviet Union |
| Try: Bettarello Pen: Bettarello (3) | Try: Tikhonov Con: Mironov Pen: Mironov (2) |
| Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila Referee: Matheu |
| 16 December 1984 |
| Spain | 19 - 33 | Romania |
| Try: Martín Fernández (2) Con: Nuñez Doval Pen: Nuñez Doval (3) | Try: Radulescu, Toader, Florea, Morariu Con: Alexandru (4) Pen: Alexandru (2) Drop: Alexandru (2) |
| Campo Universitario, Madrid Attendance: 7,000 Referee: G. Maurette |
| 3 March 1985 |
| Italy | 9 - 22 | France A1 |
| Pen: Bettarello (3) | Try: Cassagne, Lorieux, Sanz Con: Rui (2) Pen: Rui Drop: Rui |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Referee:  A. M. Hosie |
| 14 April 1985 | Romania | 7 - 6 | Italy | Stadionul Municipal, Brasov | |
| Try: Toader Pen: Ion | Pen: Bettarello (2) | Referee: J.-P- Vedel | |||
| Romania: Ion Constantin, 14.Adrian Pllotschi, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Mihai Holban, 11.Marcel Toader, 10.Romeo Bezuscu, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Haralambie Dumitras, 7.M. Giucal, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Laurentiu Constantin, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Gheorghe Leonte, 2.Marin Mot, 1.D. Tunaru - replacements: Vasile Ion, S. Galan | |||||
| Italy: 15.Serafino Ghizzoni, 14.Massimo Mascioletti (cap.), 13.Luigi de Joanni, 12.Fabio Gaetaniello, 11.Andrea Azzali, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Alessandro Ghini, 8.Gianni Zanon, 7.Marzio Innocenti, 6.Giuseppe Artuso, 5.Franco Berni, 4.Antonio Colella, 3.Guido Rossi, 2.Giorgio Morelli, 1.Renato de Bernardo - replacements: Stefano Barba, Giancarlo Pivetta | |||||
| 1 May 1985 |
| Spain | 9 - 15 | Soviet Union |
| Pen: Nuñez Doval (3) | Try: Mironov, Hairulin Con: Mironov (2) Pen: Mironov |
| Estadio de Chapina, Seville Attendance: 3,500 |
| 5 May 1985 |
| Romania | 36 - 3 | Tunisia |
| Try: Murariu, Hodorca, Toader, Constantin Con: Nastase, Codoi Pen: Nastase (2) | Pen: Bougaluri |
| Bârlad Attendance: 10,000 |
| 12 May 1985 |
| Soviet Union | 35-9 | Tunisia |
| Try: Malikov, Khairullin, Zuev, Igor Mironov Con: Igor Mironov (2) Pen: Igor Mironov (5) |
| Kiev Attendance: 5,000 |
| 18 May 1985 |
| Italy | 22 - 13 | Spain |
| Try: Gaetaniello, Pivetta, Venturi, Vittadello Con: Bettarello (3) | Try: Azkargota Aretxabala, de la Torre Con: Nuñez Doval Pen: Nuñez Doval |
| Stadio Danilo Martelli, Mantova Referee: A. Grombinas |
| 31 May 1985 |
| Soviet Union | 14 - 6 | Romania |
| Try: Gonyani, Tikhonov Pen: Mironov Drop: Sljussar | Pen: Codoi Drop: Codoi |
| Spartak Stadium, Kiev Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J.-C. Yché |
Barrage per survival:
- Spain relegated to division 2
Second division
[edit]| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | +38 | 9 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 5 |
| 4 |  Morocco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 62 | -44 | 3 |
- Portugal promoted to division 1
| 18 April 1985 |
| Portugal | 18 - 0 | Czechoslovakia |
| Try: Durão, Morais Con: Queimado (2) Pen: Queimado Drop: Queimado |
| Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon Attendance: 3,000 |
| 28 April 1985 |
| Portugal | 14 - 0 | Poland |
| Try: Durão, Ferreira, Morais Con: Queimado |
| Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon Attendance: 500 |
Third division
[edit]| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 16 | +49 | 9 |
| 2 |  Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 7 |
| 3 |  West Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 64 | -52 | 3 |
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).
- (in Georgian) ქართული რაგბის მატიანე (Georgian Rugby History) 1959-2009 ISBN 978-9941-0-2047-6 Free download
References
[edit]- ^ "Prieto, mas cerca del al hajri". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 October 1985. p. 37. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
