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.
| 1992-94 FIRA Trophy | |||
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| Date | 1 October 1992 – 24 May 1994 | ||
| Countries |  Belgium  France  Germany Italy  Morocco  Portugal Romania  Russia Spain Tunisia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 41 | ||
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Preliminary Tournament
editFive teams qualified to play in the pool for the "Title":
And five in the pool for the "Plate":
Pool for Title
editItaly 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
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51 - 0 | Romania
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Parc Municipal, Brive-la-Gaillarde | |
| Try: Bernat-Salles 3 Loppy, Merle, Sella Con: Lacroix 6 Pen: Lacroix 3 |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee:  Jim Fleming
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| 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: G. Barrabes |
| 11 November 1993 |
| Italy | 16 - 9 | France A1 |
| Try: penalty try Con: Domínguez Pen: Domínguez (3) | Pen: Campan (3) |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Referee: Mircea Paraschivescu |
| 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
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3 - 11 | Romania
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La Romareda, Zaragoza | |
| Pen: Puertas Soto |
Try: Solomie Pen: Nichitean (2) |
Referee: Yves Peyrelongue
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| 7 May 1994 |
| Romania | 30 - 0 | Russia |
| Try: Cioca (2), Colceriu, Leonte Con: Nichitean (2) Pen: Nichitean (2) |
| Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest Referee:  B. Campsall |
| 14 May 1994 | Romania
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26 - 12 | Italy
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Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest | |
| Try: Leonte Pen: Nichitean (5) Drop: Nichitean |
Pen: Domínguez (4) |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: D. Neynat
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| 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 | |||||
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 |
Second Division
editPool 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 |
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 |
Third Division
editPool 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 |
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 |
- Moldova-Denmark not played
References
editBibliography
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).