1987–1989 FIRA Trophy

European rugby union championship

1987-89 FIRA Trophy

Date| 25 October 1987 – 9 May 1989
Countries|  France
Italy
Romania
Spain
Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Champions|  France
Matches played| 20
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The 1987–89 FIRA Trophy was the 27th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. It was played along two seasons (1987–1988 and 1988–89).

The tournament was won by France, with a single loss to Soviet Union (17–10) in Kutaisi. Despite facing strong opposition from both Italy and Soviet Union, the French only awarded caps in their games with Romania, who finished in 3rd place, while the Soviets reached the 2nd place. Spain lost all their matches and were relegated.

The winners of the Second division two pools were Poland and Belgium, who faced each other in a final, with the Poles winning (25–23).

## First division

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Place  | Nation  | Games  | Points  | Table
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played  | won  | drawn  | lost  | for  | against  | diff.
1 |  France | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 241 | 92 | +149 | 22
2 |  Soviet Union | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 92 | +37 | 20
3 |  Romania | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 128 | -11 | 18
4 |  Italy | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 95 | 148 | -53 | 12
5 |  Spain | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 81 | 203 | -122 | 8

* Spain relegated to second division

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Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt
Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc.)

25 October 1987

Romania | 18 - 10|  Soviet Union

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Try: Toader
Con: Dumitru
Pen: Dumitru (4)| | Try: Hairulin
Pen: Mironov, Sijussar
Iași
Attendance: 8,000
Referee:  N. Camaduro

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7 November 1987

Soviet Union | 12 - 9|  Italy

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Pen: Mironov (3)
Drop: Sijussar| | Pen: Bettarello (3)
Kishinev
Attendance: 8,000
Referee:  M. Lamoulie

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11 November 1987

France | 49 - 3|  Romania

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Try: Andrieu (2), Berot, Lagisquet (2), Ondarts, penalty try
Con: Berot (6)
Pen: Berot (3)| | Drop: Alexandru
Stade Armandie, Agen
Attendance: 10,417
Referee:  Jim Fleming

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5 December 1987

Spain | 0 - 13|  Italy

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| | Try: de Biase, Gaetaniello
Con: Bettarello
Pen: Stefano Bettarello
Estadi Baldiri Aleu, Sant Boi de Llobregat
Attendance: 3,000
Referee:  J. Doulcet

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7 February 1988

France A1 | 19 - 9|  Italy

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Try: Bonneval, Deslandes, Gleyze (2)
Drop: Trille| | Pen: Ambrosio (3)
Stade Louis II, Montecarlo, Monaco
Attendance: 7,000
Referee:  D. Roelands

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2 April 1988

Italy | 3 - 12|  Romania

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Pen: Bonomi| | Try: Radulescu
Con: Ignat
Drop: Ignat
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 9,000
Referee:  P. Frantschi

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17 April 1988

Romania | 16 - 7|  Spain

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Try: Caragea, Piti
Con: Ignat
Pen: Ignat (3)| | Try: Oller Rodriguez
Pen: Díaz Lavilla
Focşani
Referee:  A. Grumbinas

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23 April 1988

Soviet Union | 12 - 7|  Spain

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Pen: Mironov (2)
Drop: Mironov, Dzagnidze| | Try: Chocarro Huesa
Pen: Díaz Paternain
Municipal Stadium, Kutaisi
Attendance: 1,500

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15 May 1988

Spain | 16 - 32|  France XV

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Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid
Attendance: 9,000

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22 May 1988

Soviet Union | 17 - 10|  France XV

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Municipal Stadium, Kutaisi

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23 October 1988

Soviet Union | 23 - 9|  Romania

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Try: Molchanov, Tikhonov (2)
Con: Dzagnidze
Pen: Dzagnidze (3)| | Pen: Dumitru (3)
Alma Ata
Attendance: 12,000

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5 November 1988

Italy | 12 - 18|  Soviet Union

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Pen: Bettarello (4)| | Try: Mironov
Con: Dzagnidze
Pen: Dzagnidze (2)
Drop: Mironov
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:  M. Lamoulie

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20 November 1988

Spain | 9-21|  Soviet Union

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Pen: Blanco Duelo (2)
Drop: Díaz Paternain| | Try: Nechaev, Hairulin
Con: Mironov
Pen: Mironov (2), Dzagnidze
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid
Attendance: 5,000

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26 November 1988

Romania | 12 - 16|  France

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Try: Neaga
Con: Ignat
Pen: Ignat (2)| | Try: Blanco, Lagisquet
Con: Berot
Pen: Berot (2)
Dinamo Stadion, Bucharest
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:  C. Norling

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19 February 1989

Italy | 12 - 40|  France A1

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Pen: Capitani (3)
Drop: Tebaldi (2)| | Try: Hondagne-Monge, Lecomte (2), Sallaber (2), Tremouille, Trille
Con: Berot (3)
Pen: Berot (2)
Stadio Mompiano, Brescia
Referee:  A. Grombinas

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19 March 1989

France XV | 57 - 7|  Spain

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Parc des Sports d'Ondarraitz, Hendaye

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15 April 1989

Romania | 28 - 4|  Italy

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Try: Boldor, Coman, Ignat, Murariu
Con: Ignat (3)
Pen: Ignat
Drop: Ignat| | Try: Ceselin
Dinamo Stadion, Bucharest
Referee:  Y. Peyrelongue

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20 May 1989

France XV | 18 - 16|  Soviet Union

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Valence

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21 May 1989

Spain | 16 - 19|  Romania

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Try: Gutiérrez Merelles
Pen: Díaz Paternain (4)| | Try: Neaga, Chirila
Con: Ignat
Pen: Ignat (3)
Polideportivo El Saler, Valencia
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:  A. Condorelli

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2 June 1989

Italy | 33 - 19|  Spain

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Try: Ambrosio, Covi, Pietrosanti, Pivetta, Venturi
Con: Troiani (3)
Pen: Troiani (3)| | Try: Malo, Puertas Soto
Con: Díaz Paternain
Pen: Tejada Chacon
Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila
Referee:  Vasilica

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## Second division

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### Pool A

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Place  | Nation  | Games  | Points  | Table
points

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played  | won  | drawn  | lost  | for  | against  | diff.
1 |  Poland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 49 | +77 | 18
2 |  Morocco | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 66 | -19 | 11
3 |  Czechoslovakia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 96 | -18 | 10
4 |  Tunisia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 102 | -40 | 9

1987

Tunisia | 6 - 11|  Morocco

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Tunis

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23 April 1988

Czechoslovakia | 18 - 9|  Tunisia

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Prague

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13 May 1988

Morocco | 7 - 13|  Poland

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Casablanca

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15 May 1988

Poland | 18 - 9|  Czechoslovakia

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Sochaczew

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21 May 1988

Czechoslovakia | 15 - 0|  Morocco

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Prague

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29 May 1988

Poland | 18 - 6|  Morocco

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Kraków

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1988

Poland | 21 - 6|  Tunisia

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25 March 1989

Morocco | 17 - 8|  Czechoslovakia

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Casablanca

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5 May 1989

Tunisia | 26 - 16|  Czechoslovakia

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Tunis

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20 May 1989

Czechoslovakia | 12 - 26|  Poland

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Prague

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1989

Tunisia | 9 - 30|  Poland

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1989

Morocco | 6 - 6|  Tunisia

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Casablanca

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### Pool B

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Place  | Nation  | Games  | Points  | Table
points

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played  | won  | drawn  | lost  | for  | against  | diff.
1 |  Belgium | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 103 | +52 | 21
2 |  West Germany | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 95 | +44 | 18
3 |  Portugal | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 118 | 117 | +1 | 17
4 |  Netherlands | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 115 | -4 | 14
5 |  Yugoslavia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 159 | -93 | 10

25 October 1987

Netherlands | 15 - 20|  Belgium

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Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

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15 November 1987

West Germany | 21 - 24|  Belgium

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Berlin

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29 November 1987

Yugoslavia | 6 - 15|  West Germany

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Split

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13 December 1987

Portugal | 7 - 13|  Belgium

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Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon

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21 February 1988

Portugal | 16 - 9|  Netherlands

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Municipal Stadium, Lousã

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20 March 1988

West Germany | 6 - 3|  Netherlands

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Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg

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14 April 1988

Belgium | 18 - 11|  Yugoslavia

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Liège

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17 April 1988

Netherlands | 31 - 10|  Yugoslavia

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Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

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17 April 1988

Portugal | 13 - 9|  West Germany

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Estádio da Coutada, Arcos de Valdevez

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8 May 1988

Yugoslavia | 9 - 22|  Portugal

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Split
Attendance: 1,000

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22 October 1988

Belgium | 27 - 9|  Netherlands

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13 November 1988

Yugoslavia | 9 - 31|  Belgium

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Split

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20 November 1988

West Germany | 29 - 6|  Yugoslavia

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Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover

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27 November 1988

Yugoslavia | 6 - 0|  Netherlands

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Split

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10 December 1988

Belgium | 7 - 16|  West Germany

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Brussels

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5 April 1989

Netherlands | 23 - 17|  Portugal

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Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

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8 April 1989

Belgium | 15 - 15|  Portugal

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Brussels

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16 April 1989

Netherlands | 21 - 13|  West Germany

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Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

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22 April 1989

Portugal | 13 - 9|  Yugoslavia

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Municipal Stadium, Lousã

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30 April 1989

West Germany | 30 - 15|  Portugal

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Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover

### Final

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29 October 1989

Poland | 25 - 23|  Belgium

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Madrid

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* Poland promoted to Division 1

## Third division

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Place  | Nation  | Games  | Points  | Table
points

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played  | won  | drawn  | lost  | for  | against  | difference
1 |  Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 21 | +57 | 12
2 |  Andorra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 6
3 |  Luxembourg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 57 | -36 | 6

* Bulgaria promoted to division 2

8 October 1987

Andorra | 24 - 3|  Luxembourg

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Andorra la Vella

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28 May 1988

Bulgaria | 30 - 6|  Andorra

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Sofia

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1988

Luxembourg | 4 - 14|  Bulgaria

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Luxembourg

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23 April 1989

Luxembourg | 10 - 6|  Andorra

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Luxembourg

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28 May 1989

Andorra | 7 - 21|  Bulgaria

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Andorra la Vella

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1989

Bulgaria | 13 - 4|  Luxembourg

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Sofia

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## Bibliography

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* (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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## External links

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