1968–69 FIRA Nations Cup
| 1968–69 Nations Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 27 October 1968 – 26 May 1969 | ||
| Countries |  Czechoslovakia France West Germany Poland Romania | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Romania | ||
| Matches played | 9 | ||
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The Nations Cup 1968–69 was the ninth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and fourth with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".
The tournament was won for the first time by Romania, who won all their four games, including a 15-14 win over France at home.
First division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Romania |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 37 | 42 | 12 |
| 2 | France |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 35 | 100 | 9 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 71 | −5 | 7 |
| 4 | West Germany |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 3 |
| 5 | Poland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 132 | −113 | 3 |
Poland and Germany relegated to division 2
- Results
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc) |
Poland-Germany not played
| 1 December 1968 | Romania
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15 - 14 | France
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Bucharest | |
| Pen: Irimescu 4 Drop: Irimescu |
Try: Bonal Con: Paries Pen: Paries 3 |
Referee: Joseph 
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| Romania : 15 V. Daiciulescu, 14 Mihai Suciu, 11 Dan Coravu, 13 M. Wusek, 12 Valeriu Irimescu, 10 .Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 9 Petre Florescu, 8 R. Demian (c), 7 Gh. Rascanu, 6 P. Ciobanel, 5 Ion Tutuianu, 4 Constantin Serban, 3 C. Dinu, 2 V.Iorgulescu, 1 G. Stoica, sostituti:, 16 Nicolae Baciu | |||||
| France: 15 Henri Magois, 14 Jean-Marie Bonal, 11 Jean Sillieres, 13 Jo Maso, 12 Andre Ruiz, 10 Lucien Paries, 9 Marcel Puget, 8 W. Sganghero, 7 C. Carrere (c), 6 B. Dutin, 5 Elie Cester, 4 Benoit Dauga, 3 J.M. Esponda, 2 M.Yachvili, 1 J.C. Noble | |||||
Second Division
Pool 1
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Italy |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | +36 | 6 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 4 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 39 | −33 | 2 |
- Results
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc) |
| 29 December 1968 | Italy
|
22 - 3 | Yugoslavia
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San Donà | |
| Try: Autore, Gini , Rista U. Conforto, Pignotti Bollesan Con: R. Martini 2 |
Try: Kesvic |
Referee: Genet (France)
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| 2 March 1969 | Bulgaria
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0 - 17 | Italy
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Sofia | |
| Try: Pignotti, Ambron Cioni 2 Con: Pacifici Pen: Di Zitti |
Attendance: Sckvor (Czechoslovakia) Referee: Sckvor |
Pool 2
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Spain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 6 |
| 2 |  Portugal |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 4 |
| 3 |  Morocco |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33 | −27 | 2 |
- Results
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. |
Pool 3
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Belgium |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 |
- Results
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. |
Final Pool
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Italy |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 37 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 15 | 31 | 4 |
| 3 | Belgium |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 71 | −68 | 2 |
Italy promoted to division 1
- Results
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc) |
| 4 May 1969 | Italy
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12 - 5 | Spain
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L'Aquila | |
| Try: Pacifici Pen: Di Zitti Drop: Pacifici, Ricci |
Try: Modrego Con: Fonfo |
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| Spain: 15.Del Valle, 14.Abecia, 13.Del rey, 12.Curujo, 11.Matutano, 10.Fonto (63' Maturola), 9.Fonfo, 7.Gomez-Reino, 8.Bueno, 6.Mocoroa, 5.Caltazar, 4.Irarorza, 3.Espalza, 2.Hacha, 1.Modrego | |||||
| 10 May 1969 | Belgium
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0 - 30 | Italy
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Brussel | |
| Belgium : 15.Sluys, 14.Michel, 13.Vachandex, 12.Van Krinktiwelt II, 11.Donnez, 10.Brunet, 9.Antoine, 1.Van Krinktiwelt I, 2.Stalmans, 3.Vanderberghe, 4.Maillon, 5.Lefevre, 6.Pirodde, 7.Jacquemin, 8.Van Severen | |||||
| Italy: 15.Angelo Autore, 14.Elio Michelon, 13.Vittorio Ambron, 12.Fernando Pignotti, 11.Walter Rista, 10.Giampiero Ricci, 9.Umberto Conforto, 7.Franco Cioni, 8.Marco Bollesan, 6.Lucio Boccaletto, 5.Luigi Bettella, 4.Antonio di Zitti (cap), 3.Dominico Armellin, 2.Alessandro Brunelli, 1.Massimo Gini | |||||
Bibliography
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