1977–78 FIRA Trophy
| 1977-78 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 2 October 1977 – 28 May 1978 | ||
| Countries |  Czechoslovakia France  Italy Romania Poland  Spain | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
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The 1977-1978 FIRA Trophy was the 18th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by France.
First Division
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | France |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 77 | +81 | 15 |
| 2 | Romania |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 190 | 49 | +141 | 12 |
| 3 | Spain |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 134 | -70 | 11 |
| 4 | Poland |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 110 | -17 | 9 |
| 5 | Italy |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 67 | -29 | 8 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 167 | -106 | 5 |
Czechoslovakia relegated to division 2
- Results
| 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) |
| 26 November 1977 | Italy
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10 - 10 | Romania
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Reggio Calabria | |
| Try: Ghizzoni Pen: Collodo, Gaetaniello |
Try: Motrescu Drop: Bucos 2 |
Referee: David Burnett 
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| Italy: 15.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 14.Manrico Marchetto, 13.Nello Francescato, 12.Bruno Francescato, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Oscar Collodo, 9.Gianni Franceschini, 8.Salvatore Bonetti (cap.), 7.Fiorenzo Blessano, 6.Loris Salsi, 5.Giuseppe Artuso, 4.Adriano Fedrigo, 3.Pasquale Presutti, 2.Pietro Monfeli, 1.Nick Screnci - replacements: 16.Andrea Lijoi | |||||
| Romania: 15.Teodorin Tudose, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghie Nica, 12.Ion Enache, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Mihai Bucos, 9.Eduard Suciu, 8.Florica Murariu, 7.Pompiliu Bors, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.I. Pintea, 4.Marin Ionescu, 3.Iancu Bacioiu, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu | |||||
| 10 December 1977 | France
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9 - 6 | Romania
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Stade Michelin, Clermont Ferrand | |
| Pen: Romeu 3 |
Pen: Bucos Drop: Alexandru |
Referee: Hughes 
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| Italy: 15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Jean-Luc Averous, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Christian Belascain, 11.Guy Noves, 10.Jean-Pierre Romeu, 9.Jacques Fouroux (cap.), 8.Alain Guilbert, 7.Jean-Claude Skrela, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives, 5.Michel Palmie, 4.Michel Sappa, 3.Pierre Dospital, 2.Alain Paco, 1.Gerard Cholley | |||||
| Romania: 15.Mihai Bucos, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghie Nica (cap.), 12.Vladimir Vasile, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghie Dumitru, 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.I. Pintea, 3.Corneliu Scarlat, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu | |||||
Second Division
Pool 1
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Yugoslavia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 6 |
| 2 |  Morocco |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 4 |
| 3 |  Belgium |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | -31 | 2 |
- Results
Pool 2
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 15 | +87 | 6 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 49 | -27 | 4 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 80 | -60 | 2 |
- Results
Finals
Soviet Union promoted to division 1
Bibliography
- Template:It icon 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.
- Template:It icon Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).