1985–87 FIRA Trophy
Date30 October 1985 – 9 May 1987
Countries France
 Italy
 Romania
 Portugal
 Soviet Union
 Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played30
1984–1985 (Previous) (Next) 1987–1989

The 1985–87 FIRA Trophy was the 26th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. It was played along two seasons (19851986 and 198687)

The tournament was won by France, who only awarded caps in the games with Romania. France won nine matches and had a single surprising loss to the Soviet Union (15–9), at home. This was the last FIRA Trophy before the first Rugby World Cup, that took place in 1987. Romania and Italy, who finished at 3rd and 4th places, respectively, were among the nine countries invited to participate. The Soviet Union declined the invitation for political reasons, due to the South Africa membership of IRFB. The African side of Tunisia finished in 5th place and was relegated, managing to defeat twice Portugal and having a surprise win over the strong Romania side (17–15) at home. Portugal lost all their ten games and was also relegated, with his best result being a close loss to Italy abroad by 26–24.

Spain and Netherlands won the Division 2 pools, facing each other in a final won by Spain (28–10).

First division

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 France1090127774+20328
2 Soviet Union1070317898+8024
3 Romania10604186139+4722
4 Italy10505162123+3920
5 Tunisia1030791214-12316
6 Portugal100010111357-24610
  • Tunisia and Portugal relegated to second division
Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt
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20 October 1985
Romania 16 – 13 Soviet Union
Try: Paraschiv
Pen: Nastase (4)
Try: Tikhonov
Con: Mironov
Pen: Mironov (2)
Dinamo Stadium, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: France Y. Peytavin

1 November 1985
France XV France33 – 0 Tunisia

10 November 1985
Soviet Union 15 – 13 Italy
Try: Mironov
Con: Mironov (2)
Pen: Mironov
Try: Ghizzoni
Pen: Bettarello (2)
Drop: Bettarello
Fili Stadium Moscow
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: France René Bourquet

7 December 1985 Italy  19 – 3  Romania Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila  
Try: Appiani, Bettarello, Morelli
Con: Bettarello 2
Pen: Bettarello
Pen: Ion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Y.Bressy France
Italy: 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Massimo Mascioletti, 13.Fabio Gaetaniello, 12.Sergio Zorzi, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Alessandro Fusco, 8.Giuseppe Artuso, 7.Sergio Appiani, 6.Marzio Innocenti (cap.), 5.Antonio Colella, 4.Mauro Gardin, 3.Guido Rossi, 2.Giorgio Morelli, 1.Giancarlo Cucchiella
Romania: 15.Alexandru Marin, 14.R. Voinov, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Stefan Tofan, 11.N. Copil, 10.Vasile Ion, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Florica Murariu, 7.Cristian Raducanu, 6.M. Giucal, 5.S. Galan, 4.Laurentiu Constantin, 3.P. Petrisor, 2.Marin Mot, 1.Ion Bucanreplacements: 16.Stelian Podarascu
8 February 1986
Italy 18 – 4 Tunisia
Try: Bettarello
Con: Bettarello
Pen: Bettarello (4)
Try: Meouhachi
Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
Referee: Spain Jourko


22 February 1986
Portugal 14 – 34 Romania
Alfredo da Silva Stadium, Barreiro

22 March 1986
Portugal 18 – 60France France XV
Pina Manique Stadium, Lisbon

12 April 1986 France  25 – 13  Romania Stade Nord Lille, Villeneuve-d'Ascq  
Try: Erbani, Lagisquet, Sella
Bonneval, Charvet
Con: Laporte
Pen: Laporte
Try: David, Hodorca
Con: Ignat
Pen: Ignat
Attendance: 14,951
Referee: C.Waldrom Australia
France: 15.Serge Blanco, 14.Jean-Baptiste Lafond, 13.Philippe Sella, 12.Denis Charvet, 11.Eric Bonneval, 10.Guy Laporte, 9.Pierre Berbizier, 8.Jean-Luc Joinel, 7.Dominique Erbani, 6.Eric Champ, 5.Jean Condom, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou, 2.Daniel Dubroca (cap.), 1.Philippe Maroccoreplacements: 16.Patrice Lagisquet, 17.Thierry Picard
Romania: 15.Liviu Hodorca, 14.Marcel Toader, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Vasile David, 11.Gheorghie Varzaru, 10.Gelu Ignat, 9.Teodor Coman, 8.Stefan Constantin, 7.M. Giucal, 6.Florica Murariu (cap.), 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Laurentiu Constantin, 3.Vasile Pascu, 2.Marin Mot, 1.Florea Oprisreplacements: 16.R. Voinov
13 April 1986
Italy 26 – 24 Portugal
Try: Gaetaniello, Lorigiola, Mascioletti, Venturi
Con: Bettarello (2)
Pen: Bettarello (2)
Try: Ferreira, Malo
Con: Queimado (2)
Pen: Queimado (4)
Campo Carlo Quaresima, Jesi
Referee: Romania Vasilica

18 April 1986
Tunisia 4 – 12 Soviet Union
Olympic Centre, Tunis

26 April 1986
Tunisia 24 – 21 Portugal
El Menzah Stadium, Tunis


3 May 1986
Tunisia 17 – 15 Romania
Monastir

17 May 1986
Portugal 3 – 29 Soviet Union
Pen: QueimadoTry: Mironov (2), Samardin, Tikhonov, Borisov
Con: Mironov (3)
Drop: Nechaev
Municipal Stadium, Barreiro

5 October 1986
Romania 37 – 9 Tunisia
Stade 1 Mai, Constanța
Referee: France M. Connes

18 October 1986
Romania 43 – 7 Portugal
Try: Bucan, Lungu, Tofan, Popescu (5)
Con: Nastase (4)
Pen: Nastase
Try: Queimado
Pen: Queimado
Stadionul Giulesti, Birlad
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: France H. Vilatte

18 October 1986
Tunisia 9 – 22 Italy
Try: Ferjani
Con: Buoghanmi
Pen: Buoghanmi
Try: Artuso, Osti
Con: Bettarello
Pen: Bettarello (3)
Drop: Bettarello
Menzel Bourguiba
Referee: Belgium Roelands

23 October 1986 Romania  3 – 20  France Stadionul Giulesti, Bucharest  
Pen: Nastase
Try: Andrieu, Berot, Blanco
Con: Berot
Pen: Berot 2
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: New Zealand Dave Bishop
Romania: 15.Gheorghe Florea, 14.Cornel Popescu, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Ștefan Tofan, 11.Marcel Toader, 10.V. Nastase, 9.S. Seceleanu, 8.Laurentiu Constantin, 7.Haralambie Dumitras, 6.Ioan Doja, 5.Gheorghie Caragea, 4.Gheorghie Dumitru, 3.Gheorghie Corneliu, 2.Mircea Munteanu (cap.), 1.Florea Oprisreplacements: 16.Gheorghe Ion
France: 15.Serge Blanco, 14.Philippe Berot, 13.Philippe Sella, 12.Eric Bonneval, 11.Marc Andrieu, 10.Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, 9.Pierre Berbizier, 8.Alain Carminati, 7.Laurent Rodriguez, 6.Eric Champ, 5.Jean Condom, 4.Alain Lorieux, 3.Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou, 2.Daniel Dubroca (cap.), 1.Herve Chabowski
16 November 1986
Italy 14 – 16 Soviet Union
Try: Ghizzoni, Collodo, Innocenti
Con: Bettarello
Try: Mironov
Pen: Mironov (3)
Drop: Mironov
Stadio Marassi, Genova
Referee: France P. Frantschi

1 November 1986
France XV France9 – 15 Soviet Union

18 January 1987
Portugal 3 – 41 Italy
Pen: QueimadoTry: Colella, Collodo, Cuttitta, Gardin, Ghizzoni, penalty try
Con: Troiani (4)
Pen: Troiani (2)
Drop: Collodo
Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon
Referee: France P. Frantschi

8 February 1987
France XV France38 – 6 Portugal
Stade La Fougère, Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse

22 February 1987
Italy 6 – 22France France A1
Pen: Troiani
Drop: Collodo
Try: Bonal, Cabannes, penalty try
Con: Sallefranque (2)
Pen: Sallefranque (2)
Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
Referee: Wales L. J. Peard

12 April 1987 Romania  9 – 3  Italy Stade 1. May, Constanța  
Pen: Alexandru (3)
Pen: Bettarello
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: JC Yche France
Romania: 15.Vasile Ion, 14.Marcel Toader, 13.Adrian Lungu, 12.Ștefan Tofan, 11.Liviu Hodorca, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Ene Necula, 7.Haralambie Dumitras, 6.Florica Murariu, 5.Laurentiu Constantin, 4.Stefan Constantin, 3.Gheorghe Leonte, 2.Emilian Grigore, 1.Ion Bucanreplacements: 16.Cristian Raducanu
Italy: 15.Daniele Tebaldi, 14.Serafino Ghizzoni, 13.Oscar Collodo, 12.Stefano Barba, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Stefano Bettarello, 9.Fulvio Lorigiola, 8.Gianni Zanon, 7.Giuseppe Artuso, 6.Marzio Innocenti (cap.), 5.Franco Berni, 4.Mauro Gardin, 3.Tito Lupini, 2.Antonio Galeazzo, 1.Guido Rossi

25 April 1987
Soviet Union 12 – 13 Romania
Pen: Mironov, Dzagnidze (3)Try: Marin
Pen: Alexandru (2)
Drop: Alexandru
Lokomotivi Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: several thousand in rain
Referee: Yves Bressy France

29 April 1987
Soviet Union 9 – 6 Tunisia
Pen: Dzagnidze (3)Pen: Boughamni (2)
Central Stadium, Kutaisi
Attendance: 15 thousand
Referee: Giovanni Campanile Italy

9 May 1987
Soviet Union 50 – 6 Portugal
Try: Mironov, Nechaev (2), Sokolov, Korolev (2), Vorapaev, Tikhonov, Medved
Con: Dzagnidze (7)
Pen: Queimado (2)
Kharkov

9 May 1987
Tunisia 6 – 38France France XV

Second division

Pool A

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Spain650115840+11816
2 Poland630395100-512
3 Morocco62044276-3410
4 West Germany620437116-7910

27 October 1985
Poland 3 – 24 Spain
Sopot

10 November 1985
West Germany 13 – 11 Spain
Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover


13 April 1986
Poland 28 – 12 West Germany
Poznań


11 May 1986
Morocco 16 – 14 Poland
Casablanca


14 December 1986
Morocco 3 – 12 Spain
Casablanca

5 April 1987
Morocco 7 – 0 West Germany
Casablanca

12 April 1987
Poland 21 – 4 Morocco
Ruda Śląska



Pool B

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Netherlands65018352+3116
2 Czechoslovakia640212851+7714
3 Belgium62044462-1810
4 Sweden610530120-908

5 October 1985
Sweden 11 – 16 Netherlands
Aarstad

19 November 1985
Czechoslovakia 14 – 3 Belgium
Prague

16 March 1986
Belgium 0 – 11 Netherlands
Dendermonde

13 April 1986
Netherlands 9 – 6 Czechoslovakia
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

10 May 1986
Sweden 12 – 6 Belgium
Malmö

1 June 1986
Czechoslovakia 51 – 3 Sweden
Tatra

17 October 1986
Netherlands 23 – 0 Sweden
Castricum

19 October 1986
Belgium 9 – 0 Sweden
Brussels

22 November 1986
Belgium 18 – 15 Czechoslovakia
Vise

8 March 1987
Netherlands 10 – 8 Belgium
Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum

12 April 1987
Czechoslovakia 27 – 14 Netherlands

24 May 1987
Sweden 4 – 15 Czechoslovakia
Ronneby

Final

10 May 1987
Spain 28 – 10 Netherlands
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux

  • Spain promoted to division 1

Bibliography

  • (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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