The 1977-1978 FIRA Trophy was the 18th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania finished in 2nd place, while Spain had a surprising 3rd place, defeating Italy (10-3), in Madrid, to repeat the same place of the previous tournament. Italy had a very disappointing performance, finishing in 5th place, below Poland, who also beat them (12-6).
First Division Table
Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1 5 5 0 0 158 77 +81 152 5 3 1 1 190 49 +141 123 5 3 0 2 64 134 -70 114 5 2 0 3 93 110 -17 95 5 1 1 3 38 67 -29 86 5 0 0 5 61 167 -106 5
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)
Second Division
Pool 1 Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1 220026 0+2662 21012520 +543 2002 031-31 2
Results
Pool 2 Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1220010215+8762 21012249-2743 20022080-602
Results
Finals
Soviet Union promoted to division 1
Bibliography Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) . Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).
References
External links FIRA-AER official website