The 1978–79 FIRA Trophy was the 19th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania reached the 2nd place, achieving an historical 44–0 win over Italy at 22 April 1979, in Bucharest.
First division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1 5 5 0 0 171 34 +137 152 5 4 0 1 117 33 +84 133 5 2 0 3 71 76 -5 94 5 2 0 3 55 75 -20 95 5 1 0 4 47 100 -53 76 5 1 0 4 31 174 -143 7
Spain 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 2200566+5062 21012413+1143 2002 061-612
Results
Pool 2 Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1 3 3 0 0 44 14 +30 92 3 2 0 1 35 16 +19 73 3 1 0 2 18 53 -35 5 4 3 0 0 3 9 23 -14 3
Results
Finals
Morocco 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