The 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy was the 20th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by France, who achieved a Grand Slam.
First division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1 5 5 0 0 169 32 +137 152 5 3 0 2 142 86 +56 113 5 3 0 2 87 54 +33 114 5 3 0 2 80 81 -1 115 5 1 0 4 56 171 -115 76 5 0 0 5 37 147 -110 5
Morocco 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 Table
Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference1 4 4 0 0 101 33 +68122 4 2 1 1 33 41 -8 93 4 2 0 2 37 44 -7 84 4 1 1 2 26 39 -13 75 4 0 0 4 35 75 -40 4 Spain promoted to division 1
Sweden relegated to division 3
Results
Third Division Table Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against difference12 2 0 0 30 20+1062 2 1 0 1 59 19 +4043 2 0 0 2 21 71 -50 2
Results
Tunisia promoted to division 2
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