The 1997–98 FIRA Tournament was a rugby union tournament organized by the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA). Only minnow teams participated because the 15 strongest European teams were playing the qualification for the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
The teams were divided into three pools, with the winners being Latvia, Luxembourg and Austria. No championship title was awarded.
Pool "Silver" (Division 2)
Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1 43015443+11102 43015188−37103 420210264+3884 42028738+4975 4004 970−612
Pool "Bronze" (Division 3)
Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1 33007923+5692 3 2 0 14943+6 73 3 102 49 56−754 3 00 3 2782−553
Pool "Bowl" (Division 4)
Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1 22007415+5962 21014150−943 20021262−502
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