1972–73 FIRA Nations Cup

The Nations Cup 1972-73 was the 13th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and eighth (and last) with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".

1972-73 Nations Cup
Date27 November 1972 - 3 June 1973
Countries France
 Morocco
 Romania
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played6
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The tournament was won by France, who won all their three games, with Romania, Spain and Morocco.

First division
  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 France330011835839
2 Romania32019137547
3 Spain3102565515
4 Morocco300324162-1383
  • Results
Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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27 November 1972 Romania  6 - 15  France Constanta  
Pen: Nica 2
 Try: Trillo
Con: Romeu
Pen: Romeu 3
 Referee: J. Young
Romania:15.Radu Durbac, 14.Gheorghie Nica, 13.Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 12.I. Marica, 11.Mihai Suciu, 10.Mihai Nicolescu, 9.D. Rascanu, 8.Nicolae Postolachi, 7.Gheorgie Rascanu (cap.), 6.Constantin Fugigi, 5.Gheorghie Daraban, 4.Constantin Serban, 3.Mircea Ciornei, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu - replacements: 16.Sergiu Bargaunas, 17.Alexandru Pop
France:15.Michel Droitecourt, 14.Jean-Pierre Lux, 13.Claude Dourthe, 12.Jean Trillo, 11.Andre Campaes, 10.Jean-Pierre Romeu, 9.Jacques Fouroux, 8.Walter Spanghero (cap.), 7.Pierre Biemouret, 6.Michel Yachvili, 5.Alain Esteve, 4.Elie Cester, 3.Jean Iracabal, 2.Rene Benesis, 1.Jean-Louis Azarete
3 March 1973
Morocco  6 - 73 France B
11 March 1973
Morocco  9 - 20  Spain
14 April 1973
Romania  16 - 13  Spain
20 April 1973
Romania  69 - 9  Morocco
3 June 1973
Spain  23 - 30 France B
La Foixarda, Barcelona

Second Division

Pool 1
8 October 1972
Poland  23 - 9  Czechoslovakia
7 April 1973
Czechoslovakia  6 - 16  Poland
  • Aggregate: Poland 39- Czechoslovakia 15

Pool 2
  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Portugal211012935
2 Italy21011921-24
3 Yugoslavia20111516-13
  • Results
Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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26 November 1972 Italy  13 - 12  Yugoslavia Aosta  
25 February 1973 Portugal  9 - 6  Italy Coimbra  
8 April 1973
Yugoslavia  3 - 3  Portugal

Final
22 April 1973
Poland  35 - 13  Portugal
13 May 1973
Portugal  13 - 3  Poland
  • Aggregate: Poland 38 - Portugal 26
  • Poland 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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