1992–93 FIRA Preliminary Tournament
| 1992–94 FIRA Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 1 October 1992 – 24 May 1994 | ||
| Countries |  Belgium  France  Germany Italy  Morocco  Portugal Romania  Russia Spain Tunisia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 41 | ||
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The 1992–94 FIRA Trophy was arranged with a new format. Ten teams were admitted to first division and divided into two pools to play a "Preliminary Tournament", that qualified five teams to play for the Trophy in the 1993–1994 season.
Pool A
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 | France |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 57 | +162 | 12 |
| 2 | Russia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66 | +113 | −47 | 10 |
| 3 | Morocco |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62 | +70 | −8 | 8 |
| 4 | Germany |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 117 | −64 | 6 |
| 5 | Belgium |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 79 | −43 | 4 |
- France and Russia qualified for Pool Title 1993–94
- Morocco qualified to Barrage
- Germany and Belgium qualified to the Pool for 6th place 1993–94
Pool B
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 | Italy |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 22 | +136 | 12 |
| 2 | Romania |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 50 | +78 | 10 |
| 3 | Spain' |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 108 | −36 | 8 |
| 4 | Tunisia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 132 | −102 | 6 |
| 5 | Portugal |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 125 | −76 | 4 |
- Italy and Romania Russia qualified for Pool Title 1993–94
- Spain qualified to Barrage
- Tunisia and Portugal qualified to the Pool for 6th place 1993–94
| Point system: try 5 points, conversion: 2 points, penalty kick or drop goal 3 points. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc.) |
| 1 October 1992 | Italy
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22–3 | Romania
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Stadio Flaminio, Rome | |
| Try: Bottacchiari, Checchinato Mar Cuttitta Con: Bonomi, Troiani Pen: Bonomi |
Drop: Nichitean |
Referee: D. Salle
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| Italy: 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Paolo Vaccari, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Sergio Zorzi, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Massimo Bonomi, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Tito Ciccio', 7.Julian Gardner, 6.Alessandro Bottacchiari, 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Carlo Checchinato, 3.Giovanni Grespan, 2.Giancarlo Pivetta (cap), 1.Massimo Cuttitta – Replacements: Ramiro Cassina, Umberto Casellato, Mauro Tommasi – Coach: Bertrand Fourcade | |||||
| Romania: 15.Vasile Brici, 14.Lucian Colceriu, 13.Nicolae Răcean, 12.Nicolae Fulina, 11.Gheorghe Solomie, 10.Neculai Nichitean, 9.Mihai Foca, 8.Ionuț Seceleanu, 7.Tiberiu Brînză, 6.Gheorghe Dinu, 5.Tudor Constantin, 4.Sandu Ciorăscu, 3.Gabriel Vlad, 2.Christian Gheorghe, 1.Gheorghe Leonte – Replacements: Andrei Gurănescu, Constantin Stan | |||||
| 14 February 1993 | Spain
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0–52 | Italy
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Campo Universitario Madrid | |
| Try: M.Cuttitta, Dotto Rigo 2, Venturi 2 Con: Dominguez 5 Pen: Dominguez 4 |
Referee: Caulet
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| Spain : 15.Francisco Puertas Soto, 14.Pablo Calderon Sole, 13.Javier Torres Morote, 12.Gabriel Rivero Macia, 11.Jose Angel Hermosilla Olmos, 10.Miguel Sanchez Gonzalez-Bermudo, 9.Javier Diaz Paternain, 8.Emilio Illaregui Etxabe, 7.Jaime Gutierrez Merelles, 6.Inaki Laskurain Gonzalez, 5.Alberto Malo Navio, 4.Alejandro Esteve Herrera, 3.Jose Luis Moral Iglesias, 2.Javier Aguiar Cayetano, 1.Julio Alvarez Ruiz de Temino – replacements: Aitor Gorrotxategui Fernandez, Mario Auzmendi Ripoll, Jordi Camps Riba | |||||
| Italy : 15.Luigi Troiani, 14.Edgardo Venturi, 13.Stefano Barba, 12.Stefano Bordon, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Diego Dominguez, 9.Umberto Casellato, 8.Tito Ciccio', 7.Massimo Giovanelli (cap.), 6.Stefano Rigo, 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Roberto Favaro, 3.Giovanni Grespan, 2.Carlo Orlandi, 1.Massimo Cuttitta – replacements: Pier Massimiliano Dotto, Francesco Pietrosanti – Coach: Bertrand Fourcade | |||||
| 3 April 1993 |
| Portugal | 13–41 | Romania |
| Try: Mourão Con: Queimado Pen: Macedo, Queimado | Try: Gurănescu, Răcean (2), Solomie, Brînză, Tofan, Mitocaru Con: Nichitean, Răcean (2) |
| National Stadium A, Lisbon Attendance: 1,000 |
| 17 April 1993 | Portugal
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11–33 | Italy
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University Stadium, Coimbra | |
| Try: Morais Pen: Queimado (2) |
Try: Casellato, Coppo, Perziano, Rigo, Tommasi Con: Filizzola Pen: Filizzola (2) |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Yves Peyrelongue
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| Portugal : 15.Pedro Rogério Arsénio, 14.Paulo Murinello, 13.R.C. Pereira, 12.Nuno Mourão, 11.Trigo de Morais, 10.João Queimado, 9.João Jonet, 8.Antonio Cunha, 7.Jorge Herédia, 6.F. Borges, 5.Pedro Correia Neiva, 4.Simão Cunha, 3.Luis Nieves, 2.Miguel Baptista, 1.Eduardo Macedo – replacements: Joaquim Ferreira | |||||
| Italy : 15.Gabriel Filizzola, 14.Massimo Brunello, 13.Stefano Bordon, 12.Mauro Tommasi, 11.Leonardo Perziano, 10.Hector de Marco, 9.Umberto Casellato, 8.Fabio Coppo, 7.Massimo Giovanelli (cap.), 6.Stefano Rigo, 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Carlo Checchinato, 3.Massimo Cuttitta, 2.Alessandro Moscardi, 1.Mauro dal Sie – replacements: Giuliano Faltibà, Andrea Sgorlon | |||||
Barrage
- Spain qualified for Title Pool.
References
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