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1968–69 FIRA Nations Cup

The Nations Cup 1968–69 was the ninth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and fourth with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".

1968–69 Nations Cup
Date27 October 1968 – 26 May 1969
Countries Czechoslovakia
 France
 West Germany
 Poland
 Romania
Tournament statistics
Champions Romania
Matches played9
← 1967–1968 (Previous) (Next) 1969–1970 →

The tournament was won for the first time by Romania, who won all their four games, including a 15–14 win over France at home.

First division

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Romania 4 4 0 0 79 37 42 12
2   France 4 3 0 1 135 35 100 9
3   Czechoslovakia 4 2 0 2 66 71 −5 7
4   West Germany 3 0 0 3 20 44 −24 3
5   Poland 3 0 0 3 19 132 −113 3

Poland and Germany relegated to division 2

  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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Poland-Germany not played

27 October 1968
Czechoslovakia XV  9 – 18  Romania
Říčany
1 December 1968 Romania   15 – 14   France Bucharest  
Pen: Irimescu 4
Drop: Irimescu
 Try: Bonal
Con: Pariès
Pen: Pariès 3
 Referee: Joseph  
Romania : 15 V. Daiciulescu, 14 Mihai Suciu, 11 Dan Coravu, 13 M. Wusek, 12 Valeriu Irimescu, 10 .Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 9 Petre Florescu, 8 R. Demian (c), 7 Gh. Rascanu, 6 P. Ciobanel, 5 Ion Tutuianu, 4 Constantin Serban, 3 C. Dinu, 2 V.Iorgulescu, 1 G. Stoica, sostituti:, 16 Nicolae Baciu
France: 15 Henri Magois, 14 Jean-Marie Bonal, 11 Jean Sillières, 13 Jo Maso, 12 André Ruiz, 10 Lucien Pariès, 9 Marcel Puget, 8 Walter Spanghero, 7 Christian Carrère (c), 6 B. Dutin, 5 Elie Cester, 4 Benoît Dauga, 3 J.M. Esponda, 2 Michel Yachvili, 1 J.C. Noble
5 April 1969
West Germany  6 – 20  France XV
Cologne
27 April 1969
France XV  34 – 14  Czechoslovakia
Besançon
15 June 1969
Romania  40 – 11  Poland
Bucharest
25 August 1969
Czechoslovakia  25 – 8  Poland
Havířov
26 October 1969
West Germany  11 – 18  Czechoslovakia
Hamburg
9 November 1969
West Germany  3 – 6  Romania
Konylisy, Hanover
1969
Poland  0 – 67  France XV
Warsaw

Second division

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Pool 1

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Italy 2 2 0 0 39 3 36 6
2   Yugoslavia 2 1 0 1 25 28 −3 4
3   Bulgaria 2 0 0 2 6 39 −33 2
  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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29 December 1968 Italy   22 – 3   Yugoslavia San Donà  
Try: Autore, Gini, Rista
U. Conforto, Pignotti
Bollesan
Con: R. Martini 2
 Try: Kesvic
 Referee: Genet   (France)
2 March 1969 Bulgaria   0 – 17   Italy Sofia  
Try: Pignotti, Ambron
Cioni 2
Con: Pacifici
Pen: Di Zitti
 Attendance: Sckvor   (Czechoslovakia)
Referee: Sckvor
1 May 1969
Yugoslavia  22 – 6  Bulgaria
Pančevo

Pool 2

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Place Nation Games Points Table
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played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Spain 2 2 0 0 33 11 22 6
2   Portugal 2 1 0 1 26 21 5 4
3   Morocco 2 0 0 2 6 33 −27 2
  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
23 March 1969
Portugal  11 – 15  Spain
Barreiro
13 April 1969
Spain  18 – 0  Morocco
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
20 April 1969
Morocco  6 – 15  Portugal
Casablanca

Pool 3

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Belgium 1 1 0 0 9 5 4 3
2   Netherlands 1 0 0 1 5 9 −4 1
  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
30 March 1969
Belgium  9 – 5  Netherlands
Nivelles

Final Pool

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Place Nation Games Points Table
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played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Italy 2 2 0 0 42 5 37 6
2   Spain 2 1 0 1 46 15 31 4
3   Belgium 2 0 0 2 3 71 −68 2

Italy promoted to division 1

  • Results
Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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4 May 1969 Italy   12 – 5   Spain Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila  
Try: Pacifici
Pen: Di Zitti
Drop: Pacifici, Ricci
 Try: Modrego
Con: Fonfo
Spain: 15.Del Valle, 14.Abecia, 13.Del rRey, 12.Curujo, 11.Matutano, 10.Fonto (63' Maturola), 9.Fonfo, 7.Gomez-Reino, 8.Bueno, 6.Mocoroa, 5.Caltazar, 4.Irarorza, 3.Espalza, 2.Hacha, 1.Modrego
10 May 1969 Belgium   0 – 30   Italy Brussels  
Belgium : 15.Sluys, 14.Michel, 13.Vachandex, 12.Van Krinktiwelt II, 11.Donnez, 10.Brunet, 9.Antoine, 1.Van Krinktiwelt I, 2.Stalmans, 3.Vanderberghe, 4.Maillon, 5.Lefevre, 6.Pirodde, 7.Jacquemin, 8.Van Severen
Italy: 15.Angelo Autore, 14.Elio Michelon, 13.Vittorio Ambron, 12.Fernando Pignotti, 11.Walter Rista, 10.Giampiero Ricci, 9.Umberto Conforto, 7.Franco Cioni, 8.Marco Bollesan, 6.Lucio Boccaletto, 5.Luigi Bettella, 4.Antonio di Zitti (cap), 3.Dominico Armellin, 2.Alessandro Brunelli, 1.Massimo Gini
17 May 1969
Spain  41 – 3  Belgium
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid

Bibliography

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  • (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).

References

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