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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 27 November 1972 - 3 June 1973 | ||
| Countries |  France Morocco.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
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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 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 35 | 83 | 9 |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 37 | 54 | 7 |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 162 | -138 | 3 |
- Results
| Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc) |
| 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 | |||||
Second Division
Pool 1
- Aggregate: Poland 39- Czechoslovakia 15
Pool 2
- Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Portugal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 |  Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 4 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 3 |
- Results
| Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc) |
| 26 November 1972 | Italy |
13 - 12 | Yugoslavia |
Aosta | |
| 25 February 1973 | Portugal |
9 - 6 | Italy |
Coimbra | |
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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