1989–90 FIRA Trophy
# 1989–90 FIRA Trophy

The 1989–90 FIRA Trophy was the 28th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The format returned to a one-year tournament, with each team facing each other only once.

The tournament was won by France, Romania and Soviet Union, who all finished with three wins and one loss, and the same points. France only awarded caps in their 12-6 loss at home to Romania. Italy finished in a disappointing 4th place, with a single win, while Poland lost all their four games and was relegated. Their best result was a 25-19 loss to Romania abroad, in a game where the Romanians didn't awarded caps.

Portugal and Spain where the winners of the Second division groups, facing each other's in a final, won by the Spaniards (29-6).

## First division

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 10 |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 59 | +22 | 10 |
| 1 | Romania | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Italy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 6 |
| 5 | Poland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 122 | -79 | 4 |

* Poland Relegated to division 2
* Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)
* 22 October 1989

| Romania | 13 - 21 | Soviet Union |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Dumitras Pen: Domocos, Toader | | Try: Mironov, Parshin Con: Dzagnidze (2) Pen: Dzagnidze (2) Drop: Dzagnidze |

* Baia Mare Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J.-C. Doucet
* 5 November 1989

| Soviet Union | 15 - 12 | Italy |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Molchanov Con: Dzagnidze Pen: Dzagnidze (3) | | Try: Mascioletti Con: Troiani Pen: Troiani (2) |

* Fili Stadium, Moscow Referee: Yves Bressy
* 18 February 1990

| France A1 | 22 - 12 | Italy |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Maset, Weller Con: Bianchi Pen: Bianchi (4) | | Pen: Troiani (4) |

* Stade Municipal, Albi Referee: A. J. Spreadbury
* 7 April 1990

| Italy | 34 - 3 | Poland |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Cuttitta (2), Pietroscanti, Venturi, Zanon Con: Troiani (4) Pen: Troiani (2) | | Drop: Hodura |

* Arenaccia, Naples Referee: H. Rohr
* 14 April 1990

| Romania A | 25 - 19 | Poland |
| - | - | - |

* Parcul Copilului, Bucharest
* 14 April 1990

| Italy | 9 - 16 | Romania |
| - | - | - |
| Pen: Troiani (3) | | Try: Ion Pen: Ignat (4) |

* Stadio di Cocciano, Frascati Referee: J.-C. Debat
* 18 May 1990

| France XV | 32 - 9 | Poland |
| - | - | - |

* Parc des Sports, Le Creusot
* 20 May 1990

| Soviet Union | 14 - 22 | France XV |
| - | - | - |

* Fili Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 4,000
* 24 May 1990

| France | 6 - 12 | Romania |
| - | - | - |
| Pen: Lescarboura (2) | | Pen: Ignat (3) Drop: Ignat |

* Stade Jacques-Fouroux, Auch Attendance: 4,000 Referee: I. Bullerwell
* 27 May 1990

| Poland | 12 - 31 | Soviet Union |
| - | - | - |

* Warsaw

## Second division

### Pool A

The first match between Tunisia and Morocco was tied. The two unions, according with FIRA, agreed to considered valid for tournament the match originally valid only for Rugby World Cup 1991 qualification instead the first one.

The match between Belgium and Tunisia, scheduled in Brussels, was not played.

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 9 |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 2 |

* 10 February 1990

| Tunisia | 12 - 12 match non valid | Morocco |
| - | - | - |

* Menzel
* 10 March 1990

| Morocco | 20 - 6 | Belgium |
| - | - | - |

* Casablanca
* 24 March 1990

| Portugal | 16 - 10 | Morocco |
| - | - | - |

* Porto
* 5 May 1990

| Tunisia | 16 - 12 | Morocco |
| - | - | - |

* Harare
* 25 May 1990

| Belgium | 12 - 24 | Portugal |
| - | - | - |

* Waterloo
* 26 May 1990

| Portugal | 12 - 6 | Tunisia |
| - | - | - |

* Lisbon
* 1990

| Belgium | match not played | Tunisia |
| - | - | - |

* Brussels

### Pool B

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | | Table points |
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 11 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 51 | +50 | 10 |
| 3 | West Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 50 | +36 | 8 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 98 | -53 | 5 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 95 | -58 | 5 |

* 17 September 1989

| West Germany | 6 - 12 | Netherlands |
| - | - | - |

* Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg
* 29 October 1989

| Spain | 29 - 15 | Netherlands |
| - | - | - |

* Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
* 4 March 1990

| Netherlands | 45 - 10 | Bulgaria |
| - | - | - |

* Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
* 18 March 1990

| Spain | 19 - 8 | West Germany |
| - | - | - |

* Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
* 18 March 1990

| Czechoslovakia | 6 - 29 | Netherlands |
| - | - | - |

* Brno
* 22 April 1990

| Bulgaria | 12 - 40 | West Germany |
| - | - | - |

* Sofia
* 29 April 1990

| Czechoslovakia | 22 - 22 | Spain |
| - | - | - |

* Vyškov
* 5 May 1990

| West Germany | 32 - 7 | Czechoslovakia |
| - | - | - |

* Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover
* 3 June 1990

| Bulgaria | 15 - 10 | Czechoslovakia |
| - | - | - |

* Sofia

| Bulgaria | 0 – 6 withdraw | Spain |
| - | - | - |

### Final

* 28 October 1990

| Spain | 29 - 6 | Portugal |
| - | - | - |

* Seville

## Third division

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Andorra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 6 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 4 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 54 | -42 | 2 |

* 29 April 1990

| Andorra | 26 - 6 | Luxembourg |
| - | - | - |

* Andorra-la-Vella
* 13 May 1990

| Luxembourg | 6 - 28 | Yugoslavia |
| - | - | - |

* Luxembourg
* 20 May 1990

| Yugoslavia | 3 - 9 | Andorra |
| - | - | - |

* Split
