# 1978–79 FIRA Trophy

The 1978-79 FIRA Trophy was the 19th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania reached the 2nd place, achieving an historical 44–0 win over Italy at 22 April 1979, in Bucharest.

## First division

* Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 34 | +137 | 15 |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 33 | +84 | 13 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 76 | -5 | 9 |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 75 | -20 | 9 |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 100 | -53 | 7 |
| 6 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 174 | -143 | 7 |
Spain relegated to division 2
* Results
* 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)
* 18 November 1978
| Italy | 9 - 11 | Soviet Union |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome
* 19 November 1978
| Poland | 9 - 30 | Romania |
* Lublin
* 17 December 1978
| Italy | 35 - 3 | Spain |
* Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
* 26 November 1978
| Spain | 7 - 16 | Poland |
* Estadi Baldiri Aleu, Sant Boi de Llobregat
* 1978
| France XV | 29 - 7 | Soviet Union |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse
* 1979
| Soviet Union | 19 - 7 | Poland |
* Moscow
* 18 February 1979
| Italy | 9 - 15 | France XV |
* Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
* 4 March 1979
| France XV | 92 - 0 | Spain |
* Stade de St.Pée, Oloron
* 14 April 1979
| Italy | 18 - 3 | Poland |
* Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila
* 29 April 1979
| Spain | 6 - 22 | Romania |
* Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid
* 20 May 1979
| Soviet Union | 15 - 9 | Spain |
| Try: Yepifanov 10' Alyoshin 19' Con: Gonyany 10', 19' Pen: Gonyany 69 | | Try: Ruiz Cristin 4' Con: Apraiz Feliu 4' Pen: Apraiz Feliu 62' |
* Fili Stadium, Moscow Referee: Andre Aychenne
* 4 May 1979
| Soviet Union | 9 - 15 | Romania |
* Harkov
* 1979
| Poland | 12 - 26 | France |

## Second Division
### Pool 1

* Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Morocco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | +50 | 6 |
| 2 | West Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 4 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | -61 | 2 |
* Results
* 28 November 1978
| Switzerland | 0 - 18 | West Germany |
* Geneva
* 24 March 1979
| Morocco | 43 - 0 | Switzerland |
* Casablanca
* 8 April 1979
| West Germany | 6 - 13 | Morocco |
* Hanover

### Pool 2

* Table
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | Table points |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 9 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 7 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 53 | -35 | 5 |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 3 |
* Results
* 15 October 1978
| Sweden | 3 - 7 | Yugoslavia |
* Enkoping
* 1978
| Yugoslavia | 0 - 20 | Belgium |
* Makarska
* 2 December 1978
| Yugoslavia | 11 - 30 | Netherlands |
* Split
* 1978
| Netherlands | 10 - 3 | Belgium |
* Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
* 5 November 1978
| Netherlands | 4 - 0 | Sweden |
* Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
* 7 November 1978
| Belgium | 12 - 6 | Sweden |
* Brussels

### Finals

* 1979
| Netherlands | 17 - 21 | Morocco |
* Hilversum
Morocco promoted to division 1