# 1976–77 FIRA Trophy

The 1976-1977 FIRA Trophy was the 17th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by Romania, with a Grand Slam, which included a 15-12 win over France and a 69-0 trashing of Italy.

## 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 | Romania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 31 | +202 | 15 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 48 | + 97 | 13 |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 73 | -5 | 9 |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 96 | -38 | 9 |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 111 | -75 | 7 |
| 6 | Morocco | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 201 | -181 | 7 |
Morocco were relegated to division 2 for the worst points difference.
* 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)
* 17 October 1976
| Poland | 8 - 38 | Romania |
* Nowy Dwór
* 13 November 1976
| Poland | 13 - 7 | Morocco |
* Sochzachew
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* 17 November 1976
| Romania | 89 - 0 | Morocco |
* Bucharest
* 27 November 1976
| Italy | 17 - 4 | Spain |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome
* 5 December 1976
| France A1 | 28 - 21 | Spain |
* Parc des Sports d'Ondarraitz, Hendaye
* 6 February 1977
| France A1 | 10 - 3 | Italy |
* Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble
* 20 February 1977
| Spain | 21 - 3 | Morocco |
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Aluche, Madrid
* 6 March 1977
| Morocco | 10 - 9 | Italy |
* Casablanca
* 20 March 1977
| Morocco | 0 - 69 | France A1 |
* Casablanca
* 2 April 1977
| Italy | 29 - 3 | Poland |
* Stadio Santa Maria Goretti, Catania
* 17 April 1977
| Spain | 11 - 3 | Poland |
* Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
* 24 April 1977
| Spain | 11 - 22 | Romania |
* Estadi Baldiri Aleu, Sant Boi de Llobregat
* 1 July 1977
| Poland | 9 - 26 | France A1 |
* Warsaw

## Second 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 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 31 | +59 | 12 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 25 | +81 | 10 |
| 3 | West Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 66 | + 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Sweden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 188 | -164 | 4 |
| DQ | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 6 |
Czechoslovakia promoted in Division 1; Netherlands disqualified for no-show
* Results
* 10 October 1976
| Netherlands | 34 - 3 | Sweden |
* Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
* 17 October 1976
| Czechoslovakia | 9 - 6 | Soviet Union |
* Říčany
* 6 November 1976
| Czechoslovakia | 22 - 6 | Germany |
* Říčany
* 21 November 1976
| Germany | 13 - 13 | Netherlands |
* Hanover
* 30 October 1976
| Soviet Union | 72 - 0 | Sweden |
* Tbilisi
* 17 April 1977
| Netherlands | 7 - 9 | Czechoslovakia |
* Hilversum
* 8 May 1977
| Sweden | 9 - 32 | Germany |
* Stockholm
* 21 May 1977
| Sweden | 12 - 50 | Czechoslovakia |
* Gothenburg
* 17 April 1977
| Germany | 16 - 22 | Soviet Union |
* Hanover
* 30 April 1977
| Soviet Union | 6 – 0 Netherlands withdraw | Netherlands |
* Sochi

## Third 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 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 9 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 5 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 4 |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 31 | -24 | 2 |
* Results
* 8 December 1976
| Belgium | 8 - 6 | Yugoslavia |
* Brussels
* 11 December 1976
| Switzerland | 6 - 18 | Yugoslavia |
* Lausanne
* 16 April 1977
| Switzerland | 16 - 25 | Belgium |
* Lausanne
* 27 April 1977
| Belgium | 24 - 3 | Luxembourg |
* Brussels
* 14 May 1977
| Luxembourg | 4 - 7 | Switzerland |
* Luxembourg
| Yugoslavia | NOT PLAYED | Luxembourg |