# 1990–1992 FIRA Trophy

The 1990–92 FIRA Trophy was the 29th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The format returned to a two-year tournament.
The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Italy, improving their competitive performance, finished in 2nd place, while Romania where 3rd. Both teams qualified for the 1991 Rugby World Cup, since the first two games also were valid for the qualification, while Soviet Union missed them. This would be their last presence at the FIRA Trophy, since the country ceased to exist on 25 December 1991. They were replaced by the CIS for the final two games. Spain failed the 1991 Rugby World Cup qualification because of her two losses in the opening games, had a narrow defeat to Italy (22-21), and a win over Romania (6-0), both at home, but wasn't able to avoid the 5th and last place, and were relegated.
The winners of the Second Division pools were Germany and Morocco.

## First division

| | FRA | ITA | ROU | URS | ESP |
| France | –––– | 21-18 | 25-6 | 38-12 | 53-4 |
| Italy | 9-15 | –––– | 39-13 | 34-12 | 30-6 |
| Romania | 21-33 | 18-21 | –––– | 34-6 | 19-6 |
| Soviet Union- CIS | 15-36 | 3-21 | 3-10 | –––– | 30-3 |
| Spain | 24-60 | 21-22 | 6-0 | 16-19 | –––– |
Due to Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union was replaced by the Commonwealth of Independent States.
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | France | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 109 | +172 | 24 |
| 2 | Italy | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 194 | 109 | +85 | 20 |
| 3 | Romania | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 121 | 139 | -18 | 14 |
| 4 | Soviet Union/ CIS | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 100 | 192 | -92 | 12 |
| 5 | Spain | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 86 | 233 | -147 | 10 |
* 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.)
* 3 October 1990
| Romania | 19 - 6 | Spain |
| Try: Dumitras, Răcean Con: Nichitean Pen: Nichitean (2) Drop: Ignat | | Pen: Puertas Soto (2) |
* Stadio Plebiscito, Padua Attendance: 4,000 Referee: B. Anderson
* 21 October 1990
| Soviet Union | 3 - 10 | Romania |
| Pen: Dzagnidze | | Try: Neaga Pen: Răcean Drop: Nichitean |
* Fili Stadium, Moscow Referee: R. Hourquet
* 17 March 1991
| France A1 | 38 - 12 | Soviet Union |
* Stade de Kerolay, Lorient
* 28 April 1991
| Spain | 24 - 60 | France XV |
* Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid
* 11 May 1991
| Soviet Union | 30 - 3 | Spain |
| Try: Mironov, Kuperman, Ovsianik, Zakarlyuk, Sorokin Con: Gamoskin (2) Pen: Gamoskin Drop: Boldakov | | Pen: Moreno de la Viuda |
* Fili Stadium Moscow
* 17 November 1991
| Spain | 16 - 19 | Soviet Union |
| Try: Castro Briones, Gutíerrez Merelles Con: Blanco Duelo Pen: Blanco Duelo (2) | | Try: Kovalenco, Zakarlyuk, Negodin Con: Nikolaev (2) Pen: Nikolaev |
* Polideportivo San Pablo, Seville
* 22 March 1992
| France A1 | 53 - 4 | Spain |
* Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan
* 4 April 1992
| Spain | 6 - 0 | Romania |
| Pen: Nuñez Doval (2) | | |
* Campo Universitario, Madrid Referee: D. Roelands
* 10 May 1992
| Romania | 34 - 6 | CIS |
* Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
* 28 May 1992
| CIS | 15 - 36 | France XV |
* Moscow

## Second division
### Pool A

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Germany | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 | Poland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 65 | +11 | 13 |
| 3 | Belgium | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 69 | +7 | 13 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 76 | -31 | 7 |
* 27 October 1990
| Belgium | 12 - 15 | Poland |
* Liege
* 25 November 1990
| Germany | 7 - 7 | Belgium |
* Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover
* 14 January 1991
| Poland | 24 - 9 | Netherlands |
* Sopot
* 23 March 1991
| Belgium | 15 - 12 | Netherlands |
* Brussels
* 28 April 1991
| Netherlands | 0 – 6 | Germany |
* 19 May 1991
| Germany | 6 - 0 | Poland |
* Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg
* 12 October 1991
| Poland | 16 - 16 | Belgium |
* Lublin
* 3 November 1991
| Poland | 6 - 10 | Germany |
* Gdańsk
* 23 November 1991
| Netherlands | 9 - 9 | Belgium |
* 's-Hertogenbosch
* 28 March 1992
| Germany | 7 - 3 | Netherlands |
* Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover
* 11 April 1992
| Belgium | 17 - 10 | Germany |
* Brussels
* 14 May 1992
| Netherlands | 12 - 15 | Poland |
* Amsterdam

### Pool B

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Morocco | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 54 | +44 | 16 |
| 2 | Portugal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 66 | +51 | 14 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 85 | +4 | 10 |
| 4 | Andorra | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 174 | -99 | 8 |
* 9 March 1991
| Andorra | 9 - 25 | Morocco |
* Andorra la Vella
* 23 March 1991
| Portugal | 33 - 15 | Andorra |
* Coimbra
* 20 April 1991
| Tunisia | 16 - 10 | Portugal |
* Tunis
* 4 May 1991
| Andorra | 16 - 14 | Tunisia |
* Andorra la Vella
* 4 May 1991
| Morocco | 13 - 12 | Portugal |
* Casablanca
* 9 November 1991
| Tunisia | 35 - 19 | Andorra |
* Tunis
* 1991
| Morocco | 16 - 3 | Tunisia |
* Casablanca
* 1991
| Tunisia | 5 - 6 | Morocco |
* Tunis
* 28 March 1992
| Andorra | 6 - 29 | Portugal |
* Andorra la Vella
* 11 April 1992
| Portugal | 15 - 0 | Morocco |
* Lisbon
* 25 April 1992
| Morocco | 38 - 10 | Andorra |
* Casablanca
* 26 April 1992
| Portugal | 18 - 16 | Tunisia |
* Lisbon

## Third division
### Pool 1

(not completed due to the withdrawal of Yugoslavia)
* 11 November 1990
| Bulgaria | 3 - 0 | Yugoslavia |
* withdraw
* 18 May 1991
| Czechoslovakia | 25 - 3 | Bulgaria |
* Prague
* 21 April 1991
| Yugoslavia | 22 - 6 | Czechoslovakia |
* Beograd
* 3 May 1992
| Bulgaria | 3 - 16 | Czechoslovakia |
* Sofia

### Pool 2

* Semifinals
* 28 September 1991
| Sweden | 72 - 4 | Finland |
* Karlstad
* 28 September 1991
| Denmark | 25 - 4 | Norway |
* Karlskrona
* Third place final
* 29 September 1991
| Finland | 18 - 3 | Norway |
* Karlskrona
* Final
* 29 September 1991
| Sweden | 30 - 9 | Denmark |
* Karlstad