# 1992–93 FIRA Preliminary Tournament

The 1992–94 FIRA Trophy was arranged with a new format. Ten teams were admitted to first division and divided into two pools to play a "Preliminary Tournament", that qualified five teams to play for the Trophy in the 1993–1994 season. France and Italy were the winners of Pools A and B. Russia and Romania also qualified as the runners-up.

## 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 | France | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 57 | +162 | 12 |
| 2 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66 | +113 | −47 | 10 |
| 3 | Morocco | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62 | +70 | −8 | 8 |
| 4 | Germany | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 117 | −64 | 6 |
| 5 | Belgium | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 79 | −43 | 4 |
* France and Russia qualified for Pool Title 1993–94
* Morocco qualified to Barrage
* Germany and Belgium qualified to the Pool for 6th place 1993–94
* 11 October 1992
| Belgium | 11–17 | Russia |
* King Boudewijn, Brussels
* 18 October 1992
| France XV | 76–12 | Russia |
* Villeneuve-sur-Lot
* 25 October 1992
| Russia | 13–10 | Germany |
* Moscow
* 1 November 1992
| Belgium | 9–11 | Morocco |
* Brussels
* 15 November 1992
| Germany | 13–10 | Belgium |
* Stuttgart
* 21 March 1993
| France Military | 38–6 | Belgium |
* Soissons
* 17 April 1993
| Morocco | 23–3 | Germany |
* Casablanca
* 15 May 1993
| Russia | 24–16 | Morocco |
* Moscow
* 29 May 1993
| Morocco | 12–34 | France XV |
* Casablanca
* 30 May 1993
| Germany | 27–71 | France XV |
* Hanover

## 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 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 22 | +136 | 12 |
| 2 | Romania | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 50 | +78 | 10 |
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 108 | −36 | 8 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 132 | −102 | 6 |
| 5 | Portugal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 125 | −76 | 4 |
* Italy and Romania qualified for Pool Title 1993–94
* Spain qualified to Barrage
* Tunisia and Portugal qualified to the Pool for 6th place 1993–94
* Point system: try 5 points, conversion: 2 points, penalty kick or drop goal 3 points. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc.)
* 30 January 1993
| Tunisia | 8–20 | Spain |
* Tunisia
* 27 March 1993
| Italy A | 51–8 | Tunisia |
* Leno
* 3 April 1993
| Portugal | 13–41 | Romania |
| Try: Mourão Con: Queimado Pen: Macedo, Queimado | | Try: Gurănescu, Răcean (2), Solomie, Brînză, Tofan, Mitocaru Con: Nichitean, Răcean (2) |
* National Stadium A, Lisbon Attendance: 1,000
* 24 April 1993
| Tunisia | 14–10 | Portugal |
* El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
* 8 May 1993
| Romania | 51–0 | Tunisia |
* Dinamo Stadion, Bucharest Attendance: 2,000
* 16 May 1993
| Portugal | 15–37 | Spain |
* Lisbon University Stadium, Lisbon Attendance: 8,000
* 29 May 1993
| Romania | 33–15 | Spain |
* Parcul Copilului, Bucharest Attendance: 2,000 Referee: D. Neyrat

## Barrage

* 28 November 1993
| Spain | 48–17 | Morocco |
| Try: de la Calle, Martín Illanes (3), Puertas Soto Con: Sánchez González Bermudo (4) Pen: Sánchez González Bermudo (5) | | Try: Jelti, Harrad Con: Echellaoui (2) Pen: Echellaoui |
* Le Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
* Spain qualified for Title Pool.