# 1979–80 FIRA Trophy

The 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy was the 20th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by France, who achieved a Grand Slam.

## 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 | 169 | 32 | +137 | 15 |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 86 | +56 | 11 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 54 | +33 | 11 |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 81 | -1 | 11 |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 171 | -115 | 7 |
| 6 | Morocco | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 147 | -110 | 5 |
Morocco 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)
* 30 September 1979
| Poland | 3 - 13 | Italy |
* Sochaczew
* 28 October 1979
| Soviet Union | 9 - 0 | Italy |
* Moscow
* 18 November 1979
| Romania | 49 - 15 | Poland |
* Bucharest
* 22 December 1979
| Italy | 34 - 6 | Morocco |
* Stadio Pacevecchia, Benevento
* 1980
| Soviet Union | 54 - 10 | Poland |
* Moscow
* 3 February 1980
| Morocco | 4 - 33 | France XV |
* Casablanca
* 17 February 1980
| France A1 | 46 - 9 | Italy |
* Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont Ferrand
* 27 April 1980
| Poland | 28 - 13 | Morocco |
* Bytom
* 30 April 1980
| Romania | 41 - 11 | Morocco |
* Constanta
* 11 May 1980
| Romania | 23 - 6 | Soviet Union |
* Bucharest
* 15 May 1980
| Poland | 0 - 42 | France XV |
* Łódź
* 18 May 1980
| Soviet Union | 7 - 18 | France XV |
* Moscow
* 1980
| Morocco | 3 - 11 | Soviet Union |
* Casablanca

## 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 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33 | +68 | 12 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 9 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 8 |
| 4 | West Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 7 |
| 5 | Sweden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 75 | -40 | 4 |
Spain promoted to division 1
Sweden relegated to division 3
* Results
* 20 October 1979
| Sweden | 4 - 10 | West Germany |
* Sollentuna
* 4 November 1979
| Netherlands | 12 - 0 | Sweden |
* Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
* 25 November 1979
| West Germany | 0 - 13 | Spain |
* Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg
* 16 December 1979
| Yugoslavia | 10 - 6 | Netherlands |
* Ljubliana
* 22 December 1979
| Spain | 25 - 3 | Yugoslavia |
* Polideportivo Municipal de Orcasitas, Madrid
* 30 March 1980
| Netherlands | 16 - 10 | West Germany |
* Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
* 28 April 1980
| Spain | 24 - 3 | Netherlands |
* La Foixarda, Barcelona
* 3 May 1980
| West Germany | 6 - 6 | Yugoslavia |
* Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover
* 17 May 1980
| Yugoslavia | 14 - 4 | Sweden |
* Split
* 9 June 1980
| Sweden | 27 - 39 | Spain |
* Uppsala

## 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 | Tunisia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 6 |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 19 | +40 | 4 |
| 3 | Denmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 71 | -50 | 2 |
* Results
* 14 October 1979
| Belgium | 52 - 8 | Denmark |
* Brussels
* 3 February 1980
| Belgium | 7 - 11 | Tunisia |
* Tunis
* 3 May 1980
| Denmark | 13 - 19 | Tunisia |
Tunisia promoted to division 2