# 1980–81 FIRA Trophy

The 1980–81 FIRA Trophy was the 21st edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by Romania, who achieved a Grand Slam, defeating all their opponents. Romania had a memorable 15–0 win over France at 23 November 1980, 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 | Romania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 25 | +132 | 15 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 59 | +70 | 13 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 81 | -5 | 9 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 87 | -49 | 9 |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 146 | -48 | 7 |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 146 | -100 | 7 |
Spain and Poland 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)
* 1 October 1980
| France A1 | 23 - 10 | Soviet Union |
* 9 November 1980
| Poland | 0 - 33 | Romania |
* Sochaczew
* 16 November 1980
| Spain | 20 - 25 | Poland |
* Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid
* 22 March 1981
| Spain | 19 - 40 | France A1 |
* La Foixarda, Barcelona
* 26 April 1981
| Spain | 6 - 56 | Romania |
* La Foixarda, Barcelona
* 10 May 1981
| Soviet Union | 7 - 40 | Spain |
* Kiev
* 17 May 1981
| Soviet Union | 10 - 18 | Romania |
* Sparta Stadium, Moscow
* 1981
| Poland | 3 - 7 | Soviet Union |
* Olsztyn
* 1981
| France XV | 49 - 6 | Poland |
* Stade René-Corbelle, Bully-les-Mines

## 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 | West Germany | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 10 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 10 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 61 | -24 | 8 |
| 4 | Morocco | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 8 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | -56 | 3 |
Germany Promoted to division 1
Yugoslavia relegated to division 3
* Results
* 16 November 1980
| West Germany | 13 - 10 | Netherlands |
* Hanover
* 14 December 1980
| Netherlands | 17 - 0 | Yugoslavia |
* Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
* 30 November 1980
| Yugoslavia | 0 - 16 | West Germany |
* Kaldejevo
* 1980
| Tunisia | 13 - 10 | Morocco |
* 29 March 1981
| West Germany | 30 - 9 | Tunisia |
* Heidelberg
* 12 April 1981
| Morocco | 22 - 6 | West Germany |
* Casablanca
* 25 April 1981
| Yugoslavia | 0 - 17 | Morocco |
* Split
* 1981
| Morocco | 6 - 10 | Netherlands |
* 1981
| Netherlands | 21 - 9 | Tunisia |
| Tunisia | 6 – 0 forfeit | Yugoslavia |

## 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 | Portugal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 33 | +81 | 12 |
| 2 | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 10 |
| 3 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 8 |
| 4 | Denmark | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 115 | -66 | 6 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 73 | -53 | 4 |
Portugal promoted to division 2
* Results
* 13 September 1980
| Denmark | 4 - 20 | Sweden |
* Aarhus
* 18 October 1980
| Sweden | 0 - 7 | Belgium |
* Enkoping
* 1 November 1980
| Switzerland | 4 - 7 | Sweden |
* 29 November 1980
| Belgium | 7 - 0 | Switzerland |
* 28 February 1981
| Portugal | 39 - 0 | Switzerland |
* Lisbon
* 5 April 1981
| Portugal | 15 - 7 | Belgium |
* Coimbra
* 11 April 1981
| Switzerland | 16 - 20 | Denmark |
* Losanna
* 14 April 1981
| Belgium | 34 - 9 | Denmark |
* 15 May 1981
| Denmark | 16 - 45 | Portugal |
* 17 May 1981
| Sweden | 10 - 15 | Portugal |
* Trelleborg