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1982–83 FIRA Trophy
The 1982–83 FIRA Trophy was the 23rd edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The tournament was won by Romania national rugby union team, Romania, with a Grand Slam (rugby union), Grand Slam. Romania national rugby union team, Romania managed to defeat France national rugby union team, France at home (13-6). The French would finish in a disappointing 4th place, behind Italy national rugby union team, Italy and the Soviet Union national rugby union team, Soviet Union. Italy national rugby union team, Italy reached a brilliant 2nd place, with a draw with France national rugby union team, France (6-6) at home, and a single loss to Romania national rugby union team, Romania (13-6) abroad. West Germany national rugby union team, West Germany finished in 6th place, with five losses, and were relegated. Poland national rugby union team, Poland won the Second division and were promoted for the following season. First division The first division returned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
