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1989–90 FIRA Trophy
The 1989–90 FIRA Trophy was the 28th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The format returned to a one-year tournament, with each team facing each other only once. The tournament was won by France, Romania and Soviet Union, who all finished with three wins and one loss, and the same points. France only awarded caps in their 12-6 loss at home to Romania. Italy finished in a disappointing 4th place, with a single win, while Poland lost all their four games and was relegated. Their best result was a 25-19 loss to Romania abroad, in a game where the Romanians didn't awarded caps. Portugal and Spain where the winners of the Second division groups, facing each other's in a final, won by the Spaniards (29-6). First division * Poland Relegated to division 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second division Pool A The first match between Tunisia and Morocco was tied. The two unions, according with FIRA, agree ... [...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] |
