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1977–78 FIRA Trophy
The 1977-1978 FIRA Trophy was the 18th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The tournament was won by France national rugby union team, France, with a Grand Slam (rugby union), Grand Slam. Romania national rugby union team, Romania finished in 2nd place, while Spain national rugby union team, Spain had a surprising 3rd place, defeating Italy national rugby union team, Italy (10-3), in Madrid, to repeat the same place of the previous tournament. Italy national rugby union team, Italy had a very disappointing performance, finishing in 5th place, below Poland national rugby union team, Poland, who also beat them (12-6). First Division *Table relegated to division 2 *Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second Division Pool 1 *Table *Results ---- ---- ---- Pool 2 *Table *Results ---- ---- ---- Finals ---- ---- Soviet Union promoted to division 1 Bibliography * Franc ... [...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] |
