The 1938 FIRA Tournament was the third

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European championship, organized by the recently formed

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. It was played in

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. Only three teams participated.

Results

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Table

Bibliography

* Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), ''2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni'', GS Editore (2000) * Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), ''Rugby 2000'', GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).

External links

FIRA-AER official website
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International rugby union competitions hosted by Romania