The 1976-1977 FIRA Trophy was the 17th edition of a European
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 it ...
championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
, with a
Grand Slam
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* Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves
Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to:
Games and sports
* Grand slam, winning category te ...
, which included a 15-12 win over
France
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and a 69-0 trashing of
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
.
First division
*Table
Morocco were relegated to division 2 for the worst points difference.
*Results
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Second Division
*Table
Czechoslovakia promoted in Division 1; Netherlands disqualified for no-show
*Results
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Third Division
*Table
*Results
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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).
References
External links
FIRA-AER official website
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1976–77 in European rugby union
1976–77
1977 rugby union tournaments for national teams
1976 rugby union tournaments for national teams