The 1995–97 FIRA Trophy (originally 1994–96) was arranged with a new format. In this season the schedules for
France,
Italy and
Romania were modified to allow preparation for the
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country.
The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in Sou ...
, with a preliminary tournament being held for Division 1 only. The second tier teams played a tournament to qualify seven teams to the 1995–96 edition Trophy.
Seven teams (the first three of each pool) and the winner of a Play off between the two fourth-placed teams were admitted to the first division for the 1995–97 tournament.
Pool A
''Russia, Poland and Tunisia qualified for 1995–97 FIRA Trophy . Belgium entered Play-off.''
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Pool B
''Spain, Portugal and Marocco qualified for 1995–97 FIRA Trophy . Czech Republic entered Play-off.''
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Play Off
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''Belgium qualified for 1995–97 FIRA Trophy ''
Second division
Three Pools were played.
Pool A
* Lithuania-Denmark not played
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Pool B
* Semifinals
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* 3–4 place final
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* Final
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Pool C
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External links
1994-95 FIRA Preliminary Tournament at ESPN
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1994–95 in European rugby union
1994 rugby union tournaments for national teams
1995 rugby union tournaments for national teams