The 1997–98 FIRA Tournament was a
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 ...
tournament organized by the
Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA). Only minnow teams participated because the strongest 15 teams were playing the
qualification for the Rugby World Cup.
The teams were divided into three pools, with the winners being
Latvia,
Luxembourg
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and
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
. No championship title was awarded.
Pool "Silver" (Division 2)
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Pool "Bronze" (Division 3)
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Pool "Bowl" (Division 4)
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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).
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1997–98
1997–98 in European rugby union
1998 rugby union tournaments for national teams
1997 rugby union tournaments for national teams