1972-73 Nations Cup
Date27 November 1972 - 3 June 1973
Countries France
 Morocco
 Romania
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played6
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The Nations Cup 1972-73 was the 13th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and eighth (and last) with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".

The tournament was won by France, who won all their three games, with Romania, Spain and Morocco.

First division

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 France330011835839
2 Romania32019137547
3 Spain3102565515
4 Morocco300324162-1383
  • Results
Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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27 November 1972 Romania  6 - 15  France Constanta  
Pen: Nica 2
 Try: Trillo
Con: Romeu
Pen: Romeu 3
 Referee: J. Young Scotland
Romania:15.Radu Durbac, 14.Gheorghie Nica, 13.Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 12.I. Marica, 11.Mihai Suciu, 10.Mihai Nicolescu, 9.D. Rascanu, 8.Nicolae Postolachi, 7.Gheorgie Rascanu (cap.), 6.Constantin Fugigi, 5.Gheorghie Daraban, 4.Constantin Serban, 3.Mircea Ciornei, 2.Mircea Ortelecan, 1.Constantin Dinu - replacements: 16.Sergiu Bargaunas, 17.Alexandru Pop
France:15.Michel Droitecourt, 14.Jean-Pierre Lux, 13.Claude Dourthe, 12.Jean Trillo, 11.Andre Campaes, 10.Jean-Pierre Romeu, 9.Jacques Fouroux, 8.Walter Spanghero (cap.), 7.Pierre Biemouret, 6.Michel Yachvili, 5.Alain Esteve, 4.Elie Cester, 3.Jean Iracabal, 2.Rene Benesis, 1.Jean-Louis Azarete
3 March 1973
Morocco 6 - 73France France B
Casablanca
11 March 1973
Morocco 9 - 20 Spain
Casablanca
14 April 1973
Romania 16 - 13 Spain
Constanta
20 April 1973
Romania 69 - 9 Morocco
Bucharest
3 June 1973
Spain 23 - 30France France B
La Foixarda, Barcelona

Second Division

Pool 1

8 October 1972
Poland 23 - 9 Czechoslovakia
Warsaw
7 April 1973
Czechoslovakia 6 - 16 Poland
Prague
  • Aggregate: Poland 39- Czechoslovakia 15

Pool 2

  • Table
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Portugal211012935
2 Italy21011921-24
3 Yugoslavia20111516-13
  • Results
Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)
26 November 1972 Italy  13 - 12  Yugoslavia Aosta  
25 February 1973 Portugal  9 - 6  Italy Coimbra  
8 April 1973
Yugoslavia 3 - 3 Portugal
Makarska

Final

22 April 1973
Poland 35 - 13 Portugal
Warsaw
13 May 1973
Portugal 13 - 3 Poland
Coimbra
  • Aggregate: Poland 38 - Portugal 26
  • Poland promoted to division 1

Bibliography

  • (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) ISBN 88-87374-40-6
  • (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).

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