The 1990–92 FIRA Trophy was the 29th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams. The format returned to a two-year tournament.

The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Italy, improving their competitive performance, finished in 2nd place, while Romania where 3rd. Both teams qualified for the 1991 Rugby World Cup, since the first two games also were valid for the qualification, while Soviet Union missed them. This would be their last presence at the FIRA Trophy, since the country ceased to exist on 25 December 1991. They were replaced by the CIS for the final two games. Spain failed the 1991 Rugby World Cup qualification because of her two losses in the opening games, had a narrow defeat to Italy (22-21), and a win over Romania (6-0), both at home, but wasn't able to avoid the 5th and last place, and were relegated.

The winners of the Second Division pools were Germany and Morocco.

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First division

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Due to Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union was replaced by the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1 8 8 0 0 281 109 +172 242 8 6 0 2 194 109 +85 203 8 3 0 5 121 139 -18 144/ 8 2 0 6 100 192 -92 125 8 1 0 7 86 233 -147 10

Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc.)

Second division

Pool A

Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1 64114633+13152 63127665+11133 62317669 +7134 60154576-317

Pool B

Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.16 5 0 1 98 54 +44 1626 4 0 2 117 66+51 1436 2 0 4 89 85 +4 104 6 1 0 5 75 174 -99 8

Third division

Pool 1 (not completed due to the withdrawal of Yugoslavia)

Pool 2 Semifinals

Third place final

Final

References

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 1990-92 FIRA Trophy at ESPN