1954_Rugby_Union_European_Cup

1954 Rugby Union European Cup

1954 Rugby Union European Cup

European rugby union championship

The Europe Cup 1954 was the fifth Rugby Union European championship, organised by FIRA and the second (and last) with this name.

Quick Facts Date, Countries ...

With the exception of a preliminary, all the matches were played in Italy.[1] As in the 1952 edition, France won the title after a victory over Italy in the final.[2]

This was the last edition of this competition. A European tournament arranged by FIRA, returned only in 1965 with the Nations Cup.

Jean Prat (left) as captain of France at the final of the European Cup in 1955, with Paolo Rosi, captain of Italy

Results

Point system: try 3 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)

First preliminary

5 April 1954
Spain 23 - 0 Portugal
Madrid

Second preliminary

11 April 1954
Spain 14 - 0 Belgium
Monigo, Treviso

Semifinals

19 April 1954
France XV France28 - 3 West Germany
Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma
19 April 1954
Italy 16 - 6 Spain
Naples
Referee: A.Siccardi

Final

After an Italian try in the first minute, France took control of the match and won.[2]

24 April 1954 Italy  12 - 39  France Stadio dei Centomila, Rome  
16:00 CET Try:
Gabrielli rugby ball 14'
Lanfranchi rugby ball 77'
Pen:
Dari rugby goalposts icon 23', 59'
 Report Try:
rugby ball 9', 20' M. Prat
rugby ball 43' Lepatey
rugby ball 55', 68' Murillo
rugby ball 72' Larréguy
rugby ball 80' Boniface
Con:
rugby goalposts icon 9', 20', 43', 68', 72', 80' J. Prat
Pen:
rugby goalposts icon 11', 17' J. Prat
 Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Peter Cooper (England)
Nando Barbini, Pietro Stievano, Paolo Rosi (cap), Remo Zanatta, Sergio Silvestri, Riccardo Santopadre, Mario Pisaneschi, Mario Percudani, Sergio Lanfranchi, Piero Gabrielli, Leonardo Riccioni, Paolo Dari, Giorgio Fornari, Gennaro Mancini, Andrea Taveggia
Pierre Albaladejo, Jacques Lepatey, Maurice Prat, Andre Boniface, Gerard Murillo, Roger Martine, Gerard Dufau, Jean Prat (cap), Henri Domec, Gilbert Larreguy, Michel Celaya, Robert Baulon, Jean Bichindaritz, Jean Benetiere, Amedee Domenech

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).

References

  1. [1]
    Volpe-Pacitti p.291
  2. [2]
    Volpe-Vecchiarelli, p. 70−71.
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