The 1978-79 FIRA Trophy was the 19th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.

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1978-79 FIRA Trophy
Date	18 November 1978– 4 May 1979
Countries	France  Italy  Romania  Poland  Spain  Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Champions	France
Matches played	15
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The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania reached the 2nd place, achieving an historical 44–0 win over Italy at 22 April 1979, in Bucharest.

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Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	France	5	5	0	0	171	34	+137	15
2	Romania	5	4	0	1	117	33	+84	13
3	Soviet Union	5	2	0	3	71	76	-5	9
4	Italy	5	2	0	3	55	75	-20	9
5	Poland	5	1	0	4	47	100	-53	7
6	Spain	5	1	0	4	31	174	-143	7

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Spain relegated to division 2

• Results

18 November 1978

Italy	9 - 11	Soviet Union

Stadio Flaminio, Rome

19 November 1978

Poland	9 - 30	Romania

Lublin

3 December 1978	Romania	6 - 9	France	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Pen: Constantin 2		Pen: Aguirre 2 Drop: Caussade	Referee: M.Rea
Romania:15.Teodorin Tudose, 14.Petre Ianusevici, 13.Gheorghe Nica, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Mihai Bucos, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Gheorghie Dumitru (cap.), 7.Enciu Stoica, 6.Florică Murariu, 5.Marin Ionescu, 4.Gheorghe Daraban, 3.Alexandru Ioniță, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.Constantin Dinu
France:15.Jean-Michel Aguirre, 14.Daniel Bustaffa, 13.Roland Bertranne, 12.Christian Bélascain, 11.Guy Noves, 10.Alain Caussade, 9.Yves Lafarge, 8.Michel Clemente, 7.Jean-Luc Joinel, 6.Jean-Pierre Rives (cap.), 5.Jean-Francois Imbernon, 4.Francis Haget, 3.Robert Paparemborde, 2.Alain Paco, 1.Gerard Cholley

17 December 1978

Italy	35 - 3	Spain

Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso

26 November 1978

Spain	7 - 16	Poland

Estadi Baldiri Aleu, Sant Boi de Llobregat

1978

France XV	29 - 7	Soviet Union

Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse

1979

Soviet Union	19 - 7	Poland

Moscow

18 February 1979

Italy	9 - 15	France XV

Stadio Plebiscito, Padua

4 March 1979

France XV	92 - 0	Spain

Stade de St.Pée, Oloron

14 April 1979

Italy	18 - 3	Poland

Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila

22 April 1979	Romania	44 - 0	Italy	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Try: Dumitru 2, Murariu 2, Stoica Beches, Constantin, Dinu 2 Con: Constantin 3, Tudose			Referee: Jacques Saint-Guilhem
Romania:15.Teodorin Tudose, 14.G. Dinu, 13.Olimpiu Beches, 12.Ion Constantin, 11.Petre Motrescu, 10.Dumitru Alexandru, 9.Mircea Paraschiv, 8.Florică Murariu, 7.Gheorghe Dumitru, 6.Enciu Stoica, 5.I. Pintea, 4.Marin Ionescu, 3.Octavian Corneliu, 2.Mircea Munteanu, 1.V. Ungureanu - replacements: Corneliu Scarlat
Italy:15.Rocco Caligiuri, 14.Luca Bonaiti, 13.Fabrizio Gaetaniello, 12.Nello Francescato, 11.Manrico Marchetto, 10.Loredano Zuin, 9.Bruno Ancillotti, 8.Elio de Anna, 7.Fiorenzo Blessano, 6.Paolo Mariani (cap.), 5.Adriano Fedrigo, 4.Donato Daldoss, 3.Nick Screnci, 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Anacleto Altigieri - replacements: Andrea Lijoi, Giancarlo Pivetta

29 April 1979

Spain	6 - 22	Romania

Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid

20 May 1979

Soviet Union	15 - 9	Spain
Try: Yepifanov 10' Alyoshin 19' Con: Gonyany 10', 19' Pen: Gonyany 69		Try: Ruiz Cristin 4' Con: Apraiz Feliu 4' Pen: Apraiz Feliu 62'

Fili Stadium, Moscow Referee: Andre Aychenne

4 May 1979

Soviet Union	9 - 15	Romania

Harkov

1979

Poland	12 - 26	France

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