The 1992–94 FIRA Trophy was the 30th edition of the European rugby union championship for national teams. The 1992-94 edition was arranged with a new format. Ten teams were admitted to the first division and divided into 2 pools to play a Preliminary Tournament which qualified five teams to play for the title in the 1993-1994 season.

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1992-94 FIRA Trophy
Date	1 October 1992 – 24 May 1994
Countries	Belgium  France  Germany  Italy  Morocco  Portugal  Romania  Russia  Spain  Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Champions	France
Matches played	41
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Five teams qualified to play in the pool for the "Title":

•  France
•  Italy
•  Romania
•  Russia
•  Spain

And five in the pool for the "Plate":

•  Belgium
•  Germany
•  Morocco
•  Portugal
•  Tunisia

Italy came close to winning their first tournament, beating a non-capped France A1 side for the first time by 16-9, but lost to Romania (26-12) away, and so France won the title on points difference, despite finishing with the same number of table points as the Italian and the Romanian sides. The French only awarded caps in their first game, a 51-0 win over the Romanians. Russia participated for the first time after the end of the Soviet Union, finishing in a disappointing 4th place, with a single win over Spain abroad (16-9).

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Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	France	4	3	0	1	120	28	+92	10
2	Italy	4	3	0	1	120	69	+51	10
3	Romania	4	3	0	1	67	66	+1	10
4	Russia	4	1	0	3	44	80	-36	6
5	Spain	4	0	0	4	30	138	-108	4

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17 October 1993	France	51 - 0	Romania	Parc Municipal, Brive-la-Gaillarde
	Try: Bernat-Salles 3 Loppy, Merle, Sella Con: Lacroix 6 Pen: Lacroix 3			Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jim Fleming
France: 15.Jean-Luc Sadourny, 14.Philippe Bernat-Salles, 13.Philippe Sella, 12.Thierry Lacroix, 11.David Berty, 10.Alain Penaud, 9.Aubin Hueber, 8.Marc Cécillon, 7.Léon Loppy, 6.Philippe Benetton, 5.Olivier Roumat (cap.), 4.Olivier Merle, 3.Stéphane Graou, 2.Jean-Michel Gonzalez, 1.Louis Armary - Replacement: Laurent Seigne, Olivier Campan
Romania:15.Gheorghe Solomie, 14.Adrian Mitorcariu, 13.Marius Nedelcu, 12.Nicolae Fulina, 11.Marian Dumitru, 10.F. Ion, 9.Mihai Foca, 8.Tiberiu Brinza, 7.Gheorghe Dinu, 6.Ionut Seceleanu, 5.Constantin Cojocariu, 4.Haralambie Dumitras (cap.), 3.Gabriel Vlad, 2.Gheorghe Ion, 1.Gheorghe Leonte - Replacement: 16.Adrian Girbu, 17.Micusor Marin

6 November 1993

Russia	19 - 30	Italy
Try: Bondarev Con: Nikolayev Pen: Nikolayev (4)		Try: Checchinato (2), Filizzola Con: Domínguez (3) Pen: Domínguez (3)

Fili Stadium, Moscow Referee: G. Barrabes

11 November 1993

Italy	16 - 9	France A1
Try: penalty try Con: Domínguez Pen: Domínguez (3)		Pen: Campan (3)

Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Referee: Mircea Paraschivescu

20 March 1994

France A1	49 - 3	Spain

Stade de Madrazès, Sarlat Referee: S. Faccioli

10 April 1994

Spain	9 - 16	Russia
Pen: Gorrotxategui Fernández (3)		Try: Mochnev Con: Nikolayev Pen: Nikolayev (3)

Campo Universitario, Madrid Referee: R. Jacob

24 April 1994	Spain	3 - 11	Romania	La Romareda, Zaragoza
	Pen: Puertas Soto		Try: Solomie Pen: Nichitean (2)	Referee: Yves Peyrelongue

7 May 1994	Italy	62 - 15	Spain	Stadio Fratelli Cervi, Parma
	Try: Aldrovandi, Mar. Cuttitta Francescato, Gardner Pedroni, Ravazzolo Vaccari 2 Con: Troiani 8 Pen: Troiani 2		Try: Puertas Soto, Ventura Miranda Con: Puertas Soto Pen: Puertas Soto	Referee: Gérard Borreani
Italy 15.Piermassimiliano Dotto, 14.Paolo Vaccari, 13.Nicola Aldrovandi, 12.Gabriel Filizzola, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Luigi Troiani, 9.Ivan Francescato, 8.Carlo Checchinato, 7.Julian Gardner, 6.Claudio de Rossi, 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Pierpaolo Pedroni, 3.Giovanni Grespan, 2.Carlo Orlandi, 1.Massimo Cuttitta (cap.) - replacements: Massimo Ravazzolo, Franco Properzi, Massimo Bonomi, Alessandro Troncon
Spain 15.Francisco Puertas Soto, 14.Daniel Saenz Lobsack, 13.Marc Ventura Miranda, 12.Álvar Enciso, 11.José Angel Hermosilla Olmos, 10.Unai Aurrekoetxea Arregui, 9.Jeronimo Hernandez-Gil Ruano, 8.Javier Lopez Martin, 7.Jaime Gutierrez Merelles, 6.Oscar Solano Sevilla, 5.Alberto Malo, 4.José Miguel Villaú, 3.Jonadab Diez Urkidi, 2.Javier Aguiar Cayetano, 1.Ignacio de Lazaro Bravo - replacements: Alberto Socías, Marcelo Mascaro Casaccio

7 May 1994

Romania	30 - 0	Russia
Try: Cioca (2), Colceriu, Leonte Con: Nichitean (2) Pen: Nichitean (2)

Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest Referee: B. Campsall

14 May 1994	Romania	26 - 12	Italy	Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
	Try: Leonte Pen: Nichitean (5) Drop: Nichitean		Pen: Domínguez (4)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: D. Neynat
Romania 15.Vasile Brici, 14.Lucian Colceriu, 13.Nicolae Răcean, 12.Nicolae Fulina, 11.Robert Cioca, 10.Neculai Nichitean, 9.Daniel Neaga, 8.Andrei Gurănescu, 7.Traian Oroian, 6.Cătălin Drăguceanu, 5.Constantin Cojocariu, 4.Sandu Ciorăscu, 3.Gabriel Vlad, 2.Gheorghe Ion, 1.Gheorghe Leonte - replacements: Tiberiu Brînză, Marius Nedelcu
Italy 15.Javier Pértile, 14.Paolo Vaccari, 13.Stefano Bordon, 12.Massimo Bonomi, 11.Marcello Cuttitta, 10.Diego Dominguez, 9.Alessandro Troncon, 8.Carlo Checchinato, 7.Julian Gardner, 6.Massimo Giovanelli (cap.), 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Pierpaolo Pedroni, 3.Franco Properzi, 2.Moreno Trevisiol, 1.Massimo Cuttitta - replacements: Massimo Ravazzolo . Coach: Georges Coste

28 May 1994

Russia	9 - 11	France A1

Fili Stadium, Moscow