1954 Rugby Union European Cup
| 1954 Rugby Europe Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 5–24 April 1954 | ||
| Countries |  Spain Portugal Belgium West Germany France Italy | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 5 | ||
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The Europe Cup 1954 was the fifth Rugby Union European championship, organised by FIRA and the second (and last) with this name.
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.
Results[edit]
| 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[edit]
Second preliminary[edit]
Semifinals[edit]
Final[edit]
After an Italian try in the first minute, France took control of the match and won.[2]
| 24 April 1954 | Italy
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12 - 39 | France
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Stadio dei Centomila, Rome | |
| 16:00 CET | Try: Gabrielli  14'Lanfranchi 77'Pen: Dari  23', 59' |
Report | Try: 9', 20' M. Prat 43' Lepatey 55', 68' Murillo 72' Larréguy 80' Boniface Con: 9', 20', 43', 68', 72', 80' J. PratPen: 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[edit]
- (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).