The Nations Cup 1969–70 was the tenth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and fifth with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".
| 1969–70 Nations Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 9 November 1969 - 25 October 1970 | ||
| Countries |  Czechoslovakia France Italy Romania | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France | ||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
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The tournament was won by France.
First division
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| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 23 | 66 | 9 |
| 2 | Romania |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 23 | 42 | 7 |
| 3 | Italy |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 5 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 106 | -91 | 3 |
Czechoslovakia relegated to division 2
- 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) |
| 9 November 1969 | Italy
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8 - 22 | France B
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Catania | |
| Try: U. Conforto Con: Pacifici Pen: Michelon |
Try: Mellet 2, Bertranne, Pug Con: Boursault 2 Pen: Boursault Drop: Boursault |
Referee: Jones 
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| Italy: 15. Angelo Autore (27' Rocco Caligiuri), 14. Elio Michelon, 13. Claudio Della Valle, 12. Walter Rista (63' Maurizio Finocchi), 11. Pierluigi Pacifici, 10. Giampiero Ricci, 9.Umberto Conforto, 8.Marco Bollesan (c), 7.Franco Valier, 6.Lucio Boccaletto, 5.Ivo Mazzucchelli, 4.Luigi Bettella, 3.Dominico Armellin, 2.Giancarlo Delli Ficorilli, 1.Massimo Gini | |||||
| France: 15. Marot, 14. Jansens 13. Puig (63' Jharassary) 12. Bertranne, 11. Mellet, 10. Boursault, 9. Dupuy, 8. Combeuil, 7.Cristina, 6.Joffre, 5.Forel, 4.Vignaud, 3.Rougerie, 2.Swiercinsky 1. Verdler | |||||
| 23 November 1969 | Romania
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42 - 6 | Czechoslovakia
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Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest | |
| Referee: Filiatre
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| 14 December 1969 | France
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14 - 9 | Romania
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Stade Maurice Trélut, Tarbes | |
| Try: Dauga Con: Dehez Pen: Dehez 2 Drop: Dehez |
Pen: Irimescu 2 Drop: Irimescu |
Referee: R.F. Johnson 
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| France: 15. Pierre Villepreux, 14. Roger Bourgarel, 13. Alain Marot, 12. Jean Trillo, 11. Jean-Marie Bonal, 10. Jean-Louis Dehez, 9.Marcel Puget (cap), 8.Benoit Dauga, 7.Pierre Darbos, 6.Michel Yachvili, 5.Michel Savitsky, 4.Jean-Pierre Bastiat, 3.Jean Iracabal, 2.Rene Benesis, 1.Jean-Louis Azarete | |||||
| Romania: 15. Victor Marinescu, 14.M. Wusek, 13. Valeriu Irimescu, 12. Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 11. Gheorghie Nica, 10. Mihai Nicolescu, 9.Petre Florescu, 8.Radu Demian (cap), 7.Gheorgie Rascanu, 6.Paul Ciobanel, 5.Ion Tutuianu, 4.Constantin Serban, 3.Constantin Dinu, 2.V. Onutiu, 1.Nicolae Baciu | |||||
| 26 April 1970 | Czechoslovakia
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3 - 11 | Italy
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Krc, Prague | |
| Referee: P. Lebecq
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| Czechoslovakia: 15. Blachut, 14. Hora, 13. Hevera, 12. Vrzal, 11. Kopec, 10. Kourek, 9.Sendler, 8.Krutzner, 7.Mazal, 6. Stransky, 5. Narka, 4.Partl, 3. Skall, 2.Horacek, 1.Matejca | |||||
| Italy 15. Luciano Modonesi, 14. Elio Michelon, 13. Lelio Lazzarini, 12. Maurizio Finocchi, 11. Pierluigi Pacifici, 10. Gianmatteo Cecchin, 9.Umberto Conforto, 8.Marco Bollesan, 7.Franco Valier, 6.Franco Cioni, 5.Guido Porzio, 4.Lucio Boccaletto, 3.Corrado Possamai, 2.Adolfo Gerardo, 1.Massimo Gini | |||||
| 25 October 1970 | Italy
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3 - 14 | Romania
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Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo | |
| Try: Bollesan |
Try: Irimescu, Nica Con: Irimescu Drop: Irimescu, Nica |
Referee: Austry
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| Italy 15. Luciano Modonesi, 14. Vittorio Ambron, 13. Aldo Caluzzi, 12. Maurizio Finocchi, 11. Pierluigi Pacifici (45' Elio Michelon), 10. Gianmatteo Cecchin, 9.Angelo Visentin, 8.Marco Bollesan (cap), 7.Franco Valier, 6.Franco Cioni (64' Lucio Boccaletto) 5.Luigi Bernabo, 4.Isidoro Quaglio, 3.Ettore Abbiati, 2.Pietro Monfeli, 1.Massimo Gini | |||||
| Romania : 15. Radu Durbac, 14. Mihai Suciu, 13. Gheorghie Dragomirescu-Rahtopol, 12. Gheorghie Nica, 11.M. Braga, 10. Valeriu Irimescu, 9.Adrian Mateescu, 8.Ion Tutuianu, 7.Alexandru Pop, 6.Gheorgie Rascanu, 5.Constantin Serban, 4.Alexandru Atanasiu, 3.Nicolae Baciu, 2.Valeriu Iorgulescu, 1.Constantin Dinu | |||||
Second
editPool 1
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| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Spain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 6 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 4 |
| 3 |  Poland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 2 |
- Results
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. |
Pool 2
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| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Morocco |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
| 2 |  Portugal |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 3 |
- Results
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. |
Final
edit- Results
| Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt |
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).