Matches played 21 | ||
Date 16 October 1994 – 27 May 1995 | ||
The 1995–97 (originally 1994–96) "FIRA Trophy" was arranged with a new format. In this season the schedules for Italy, France and Romania were modified to allow preparation for the 1995 Rugby World Cup, with a preliminary tournament held for Division 1 only. The second tier teams played a tournament to qualify the 7 teams to the 1995–96 edition Trophy.
Contents
Seven teams (the first three of each pool) and the winner of a Play off between the two fourth-placed teams were admitted to the first division for the 1995–97 tournament.
Pool A
Russia, Poland and Tunisia qualified for 1995–97 FIRA Trophy . Belgium entered Play-off.
Pool B
Spain, Portugal and Marocco qualified for 1995–97 FIRA Trophy . Czech Republic entered Play-off.
Belgium qualified for 1995–97 FIRA Trophy
Second division
Three Pools were played.