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1996–97 FIRA Tournament

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Champions
  
Spain

Matches played
  
24

Date
  
22 November 1996 – 17 May 1997

Countries
  
Belgium  Czech Republic  Denmark  Georgia  Germany  Morocco  Netherlands  Poland  Portugal  Russia  Spain  Tunisia

The 1996–97 FIRA tournament was a rugby union tournament organized by the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA).

Contents

Italy, France and Romania did not participate, in order to privilege other appointments. Italy and France were not interested to continue to participate in the FIRA senior competitions. Really, the two teams had to play the final of the previous trophy. Due to the great number of matches, also for the European competitions reserved to clubs, they could play the final only on 23 March 1997, after this tournament was started.

The tournament had a new formula. Twelve teams were divided into four pools of 3 teams. After a round robin, they were ranked in 3 groups to define the ranking, also valid to divide the Teams for the second round qualification to 1999 Rugby World Cup.

There was no second division, the other 18 European teams played the first round of qualification to the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

Second round

  • First to Fourth places Semifinals
  • 5th to 8th places Semifinals
  • 9th to 12th places Semifinals
  • Finals

  • First Place Final
  • 3rd Place Final
  • 5th Place Final
  • 7th Place Final
  • 9th Place Final
  • 11th Place Final
  • Final Ranking

    1.  Spain
    2. Portugal
    3. Poland
    4. Georgia
    5. Morocco
    6. Russia
    7. Tunisia
    8. Belgium
    9. Germany
    10. Czech Republic
    11. Netherlands
    12. Denmark

    References

    1996–97 FIRA Tournament Wikipedia