1954 Rugby Union European Cup Explained

1954 Rugby Europe Cup
Date:	5–24 April 1954
Countries:
Matches:	5
Previous Year:	1952
Previous Tournament:	1952 Rugby Union European Cup
Next Year:	1965–1966
Next Tournament:	1965–1966 FIRA Nations Cup

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

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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

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Second preliminary

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Semifinals

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Final

After an Italian try in the first minute, France took control of the match and won.^[2]

Bibliography

• Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000)
• Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).

External links

• 1954 Rugby Union European Cup at ESPN

Notes and References

1. Volpe-Pacitti p.291
2. Volpe-Vecchiarelli, p. 70−71.