| 1978-79 FIRA Trophy | |
| Date: | 18 November 1978– 4 May 1979 |
| Countries: | |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Previous Year: | 1977-1978 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1977–1978 FIRA Trophy |
| Next Year: | 1979–1980 |
| Next Tournament: | 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy |
The 1978-79 FIRA Trophy was the 19th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by France, with a Grand Slam. Romania reached the 2nd place, achieving an historical 44–0 win over Italy at 22 April 1979, in Bucharest.
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 34 | +137 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 33 | +84 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 76 | -5 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 75 | -20 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 100 | -53 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 174 | -143 | 7 |
Spain relegated to division 2
| align=left width=60% style="font-size: 85%" | Point system: try 4 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc) |
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| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | +50 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | -61 | 2 |
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| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 53 | -35 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 3 |
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----Morocco promoted to division 1