| 1980-81 FIRA Trophy | |
| Date: | 1 October 1980 – 17 May 1981 |
| Countries: | |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Previous Year: | 1979-1980 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy |
| Next Year: | 1981–1982 |
| Next Tournament: | 1981–1982 FIRA Trophy |
The 1980–81 FIRA Trophy was the 21st edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.
The tournament was won by Romania, who achieved a Grand Slam, defeating all their opponents. Romania had a memorable 15–0 win over France at 23 November 1980, in Bucharest.
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 25 | +132 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 59 | +70 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 81 | -5 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 87 | -49 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 146 | -48 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 146 | -100 | 7 |
Spain and Poland 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 61 | -24 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | -56 | 3 |
Yugoslavia relegated to division 3
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| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 33 | +81 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 115 | -66 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 73 | -53 | 4 |
Portugal promoted to division 2
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