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1938 FIRA Tournament
Date15-22 May 1938
Countries Germany
 France
 Romania
Tournament statistics
Champions France
Matches played3
1937 (Previous) (Next) 1952

The 1938 FIRA Tournament was the third Rugby Union European championship, organized by the recently formed FIRA. It was played in Bucharest. Only three teams participated.

Results

Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 4 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
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15 May 1938 Romania  8 - 11  France Bucharest  
Try: Andriesi
Con: Irimia
Pen: Irimia
Try: Blond, Caunegre
Le Goff
Con: Desclaux
Referee: H Schwanenberg Germany
Romania: Toma Moldoveanu, Ascanio Damian, Ion Andriesi, Nic Crissoveloni (cap.), Constantin Dinescu, Ioan Popa, Constantin Turut, Vasile Niculescu, Gheorghe Ionescu, Ion Irimia, Simion Burlescu, Gheorghie Crivat, Marin Slobozeanu, Constantin, Stefan Barsan
France: Michel Bonnus, Robert Caunegre, Andre Rapin, Felix Bergese, Raymond le Goff, Joseph Desclaux (cap.), Guy Vassal, Louis Dupont, Rene Arotca, Jean Blond, Rene Lombarteix, Antonin Delque, Emile Doussau, Jean Clave, Andre Goyard
18 May 1938
Romania 5–8 Germany
Bucharest

22 May 1938
France 8–5 Germany
Bucharest

Table

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  France 2 2 0 0 19 13 +6 4
2  Germany 2 1 0 1 13 13 0 2
3  Romania 2 0 0 2 13 19 −6 0

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