Rugby union tournament
1997–98 FIRA Tournament Date 18 October 1997 – 2 June 1998 Champions Not awarded
The 1997–98 FIRA Tournament was a rugby union tournament organized by the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA) . Only minnow teams participated because the strongest 15 teams were playing the qualification for the Rugby World Cup .
The teams were divided into three pools, with the winners being Latvia , Luxembourg and Austria . No championship title was awarded.
Pool "Silver" (Division 2)
Place
Nation
Games
Points
Table points
played
won
drawn
lost
for
against
diff.
1
Latvia
4
3
0
1
54
43
+11
10
2
Lithuania
4
3
0
1
51
88
−37
10
3
Switzerland
4
2
0
2
102
64
+38
8
4
Yugoslavia
4
2
0
2
87
38
+49
7
5
Israel
4
0
0
4
9
70
−61
2
Pool "Bronze" (Division 3)
Pool "Bowl" (Division 4)
Place
Nation
Games
Points
Table points
played
won
drawn
lost
for
against
diff.
1
Austria
2
2
0
0
74
15
+59
6
2
Slovenia
2
1
0
1
41
50
−9
4
3
Hungary
2
0
0
2
12
62
−50
2
Bibliography
(in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni , GS Editore (2000) ISBN 88-87374-40-6 .
(in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000 , GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).
"Minor Tournaments FIRA Tournament 1997/98" . The Rugby Archive . 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022 .
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