
1996-97 fira tournament

1996-97 fira tournament rashtriya teams key liye europeeya ragbi union championship kaa 32 vaan sanskaran thaa jiska ayojan federation international dee ragbi amateur (fira) dwara kiya gayaa thaa.
france, itali aur romenia ney anya niyuktiyon koo visheshaadhikaar dene key liye bhaag naheen liya. france aur itali koo pichhali trophy kaa final khelna padaa, badee sankhya mein antarrashtriya maichon key kaaran, iss tournament key shuru honey key baad 23 march 1997 koo hii. donon deshon koo fira varishth pratiyogitaon mein bhaag lena jaari rakhane mein koee dilchaspi naheen thee aur yeh pratiyogita mein unaki antim upasthiti hogi.
tournament kaa ack nayaa formula thaa. baarah teams koo 3 teams key chaar pool mein vibhajit kiya gayaa thaa. round robbin key baad, unhein ranking koo paribhaashit karane key liye 3 samoohon mein sthaan diyaa gayaa thaa, joe 1999 ragbi vishva cup key liye dusare daur kii yogyata key liye teams koo vibhajit karane key liye bhee maanya thaa.
koee doosara division naheen thaa, anya 18 europeeya teams ney 1999 ragbi vishva cup key liye yogyata kaa pahala daur khela.
spen aur purtagaal ney pratham sthaan key final key liye arhata praapt kii, jise spaniards ney 25-18 dwara jeetaa thaa.