title: 1969–70 FIRA Nations Cup
text: # 1969–70 FIRA Nations Cup
  
  The Nations Cup 1969–70 was the tenth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and fifth with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".
  
  The tournament was won by France.
  
  ## First division
  
  * Table
  
  | Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | Table points |
  | 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 23 | 66 | 9 |
  | 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 23 | 42 | 7 |
  | 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 5 |
  | 4 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 106 | -91 | 3 |
  
  Czechoslovakia relegated to division 2
  
  * Results
  * Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt. Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)
  * 3 May 1970
  
  | Czechoslovakia | 6 - 53 | France B |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Prague
  
  ## Second
  
  ### Pool 1
  
  * Table
  
  | Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | Table points |
  | 1 | Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 6 |
  | 2 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 4 |
  | 3 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 2 |
  
  * Results
  * Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
  * 21 December 1969
  
  | Spain | 14 - 3 | Yugoslavia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Madrid
  * 5 April 1970
  
  | Yugoslavia | 12 - 9 | Poland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Palanka
  * 26 April 1970
  
  | Poland | 6 - 8 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Poznań
  
  ### Pool 2
  
  * Table
  
  | Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Place | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | Table points |
  | 1 | Morocco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
  | 2 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 3 |
  | 3 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 3 |
  
  * Results
  * Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.
  
  | Morocco | 23 - 8 | Netherlands |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Casablanca
  * 5 April 1970
  
  | Netherlands | 9 - 9 | Portugal |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Sportpark Berestein, Hilversum
  * 12 April 1970
  
  | Portugal | 8 - 9 | Morocco |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Barreiro
  
  ### Final
  
  * Results
  * Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt
  * 10 May 1970
  
  | Morocco | 11 - 8 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Casablanca
  