The Nations Cup 1970-71 was the 11th edition of a European rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 championship for national teams, and sixth with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".

The tournament was won by France

First division

• Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1		3	3	0	0	57	19	38	9
2		3	2	0	1	60	20	40	7
3		3	1	0	2	11	37	-26	5
4		3	0	0	3	25	77	-52	0

Italy 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)

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Pool 1

• Table

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  Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
  		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
  1		2	2	0	0	28	3
  6
  2		2	0	0	2	3	28
  2

• Results

  Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.

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Pool 2

• Table

  Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
  		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
  1		2	2	0	0	23	0	23	6
  2		2	0	0	1	0	23
  1

• Results

  Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.

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Final

(Belgium directly admitted)

• Table

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  38

  Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
  		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
  1		2	2	0	0	37	18
  6
  2		2	1	0	1	50	12
  4
  3		2	0	0	2	12	69
  2

Czechoslovakia promoted in first division

• Results

  Point system: try 3 pt, conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3 pt. drop 3 pt, goal from mark 3 pt.

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External links

• FIRA-AER official website