A year of mixed fortunes for Welsh teams - a win in Cwm Mawr, but a last place for at home for Swansea. All of these programmes and those from the 1993 series were later repackaged for The Family Channel, a satellite and cable station, with newly-recorded commentaries by It's A Knockout frontman, Stuart Hall.

The revived Jeux Sans Frontières is now really back up to speed, with eight countries taking part. San Marino drop out of this year's competition, but there are three new entrants - Czechoslovakia, Tunisia and Jeux Sans Frontières veteran, Switzerland. Also, in a new departure for the series, a special winter series was held, and it was in this series that Czechoslovakia and Switzerland made their Nineties debuts.

Jeux Sans Frontières in Winter 1992

Entrants Winter 1992:
Czechoslovakia (CS) • France (F) • Italy (I) • Switzerland (CH)

Presenters of International Heats:
Daniela Lumbroso and Georges Beller (F), Martina Adamcova and Pavel Zednicek (CS),
Ettore Andenna and Maria Teresa Ruta (I), Catherine Sommer and Ivan Fresard (CH)

Produced by CST (CS), A2F (F), RAI UNO (I), TSR (CH)

1992-01

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Heat 1

Broadcast Date (Europe): Friday 10th January 1992
Recorded: Tuesday 10th December 1991
Not broadcast in Great Britain

Venue: Piste de Sci (Ski Slopes), Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy

Theme: Winter Wonderland

Teams: Třebíč (CS), Megève (F), Bergamo (I), Verbier (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th

Did You Know? Sixteen towns from four European countries were fighting for the Winter JSF Trophy in this competition.

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1992-02

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Heat 2

Broadcast Date (Europe): Friday 17th January 1992
Recorded: Friday 13th December 1991
Not broadcast in Great Britain

Venue: Piste de Sci (Ski Slopes), Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy

Theme: Winter Wonderland

Teams: Rožnov pod Radhoštěm (CS), Serre-Chevalier (F), Val di Gressoney (I), Canton de Jura (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th

 CH • Canton de Jura
 I • Val di Gressoney
 F • Serre-Chevalier

 CS • Rožnov pod Radhoštěm

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1992-03

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Heat 3

Broadcast Date (Europe): Friday 24th January 1992
Recorded: Tuesday 17th December 1991
Not broadcast in Great Britain

Venue: Piste de Sci (Ski Slopes), Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy

Theme: Winter Wonderland

Teams: Nové Město na Moravě (CS), Avoriaz (F), Aprica (I), Charmey (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th

 CH • Charmey

 F • Avoriaz

 I • Aprica

 CS • Nové Město na Moravě

33
29
27
23

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1992-04

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Heat 4

Broadcast Date (Europe): Friday 31st January 1992
Recorded: Friday 20th December 1991
Not broadcast in Great Britain

Venue: Piste de Sci (Ski Slopes), Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy

Theme: Winter Wonderland

Teams: Prostějov (CS), Luz-Ardiden (F), Santa Caterina Valfurva (I), Villars-sur-Ollon (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th

 I • Santa Caterina Valfurva
 CH • Villars-sur-Ollon
 F • Luz-Ardiden

 CS • Prostějov

37
36
24
13

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1992-05

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Semi-Final

Broadcast Date (Europe): Friday 7th February 1992
Recorded: Wednesday 8th January 1992
Not broadcast in Great Britain

Venue: Zimni Stadion (Zimni Stadium), Ostrov Štvanice (Štvanice Island), Holešovice, Prague, Czechoslovakia

Theme: Winter Fun and Games

Teams: Nové Město na Moravě & Třebíč (CS)
Avoriaz & Megève (F)
Val di Gressoney & Santa Caterina Valfurva (I)
Canton du Jura & Charmey (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd

1st
2nd

 CS • Nové Město na Moravě
 CS• Třebíč

 F • Avoriaz
 F • Megève

 I • Santa Caterina Valfurva
 I • Val di Gressoney

 CH • Canton du Jura
 CH • Charmey

6
3

5
4

5
4

5
4

Result:

 Country:

Points:

 CS • Czechoslovakia
 F • France
 CH • Switzerland
 I • Italy

Did You Know? Qualifying for the Winter International Final involved the most complicated scoring system ever in the history of Jeux Sans Frontières. Each country had two teams each that participated in every game. However, only four points were awarded in each game (4, 3, 2, 1), and only the highest finishing team from each country scored the points, e.g. if Italy finished 1st and 4th on a game, only the highest placed of the teams got the four points for the country. This also gave that team one placing score for qualifying for the final. At the end of the nine games, the team from each country with the highest number of game placings, qualified for the Final. All points scored for the country were also totalled and gave the overall winning country of the Semi-Final. Only one team from each country qualifies for the final.

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1992-06

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Grand Final

Broadcast Date (Europe): Friday 14th February 1992
Recorded: Saturday 11th January 1992
Not broadcast in Great Britain

Venue: Zimni Stadion (Zimni Stadium), Ostrov Štvanice (Štvanice Island), Holešovice, Prague, Czechoslovakia

Theme: Cinderella on Ice

Teams: Nové Město na Moravě (CS), Avoriaz (F), Santa Caterina Valfurva (I), Canton du Jura (CH)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th

 CS • Nové Město na Moravě
 I • Santa Caterina Valfurva
 CH • Canton du Jura
 F • Avoriaz

30
27
26
22

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Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Entrants 1992: Czechoslovakia (CS) • France (F) • Italy (I) • Portugal (P)
Spain (E) • Switzerland (CH) • Tunisia (TU) • Wales (GB)

Presenters of International Heats:
Daniela Lumbroso and Georges Beller (F), Martina Adamcova and Pavel Zednicek (CS),
Nia Chiswell and Iestyn Garlick (GB-Wales), Ettore Andenna and Maria Teresa Ruta (I),
Eládio Clímaco and Ana do Carmo (P), Cesar Heinrych and Elisa Matilla (E),
Catherine Sommer and Ivan Fresard (CH)

International Referee: Denis Pettiaux

Produced by CST (CS), A2F (F), RAI UNO (I), RTP (P), 
TVE (E), TSR (CH), ERRT (TU), S4C (GB)

 

Key: International Heats  l = Qualified for International Final / l = Heat Winner (Silver Trophy) International Final l = Gold Trophy   l = Silver Trophy   l = Bronze Trophy

1992-07

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Heat 1

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 18th July 1992
Recorded: Wednesday 4th June 1992

Recording Order: 1st

Venue: Piazza Mercato (Market Square) Casale Monferrato, Italy

Theme: Film Classics

Teams: Praha (CS) v. Cahors (F) v. Carmathen (GB) v. Ricco del Golfo di Spezia (I) v. Chaves (P) v. Macael (E) v. La Chaux de Fonds (CH) v. Kairouan (TU)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
2nd
4th
5th
6th
6th
8th

 CS • Praha l
 CH • La Chaux de Fonds
 F • Cahors
 E • Macael
 GB • Carmathen
 I • Ricco del Golfo di Spezia
 P • Chaves
 TU • Kairouan

63
60
60
55
51
43
43
29

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, Carmathen were captioned as Caerfyrddin (C). 

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1992-08

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Heat 2

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 25th July 1992
Recorded: Wednesday 17th June 1992

Recording Order: 3rd

Venue: Torre de Belém (Tower of Belém), Belém, Lisboa (Lisbon), Portugal

Theme: Maritime Adventure: The Voyage to the Orient

Teams: Poděbrady (CS) v. Le Havre (F) v. Mold (GB) v. Varazze (I) v. São Miguel (P) v. Lérida (E) v. Estavayer le Lac (CH) v. Sidi Bou Said (TU)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th

 F • Le Havre l l
 P • São Miguel
 I • Varazze
 E • Lérida
 CH • Estavayer le Lac
 CS • Poděbrady
 TU • Sidi Bou Said
 GB • Mold

66
63
62
51
48
46
37
30

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, Mold were captioned as Yr Wyddgrug (C).

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1992-09

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Heat 3

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 1st August 1992
Recorded: Tuesday 30th June 1992

Recording Order: 5th

Venue: L’Espace Blanqui (Blanqui Quay), Alfortville, Paris, France

Theme: The Fables of La Fontaine

Teams: Sokolov (CS) v. Alfortville (F) v. Wrexham (GB) v. Castelfidardo (I) v. Santarém (P) v. Ciudad Rodrigo (E) v. La Côte (CH) v. Souse (TU)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th

 CH • La Côte l l
 I • Castelfidardo
 P • Santarém
 GB • Wrexham
 CS • Sokolov
 F • Alfortville
 E • Ciudad Rodrigo
 TU • Souse

72
67
57
54
43
39
38
32

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, Wrexham were captioned as Wrecsam (C).

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1992-10

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Heat 4

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 8th August 1992
Recorded: Saturday 7th June 1992

Recording Order: 2nd

Venue: Piazza Mercato (Market Square) Casale Monferrato, Italy

Theme: Italian Artists

Teams: Rýmařov (CS) v. Tourcoing (F) v. Rhuddlan (GB) v. Casale Monferrato (I) v. Felgueiras (P) v. Calatayud (E) v. Jura (CH) v. Tabarka (TU)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
3rd
3rd
6th
7th
8th

 P • Felgueiras l
 F • Tourcoing
 CH • Jura
 CS • Rýmařov
 I • Casale Monferrato
 E • Calatayud
 GB • Rhuddlan
 TU • Tabarka

65
59
58
58
58
51
40
14

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, the credit for Rhuddlan remained unchanged. 

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1992-11

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Heat 5

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 15th August 1992
Recorded: Saturday 18th July 1992

Recording Order: 7th

Venue: Plavecký Áreal Polanka (Municipal Riverside Baths), Třebíč, Czechoslovakia

Theme: A Capricious Summer: A Stay in Třebíč during the 1930s

Teams: Třebíč (CS) v. Bourg en Bresse (F) v. Newtown (GB) v. Carpenedolo (I) v. Moura (P) v. Cangas de Onis (E) v. Martigny (CH) v. Djerba (TU)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th

 CS • Třebíč l l
 I • Carpenedolo
 E • Cangas de Onis
 CH • Martigny
 P • Moura
 F • Bourg en Bresse
 GB • Newtown
 TU • Djerba

75
60
58
53
46
45
38
25

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, Newtown were captioned as Drenewydd (C).

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1992-12

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Heat 6

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 22nd August 1992
Recorded: Saturday 20th June 1992

Recording Order: 4th

Venue: Torre de Belém (Tower of Belém), Belém, Lisboa (Lisbon), Portugal

Theme: The Discovery of Lisbon

Teams: Tabór (CS) v. Sallanches (F) v. Caernarfon (GB) v. Paestum (I) v. Lisboa (P) v. Ibiza (E) v. Carouge (CH) v. Carthage (TU)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
2nd
4th
5th
6th
6th
8th

 P • Lisboa l l
 CH • Carouge
 GB • Caernarfon
 F • Sallanches
 I • Paestum
 CS • Tabór
 E • Ibiza
 TU • Carthage

81
53
53
48
45
44
44
38

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, the credit for Caernarfon remained unchanged.

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1992-13

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Heat 7

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 5th September 1992
Recorded: Tuesday 4th August 1992

Recording Order: 9th

Venue: Stadiwm y Morfa (Morfa Stadium), Pentrechwyth, Abertawe (Swansea), Wales

Theme: The History and Legends of Swansea

Teams: Šternberk (CS) v. La Ciotat (F) v. Swansea (1) (GB) v. Breuil-Cervinia (I) v. Olhão (P) v. Santa Cruz de Tenerife (E) v. Coppet (CH) v. Hammamet (TU)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
1st
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th

 I • Breuil-Cervinia l l
 P • Olhão l
 CS • Šternberk
 E • Santa Cruz de Tenerife
 GB • Swansea (1)
 CH • Coppet
 TU • Hammamet
 F • La Ciotat

61
61
57
54
48
45
42
30

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, Swansea (1) were captioned as Abertawe (1) (C).

Did You Know? Portuguese team Olhão was disqualified on Game 2 due to a team member breaking the rules and wearing footwear (this was a repeat of an incident from 1978 at Verbania, Italy), but on this occasion was awarded 0 points. It was the first time in 23 years that a team participating in a game was penalised and received no score on a game. This resulted in the Italian team of Breuil-Cervinia getting equal 1st place in the heat and qualifying for the International Final. Had the referees awarded Portugal the minimum 1 point, then Italian team Castelfidardo would have qualified with a better scoring 2nd placing.

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1992-14

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Heat 8

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 12th September 1992
Recorded: Saturday 25th July 1992

Recording Order: 8th

Venue: Dřevěné Městečko (Little Wooden Town), Valašké Muzeum (Wallachian Museum), Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czechoslovakia

Theme: The Festival of the Mountain

Teams: Rožnov pod Radhoštěm (CS) v. Strasbourg (F) v. Cardiff (GB) v. San Pellegrino Terme (I) v. Aveiro (P) v. Cordóba (E) v. La Neuveville-Nods (CH) v. Nabeul (TU)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
7th

 P • Aveiro l
 TU • Nabeul l
 CS • Rožnov pod Radhoštěm
 I • San Pellegrino Terme
 E • Cordóba
 GB • Cardiff
 CH • La Neuveville-Nods
 F • Strasbourg

60
54
53
51
50
49
41
41

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, Cardiff were captioned as Caerdydd (C).

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1992-15

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Heat 9

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 19th September 1992
Recorded: Friday 3rd July 1992

Recording Order: 6th

Venue: L’Espace Blanqui (Blanqui Quay), Alfortville, Paris, France

Theme: The Thousand and One Nights

Teams: Chrudim (CS) v. Alfortville (F) v. Cwm Mawr (GB) v. Langhirano (I) v. Maia (P) v. Torrevieja (E) v. Romont (CH) v. Sfax (TU)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
2nd
4th
4th
6th
7th
8th

 GB • Cwm Mawr l l
 CH • Romont
 E • Torrevieja
 CS • Chrudim
 P • Maia
 I • Langhirano
 F • Alfortville
 TU • Sfax

62
58
58
56
56
47
31
30

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, the credit for Cwm Mawr remained unchanged.

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1992-16

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

Heat 10

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 26th September 1992
Recorded: Saturday 8th August 1992

Recording Order: 10th

Venue: Stadiwm y Morfa (Morfa Stadium), Pentrechwyth, Abertawe (Swansea), Wales

Theme: Great Inventions

Teams: Jablonec nad Nisou (CZ) v. Pertuis (F) v. Swansea (2) (GB) v. Vigevano (I) v. Peso de Régua do Douro (P) v. Palma de Mallorca (E) v. Charmey (CH) v. Monastir (TU)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
4th
6th
6th
8th

 E • Palma de Mallorca l l
 CS • Jablonec nad Nisou
 P • Peso de Régua do Douro
 CH • Charmey
 I • Vigevano
 F • Pertuis
 TU • Monastir
 GB • Swansea (2)

64
53
52
49
49
45
45
42

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, Swansea (2) were captioned as Abertawe (2) (C).

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1992-17

Jeux Sans Frontières 1992

International Final

S4C Transmission (Wales): Saturday 3rd October 1992
Recorded: Saturday 22nd August 1992

Venue: Praça de Sé (Cathedral Plaza), Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal

Theme: The Celts

Teams: Třebíč (CZ) v. Le Havre (F) v. Cwm Mawr (GB) v. Breuil-Cervinia (I) v. Lisboa (P) v. Palma de Mallorca (E) v. La Côte (CH) v. Nabeul (TU)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
2nd
4th
4th
6th
7th
8th

 CS • Třebíč l
 I • Breuil-Cervinia l
 P • Lisboa l
 CH • La Côte l
 F • Le Havre
 E • Palma de Mallorca
 GB • Cwm Mawr
 TU • Nabeul

64
57
57
49
49
47
40
34

Croeso y Cymru: In the S4C transmission, the credit for Cwm Mawr remained unchanged.

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