Antim Cup

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The Antim Cup is contested between the rugby union teams of Romania ("The Oaks") and Georgia ("The Lelos"). It is named after the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Antim Iverianul, who came from Georgia.

The Antim Cup is contested each time Georgia and Romania meet in a senior international match other than World Cup matches or qualifiers. The holder retains the cup unless the challenger wins the match in normal time.

There was a motion from the Georgia Rugby Union just before the 2000 European Nations Cup decider in Tbilisi, to establish a challenge cup along the lines of the Calcutta and Bledisloe Cups to be annually played for between the Oaks and the Lelos.

It was decided that the cup should be named after Antimoz Iverieli (Georgian version) / Antim Iverianul (Romanian version) (c 1650 - 1716). The Rugby Supporters' League (RML) of Georgia approached the Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia the Second, through influential go-betweens and received his blessing for the use of the name 'Antim'.

The trophy was made by Georgian sculptor and former rugby player, Guia Japaridze, who cast the cup in guilded bronze.

The current holder is Georgia, who defeated Romania on February 9, 2008 in Tblisi by 22 to 17.

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[edit] Previous winners

Year Date Home Score Away Venue
2002 6 April Georgia 23 - 31 Romania Tbilisi
2003 30 March Georgia 6 - 19 Romania Tbilisi
2004 27 May Romania 25 - 18 Georgia Iaşi
2005 12 March Georgia 20 - 13 Romania Tbilisi
2006 25 February Romania 35 - 10 Georgia Bucharest
2007 3 February Romania 17 - 20 Georgia Bucharest
2008 9 February Georgia 22 - 7 Romania Tbilisi

[edit] Total wins

  • Romania: 4
  • Georgia: 3

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