Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy

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The Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy (Italian: Trofeo Garibaldi; French: Trophée Garibaldi) is a rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship match between France and Italy.

The trophy, designed by former French international and professional sculptor Jean-Pierre Rives, was awarded for the first time on 3 February 2007 to France as part of the celebrations of the bicentenary of Giuseppe Garibaldi's birth. As of 2013, France have won the trophy five times, and Italy twice.

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Main article: Giuseppe Garibaldi

Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian revolutionary born in 1807 in Nice (now in France, but then part of the Kingdom of Sardinia). One of the fathers of unified Italy, he was also a general in the French Army during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.

As part of the celebrations of the bicentenary of Garibaldi's birth it was decided by the Fédération Française de Rugby and the Federazione Italiana Rugby to create a trophy in his honour and have it awarded to the winner of the annual 6 Nations Championship's game between France and Italy.

Trophy

Idea

The original idea of a trophy to be awarded to the winner of annual game between France and Italy, was first mooted in Nice by the International committee for the celebration of the bicentennial of Garibaldi's birth.

Garibaldi was born in 1807 in Nice, when it was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia/Piedmont, before it was annexed to France in 1860; he fought during the unification of Italy and during the Franco-Prussian War for France. Also from a rugby union point of view historically the sport in Italy has been in the past heavily influenced by the French.

The idea was brought to the attention of both the French and Italian rugby federations, quickly gathered momentum and was approved on 6 December 2006 by the International Rugby Board.

Design

Designed by former international and full-time sculptor Jean-Pierre Rives, the trophy was unveiled on 2 February 2007, during a ceremony at the French embassy in Rome. The trophy's godfathers were former international players Diego Dominguez for Italy and Jean-François Tordo (who was born in Nice) for France.

Results

Year	Date	Venue	Home	Score	Away	Match Winner
2007	3 February	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Italy	3 – 39	France	France
2008	9 March	Stade de France, Paris	France	25 – 13	Italy	France
2009	21 March	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Italy	8 – 50	France	France
2010	14 March	Stade de France, Paris	France	46 – 20	Italy	France
2011	12 March	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	Italy	22 – 21	France	Italy
2012	4 February	Stade de France, Paris	France	30 – 12	Italy	France
2013	3 February	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Italy	23 – 18	France	Italy
2014	9 February	Stade de France, Paris	France	–	Italy

External links

www.ffr.fr – Fédération Française de Rugby
www.federugby.it – Federazione Italiana Rugby
www.6nations.net – 6 Nations official website

v t e Rugby union national trophies and awards

Admiral Brown Cup	Argentina vs. Ireland

Bledisloe Cup	Australia vs. New Zealand

Calcutta Cup	England vs. Scotland

Centenary Quaich	Ireland vs. Scotland

Cook Cup	Australia vs. England

Dave Gallaher Trophy	France vs. New Zealand

Freedom Cup	New Zealand vs. South Africa

Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy	France vs. Italy

Hillary Shield	England vs. New Zealand

Hopetoun Cup	Australia vs. Scotland

James Bevan Trophy	Australia vs. Wales

Lansdowne Cup	Australia vs. Ireland

Mandela Challenge Plate	Australia vs. South Africa

Millennium Trophy	England vs. Ireland

Prince William Cup	South Africa vs. Wales

Puma Trophy	Australia vs. Argentina

Tom Richards Cup	Australia vs. British and Irish Lions

Trophée des Bicentenaires	Australia vs. France

indicates holders

Six Nations Championship

Teams

Stadiums

Tournaments

Home	1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

Five	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931

Home	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

Five	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Six	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Honours

Championship records • Under 20s Championship • Women's Championship

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