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The '''Antim Cup''' is contested between the [[rugby union]] teams of [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]] ("The Oaks") and [[Georgia national rugby union team|Georgia]] ("The Lelos"). It is named after the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan [[Antim Iverianul]], who came from [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. |
The '''Antim Cup''' is contested between the [[rugby union]] teams of [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]] ("The Oaks") and [[Georgia national rugby union team|Georgia]] ("The Lelos"). It is named after the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan [[Antim Iverianul]], who came from [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. |
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The Antim Cup is contested every time Georgia and Romania meet in a senior international match other than World Cup match or qualifiers. The holder retains the cup unless the challenger wins the match in normal time. |
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There was a motion from the Georgia Rugby Union just before the 2000 European Nations Cup decider in Tbilissi, to establish a Challenge Cup on the lines of the [[Calcutta Cup]] and [[Bledisloe Cup]]s to be played for annually by between the Oaks and the Lelos. |
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It was decided that the cup should be named after Antimoz Iverieli = Antim Ivirianu (c 1650 - 1716). The Rugby Supporters' League (RML) of Georgia approached on the Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church Ilia the second through influential go-betweens and got his blessing for the use of the name 'Antim'. |
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The famous Georgian sculptor, Guia Japaridze, a former rugby player cast the cup in guilded bronze. |
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==Previous winners== |
==Previous winners== |
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Revision as of 04:07, 13 June 2006
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 every time Georgia and Romania meet in a senior international match other than World Cup match 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 Tbilissi, to establish a Challenge Cup on the lines of the Calcutta Cup and Bledisloe Cups to be played for annually by between the Oaks and the Lelos.
It was decided that the cup should be named after Antimoz Iverieli = Antim Ivirianu (c 1650 - 1716). The Rugby Supporters' League (RML) of Georgia approached on the Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church Ilia the second through influential go-betweens and got his blessing for the use of the name 'Antim'.
The famous Georgian sculptor, Guia Japaridze, a former rugby player cast the cup in guilded bronze.
The current holder is Romania, who defeated Georgia in Bucharest by 35 to 10.
Previous winners
- 2006: Romania – Georgia 35-10 (Bucharest, 25 Feb.)
- 2005: Georgia – Romania 20-13 (Tbilisi, 12 Mar.)
- 2004: Romania - Georgia 25-18 (Iaşi, 27 Mar.)
- 2003: Georgia - Romania 6-19 (Tbilisi, 30 Mar.)
- 2002: Georgia - Romania 23 - 31 (Tbilisi, 06 Apr.)