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The Dave Gallaher Trophy is a rugby union trophy, contested between France and New Zealand and named after Dave Gallaher, the famous 1905–06 All Black captain who was killed in Belgium during World War I.
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History
Main article: History of rugby union matches between France and New ZealandWhen it comes to rugby, France and New Zealand have a very rich common history. France played their first ever test match in 1906 against the famous "Originals" New Zealand team, on their way home after an eventful tour of the British Isles.
Between 1906 and 1999 both teams met a total of 34 times , New Zealand winning 25 times and France 9, including two games in the Rugby World Cup with New Zealand winning the 1987 final and France taking their revenge in the semi-final 12 years later in what remains one of the most famous upsets in the sport's history.
In 2000 it was decided that a new trophy would be created to emphasize the two teams' great rivalry. The trophy would be named after Dave Gallaher, the charismatic captain of the 1906 New Zealand team, who died 11 years later on French soil during World War I.
Challenges and defences
The Dave Gallaher Trophy is based on a challenge system, the holding union must defend the trophy in challenge matches, and if the other union defeats them, they become the new holder of the trophy. If both teams draw then the holder retains the trophy.
Rugby World Cup games between both teams - such as the 2003 RWC 3rd place play-off won by New Zealand or the 2007 RWC quarter final won by France - do not qualify as challenge matches.
France won the 2009 challenge 37–36 on aggregate score over two matches, having won the first test 27–22 and lost the second 10–14. The New Zealand team had assumed the series would be drawn if each team won one test, and were upset to discover that aggregate was taken into account, which their coaching staff had deliberately withheld from them.[1]
Results
Year Winner Home Score Away Date Venue 2000 
France 26 – 39 New Zealand 11 November Stade de France, Paris 2001 New Zealand 37 – 12 France 30 June Westpac Stadium, Wellington 2002[2] France 20 – 20 New Zealand 16 November Stade de France, Paris 2003 New Zealand 31 – 23 France 28 June Jade Stadium, Christchurch 2004 France 6 – 45 New Zealand 27 November Stade de France, Paris 2006 France 3 – 47 New Zealand 11 November Stade de Gerland, Lyon 2007 New Zealand 42 – 11 France 2 June Eden Park, Auckland 2009 
New Zealand 22 – 27 France 13 June Carisbrook, Dunedin 14 – 10 20 June Westpac Stadium, Wellington 2009 France 12 – 39 New Zealand 28 November Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Reference: "Dave Gallaher Cup". lassen.co.nz. http://www.lassen.co.nz/pickandgo.php?tourn=DG. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
Other trophies
The All Blacks compete with three other nations for the attribution of a similar kind of trophy. The Bledisloe Cup, versus Australia, being the most famous. The other two are the Freedom Cup against South Africa and the Hillary Shield against England.
As for France, they compete with Australia for the Trophée des Bicentenaires and with Italy for the Garibaldi Trophy.
See also
Notes and references
- ^ Robson, Toby (22 June 2009). "When a win's not a win". The Dominion Post. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/2522446/When-a-wins-not-a-win. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ New Zealand retained the trophy as they were the incumbent holders.
External links
Categories:- Rugby union trophies and awards
- France national rugby union team
- New Zealand national rugby union team
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