- Antim Cup
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 MetropolitanAntim 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 andBledisloe Cup s 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.Previous winners
Total wins
*Romania: 4
*Georgia: 3ee also
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Antim Iverianul
* European Nations Cup
*Georgia national rugby union team
*Romania national rugby union team ource
* [http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/trophys.htm Trophies from rugby footballhistory.com]
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