- Veneto 9s
Veneto 9s is a
rugby league nines tournament held annually inMonselice ,Italy . It is the main event of Italianrugby league and has been running since 2006. The tournament, which is attended by teams all over Europe is held at the Stadio Plebiscito, a 9,000 seater stadium.Recently it has been known as the
Simone Franchini tournament in honour of one of the leading figures in Italian Rugby League. After playing inFrance andAustralia for theNorth Sydney Bears he died of a heart attack during a match in November 2005. It was brother Tiziano who launched the tournament in his home town.In 2006 the South Africa national team,
BARLA , Spanish Origin and local Italian and French teams competed.In 2007 eight teams competed with BARLA beating off
Italy national rugby league team ,Lyon Villeurbanne , Nanterre, Corbeil andSouthgate College as well as some local teams.The 2008 tournament will take place on 14th of June. It is hoping to attract television coverage and has already received extra funding from the local council, the
Comune di Padova . The UK was represented by twoBARLA representative teams A + B as well asLondon Skolars third team; France sent teams from Corbeil, Salses and Isle de France and there was a team from Germany Bad Reichenhall. Two Italian teams also took part Italy and Amici di Simone. There were three groups of three with four teams going to the final and the rest playing out a bowl final.Winners
*2006 Unknown
*2007 BARLA
*2008BARLA BBowl
*2008 Isle de France
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