The Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy (; ) is a rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship match between France and Italy.
The trophy, designed by French former 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 2026, the trophy has been contested twenty times, with France winning seventeen and Italy two.
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.
Matches Updated as of 23 February 2026. Host nationP wins winsDFrance pointsItaly points France 10 9 0 1 306 146 Italy 10 8 2 0 374 146 Overall 20 17 2 1 680 292
Results Year Date Venue Home Score Away MatchWinner20073 FebruaryStadio Flaminio, Rome 3–3920089 MarchStade de France, Saint-Denis 25–13200921 MarchStadio Flaminio, Rome 8–50201014 MarchStade de France, Saint-Denis 46–20201112 MarchStadio Flaminio, Rome 22–2120124 FebruaryStade de France, Saint-Denis 30–1220133 FebruaryStadio Olimpico, Rome 23–1820149 FebruaryStade de France, Saint-Denis 30–10201515 MarchStadio Olimpico, Rome 0–2920166 FebruaryStade de France, Saint-Denis 23–21201711 MarchStadio Olimpico, Rome 18–40201823 FebruaryStade Vélodrome, Marseille 34–17201916 MarchStadio Olimpico, Rome 14–2520209 FebruaryStade de France, Saint-Denis 35–2220216 FebruaryStadio Olimpico, Rome 10–5020226 FebruaryStade de France, Saint-Denis 37–1020235 FebruaryStadio Olimpico, Rome 24–29202425 FebruaryStade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille 13–13draw202523 FebruaryStadio Olimpico, Rome 24–73202623 FebruaryStade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille 33–8
See also History of rugby union matches between France and Italy France national rugby union team Italy national rugby union team Millennium Trophy Calcutta Cup France-Italy relations Auld Alliance Trophy Centenary Quaich
References
External links www.ffr.fr – Fédération Française de Rugby www.federugby.it – Federazione Italiana Rugby www.6nations.net – 6 Nations official website