The Antim Cup (; ) is contested between the rugby union teams of Romania (The Oaks) and Georgia ("The Lelos"). It is named in honor of Anthim the Iberian, a Georgian theologian who served as Metropolitan of Wallachia and was a significant cultural figure for both Romania and Georgia.
The Antim Cup is contested each time Georgia and Romania meet in a senior international match other than World Cup matches. The holder retains the cup unless the challenger wins the match in normal time.
History 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 and Bledisloe Cups 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 Ivireanul (Romanian version) (c. 1650–1716). The Rugby Supporters' League (RML) of Georgia approached the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II 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 union player Gia Japaridze, who cast the cup in gilded bronze.
The current holder is Georgia, who defeated Romania 53–30 on 8 March 2026 in Tbilisi.
Results YearDateHomeScoreAwayCup holderVenue20026 AprilGeorgia23–31RomaniaBoris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi200330 MarchGeorgia6–19RomaniaBoris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi200427 MayRomania25–18GeorgiaAgronomia Stadium, Iași200512 MarchGeorgia20–13RomaniaBoris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi200625 FebruaryRomania35–10GeorgiaStadionul Ghencea II, Bucharest20073 FebruaryRomania17–20GeorgiaStadionul Dinamo II, Bucharest20089 FebruaryGeorgia22–7RomaniaMikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi200914 MarchGeorgia28–23RomaniaBoris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi201013 MarchRomania22–10GeorgiaStadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest201112 MarchGeorgia18–11RomaniaMikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi201210 MarchRomania13–19GeorgiaStadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest201316 MarchRomania9–9GeorgiaStadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest201415 MarchGeorgia22–9RomaniaMikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi201521 MarchRomania6–15GeorgiaStadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest201619 MarchGeorgia38–9RomaniaBoris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi201719 MarchRomania8–7GeorgiaStadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest201818 MarchGeorgia25–16RomaniaBoris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi20199 FebruaryRomania9–18GeorgiaCluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca20201 FebruaryGeorgia41–13RomaniaBoris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi202128 MarchGeorgia28–17RomaniaMikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi202212 MarchRomania23–26GeorgiaArcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest20235 MarchGeorgia31–7RomaniaAchvala Stadium, Tbilisi12 AugustGeorgia56–6RomaniaMikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi20242 MarchGeorgia43–5RomaniaMikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi20252 MarchGeorgia43–5RomaniaAchvala Stadium, Tbilisi20267 MarchGeorgia53–30RomaniaAchvala Stadium, Tbilisi
Summary Venue Played Won by Won by Drawn Georgia points Romania pointsIn Georgia 16 14 2 0 497 220In Romania 10 5 4 1 152 167Overall 26 19 6 1 643 387
Honours (20): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (2), 2024, 2025, 2026 (6): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2017
See also History of rugby union matches between Georgia and Romania Kiseleff Cup
References
External links Trophies from rugbyfootballhistory.com