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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>bella iniziativa ...................e credo che
debba essere dato il merito ai transalpini e non me ne voglia il
presidente.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3 anni fa quando giocammo a grenoble quella
disgraziata partita con la A con un punteggio da dimenticare e una francia
stratosferica, parlammo a lungo con il presidente del comitato che era il
vicepresidente della federazione francese e ora nel comitato per la coppa del
mondo, allora dicevo parlammo di un rapporto che loro volevano instaurare tra i
comitati per incontri di alto livello e l'idea di una coppa particolare venne ,
credo in quella occasione per cementare l'ipotesi di una collaborazione tra i
due paesi latini del 6 nazioni.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ma noi ancora non eravamo pronti la loro idea a
sentir dire di uno dei vertici della nostra federazione non era nemmeno da
portare all'attenzione del presidente.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Per fortuna qualcuno è lungimirante e la cosa ha
preso corpo.</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=p.imperatori@gmail.com href="mailto:p.imperatori@gmail.com">Paolo
Imperatori</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=rugbylist@rugbylist.it
href="mailto:rugbylist@rugbylist.it">Rugbylist</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 02, 2007 10:42
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [RUGBYLIST] Coppa
Garibaldi</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Nessuno se ne era accorto; il sito FIR lo cita in due righe
oggi.<BR>Anche noi abbiamo la nostra Calcutta/Bledisloe cup...<BR><BR>Il
Garibaldi Trophy ! <BR><BR>e lo scultore è nientemeno che <SPAN
id=intelliTXT>Jean-Pierre Rives !!!</SPAN><BR><BR>se si vince tutti in giubba
rossa al Gianicolo.<BR>
<H2 class=clear>Italy and France play for Garibaldi</H2>
<H3>Friday 02nd February 2007</H3>
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target=_blank><BR></A></DIV></DIV></DIV><SPAN id=intelliTXT><B>When Italy and
France meet this year, they will for the first time be playing for the
Garibaldi Trophy as part of the bicentenary of the birth of Giuseppe
Garibaldi.</B> <BR><BR>Garibaldi is regarded as the man who changed Italy from
a "geographical expression" into a country. He marched around getting rid of
all the little states and is regarded as the father of the republic. The pope
did not like him but and eventual treaty brought reconciliation with the
papacy and independence for the Vatican. As Garibaldi was born over the border
in Nice, became a general in the French army during the Franco-Prussian War
and it was from France that he "invaded" Italy. <BR><BR>Then, too, Italian
rugby is much influenced by France. <BR><BR>England and Scotland have the
Calcutta Cup and the Four Home Unions the Triple Crown, now a tangible trophy.
There was nothing for the other two but now they have the Garibaldi
Trofeo/Trophée/Trophy. The International Rugby Board approved the trophy on 6
December 2006. <BR><BR>The designer of the trophy is himself interesting -
Jean-Pierre Rives, in his time the blond French warrior with blood trickling
down his face, captain of France 32 times. He is now a professional sculptor
and he designed this new trophy. </SPAN><BR><BR><BR>
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