Veneto 9s
Veneto 9s is a rugby league nines tournament held annually in Monselice, Italy. It is the main event of Italian rugby 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 in France and Australia for the North Sydney Bears, he died of a heart attack during a match in November 2005. It was his brother, Tiziano, who launched the tournament in his home town.
In 2006 the South Africa national team, British Amateur Rugby League Association (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 and Southgate College as well as some local teams.
The 2008 tournament took place on 14 June. It hoped to attract television coverage and received extra funding from the local council, the Comune di Padova. The UK was represented by two BARLA representative teams A + B as well as London 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.
In June 2009, Southgate Skolars lifted the Simone Franchini Memorial title at the third attempt, in North-East Italy. BARLA did not enter this year; teams that entered were XIII Catalan, Amici di Simone and Southgate Skolars.
Winners
Bowl
- 2008 Isle de France
See also
References
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