The Coppa Italia (Italian Cup), from 2011 to 2018 Excellence Trophy, is a rugby union competition in Italy for domestic clubs. The competition is second to the Top12, the Italian national championship. The competition has been contested annually since 1967, though it was not held from 1974 to 1980, and 1983 to 1994, and again in 1996, 1999 and 2002. The first club to win the competition was CUS Roma.

From 2011 to 2020, it involves only teams from the Top12 who don't participate to the European Rugby Challenge Cup Qualifying Competition, now Continental Shield.

From 2023−2023 the competion is sunbstituited with a development competition named Serie A Elite Cup with emerging players under contract with Serie A Elite.[1]

Past winners

Performance by club

Club Winners Winning Years
Viadana 6 2000, 2003, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017
Fiamme Oro 5 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 2014
Benetton Treviso 4 1970, 1998, 2005, 2010
Petrarca 4 1982, 2001, 2022, 2023
Calvisano 3 2004, 2012, 2015
Parma 3 2006, 2008, 2009
Rugby Roma Olimpic 2 1999, 2011
L'Aquila 2 1973, 1981
Rovigo Delta 1 2020
Valorugby Emilia 1 2019
San Donà 1 2018
Milan 1 1995
CUS Roma 1 1967

Italian Super Cup

From 2006 to 2009 it was instituited an annual Super Cup contested between the Italian Championship winner and Coppa Italia winner.[2].

Performance by club

Edition Winner
2006Benetton[3]
2007Viadana[4][5]
2008Rugby Parma[6]
2009Benetton[7]

See also

  1. ↑ https://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17810%3Aserie-a-elite-cup-formula-e-calendario-202324&catid=801%3Aserie-a-elite&Itemid=1124&lang=
  2. ↑ "Presentata a Parma la Supercoppa 2009". Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Grande Marcato, vince il Benetton". la Gazzetta dello Sport. 3 September 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Viadana, 4 calci per la Supercoppa". la Gazzetta dello Sport. 6 October 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Goosen non basta, Treviso lascia il primo trofeo al Viadana". La Tribuna di Treviso. 6 October 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Carlo Gobbi (8 September 2008). "Calvisano timido: Supercoppa a Parma". la Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  7. ↑ Matteo Pia (6 September 2009). "Williams due mete, Treviso già felice". la Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
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