Cuttitta Cup

{{short description|Annual trophy contested between Italy and Scotland since 2022}}

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The Cuttitta Cup is a trophy in rugby union awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship match between Italy and Scotland.

The trophy commemorates Massimo Cuttitta, a former Italian captain and Scotland scrum coach, who died of COVID-19 in 2021 at the age of 54.{{cite web|url=https://www.scottishrugby.org/news/the-cuttitta-cup-is-unveiled|title=The Cuttitta Cup is unveiled|website=Scottish Rugby Union|access-date=7 March 2022|archive-date=7 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307220440/https://www.scottishrugby.org/news/the-cuttitta-cup-is-unveiled|url-status=dead}} The title was first contested in 2022, following the 2022 Six Nations Championship match between the competing nations, and was presented by his brothers Marcello and Michele Cuttitta.

It was designed and manufactured from solid silver by Edinburgh jewellers Hamilton & Inches, who have also cared for the Calcutta Cup and crafted the Doddie Weir Cup. The handles of the cup represent two props, in memory of Massimo.

The establishment of this trophy results in Scotland competing for a trophy in every Six Nations match: Calcutta Cup (v England), Centenary Quaich (v Ireland), Auld Alliance Trophy (v France), Doddie Weir Cup (v Wales) and Cuttitta Cup (v Italy).

Matches

class="wikitable"
align=center\|Host nation !align=center\|Played !align=center\|Italy wins !align=center\|Scotland wins !align=center\|Drawn !align=center\|Italy points !align=center\|Scotland points
align=left\|{{flagicon\|Italy}} Italy \| 2 \| 1 \| 1 \| 0 \| 53 \| 62
align=left\|{{flagicon\|Scotland}} Scotland \| 2 \| 0 \| 2 \| 0 \| 33 \| 57
Overall \| 4 \| 1 \| 3 \| 0 \| 86 \| 119

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align=center|Host nation

!align=center|Played

!align=center|Italy wins

!align=center|Scotland wins

!align=center|Drawn

!align=center|Italy points

!align=center|Scotland points

align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 53

| 62

align=left|{{flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 0

| 33

| 57

Overall

| 4

| 1

| 3

| 0

| 86

| 119

Results

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Year ! Date ! Venue ! Home ! Score ! Away ! Trophy winner ! {{tooltip\|Ref.\|References}}
2022 \|12 March	Stadio Olimpico, Rome \|align=right\|{{ru-rt\|ITA}} \|align=center\|22–33 \|{{ru\|SCO}} \|{{ru\|SCO}} \|{{cite web \|last1=Barnes \|first1=David \|title=Scotland hold off improved Italy in Six Nations thanks to Chris Harris double \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/12/scotland-see-off-italy-in-six-nations-thanks-to-chris-harriss-two-tries \|website=The Observer \|access-date=16 March 2024 \|date=12 March 2022 \|archive-date=7 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907055227/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/12/scotland-see-off-italy-in-six-nations-thanks-to-chris-harriss-two-tries \|url-status=live}}
2023 \|18 March	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh \|align=right\|{{ru-rt\|SCO}} \|align=center\|26–14 \|{{ru\|ITA}} \|{{ru\|SCO}} \|{{cite web \|title=Scotland 26-14 Italy: Blair Kinghorn scores Six Nations hat-trick as hosts survive scare to win \|url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/scotland-vs-italy/102877 \|website=Sky Sports \|access-date=16 March 2024 \|language=en \|archive-date=3 April 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403213418/https://www.skysports.com//rugby-union/scotland-vs-italy/102877 \|url-status=live}}
2024 \|9 March	Stadio Olimpico, Rome \|align=right\|{{ru-rt\|ITA}} \|align=center\|31–29 \|{{ru\|SCO}} \|{{ru\|ITA}} \|{{cite web \|last1=Calvert \|first1=Lee \|title=Italy 31-29 Scotland: Six Nations 2024 – as it happened \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2024/mar/09/italy-v-scotland-six-nations-2024-live \|website=the Guardian \|access-date=16 March 2024 \|date=9 March 2024 \|archive-date=13 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313131737/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2024/mar/09/italy-v-scotland-six-nations-2024-live \|url-status=live}}
2025 \|1 February	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh \|align=right\|{{ru-rt\|SCO}} \|align=center\|31–19 \|{{ru\|ITA}} \|{{ru\|SCO}} \|{{cite web \|title=Scotland 31-19 Italy: Six Nations 2025 – as it happened \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2025/feb/01/scotland-v-italy-six-nations-2025-live-score-updates-rugby-union \|website=The Guardian \|access-date=1 February 2025}}

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Year

! Date

! Venue

! Home

! Score

! Away

! Trophy
winner

! {{tooltip|Ref.|References}}

2022

|12 March

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

|align=right|{{ru-rt|ITA}}

|align=center|22–33

|{{ru|SCO}}

|{{cite web |last1=Barnes |first1=David |title=Scotland hold off improved Italy in Six Nations thanks to Chris Harris double |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/12/scotland-see-off-italy-in-six-nations-thanks-to-chris-harriss-two-tries |website=The Observer |access-date=16 March 2024 |date=12 March 2022 |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907055227/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/12/scotland-see-off-italy-in-six-nations-thanks-to-chris-harriss-two-tries |url-status=live}}

2023

|18 March

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|align=right|{{ru-rt|SCO}}

|align=center|26–14

|{{ru|ITA}}

|{{ru|SCO}}

|{{cite web |title=Scotland 26-14 Italy: Blair Kinghorn scores Six Nations hat-trick as hosts survive scare to win |url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/scotland-vs-italy/102877 |website=Sky Sports |access-date=16 March 2024 |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403213418/https://www.skysports.com//rugby-union/scotland-vs-italy/102877 |url-status=live}}

2024

|9 March

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

|align=right|{{ru-rt|ITA}}

|align=center|31–29

|{{ru|SCO}}

|{{ru|ITA}}

|{{cite web |last1=Calvert |first1=Lee |title=Italy 31-29 Scotland: Six Nations 2024 – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2024/mar/09/italy-v-scotland-six-nations-2024-live |website=the Guardian |access-date=16 March 2024 |date=9 March 2024 |archive-date=13 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313131737/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2024/mar/09/italy-v-scotland-six-nations-2024-live |url-status=live}}

2025

|1 February

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|align=right|{{ru-rt|SCO}}

|align=center|31–19

|{{ru|ITA}}

|{{ru|SCO}}

|{{cite web |title=Scotland 31-19 Italy: Six Nations 2025 – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2025/feb/01/scotland-v-italy-six-nations-2025-live-score-updates-rugby-union |website=The Guardian |access-date=1 February 2025}}

References

Category:Six Nations Championship trophies

Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Italy

Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Scotland

Category:Rugby union international rivalry trophies

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2022

Cuttitta Cup

Matches

Results

See also

References