FORZA ITALIA - a nation celebrates

Jubilant Joe leads his Italian giants home ahead of Namibia, Samoa and Fiji

Italian Ambassador to present Hogan with freedom of Cafollas

• Italy clean up - they win the overall competition, Week 6, the 6 Nations and the Champions Cup
• England and Argentina share the Heineken Cup
• Billy O'Sullivan's Portugal win the Pro 14 with late charge
• Individual honours for a juiced up Eddie Gannon holding off the challenge of John Sheehy. "When I heard that John was making a charge I took everything I could get my hands on this week, EPO, steroids, creatine, angel dust - if it was banned I took it. Paul Crumlin can take a large one because these things work and I'm proof"
• Over 100,000 KMs completed - two and a half times around the world
• Over €5,600 raised for Pieta House and Irish Cancer Society
• In the categories an amazing final week sees Women's Rugby defeat Men's Senior Rugby
• More ignominy for Junior Rugby as the Shedders hand them a hiding
• U20s/Youths hit their target and secure Just Eat vouchers
• Emotional scenes as Pat O'Mahony finally joins the 100 Club, Bobby O'Brien remains stuck in the nervous nineties
• Stephen McGovern, Cormac O'Connor, John Treacy and Eddie Gannon form the 200 Club
• Outrage as photographs circulate on social media of Junior Rugby players making a two-fingered gesture while posing on burnt out remains of Donal Coyle's mobility scooter - "I'm gutted, says Coyle, just like the scooter"
• Quiz stumps Russia's Dave Murray, he opts for a calculated grade after getting all the questions wrong, which is much harder than getting them all right
• Further wrap up to follow in a few days

Full results:

Rank	Country	Total KMs
1	ITALY	4,469.3
2	NAMIBIA	4,183.1
3	SAMOA	4,140.8
4	FIJI	4,076.5
5	USA	3,883.5
6	HONG KONG	3,863.0
7	GEORGIA	3,846.5
8	SCOTLAND	3,748.4
9	ENGLAND	3,616.5
10	JAPAN	3,607.1
11	RUSSIA	3,604.2
12	CANADA	3,582.9
13	ARGENTINA	3,577.5
14	IRELAND	3,575.0
15	SPAIN	3,507.0
16	AUSTRALIA	3,490.0
17	PORTUGAL	3,387.0
18	NEW ZEALAND	3,377.4
19	TONGA	3,318.2
20	BABARIANS	3,301.0
21	KENYA	3,300.0
22	SOUTH AFRICA	3,286.5
23	ZIMBABWE	3,158.0
24	ROMANIA	3,127.4
25	WALES	2,942.4
26	FRANCE	2,882.0
27	URUGUAY	2,746.9
28	LIONS	2,726.8
29	MAORI	2,665.6
GRAND TOTAL		100,990.4

WEEK 6:

Rank	Country	WK. 6
1	ITALY	1,278.2
2	NAMIBIA	1,140.1
3	FIJI	1,041.5
4	SAMOA	1,010.8
5	USA	978.0
6	KENYA	911.0
7	PORTUGAL	901.0
8	RUSSIA	874.5
9	ENGLAND	872.0
10	GEORGIA	865.0

CUPS:

Champions Cup	Teams	KMs
1	ITALY	2,964.5
2	SAMOA	2,642.5
3	NAMIBIA	2,600.4
4	FIJI	2,444.5
5	USA	2,366.0
6	HONG KONG	2,366.0
7	GEORGIA	2,260.0
8	SCOTLAND	2,161.6
9	RUSSIA	2,120.1
10	CANADA	2,054.3
Heineken Cup	Teams	KMs
1	ENGLAND	2,167.0
2	ARGENTINA	2,167.0
3	JAPAN	2,138.8
4	IRELAND	2,138.0
5	SPAIN	2,093.0
6	AUSTRALIA	2,035.0
7	BABARIANS	1,959.0
8	TONGA	1,914.2
9	SOUTH AFRICA	1,912.0
10	ROMANIA	1,771.9
Pro 14	Teams	KMs
1	PORTUGAL	2,085.0
2	NEW ZEALAND	2,050.1
3	KENYA	2,032.0
4	ZIMBABWE	1,870.5
5	FRANCE	1,773.0
6	WALES	1,720.6
7	MAORI	1,608.5
8	URUGUAY	1,569.0
9	LIONS	1,553.6

Categories:

Rank	Category	Overall Avg KMs
1	Women's Rugby	63.1
3	Senior - men	62.5
2	U20s/Youths	61.3
4	Parents	59.2
5	Alicadoos	58.9
6	Shedders	50.0
7	Minis	48.7
8	Junior Rugby	48.5

HEAD to HEADS

Women's Rugby	63.1	Senior - men	62.5
Shedders