7 SIRS

Associazione Sportiva Svizzera Italiana Rugby Sevens
Ivan Francescato Award

In 2012 the 7 SIRS decided to institute a prize in memory of Ivan Francescato, one of the greatest Italian rugby players of all time (and fellow team mate of Gianfranco Viola a founding member of the 7 SIRS), who died prematurely on 19th January 1999 at the age of 31 from a heart problem. The “Ivan Francescato Award” is intended to reward sportsmen who, independently of their own sporting discipline, have distinguished themselves particularly, at the sporting and the human level.
![]() Javier Zanetti (Argentina Football 2019) | ![]() Diego Meneghin (Italy, basket, 2012) |
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![]() Fabrizio Macchi (Italy, Paralympic athlete, 2014) | ![]() Giacomo Agostini (Italy, Motorcycling, 2015) |
![]() Yuri Chechi (Italy, Gymnastics, 2016) | ![]() Cadel Evans (Australia, Cycling, 2017) |
![]() Bernhard Russi (Switzerland, Ski, 2018) |