Benetton Rugby

Benetton Rugby
Full name Benetton Rugby
Union Federazione Italiana Rugby
Founded 1932 (1932)
Location Treviso, Italy
Ground(s) Stadio Comunale di Monigo (Capacity: 6,700)
President Amerino Zatta
Director of Rugby Marius Goosen
Coach(es) Kieran Crowley
Captain(s) Dean Budd
League(s) Pro14
2017–18 5th(Conference B)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.benettonrugby.it

Benetton Rugby (Italian pronunciation: [ˌbenetˈton ˈrɛɡbi treˈviːzo] or Italian pronunciation: [ˌbenetˈton ˈraɡbi treˈviːzo]) are an Italian professional rugby union team based in Treviso, Veneto competing in the Pro14 and the European Rugby Champions Cup.

Treviso were founded in 1932 and have won 15 Italian national championships. The Treviso rugby team have been owned by the Benetton clothing company since 1979. Treviso have competed in the Pro14 (formerly known as the Pro12) since 2010, and have previously competed in the Italian domestic championship.

Treviso have supplied a large number of players to the Italian national team, such as Alessandro Zanni and Leonardo Ghiraldini. Several notable foreign players have played for Treviso, including Rugby World Cup winners Craig Green, John Kirwan and Michael Lynagh.

The President of Treviso Rugby is Amerino Zatta.

History

Amateur era: 1932–1995

Treviso rugby team was founded in 1932. The club won its first honour when it took the 1952 Italian premiership. Benetton Treviso won its first Italian Cup in 1970, and in 1978 won the Italian premiership again. The year after Benetton became the main sponsor, the name of the team became "Benetton Rugby Treviso". Treviso won the domestic premiership in 1983, then again in 1989, and in the 1992 season.

Professional era: 1995–present

Rugby turned professional after 1995. Benetton Treviso dominated the Italian league from 1997 until 2010, winning the championship 10 times (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010) during those 14 seasons, and twice finishing second.[1] They also won the Italian Cup in 1998.

Benetton Treviso has competed in the Heineken Cup competition almost every year since the competition began in 1995 along with the professional era. Benetton Treviso competed in the inaugural 1995–96 Heineken Cup, winning one game and losing one. The following season they played four matches, winning one game. In the 1998–99 Heineken Cup, they won three games. Benetton Treviso spent the 2000–01 and 2002–03 seasons in the European Challenge Cup, but have appeared in the Heineken Cup in each season since then. They won half of their games during the 2004–05 Heineken Cup, but won only one match in the following four seasons (at Newport Gwent Dragons in 2007). In the 2009–10 Heineken Cup opener, they defeated reigning French Top 14 champions Perpignan 9–8 in Treviso.

Following the 2009–10 season, Treviso left the Italian domestic competition, and in 2010–11 was one of two Italian teams to join the Celtic League to play against clubs from Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Both Italian teams were guaranteed places annually into the Heineken Cup, which had previously been awarded to the two top teams in the domestic Italian National Championship of Excellence.[2] An agreement had been reached in early March 2010 to allow two Italian teams a place in the Celtic League. In 2010, it was proposed that Aironi and a new team, Praetorians Roma, would join,[3] but Treviso were nominated instead. Treviso and a combination of Duchi Nord-Ovest rugby clubs could not agree to form one regional representative club and lost out in the first round of bidding.[4] However, Pretorians Roma failed to satisfy financial criteria, and Treviso instead joined the Celtic League (renamed the Pro12).[5] Treviso finished their first two season in the Pro12 (2010–11 and 2011–12) in 10th place, while in the 2012–13 season they finished 7th.

Ahead of the 2017/18 season, Benetton Rugby Treviso was renamed to Benetton Rugby.

Honours

Current standings

2018–19 Pro14 Table
Conference A
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP PTS
1Scotland Glasgow Warriors 6501197119+7828145025
2Wales Ospreys 540112594+3114121017
3Ireland Munster 530217482+922593015
4Ireland Connacht 6303126112+1414131215
5Wales Cardiff Blues 5203142120+2215162313
6Italy Zebre 620492146−5412172010
7South Africa Cheetahs 6015119236−1171732215
Conference B
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP PTS
1Ireland Leinster 540115775+822183120
2Scotland Edinburgh 6303134139−514192216
3Ireland Ulster 6312134174–4014211116
4Wales Scarlets 5302148112+3619122115
5Italy Benetton 5203117138−2116162111
6Wales Dragons 520383129−46920019
7South Africa Southern Kings 510497169−721322217
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order -[6]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received

Green background indicates teams that compete in the Pro14 play-offs, and also earn a place in the 2019–20 European Champions Cup
(excluding South African teams who are ineligible)
Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earn a place in the 2019–20 European Champions Cup
Yellow background indicates the fourth-ranked eligible teams in each conference that play-off against each other for the seventh place in the 2019–20 European Champions Cup
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (QF) Losing quarter-finalists. (PO) Champions Cup play-off winners.

    Season records

    Celtic League / Pro12

    Season Pos Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus Points
    2010–1110th229013238
    2011–1210th227015836
    2012–137th2210210650
    2013–1411th225116830
    2014–1511th223118519
    2015–1612th223019820
    2016–1710th225017323

    Pro14

    Season Conference Pos Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus Points
    2017–18Conference B5th21110101155
    2018–19Conference B5th2203311

    European Rugby Challenge Cup

    Season Pool/Round Pos Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus Points
    2000–01 Pool 12nd6501010
    2002–03 2nd round Newcastle Falcons 43 – 32 Treviso (aggregate score)
    2016–17 Pool 13rd620408
    2018–19 Pool 51st000000

    Heineken Cup / European Rugby Champions Cup

    Season Pool/Round Pos Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus Points
    1995–96Pool 12nd210102
    1996–97Pool 14th410302
    1997–98Pool 53rd620404
    1998–99Pool 43rd630306
    1999–00Pool 53rd620404
    2001–02Pool 24th610502
    2003–04Pool 53rd610515
    2004–05Pool 23rd6303214
    2005–06Pool 44th600633
    2006–07Pool 14th600600
    2007–08Pool 14th610515
    2008–09Pool 34th600600
    2009–10Pool 14th610515
    2010–11Pool 54th600611
    2011–12Pool 54th611417
    2012–13Pool 24th610515
    2013–14Pool 54th600600
    2014–15Pool 54th610504
    2015–16Pool 44th600600
    2017–18Pool 54th600644

    Stadium

    The team play at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo in Treviso, 4 km northwest of the city centre. The stadium has a capacity of 6,700.

    Staff and coaching team

    Current squad

    The Benetton Rugby senior squad for 2018–19 is:[7]

    Benetton Pro14 squad

    Props

    Hookers

    Locks

    Loose forwards

    Scrum-halves

    Fly-halves

    Centres

    Wings

    Fullbacks

    (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
    * denotes players qualified to play for Italy on residency or dual nationality.
    Players and their allocated positions from the Benetton Rugby website.[9]
    1. ↑ Wing Andrea Bronzini has a dual contract. He is on season loan to Top12 team Viadana, but he can came back to Treviso, occasionally, during the season [8].

    Permit player squad

    Additional players selected from Top12[10]

    Note: Bold denotes players who are internationally capped.

    Selected former players

    Italian players

    Former players who have played for Benetton and have caps for Italy

    Overseas players

    Former players who have played for Benetton and have caps for their Representative Team

    I Dogi

    Treviso is an executive member of the historical territorial representative of I Dogi (the Doges) that have recovered in 2015 and represents several clubs in Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia.[12] Currently no provision is made for a selection Seniors who take the field with the shirt of The Doges: to represent its brand and colors are at this stage the representative under-14, under-16 male and female under-18 male and female managed by Veneto Regional Committee. May occur during the right conditions, there is still the desire to be able to field, even if it is currently not a priority.[13]

    In the past I Dogi was a historical invinational team that included the best players of Triveneto, area of Italy in which this sport is very widespread. The team was founded on December 17, 1973 in Treviso, and played its last game on November 17, 1993. In twenty years played 22 games with teams of international level, collecting 15 victories. The selection shirt was red, with golden edges.

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ National Championship of Excellence
    2. ↑ "Italian teams to join Magners League". RTÉ News. 8 March 2010.
    3. ↑ "Celtic League 2008/09 News : Aironi and Praetorians set for Magners League | Live Rugby News | ESPN Scrum". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
    4. ↑ "International Rugby Union | Italy Rugby Union News". Planet Rugby. 21 July 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
    5. ↑ "Tue, Nov 03, 2009 – Italians' bid to join the League not a done deal". The Irish Times. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
    6. ↑ Competition Rule 3.5 "Summary of Key Rules". Pro14. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
    7. ↑ "Archivi Team". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2018.
    8. ↑ http://benettonrugby.it/andrea-bronzini-passa-in-prestito-al-rugby-viadana-1970/
    9. ↑ "Giocatori". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
    10. ↑ http://benettonrugby.it/ufficialmente-iniziata-la-stagione-sportiva-20182019-del-benetton-rugby/
    11. ↑ http://benettonrugby.it/scelti-i-leoni-per-la-gara-contro-i-sudafricani-dei-southern-kings/
    12. ↑ http://www.crvenetorugby.it/2015/07/02/i-dogi-ritrovano-la-propria-anima-triveneta/
    13. ↑ http://www.crvenetorugby.it/2015/04/20/nasce-a-monigo-lunione-rugby-dogi/
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