Rugby Calvisano is an Italian rugby union club currently competing in the Top12. They are based in Calvisano (Province of Brescia), in Lombardy. They were founded in 1970 by a group of players: Tonino Montanari, Gianluigi Vaccari and Alfredo Gavazzi. In 1992 the club became “Rugby Calvisano S.r.l.”
History
Calvisano were founded in 1970 by a group of players, in 1992 the club became “Rugby Calvisano S.r.l.” Calvisano first qualified for European competition for the 1999–2000 season, where they competed in the European Challenge Cup, playing six pool games, though they did not win any. They qualified for their first Heineken Cup for the 2001–02 season, though it was season after where the club won a couple of their pool games, but they have yet to make the finals.
In 2005 they beat Benetton Treviso 25–20 in Padova to win their first Italian Championship. They had previously lost in the final on four occasions. Later in the year, they hosted a match in the 2005-06 Heineken Cup against the Cardiff Blues that turned out to be notable as the first competitive appearance of All Blacks great Jonah Lomu since undergoing a kidney transplant in 2004. They were forced to withdraw from the Super 10 (now Top12) for the 2009–10 season but go on to compete in Serie A. They finally returned to the National Championship of Excellence for the 2011–12, that proclaimed them “champions of Italy”. They also won the championship in the seasons 2013–14, 2014–15 and 2016–17.
Honours
- Italian championship
- Champions (6): 2004–05, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
- Runners-up (7): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2015–16, 2017–18
- Coppa Italia
- Champions (1): 2003–04
- Runners-up (3): 1998–99, 2002–03, 2006–07
- Excellence Trophy
- Champions (2): 2011–12, 2014–15
- Intercontinental Cup
Current squad
The Calvisano squad for 2018–19:[1]
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
- Players in bold capped internationally.
- Players and their allocated positions from the Calvisano Rugby website.[1]
- Notes:
Italian players
Former players who have played for Calvisano and have caps for Italy:
Overseas players
Former players who have played for Calvisano and have caps for their respective country:
Statistics
European Challenge Cup (1996–2014)
European Rugby Challenge Cup (2014-present)
| Season |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
For |
Against |
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| 2015–16 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 344 |
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