Rugby Rovigo Delta

Rugby Rovigo Delta

Full name	Rugby Rovigo Delta S.r.l.
Union	Italian Rugby Federation
Founded	1935 (1935)
Location	Rovigo, Italy
Ground(s)	Stadio Mario Battaglini (Capacity: 6,000)
President	Nicola Azzi
Coach(es)	Umberto Casellato
Captain(s)	Matteo Ferro
League(s)	Top12
2017–18	3rd
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
www.rugbyrovigodelta.it

Rugby Rovigo Delta, formerly known until 2010 as Rugby Rovigo, is an Italian rugby union club currently competing in the Top12. They are based in Rovigo, in Veneto. The club were founded in 1935 by medical student Dino Lanzoni, who discovered rugby at university. They quickly became one of the strongest Italian sides and won 12 titles between 1951 and 2016. They have never been relegated from the top flight of Italian rugby union.

Some of the more notable Rovigo players include Mario “Maci” Battaglini, Isidoro Quaglio, Elio De Anna, Stefano Bettarello, Stefano Bordon, Alessandro Moscardi, Carlo Orlandi, Carlo Checchinato, Mirco Bergamasco, Manuel Contepomi, AJ Venter, Gert Smal, Viliami Ofahengaue and Naas Botha. However, in recent times the team has had difficulties, from the death of president Carlo Bego to the serious social conditions that had threatened the team's survival.

Honours

• Italian championship
  • Champions (12): 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1989–90, 2015–16
  • Runners-up (6): 1988–89, 1991–92, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
• Coppa Italia
  • Runners-up (2): 1997–98, 2005–06
• Excellence Trophy
  • Runners-up (1): 2013–14

Current squad

The Rovigo Delta senior squad for 2018–19 is:^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Filippo Cadorini Hooker Italy Jacques Momberg Hooker South Africa Jacopo Tellarini Hooker Italy Riccardo Brugnara Prop Italy Nicolò D'Amico Prop Italy Stefano Lugato Prop Italy Federico Pavesi Prop Italy Nicolò Pomaro Prop Italy Francesco Rossi Prop Italy Davide Vecchini Prop Italy Matteo Canali Lock Italy Michele Mantovani Lock Italy Julien Nibert Lock France Thomas Parolo Lock Italy Mantvydas Tveraga Lock Italy Edoardo Lubian Flanker Italy Elia Roncon Flanker Italy Elia Venco Flanker Italy Gianmarco Vian Flanker Italy Gabriele Cicchinelli Number 8 Italy Matteo Ferro (c) Number 8 Italy Thor Halvorsen Number 8 South Africa

Player Position Union Alberto Chillon Scrum-half Italy Riccardo Loro Scrum-half Italy Alberto Piva Scrum-half Italy Andrea Visentin Scrum-half Italy Luca Borin Fly-half Italy Piero Dominguez Fly-half Italy Leonardo Mantelli Fly-half Italy Marcello Angelini Centre Italy Diego Antl Centre Italy Denis Majstorović Centre Italy Francesco Modena Centre Italy Joe van Niekerk* Centre South Africa Antonio Arrigo Wing Italy Guido Barion Wing Italy Massimo Cioffi Fullback Italy David Odiete Fullback Italy

• Players in bold capped internationally.
• Players with the symbol * are qualified to play for Italy on residency or dual nationality.
• Players and their allocated positions from the Rugby Rovigo Delta website.^[1]
• Notes:

Selected former players

References

External links

• Official site