Rugby Rovigo Delta

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.

Rugby Rovigo Delta
Full nameRugby Rovigo Delta S.r.l.
UnionItalian Rugby Federation
Founded1935 (1935)
LocationRovigo, Italy
Ground(s)Stadio Mario Battaglini (Capacity: 5,500)
PresidentFrancesco Zambelli
Coach(es)Umberto Casellato
Captain(s)Matteo Ferro
League(s)Top12
2018–192nd
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.rugbyrovigodelta.it
stadium

Curent and former Rovigo players include 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.

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, 2018-19
  • Coppa Italia/Excellence Trophy
    • Champions (1): 2019-20
    • Runners-up (3): 1997–98, 2005–06, 2013−14

Current squad

The Rovigo Delta senior squad for 2019–20 is:

Rovigo Delta squad [lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]

Props

  • Nicolò D'Amico
  • Miguel Julio Leiger
  • Danie Mienie
  • Federico Pavesi
  • Nicola Pomaro
  • Francesco Rossi
  • Davide Vecchini

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

  • Marcello Angelini
  • Diego Antl
  • Mamao Maile
  • Francesco Modena
  • Matteo Moscardi

Wings

  • Andrea Bacchetti
  • Guido Barion
  • Luciano Lisciani
  • Edoardo Mastrandrea

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 Rovigo Delta website.[4]
  1. He has a dual contract with Rovigo Delta and Pro14 team Benetton. [1]
  2. Also additional player for Pro14 team Zebre. [2]
  3. Additional player for Pro14 team Benetton.[3]

Selected former players

Italian players

Former players who have played for Rovigo and have caps for Italy:

Overseas players

Former players who have played for Rovigo and have caps for their respective country:

References
  1. https://benettonrugby.it/cominciata-ufficialmente-la-stagione-sportiva-19-20-del-benetton-rugby/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.zebrerugbyclub.it/lo-zebre-rugby-club-apre-ufficialmente-la-stagione-2019-2020-col-primo-di-giorno-di-test-a-parma/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "TRE NUOVI PERMIT PLAYERS IN ACCORDO CON I CLUB DI APPARTENENZA". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. "First XV". Rurby Rovigo Delta.
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