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Rugby Rovigo Delta

Full name

Rugby Rovigo Delta S.r.l.

Union

Italian Rugby Federation

Founded

1935; 89 years ago (1935)

Location

Rovigo, Italy

Ground(s)

Stadio Mario Battaglini (Capacity: 5,500)

President

Francesco Zambelli

Coach(es)

Alessandro Lodi

Captain(s)

Matteo Ferro

League(s)

Serie A Élite

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 Serie A Élite. They are based in Rovigo, in Veneto.

Overview

The club was founded in 1935 by medical student Dino Lanzoni, who discovered rugby at university.

They quickly became one of the strongest Italian sides and won 14 titles between 1951 and 2023. They have never been relegated from the top flight of Italian rugby union. They are the current Italian champion.

Current 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 (14): 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1989–90, 2015–16, 2020–21, 2022-23
- Runners-up (7): 1988–89, 1991–92, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021−22
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 2024–25 is:

Rovigo Delta squad
Props Nicola Bolognini Andrea Della Sala Emanuele Leccioli Stefano Lugato Nicola Pomaro Alessio Sanavia Entienne Swanepoel Antonio Tripodo Mitchell Walsh Hookers Filippo Cadorini Lapo Frangini Enrico Giulian Locks Eliseo Fourcade Samuele Ortis Paolo Steolo Alfonso Zottola*	Back row Carlos Berlese Lautaro Casado Sandri* Duccio Cosi Matteo Ferro(c) Edoardo Lubian Matteo Meggiato Riccardo Paganin Edoardo Rossoni Stefano Sironi Scrum-halves Jacopo Boscolo Alberto Chillon Andrea Visentin Fly-halves Francesco Krsul Nicolò Teneggi Brandon Thomson	Centres Lorenzo Elettri Facundo Diederich Ferrario* Ethan Fisher Rafael Andrès Lertora Castro* Matteo Moscardi Paolo Uncini Wings Francesco Bini Paolo Pio Vaccari Tobias Williams Fullbacks Mirko Belloni Luca Sperandio

(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.

Rovigo Delta squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

Mirko Belloni
Luca Sperandio

(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.

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

"First XV". Rurby Rovigo Delta.
"DEFINITI I PERCORSI INDIVIDUALI DEGLI ATLETI DELL'ACCADEMIA DEL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

External links

Official website

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2023–24 Teams	Colorno Fiamme Oro Lazio Lyons Piacenza Mogliano Petrarca Rangers Vicenza Rovigo Delta Valorugby Emilia Viadana
Serie A (1929–1960)	1929 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
Eccellenza (1960–1965)	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65
Serie A (1965–1986)	1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86
Serie A1 (1986–2001)	1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01
Super 10 (2001–2010)	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
Eccellenza (2010–2018)	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Top12 (2018–2020)	2018–19 2019–20
Top10 (2020–2023)	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Serie A Élite (2023–present)	2023–24

Rugby union in Italy

Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR)

National teams

Women's	Italy 7's
Men's	Italy Italy A 7's U-20 U-18

League competitions

Women's	Serie A Elite Serie A
Men's	United Rugby Championship Serie A Elite Serie A Serie B Serie C

Cup competitions

Men's	European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup European Rugby Continental Shield Coppa Italia

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