Rangers Vicenza Rugby

Rangers Vicenza Rugby
Full name	Rangers Vicenza Rugby
Union	Italian Rugby Federation
Founded	1974
Location	Vicenza, Italy
Ground	Rugby Arena (Capacity: 800)
President	Alessandro Belluomini
Coach	Andrea Cavinato
League	Serie A Élite
1st kit	2nd kit
Official website
	www.rangersrugbyvicenza.it

Rangers Vicenza Rugby is an Italian rugby union club currently competing in the Italian domestic league Serie A Élite. They are based in Vicenza, in Veneto. They were founded in 1974.^[1]

History

After unsuccessful attempts in the 1930s and 1960s, it was in 1974 that rugby union was established in Vicenza. The AS Rugby Vicenza club was founded by former Recoaro players, who were active in the 1960s.^[2]

The creation responds to strong expectations in the city and very quickly licensees flock. Soon the club was able to field two senior teams and a junior team. The club quickly rose to Serie B.

In the 1980s the club merged with Rugby Thiene which brought many talented players with it.

In 2011 and 2012, the club obtained two successive climbs which brought it to the second division. In 2017, Rangers Vicenza gained great unintentional notoriety when their Argentine captain Bruno Doglioli attacked a referee in the middle of a match against Valsugana. He is disbarred for life.

After a good 2022 season which saw them finish second in their groups, Vicenza obtained accession to the first division in 2023.

Current squad

The Rangers Vicenza Rugby squad for the 2025–26 season is:

Rangers Vicenza Rugby squad^[a]^[b]
Props Facundo Avila-Recio Riccardo Bettinelli Giacomo Braggiè Nicola Fioravanzo Piermaria Leso Giacomo Pedon Niccolò Zago Hookers Tomas Chimenti Borrell* Francesco Ferrara Filippo Franchetti Locks Jacopo Barbi Samuele Mirenzi Thomas Parolo Giacomo Riedo	Back row Tommaso Ferrari Luciano Gomez Ettore Menon Roman Pretz Davide Sottana Federico Trambaiolo Samuela Vunisa Scrum-halves Pietro Gregorio Matteo Panunzi Matteo Zanon Fly-halves Francisco Parello Alvarez	Centres Santiago Casto Ansaldo* Alessandro Filippetto Riccardo Filippi Andrea Gritti Wings Santiago Castro* Tommaso Coppo Paul-Marie Foroncelli Angelo Leaupepe Iliesa Ratuva Tavuyara Joaquin Vaccaro* Fullbacks Diego Pierobon 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 Rangers Vicenza Rugby website.^[5] ^ Additional player under contract with URC team Benetton^[3] ^ Additional player under contract URC team Benetton^[4]

References

^ "La società - La Rangers Rugby Vicenza è composta da due associazioni sportive dilettantistiche". Retrieved 27 November 2023. (in Italian)
^ "La storia - Il rugby a Vicenza vanta nobili e lontane origini, ma si tratta di una storia poco nota". Retrieved 27 November 2023. (in Italian)
^ "Serie A Elite: la presentazione della Rangers in Sala Stucchi a Vicenza" (in Italian). 11 October 2023.
^ "Serie A Elite: Riccardo Genovese è un nuovo giocatore biancorosso". Rangers Rugby Vicenza (in Italian). 19 December 2024.
^ "Rosa Serie A Elite 2024-2025" (in Italian).

External links

Official website

[Additional_Player-4] Additional player under contract with URC team Benetton^[3]

[Additional_Player_Benetton-6] Additional player under contract URC team Benetton^[4]

[1] "La società - La Rangers Rugby Vicenza è composta da due associazioni sportive dilettantistiche". Retrieved 27 November 2023. (in Italian)

[2] "La storia - Il rugby a Vicenza vanta nobili e lontane origini, ma si tratta di una storia poco nota". Retrieved 27 November 2023. (in Italian)

[3] "Serie A Elite: la presentazione della Rangers in Sala Stucchi a Vicenza" (in Italian). 11 October 2023.

[5] "Serie A Elite: Riccardo Genovese è un nuovo giocatore biancorosso". Rangers Rugby Vicenza (in Italian). 19 December 2024.

[7] "Rosa Serie A Elite 2024-2025" (in Italian).

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Serie A Elite
2025–26 Teams	Biella Colorno Fiamme Oro 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 2024–25