Rugby Rovigo Delta

Rugby Rovigo Delta
Full nameRugby Rovigo Delta S.r.l.
UnionItalian Rugby Federation
Founded1935 (1935)
LocationRovigo, Italy
GroundStadio Mario Battaglini (Capacity: 5,500)
PresidentFrancesco Zambelli
CoachDavide Giazzon
CaptainMatteo Ferro
LeagueSerie 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 (15): 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. 2024–25
    • Runners-up (7): 1988–89, 1991–92, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021−22
  • Coppa Italia/Excellence Trophy
    • Champions (2): 2019–20, 2024–25
    • Runners-up (3): 1997–98, 2005–06, 2013−14
  • Italian Super Cup:
    • Champions (1):2025

Current squad

The Rovigo Delta senior squad for 2025–26 is:

Rovigo Delta squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

  • Carlos Berlese
  • Lautaro Casado Sandri*
  • Lorenzo Ciampolini
  • Duccio Cosi
  • Rodolfo Malaspina
  • Matteo Meggiato
  • Riccardo Paganin
  • Stefano Sironi

Scrum-halves

  • Juan Dee Oliver
  • Andrea Visentin

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

  • Lorenzo Maria Bruno
  • Paolo Uncini
  • Paolo Pio Vaccari

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.[1][2]

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