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'''Petrarca Rugby''' is a professional [[rugby union]] club from [[Padua]], [[Italy]], currently competing in the top tier of the Italian rugby union, the [[Top10 (rugby union)| |
'''Petrarca Rugby''' is a professional [[rugby union]] club from [[Padua]], [[Italy]], currently competing in the top tier of the Italian rugby union, the [[Top10 (rugby union)|Serie A Elite]]. |
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Founded in 1947, the team is the rugby union branch of the [[Fondazione Unione Sportiva Petrarca|Unione Sportiva Petrarca]], an omnisport club that includes also [[basketball]], [[futsal]], [[volleyball]], [[fencing]] and [[Association football|football]]. |
Founded in 1947, the team is the rugby union branch of the [[Fondazione Unione Sportiva Petrarca|Unione Sportiva Petrarca]], an omnisport club that includes also [[basketball]], [[futsal]], [[volleyball]], [[fencing]] and [[Association football|football]]. |
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| Full name | Petrarca Rugby S.r.l. | ||
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| Union | Italian Rugby Federation | ||
| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Location | Padua, Italy | ||
| Ground(s) | Stadio Plebiscito (Capacity: 9,000) | ||
| President | Enrico Toffano | ||
| Coach(es) | Andrea Marcato | ||
| Captain(s) | Federico Conforti | ||
| League(s) | Top10 | ||
| 2017–18 | Champions | ||
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| Official website | |||
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Petrarca Rugby is a professional rugby union club from Padua, Italy, currently competing in the top tier of the Italian rugby union, the Serie A Elite.
Founded in 1947, the team is the rugby union branch of the Unione Sportiva Petrarca, an omnisport club that includes also basketball, futsal, volleyball, fencing and football.
They have won 14 league titles, 11 of them between 1969–70 and 1986–87 seasons; their most recent successes in the Italian championship came 24 years after their latest feat, at the end of the 2010–11 season, and the last one in the 2021-22 season.
Petrarca is the 3rd most successful side in the Italian championship behind Amatori Milano (18 titles) and Benetton Treviso (15).
Honours
- Italian championship
- Champions (14): 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2010–11, 2017–18, 2021−22
- Runners-up (3): 1997–98, 1998–99, 2020−21
- Coppa Italia/Excellence Trophy
- Champions (4): 1981–82, 2000–01, 2021−22, 2022−23
- Runners-up (4): 1980–81, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2015–16
Current squad
The squad for the Serie A Elite season is:
| Petrarca Padova 2023-2024 squad | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Back row
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres Wings 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 Petrarca website.[1] |
Selected former players
Italian players
Former players who have played for Petrarca and have caps for Italy:
Giuseppe Artuso- Enrico Bacchin
- Mattia Bellini
- Alberto Benettin
- Mauro Bergamasco
- Mirco Bergamasco
- Lucio Boccaletto
- Marco Bortolami
- Alberto Chillon
- Dario Chistolini
- Oscar Collodo
- Manuel Dallan
- Renato de Bernardo
- Paul Derbyshire
- Piergianni Farina
- Roberto Favaro
- Antonio Galeazzo
- Mauro Gardin
- Guglielmo Geremia
- Leonardo Ghiraldini
- Marzio Innocenti
- Andrea Marcato
- Luca Martin
- Fulvio Lorigiola
- Luigi Luise
- Luciano Orquera
- Mario Piovan
- Pasquale Presutti
- Michele Rizzo
- Roberto Saetti
- Alberto Sgarbi
Overseas players
Former players who have played for Petrarca and have caps for their respective country:
Statistics
European Challenge Cup (1996–2014)
| Season | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 148 |
| 1997-98 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 108 | 212 |
| 2001-02 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 223 |
| 2002-03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 81 |
| 2003-04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 75 |
| 2004-05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 126 |
| 2006-07 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 298 |
| 2007-08 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 190 |
| 2008-09 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 206 |
| 2009-10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 95 | 180 |
| 2010-11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 135 |
European Shield
| Season | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 140 | 118 |
| 2003-04 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 110 |
| 2004-05 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 110 |
Heineken Cup (1995–2014)
| Season | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 169 |
| 1999-2000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 76 | 282 |