Rugby Rovigo Delta

Rugby Rovigo Delta
Full name	Rugby Rovigo Delta S.r.l.
Union	Italian Rugby Federation
Founded	1935; 90 years ago
Location	Rovigo, Italy
Ground(s)	Stadio Mario Battaglini (Capacity: 5,500)
President	Francesco Zambelli
Coach(es)	Allister Coetzee
Captain(s)	Matteo Ferro
League(s)	Top12
2020–21	1st
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 Top12. They are based in Rovigo, in Veneto. 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 13 titles between 1951 and 2021. 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 (13): 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
- 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 2021–22 is:

Rovigo Delta squad ^[a]
Props Antonio Brandolini Emanuele Leccioli Stefano Lugato Nicola Pomaro Nicola Quaglio Francesco Rossi Entienne Swanepoel Hookers Mattia Bonan Filippo Cadorini Jacques Momberg* Giacomo Nicotera^[a] Locks Matteo Davide Maran Nicola Piantella^[a] Paolo Steolo	Back row Riccardo Andreoli Duccio Cosi Matteo Ferro(c) Carel Greeff Edoardo Lubian Davide Ruggeri Stefano Sironi Gianmarco Vian Scrum-halves Alberto Chillon Giovanni Lucchin Andrea Visentin Fly-halves Luca Borin Abner van Reenen	Centres Facundo Ferrario Rafael Andres Lertora Matteo Moscardi Wings Andrea Bacchetti Alessandro Ciofani Leonardo Sarto Paolo Uncini Fullbacks Nicholas Bordin Giacomo Da Re^[a]

(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.^[2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d He has a dual contract with Rovigo Delta and URC team Benetton.^[1]

Additional player squad

Rovigo Delta Additional Players squad^[a]
Props None currently named Hookers None currently named Locks Fabio Michelotto^[a]	Back row Nicolò Chimera ^[a] Scrum-halves None currently named Fly-halves None currently named	Centres Michael Baccaro^[a] Wian Smit^[a] Wings None currently named Fullbacks None currently named

(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 Zebre Rugby and F.I.R. website.^[3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Additional player from Depelopment Team Borsari Rugby Badia.

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

^ "Dodici i permit players selezionati per la prossima stafione sportiva". Benetton Rugby. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "First XV". Rurby Rovigo Delta.
^ "4 GIOCATORI DEL BADIA CON I ROSSOBLÙ". Rugby Rovigo Delta. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

External links

Official site

[Permit_Player_Benetton-2] He has a dual contract with Rovigo Delta and URC team Benetton.^[1]

[Additional_Player-4] Additional player from Depelopment Team Borsari Rugby Badia.

[1] "Dodici i permit players selezionati per la prossima stafione sportiva". Benetton Rugby. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[Archivi_La_Squadra-3] "First XV". Rurby Rovigo Delta.

[5] "4 GIOCATORI DEL BADIA CON I ROSSOBLÙ". Rugby Rovigo Delta. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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