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Rugby Rovigo Delta

Italian rugby union club

Rugby Rovigo Delta

Summary

Italian rugby union club

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teamnameRugby Rovigo Delta
locationRovigo, Italy
fullnameRugby Rovigo Delta S.r.l.
unionItalian Rugby Federation
founded
groundStadio Mario Battaglini
capacity5,500
presidentFrancesco Zambelli
coachDavide Giazzon
captainFacundo Diederich Ferrario
urlhttp://www.rugbyrovigodelta.it/
leagueSerie A Élite
season2023–24
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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:

First historic shirt c. 1935
View of the Rovigo Stadium
Rovigo Delta squad
(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:

  • Italy Matías Agüero
  • Italy Andrea Bacchetti
  • Italy Mario Battaglini
  • Italy Enzo Bellinazzo
  • Italy Mirko Belloni
  • Italy Arturo Bergamasco
  • Italy Mirco Bergamasco
  • Italy Ottorino Bettarello
  • Italy Romano Bettarello
  • Italy Stefano Bettarello
  • Italy Flaviano Brizzante
  • Italy Massimo Brunello
  • Italy Stefano Bordon
  • Italy Giancarlo Busson
  • Italy Pablo Canavosio
  • Italy Carlo Checchinato
  • Italy David Dal Maso
  • Italy Elio De Anna
  • Italy Gianluca Faliva
  • Italy Simone Favaro
  • Italy Matteo Ferro
  • Australia–Italy Julian Gardner
  • Italy Massimo Giovanelli
  • Italy Andrea Lo Cicero
  • Italy Tito Lupini
  • Italy Giancarlo Malosti
  • Italy Matteo Mazzantini
  • Italy Alessandro Moscardi
  • Italy Giancarlo Navarrini
  • Italy Giacomo Nicotera
  • Italy Carlo Orlandi
  • Italy Alberto Osti
  • Italy Antonio Pavanello
  • Italy Gert Peens
  • Italy Isidoro Quaglio
  • ITA Nicola Quaglio
  • Italy Graziano Ravanelli
  • Italy Pietro Reale
  • ITA Leonardo Sarto
  • Italy Andrea Scanavacca
  • Italy Fabrizio Sintich
  • Italy Pietro Stievano
  • Italy Iliesa Ratuva Tavuyara
  • Italy Edgardo Venturi
  • Italy Angelo Visentin
  • Italy Narciso Zanella

Overseas players

Former players who have played for Rovigo and have caps for their respective country:

  • Australia Peter FitzSimons
  • Australia Viliami Ofahengaue
  • Argentina Alejandro Abadie
  • ARG Lautaro Bazan Velez
  • Argentina Manuel Contepomi
  • Argentina Juan Cruz Legora
  • Argentina Leandro Lobrauco
  • Argentina Serafín Dengra
  • Argentina Juan Pablo Orlandi
  • Canada–South Africa Christian Stewart
  • Georgia Akvsenti Giorgadze
  • Georgia Ilia Zedginidze
  • Moldova Gheorghe Gajion
  • New Zealand Ron Cribb
  • Romania Alexandru Penciu
  • Romania Cristian Săuan
  • South Africa Nick Mallett
  • South Africa Stefan Basson
  • South Africa Schalk van der Merwe
  • South Africa Schalk Burger Sr.
  • South Africa Hendro Scholtz
  • South Africa Naas Botha
  • South Africa Gert Smal
  • South Africa AJ Venter
  • Samoa Silao Leaega
  • Samoa Elvis Seveali'i
  • United States Luke Gross
  • Wales Bernard Thomas

References

References

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