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Italian rugby union club
Rugby team
Rugby Rovigo Delta
, formerly known until 2010 as
Rugby Rovigo
, is an Italian
rugby union
club currently competing in the
Serie A Elite
. They are based in
Rovigo
, in
Veneto
.
Overview
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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
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- Italian championship
- Champions (14)
: 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
- Runners-up (7)
: 1988?89, 1991?92, 2010?11, 2013?14, 2014?15, 2016?17, 2018?19,
2021?22
- Coppa Italia/Excellence Trophy
- Champions (1)
: 2019-20
- Runners-up (3)
: 1997?98, 2005?06, 2013?14
Current squad
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The Rovigo Delta senior squad for 2023?24 is:
Rovigo Delta squad
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Back row
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wings
Fullbacks
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(
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.
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Selected former players
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Italian players
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Former players who have played for Rovigo and have caps for Italy:
Overseas players
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Former players who have played for Rovigo and have caps for their respective country:
References
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External links
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2023?24 Teams
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Serie A (1929?1960)
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Eccellenza (1960?1965)
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Serie A (1965?1986)
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Serie A1 (1986?2001)
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Super 10 (2001?2010)
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Eccellenza (2010?2018)
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Top12 (2018?2020)
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Top10 (2020?2023)
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Serie A Elite (2023?present)
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National teams
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League competitions
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Cup competitions
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