Aironi
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| Founded | 2010 |
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| Location | Lombardy & Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Ground(s) | Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana (Capacity: 6,000) |
| Coach(es) |
Rowland Phillips (Head Coach) Andrea Moretti (Forwards) Antonio Zanichelli (Backs) Andrew Scotney (Backs) |
| Captain(s) | Quintin Geldenhuys |
| League(s) | Pro12 |
| 2011–12 | 12th |
| Official website | |
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Aironi Rugby (Italian pronunciation: [aiˈroni], "herons") was an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the RaboDirect Pro12 and the Heineken Cup, representing the Italian regions of Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. It lost its status as a regional side at the end of the RaboDirect Pro12 season, as the Italian Rugby Federation revoked its licence for financial reasons. They were replaced by Zebre.
The team played in Viadana at Stadio Luigi Zaffanella. It was expected that Reggio Emilia's Stadio Giglio would be used for larger games but no games required its near 30,000 capacity.
The team's primary kit was all black with a silver stripe. Their alternative kit was white with a silver stripe. In the Heineken Cup the players wore an all green kit. Their kit was supplied by Adidas.
The formation of the team was made possible by the co-operation of eight existing rugby clubs Rugby Viadana 54%, Colorno 15%, Gran Parma Rugby 10%, Rugby Parma 10%, Noceto 5%, Reggio Emilia 2%, Modena 2% and Mantova 2%.Gran Parma, Rugby Viadana and Colorno have merged as a result of the formation of Aironi to form GranDucato Rugby Parma.Rugby Parma and Noceto have merged to form Crociati (Crusaders) Rugby Parma. These mergers were essential as the Super 10 (now National Championship of Excellence) division would have attracted far less sponsorship.
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