Benetton Rugby
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| Full name | Benetton Rugby |
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| Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Location | Treviso, Italy |
| Ground(s) | Stadio Comunale di Monigo (Capacity: 6,700) |
| President | Amerino Zatta |
| Director of Rugby | Marius Goosen |
| Coach(es) | Kieran Crowley |
| Captain(s) | Dean Budd |
| League(s) | Pro14 |
| 2017–18 | in progress |
| Official website | |
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Benetton Rugby (Italian pronunciation: [ˌbenetˈton ˈrɛɡbi treˈviːzo] or Italian pronunciation: [ˌbenetˈton ˈraɡbi treˈviːzo]) are an Italian professional rugby union team based in Treviso, Veneto competing in the Pro14 and the European Rugby Champions Cup.
Treviso were founded in 1932 and have won 15 Italian national championships. The Treviso rugby team have been owned by the Benetton clothing company since 1979. Treviso have competed in the Pro14 (formerly known as the Pro12) since 2010, and have previously competed in the Italian domestic championship.
Treviso have supplied a large number of players to the Italian national team, such as Alessandro Zanni and Leonardo Ghiraldini. Several notable foreign players have played for Treviso, including Rugby World Cup winners Craig Green, John Kirwan and Michael Lynagh.
The President of Treviso Rugby is Amerino Zatta.
Treviso rugby team was founded in 1932. The club won its first honour when it took the 1952 Italian premiership. Benetton Treviso won its first Italian Cup in 1970, and in 1978 won the Italian premiership again. The year after Benetton became the main sponsor, the name of the team became "Benetton Rugby Treviso". Treviso won the domestic premiership in 1983, then again in 1989, and in the 1992 season.
Rugby turned professional after 1995. Benetton Treviso dominated the Italian league from 1997 until 2010, winning the championship 10 times (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010) during those 14 seasons, and twice finishing second. They also won the Italian Cup in 1998.
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