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Rugby Rovigo

Rugby Rovigo Delta
Full name Femi-CZ Vea Rugby Rovigo Delta
Union Federazione Italiana Rugby
Founded 1935; 82 years ago (1935)
Location Rovigo, Italy
Ground(s) Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini (Capacity: 6,000)
President Francesco Zambelli
Coach(es) Filippo Frati
Captain(s) Luke Mahoney
League(s) National Championship of Excellence
2015/2016 1st (Excellence)
Official website
www.rugbyrovigo.com

Rugby Rovigo Delta (formerly known until 2010 as Rugby Rovigo) are an Italian rugby union club currently competing in National Championship of Excellence. They are based in Rovigo in Veneto. The club were founded in 1935 by medical student Dino Lanzoni, who discovered rugby at university. They quickly became one of the strongest Italian sides and won 12 titles between 1951 and 2016. They have never been relegated from the top flight of Italian rugby union.

Some of the more notable Rovigo players include Mario "Maci" Battaglini and his brother Checco, Ercole Ponzetti, Quaglio, Vallini, Elio De Anna, Stefano Bettarello, Gert Smal, Viliami Ofahengaue and Naas Botha. However, in recent times the team has had difficulties, from the death of president Carlo Bego to the serious social conditions that had threatened the team's survival.

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


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