Valorugby Emilia
Rugby team
| Full name | Valorugby Emilia S.S.D. | ||
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| Union | Italian Rugby Federation | ||
| Founded | 1970; 54 years ago (1970) | ||
| Location | Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy | ||
| Ground(s) | Stadio Mirabello (Capacity: 4,500) | ||
| President | Enrico Grassi | ||
| Coach(es) | Roberto Manghi | ||
| Captain(s) | Davide Farolini | ||
| League(s) | Serie A Élite | ||
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| Official website | |||
| www | |||
The Valorugby Emilia, previously known as Rugby Reggio, is a professional Italian rugby union team based in Reggio nell'Emilia, in the Emilia-Romagna region. They currently play in the Top12, after gaining promotion from winning Serie A in the 2015–16 season. Established in Reggio nell'Emilia in 1970 like “Rugby Reggio A.S.D.”, since July 2018 it has changed its name to “Valorugby Emilia S.S.D.”
Honours
- Coppa Italia
- Champions (1): 2018–19
- Runners-up (1): 2022–23
Current squad
The squad for the 2023-24 Serie A Elite season is:
| Valotugby Emilia squad [a][b] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Props
Hookers
Locks
| Back row
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
| 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 Valorugby Emilia website.[1]
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Selected former players
Italian players
Former players who have played for the Emilian team and have caps for Italy:
Cristian Bezzi- Luca Bigi
- Roberto Mandelli
- Antonio Mannato
- David Odiete
Overseas players
Former players who have played for the Emilian team and have caps for their respective country:
Gonzalo García- Guido Randisi
Florian Cazenave
Matteo Dell'Acqua
Karim Jammal
Nico Wegner
Silao Leaega
Viliami Vaki
Roland Suniula
References
- ^ "First XV". Valorugby Emilia.
External links
- Official website
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Serie A Elite
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