S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927
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| Full name | Polisportiva S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927 | ||
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| Union | Italian Rugby Federation | ||
| Founded | 1927 | ||
| Location | Rome, Italy | ||
| Ground(s) | (Capacity: 1,300) | ||
| President | Alfredo Biagini | ||
| Coach(es) | Daniele Montella | ||
| Captain(s) | Carlo Filippucci | ||
| League(s) | Top12 | ||
| 2017–18 | 9th | ||
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| Official website | |||
| www | |||
Polisportiva S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927, based in Rome, is an Italian rugby union team. They currently play in Top12 after gaining promotion from winning Serie A in the 2009–10 season.
It is the rugby union branch of the multisport club S.S. Lazio, probably the biggest European multisport organization, which operates also the famous association football team with the same name.
They were the first XV in Italy established in Rome in 1927, as “S.S. Lazio Rugby”, the rugby section of . The founders were the brothers Vinci: (Vinci I), (Vinci II), (Vinci III) and (Vinci IV). The Oval eagles debuted on 13 May 1928 at Rome's National Stadium (demolished and rebuilt in the 1950s as Stadio Flaminio) in front of 20,000 spectators. S.S. Lazio Rugby defeated “XV Legione Leonessa d'Italia” by a score of 17-0.
They play their home games at the of Acqua Acetosa, in the Parioli district.
Honours[]
- Italian championship
- Runners-up (1): 1928–29
- Excellence Trophy
- Runners-up (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
Current squad[]
The S.S. Lazio squad for 2021–22:
| Lazio Top10 squad | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Back row
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves |
Centres Wings Fullbacks |
| (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 Lazio website.[1] |
Selected former players[]
Italian players[]
Former players who have played for S.S. Lazio and have caps for Italy:
- Valerio Bernabò
- Stefano Barba
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- Giulio Bisegni
- Pietro Ceccarelli
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- Oliviero Fabiani
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- Alessandro Fusco
- Andrea Lo Cicero
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- Ludovico Nitoglia
- Michele Sepe
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- Sami Panico
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- Francisco Rubio
- Giulio Toniolatti
- (Vinci I)
- (Vinci III)
- (Vinci IV)
- (Vinci II)
Overseas players[]
Former players who have played for S.S. Lazio and have caps for their respective country:
References[]
- ^ "Rosa 2021/2022". Lazio Rugby.
External links[]
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