Unione Rugby Capitolina
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| Full name | Unione Rugby Capitolina | |||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||
| Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | Rome, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Campo dell'Unione Via Flaminia | |||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Claudio Tinari |
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| Coach | Massimo Mascioletti |
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| Captain | Alfredo De Angelis |
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| League | Super 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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| www.capitolina.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Unione Rugby Capitolina is an Italian rugby union club. They are based in Rome.
[edit] History
The team was founded in 1996.
Capitolina won an Italian under-19 trophy in 2002/3; beating rivals Lazio-Primavera Rugby in the final held at Stadio Flaminio.
In the 2005/6 season URC Roma won promotion to Italy's highest rugby league, The Super 10 with a perfect winning record of 22 wins and a total of 110 points. They won the play-offs against city rivals Rugby Roma with a 20-9 victory to reach the top Italian rugby league after only ten years of existance.
[edit] External links
| Federation: | Federazione Italiana Rugby |
| National team: | Italian national team |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Six Nations Championship • Rugby World Cup Sevens • Heineken Cup • European Challenge Cup • European Shield |
| Domestic Competitions: | Super 10 • Serie A • Serie B • Serie C |
| Super 10 teams: | Amatori Catania • L'Aquila • Benetton Treviso • Calvisano • Capitolina • Gran Parma • Rugby Parma • Petrarca • Rovigo • Viadana • |
