Petrarca Rugby
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| Full name |
Petrarca Rugby |
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| Union |
Federazione Italiana Rugby |
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| Founded |
1947 |
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| Location |
Padua, Italy |
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| Ground(s) |
Stadio Plebiscito (Capacity: 9 000) |
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| President |
 Enrico Toffano |
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| Coach(es) |
Pasquale Presutti |
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| Captain(s) |
Nicola Bezzati |
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| League(s) |
Campionato Nazionale Eccellenza (Italian premiership) |
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| Official website |
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www.petrarcarugby.it |
Petrarca Rugby is a
rugby union club from
Padua,
Italy, currently competing in the top tier of the Italian rugby union, the
National Championship of Excellence.
Founded in 1947, the team is the rugby union branch of the Unione Sportiva Petrarca, an omnisport club that includes also basketball, futsal, volleyball, fencing and football, though is the rugby that made Petrarca famous all across the country.
They have, in fact, won 12 league titles, 11 of them between 1969–70 and 1986-87 seasons; their most recent success in the Italian championship came 24 years after their latest feat, at the end of the 2010-11 season.
Petrarca is the 3rd most successful side in the Italian championship behind Amatori Milano (18 titles) and Benetton Treviso (15).
In 1982 they had their own stadium, Stadio Plebiscito, with full facilities built.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.
Statistics
European Challenge Cup
| Season |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
For |
Against |
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| 1996-97 |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 148 |
| 1997-98 |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 108 | 212 |
| 2001-02 |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 223 |
| (Shield) 2002-03 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 140 | 118 |
| 2002-03 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 81 |
| (Shield) 2003-04 |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 110 |
| 2003-04 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 75 |
| (Shield) 2004-05 |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 110 |
| 2004-05 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 126 |
| 2006-07 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 298 |
| 2007-08 |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 190 |
| 2008-09 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 206 |
| 2009-10 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 95 | 180 |
| 2010-11 |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 135 |
Heineken Cup
| Season |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
For |
Against |
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| 1998-99 |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 169 |
| 1999-00 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 76 | 282 |
Notable former players
Honours
- National Championship of Excellence:
- Champions: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2011.
External links
National Championship of Excellence |
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| | 2012/13 Teams | |
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| | Serie A (1929-1960) |
1929 • 1929–30 • 1930–31 • 1931–32 • 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1935–36 • 1936–37 • 1937–38 • 1938–39 • 1939–40 • 1940–41 • 1941–42 • 1942–43 1945–46 • 1946–47 • 1947–48 • 1948–49 • 1949–50 • 1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1953–54 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1958–59 • 1959–60 |
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| | "Eccellenza" (1960-65) |
1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 |
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| | "Serie A" (1965-86) |
1965–66 • 1966–67 • 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 |
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| | Serie A1 (1986–01) |
1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 ;• 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 •
1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 |
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| | Super 10 (2001-10) |
2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 |
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| | Eccellenza (2010-…) |
2010–11 • 2011–12 • 2012–13 |
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| | Governing body | |
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