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Benetton Rugby
Full nameBenetton Rugby
UnionFederazione Italiana Rugby
Founded1932; 92 years ago (1932)
LocationTreviso, Italy
Ground(s)Stadio Comunale di Monigo (Capacity: 6,700)
PresidentAmerino Zatta
Director of RugbyMarius Goosen
Coach(es)Kieran Crowley
Captain(s)Dean Budd
League(s)Pro14
2017–18in progress
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.benettonrugby.it

Benetton Rugby (Italian pronunciation: [ˌbenetˈton ˈrɛɡbi treˈviːzo] or Italian pronunciation: [ˌbenetˈton ˈraɡbi treˈviːzo]) are an Italian professional rugby union team based in Treviso, Veneto competing in the Pro14 and the European Rugby Champions Cup.

Treviso were founded in 1932 and have won 15 Italian national championships. The Treviso rugby team have been owned by the Benetton clothing company since 1979. Treviso have competed in the Pro14 (formerly known as the Pro12) since 2010, and have previously competed in the Italian domestic championship.

Treviso have supplied a large number of players to the Italian national team, such as Alessandro Zanni and Leonardo Ghiraldini. Several notable foreign players have played for Treviso, including Rugby World Cup winners Craig Green, John Kirwan and Michael Lynagh.

The President of Treviso Rugby is Amerino Zatta.

History

Amateur era: 1932–1995

Treviso rugby team was founded in 1932. The club won its first honour when it took the 1952 Italian premiership. Benetton Treviso won its first Italian Cup in 1970, and in 1978 won the Italian premiership again. The year after Benetton became the main sponsor, the name of the team became "Benetton Rugby Treviso". Treviso won the domestic premiership in 1983, then again in 1989, and in the 1992 season.

Professional era: 1995–present

Rugby turned professional after 1995. Benetton Treviso dominated the Italian league from 1997 until 2010, winning the championship 10 times (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010) during those 14 seasons, and twice finishing second.[1] They also won the Italian Cup in 1998.

Benetton Treviso has competed in the Heineken Cup competition almost every year since the competition began in 1995 along with the professional era. Benetton Treviso competed in the inaugural 1995–96 Heineken Cup, winning one game and losing one. The following season they played four matches, winning one game. In the 1998–99 Heineken Cup, they won three games. Benetton Treviso spent the 2000–01 and 2002–03 seasons in the European Challenge Cup, but have appeared in the Heineken Cup in each season since then. They won half of their games during the 2004–05 Heineken Cup, but won only one match in the following four seasons (at Newport Gwent Dragons in 2007). In the 2009–10 Heineken Cup opener, they defeated reigning French Top 14 champions Perpignan 9–8 in Treviso.

Following the 2009–10 season, Treviso left the Italian domestic competition, and in 2010–11 was one of two Italian teams to join the Celtic League to play against clubs from Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Both Italian teams were guaranteed places annually into the Heineken Cup, which had previously been awarded to the two top teams in the domestic Italian National Championship of Excellence.[2] An agreement had been reached in early March 2010 to allow two Italian teams a place in the Celtic League. In 2010, it was proposed that Aironi and a new team, Praetorians Roma, would join,[3] but Treviso were nominated instead. Treviso and a combination of Duchi Nord-Ovest rugby clubs could not agree to form one regional representative club and lost out in the first round of bidding.[4] However, Pretorians Roma failed to satisfy financial criteria, and Treviso instead joined the Celtic League (renamed the Pro12).[5] Treviso finished their first two season in the Pro12 (2010–11 and 2011–12) in 10th place, while in the 2012–13 season they finished 7th.

Ahead of the 2017/18 season, Benetton Rugby Treviso was renamed to Benetton Rugby.[citation needed]

Honours

Current standings

2017–18 Pro14 tables view · watch · edit · discuss
Conference A
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP PTS
1 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (SF) 21 15 1 5 614 366 +248 81 38 12 2 76
2 Ireland Munster (SF) 21 13 1 7 568 361 +207 78 42 10 5 69
3 South Africa Cheetahs (QF) 21 12 0 9 609 554 +55 75 68 10 5 63
4 Wales Cardiff Blues 21 11 0 10 502 482 +20 56 59 5 5 54
5 Wales Ospreys 21 9 0 12 390 487 −97 44 60 5 3 44
6 Ireland Connacht 21 7 0 14 445 477 −32 53 54 5 6 39
7 Italy Zebre 21 7 0 14 408 593 –185 50 78 4 4 36
Conference B
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP PTS
1 Ireland Leinster (CH) 21 14 1 6 601 374 +227 83 46 10 2 70
2 Wales Scarlets (RU) 21 14 1 6 528 365 +163 69 43 9 3 70
3 Scotland Edinburgh (QF) 21 15 0 6 494 375 +119 62 44 7 1 68
4 Ireland Ulster (PO) 21 12 2 7 538 482 +56 68 61 8 2 62
5 Italy Benetton 21 11 0 10 415 451 −36 51 55 6 5 55
6 Wales Dragons 21 2 2 17 378 672 −294 43 94 4 4 20
7 South Africa Southern Kings 21 1 0 20 378 829 −451 48 119 4 3 11
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order -[6]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received

Green background indicates teams that competed in the Pro14 play-offs, and also earned a place in the 2018–19 European Champions Cup
(excluding South African teams who are ineligible)
Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earned a place in the 2018–19 European Champions Cup, including the winner of the play-off between the two fourth-ranked European teams in each conference
Yellow background indicates the loser of the play-off between the two fourth-ranked European teams in each conference, that earned a place in the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
Plain background indicates teams that earned a place in the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (QF) Losing quarter-finalists. (PO) Champions Cup play-off winners.

Season records

Celtic League / Pro12

Season Pos Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus Points
2010–11 10th 22 9 0 13 2 38
2011–12 10th 22 7 0 15 8 36
2012–13 7th 22 10 2 10 6 50
2013–14 11th 22 5 1 16 8 30
2014–15 11th 22 3 1 18 5 19
2015–16 12th 22 3 0 19 8 20
2016–17 10th 22 5 0 17 3 23

Pro14 League

Season Conference Pos Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus Points
2017–18 Conference B 5th 10 3 0 7 3 15

European Rugby Challenge Cup

Season Pool/Round Pos Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus Points
2000–01 Pool 1 2nd 6 5 0 1 0 10
2002–03 2nd round Newcastle Falcons 43 – 32 Treviso (aggregate score)
2016–17 Pool 1 3rd 6 2 0 4 0 8

Heineken Cup / European Rugby Champions Cup

Season Pool/Round Pos Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus Points
1995–96 Pool 1 2nd 2 1 0 1 0 2
1996–97 Pool 1 4th 4 1 0 3 0 2
1997–98 Pool 5 3rd 6 2 0 4 0 4
1998–99 Pool 4 3rd 6 3 0 3 0 6
1999–00 Pool 5 3rd 6 2 0 4 0 4
2001–02 Pool 2 4th 6 1 0 5 0 2
2003–04 Pool 5 3rd 6 1 0 5 1 5
2004–05 Pool 2 3rd 6 3 0 3 2 14
2005–06 Pool 4 4th 6 0 0 6 3 3
2006–07 Pool 1 4th 6 0 0 6 0 0
2007–08 Pool 1 4th 6 1 0 5 1 5
2008–09 Pool 3 4th 6 0 0 6 0 0
2009–10 Pool 1 4th 6 1 0 5 1 5
2010–11 Pool 5 4th 6 0 0 6 1 1
2011–12 Pool 5 4th 6 1 1 4 1 7
2012–13 Pool 2 4th 6 1 0 5 1 5
2013–14 Pool 5 4th 6 0 0 6 0 0
2014–15 Pool 5 4th 6 1 0 5 0 4
2015–16 Pool 4 4th 6 0 0 6 0 0
2017–18 Pool 5 4th 3 0 0 3 3 3

Stadium

The team play at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo in Treviso, 4 km northwest of the city centre. The stadium has a capacity of 6,700.

Staff and Coaching Team

Current squad

For player movements before or during the 2018–19 season, see List of 2018–19 Pro14 transfers § Benetton.

The Benetton Rugby senior squad for 2017–18 is:[7][a]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Tomás Baravalle Hooker Argentina Argentina
Luca Bigi Hooker Italy Italy
Hame Faiva Hooker New Zealand New Zealand
Ornel Gega Hooker Italy Italy
Engjel Makelara Hooker Italy Italy
Alberto De Marchi Prop Italy Italy
Giuseppe Di Stefano[a] Prop Italy Italy
Simone Ferrari Prop Italy Italy
Filippo Filippetto[a] Prop Italy Italy
Tiziano Pasquali Prop Italy Italy
Nicola Quaglio Prop Italy Italy
Marco Riccioni Prop Italy Italy
Cherif Traorè Prop Italy Italy
Federico Zani Prop Italy Italy
Matteo Zanusso Prop Italy Italy
Marco Fuser Lock Italy Italy
Irné Herbst Lock South Africa South Africa
Sebastian Negri Lock Italy Italy
Federico Ruzza Lock Italy Italy
Robert Barbieri Flanker Italy Italy
Dean Budd Flanker Italy Italy
Whetu Douglas Flanker New Zealand New Zealand
Marco Lazzaroni Flanker Italy Italy
Francesco Minto Flanker Italy Italy
Marco Barbini Number 8 Italy Italy
Nasi Manu Number 8 New Zealand New Zealand
Braam Steyn Number 8 Italy Italy
Alessandro Zanni Number 8 Italy Italy
Player Position Union
Giorgio Bronzini Scrum-half Italy Italy
Luca Crosato[a] Scrum-half Italy Italy
Edoardo Gori Scrum-half Italy Italy
Tito Tebaldi Scrum-half Italy Italy
Tommaso Allan Fly-half Italy Italy
Marty Banks Fly-half New Zealand New Zealand
Ian McKinley Fly-half Italy Italy
Tommaso Benvenuti Centre Italy Italy
Ignacio Brex Centre Argentina Argentina
Tommaso Iannone Centre Italy Italy
Luca Morisi Centre Italy Italy
Alberto Sgarbi Centre Italy Italy
Marco Zanon [a] Centre Italy Italy
Andrea Bronzini Wing Italy Italy
Angelo Esposito Wing Italy Italy
Luca Sperandio Wing Italy Italy
Michael Tagicakibau Wing Fiji Fiji
Jayden Hayward Fullback Italy Italy
Monty Ioane Fullback New Zealand New Zealand
  • Players in bold capped internationally.
  • Players qualified to play for Italy on residency or dual nationality. *
  • Players and their allocated positions from the Benetton Rugby website.[12]
  • Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Permit players can play for Benetton on a short-term basis on loan from another team as cover for injured players. Marco Zanon is on loan from National Championship of Excellence side Mogliano.[8], Giuseppe Di Stefano from National Championship of Excellence side Fiamme Oro[9] and Luca Crosato from National Championship of Excellence side Amatori San Donà[10]. Filippo Filippetto has a Dual Contract. He is on loan to National Championship of Excellence side Petrarca, but he can come back to play for Benetton on a short-term basis as cover for injured players.[11]

Selected former players

Italian players

Former players who have played for Benetton and have caps for Italy

Overseas players

Former players who have played for Benetton and have caps for their Representative Team

Franchise Area

Treviso is an executive member of the historical territorial representative of I Dogi (the Doges) that have recovered in 2015 and represents several clubs in Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia.[13] Currently no provision is made for a selection Seniors who take the field with the shirt of the Doges: to represent its brand and colors are at this stage the representative under-14, under-16 male and female under-18 male and female managed by Veneto Regional Committee. May occur during the right conditions, there is still the desire to be able to field, even if it is currently not a priority.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Championship of Excellence
  2. ^ "Italian teams to join Magners League". RTÉ News. 8 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Celtic League 2008/09 News : Aironi and Praetorians set for Magners League | Live Rugby News | ESPN Scrum". Scrum.com. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  4. ^ "International Rugby Union | Italy Rugby Union News". Planet Rugby. 21 July 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Tue, Nov 03, 2009 – Italians' bid to join the League not a done deal". The Irish Times. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  6. ^ Competition Rule 3.5 "Summary of Key Rules". Pro14. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Archivi Team". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Benetton Treviso: i Leoni per l'esordio casalingo contro Ulster". OnRugby (in Italian). 8 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  9. ^ https://www.rugbymeet.com/it/news/pro14/i-permit-players-delle-franchigie-qualche-straniero-di-troppo
  10. ^ https://www.rugbymeet.com/it/news/pro14/i-permit-players-delle-franchigie-qualche-straniero-di-troppo
  11. ^ http://www.onrugby.it/2017/09/27/filippetto-da-treviso-a-padova-i-permit-cambiano-direzione/
  12. ^ "Giocatori". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  13. ^ http://www.crvenetorugby.it/2015/07/02/i-dogi-ritrovano-la-propria-anima-triveneta/
  14. ^ http://www.crvenetorugby.it/2015/04/20/nasce-a-monigo-lunione-rugby-dogi/

External links

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