Rugby Calvisano

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Full name	Kawasaki Robot Rugby Calvisano
Union	Italian Rugby Federation
Founded	1970; 54 years ago
Location	Calvisano, Italy
Ground(s)	Stadio San Michele (Capacity: 5,000)
President	Angelo Zanetti
Coach(es)	Massimo Brunello
Captain(s)	Alberto Chiesa
League(s)	Top12
2018–19	Champions
1st kit	2nd kit
Official website
	www.rugbycalvisano.it

Rugby Calvisano is an Italian rugby union club currently competing in the Top12. They are based in Calvisano (Province of Brescia), in Lombardy. They were founded in 1970 by a group of players: Tonino Montanari, Gianluigi Vaccari and Alfredo Gavazzi. In 1992 the club became “Rugby Calvisano S.r.l.”

History

Calvisano were founded in 1970 by a group of players, in 1992 the club became “Rugby Calvisano S.r.l.” Calvisano first qualified for European competition for the 1999–2000 season, where they competed in the European Challenge Cup, playing six pool games, though they did not win any. They qualified for their first Heineken Cup for the 2001–02 season, though it was season after where the club won a couple of their pool games, but they have yet to make the finals.

In 2005 they beat Benetton Treviso 25–20 in Padova to win their first Italian Championship. They had previously lost in the final on four occasions. Later in the year, they hosted a match in the 2005-06 Heineken Cup against the Cardiff Blues that turned out to be notable as the first competitive appearance of All Blacks great Jonah Lomu since undergoing a kidney transplant in 2004. They were forced to withdraw from the Super 10 (now Top12) for the 2009–10 season but go on to compete in Serie A. They finally returned to the National Championship of Excellence for the 2011–12, that proclaimed them “champions of Italy”. They also won the championship in the seasons 2013–14, 2014–15 and 2016–17.

Honours

Italian championship
- Champions (7): 2004–05, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018−19
- Runners-up (7): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2015–16, 2017–18
Coppa Italia
- Champions (1): 2003–04
- Runners-up (3): 1998–99, 2002–03, 2006–07
Excellence Trophy
- Champions (2): 2011–12, 2014–15
Intercontinental Cup
- Champions (1): 2006
European Rugby Continental Shield
- Champions (1): 2019

Current squad

The Calvisano squad for 2019–20 season:

Calvisano squad ^[a]
Props Antonio Barducci Riccardo Brugnara^[a] Lorenzo Cittadini Gianmario Ferrari Dante Gavrilita Piermaria Leso Lorenzo Michelini Hookers Giorgio Antonini Gabriele Morelli Matteo Luccardi^[a] Locks Alessandro Izekor Michael van Vuren Gabriele Venditti Adam Wessels Davide Zanetti	Back row Carlo Amadei Matteo Archetti Nardo Casolari Andrea Martani Antoine Koffi Samuela Vunisa Scrum-halves Nicolò Casilio^[a] Federico Consoli Fabio Semenzato Fly-halves Michele Peruzzo Paolo Pescetto^[a]	Centres Giacomo De Santis Facundo Panceyra Garrido Damiano Mazza Federico Mori^[a] Michele Regonaschi Wings Simone Balocchi Marco Susio Jacopo Trulla^[a] Fullbacks Alberto Chiesa(c) Kayle van Zyl

(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 Calvisano website.^[3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Also additional player for Pro14 team Zebre. ^[1]^[2]

Permit player squad

Calvisano Permit Players squad ^[a]
Props Enzo Avaca^[a] Matteo Drudi^[a] Davide Menta^[a] Hookers Nicola Capuzzo^[a] Andrea Gavazzi^[a] Gianmarco Lucchesi^[a] Locks Andrea Zambonin^[a]	Back row Angelo Maurizi^[a] Nicola Salvi^[a] Stefano Tebaldini^[a] Manuel Zuliani^[a] Scrum-halves Tommaso Pozzobon^[a] Fly-halves None	Centres Cristian Lai^[a] Wings None Fullbacks Luca Borin^[a]

(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 European Rugby Challenge Cup/Calvisano Squad website.^[4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Additional player from Serie A team F.I.R. Academy (only for European Rugby Challenge Cup)

Selected former players

Italian players

Former players who have played for Calvisano and have caps for Italy:

Foreign players

Former players who have played for Calvisano and have caps for their respective country:

Statistics

European Challenge Cup

Season	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
1999–2000	6	0	0	6	69	155
2007–08	6	2	0	4	123	200
2012–13	6	1	0	5	117	223
2013–14	6	0	1	5	80	173
2015–16	6	0	0	6	39	344
2019–20	0	0	0	0	0	0

Heineken Cup

Season	Played	Won	Lost	For	Against
2001–02	6	0	6	58	279
2002–03	6	2	4	105	236
2003–04	6	0	6	115	225
2004–05	6	0	6	79	264
2005–06	6	0	6	48	191
2006–07	6	0	6	74	264
2008–09	6	0	6	87	280

References

^ {{Cite web | url=>https://www.zebrerugbyclub.it/lo-zebre-rugby-club-apre-ufficialmente-la-stagione-2019-2020-col-primo-di-giorno-di-test-a-parma/
^ "LE ZEBRE RUGBY DANNO IL BENTORNATO A CINQUE PERMIT PLAYERS PROVENIENTI DAL MASSIMO CAMPIONATO ITALIANO". 17 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
^ "PRIMA SQUADRA".
^ https://www.epcrugby.com/club/rugby-calvisano-5/#players. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

Official website

Template:Calvisano squad

[Permit_Player_Zebre-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Also additional player for Pro14 team Zebre. ^[1]^[2]

[Permit_Player_F.I.R._Academy-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Additional player from Serie A team F.I.R. Academy (only for European Rugby Challenge Cup)

[1] {{Cite web | url=>https://www.zebrerugbyclub.it/lo-zebre-rugby-club-apre-ufficialmente-la-stagione-2019-2020-col-primo-di-giorno-di-test-a-parma/

[2] "LE ZEBRE RUGBY DANNO IL BENTORNATO A CINQUE PERMIT PLAYERS PROVENIENTI DAL MASSIMO CAMPIONATO ITALIANO". 17 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

[PRIMA_SQUADRA_-_La_rosa_della_prima_squadra-4] "PRIMA SQUADRA".

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