Rugby Calvisano

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.”

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UnionItalian Rugby Federation
Founded1970 (1970)
LocationCalvisano, Italy
Ground(s)Stadio San Michele (Capacity: 5,000)
PresidentAngelo Zanetti
Coach(es)Massimo Brunello
Captain(s)Alberto Chiesa
League(s)Top12
2018–19Champions
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.rugbycalvisano.it

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.

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 2020–21 season:

Calvisano squad [lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]

Props

Hookers

Locks

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 Calvisano website.[5]
  1. He has a dual contract with Calvisano and Pro14 team Zebre.[1]
  2. Also additional player for Pro14 team Zebre.[2][3][4]
  3. Taking into account signings and departures head of 2020–21 season.

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 600669155
2007–08 6204123200
2012–13 6105117223
2013–14 601580173
2015–16 600639344
2019–20 000000

Heineken Cup

Season Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
2001–02 600658279
2002–03 6204105236
2003–04 6006115225
2004–05 600679264
2005–06 600648191
2006–07 600674264
2008–09 600687280

References

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