Unione Rugby Capitolina
Encyclopedia
Unione Rugby Capitolina is an Italian
rugby union club. They are based in Rome
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In the 2005/6 season Capitolina was promoted 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 playoffs against city rivals Rugby Roma with a 20-9 victory to reach the top Italian rugby league after only ten years of existence.
In the 2006/07 season Capitolina won the U. 17 national championship, beating Petrarca Padova 23-17 in the final.
In the 2007/08 season Capitolina won the U. 19 national championship, drawing 14-14 with Benetton Treviso and winning 2-1 at the shoot-outs.
Capitolina had been striving to deliver better results both in the national league and in the various European trophies that were available. Although with limited success, key investments in infrastructure and players started to to have an impact.
At the end of the 2008/2009 season the Board decided not to proceed with the existing formula of "professional" rugby and withdrew the First XV from the top Italian Championship in order, also, to grant a place in the Super 10
to L'Aquila Rugby
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The First XV activities were brought forward by a 4th division team composed only of Members of the Club.
In the 2010/2011 season Capitolina won the U. 16 national championship, beating Rugby Rovigo 19-15 in the final.
Matteo Pratichetti
Michele Sepe
Mark Soden Claudio Tinari Giulio Toniolatti
Champions: 2006
Runner Up: 2004
Champions: 2007
Champions: 2003, 2008
Italy
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rugby union club. They are based in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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History
The team was founded in 1996. Capitolina won the Italian under-19 trophy in 2002/3 beating rivals Lazio-Primavera Rugby in the final held at Stadio FlaminioStadio Flaminio
The Stadio Flaminio is a stadium in Rome. It lies along the Via Flaminia, three kilometres northwest of the city centre, 300 metres away from the Parco di Villa Glori....
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In the 2005/6 season Capitolina was promoted 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 playoffs against city rivals Rugby Roma with a 20-9 victory to reach the top Italian rugby league after only ten years of existence.
In the 2006/07 season Capitolina won the U. 17 national championship, beating Petrarca Padova 23-17 in the final.
In the 2007/08 season Capitolina won the U. 19 national championship, drawing 14-14 with Benetton Treviso and winning 2-1 at the shoot-outs.
Capitolina had been striving to deliver better results both in the national league and in the various European trophies that were available. Although with limited success, key investments in infrastructure and players started to to have an impact.
At the end of the 2008/2009 season the Board decided not to proceed with the existing formula of "professional" rugby and withdrew the First XV from the top Italian Championship in order, also, to grant a place in the Super 10
Super 10
Super 10 may refer to:*Super 10 , the national rugby union competition in Italy*Super 10 , a Southern Hemisphere rugby union competition held between 1993 and 1995 which predated the Super 12...
to L'Aquila Rugby
L'Aquila Rugby
L'Aquila Rugby 1936 are an Italian rugby union club currently competing in Super 10.The club is based in L'Aquila which is the capital of Abruzzo.The official colours of the club are black and green, the colours of the city of L'Aquila.-History:...
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The First XV activities were brought forward by a 4th division team composed only of Members of the Club.
In the 2010/2011 season Capitolina won the U. 16 national championship, beating Rugby Rovigo 19-15 in the final.
2008–09 squad (Last professional XV)
Notable former players
Riccardo BocchinoRiccardo Bocchino
Riccardo Bocchino is an Italian rugby union player. Bocchino, who is a fly-half, plays his club rugby for Aironi. He made his debut for Italy against Ireland on 6 February 2010....
Matteo Pratichetti
Matteo Pratichetti
Matteo Pratichetti is an Italian rugby union player.He currently plays for Aironi in the RaboDirect Pro12.Pratichetti's father, Oreste, was a rugby player and coach, his uncle Carlo was capped several times for Italy in the 1980s, and his brother Andrea was his teammate at Calvisano for the...
Michele Sepe
Michele Sepe
Michele Sepe is an Italian rugby union player. Sepe, who is a wing, plays club rugby for Benetton Treviso. He made his debut for Italy against Japan on 11 June 2006....
Mark Soden Claudio Tinari Giulio Toniolatti
Giulio Toniolatti
Giulio Toniolatti is an Italian rugby union footballer who plays as a winger.A native of Rome, Toniolatti made his debut for Italy in 2008 against Australia and was part of the Italian squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup....
Honours
- Serie A
Champions: 2006
- U. 15 National Championship
Runner Up: 2004
- U. 17 National Championship
Champions: 2007
- U. 19 National Championship
Champions: 2003, 2008