Polisportiva S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927, based in Rome, is an Italian rugby union team. They currently play in Top12 after gaining promotion from winning Serie A in the 2009–10 season.
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| Full name | Polisportiva S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927 | ||
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| Union | Italian Rugby Federation | ||
| Founded | 1927 | ||
| Location | Rome, Italy | ||
| Ground(s) | Giulio Onesti Olimpic Preparation Center (Capacity: 1,300) | ||
| President | Alfredo Biagini | ||
| Coach(es) | Daniele Montella | ||
| Captain(s) | Carlo Filippucci | ||
| League(s) | Top12 | ||
| 2017–18 | 9th | ||
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| Official website | |||
| www | |||
It is the rugby union branch of the multisport club SS Lazio, probably the biggest European multisport organization, which operates also the famous association football team with the same name.
They were the first XV in Italy established in Rome in 1927, as “S.S. Lazio Rugby”, the rugby section of Lazio Sports Association.The founders were the brothers Vinci: Eugenio (Vinci I), Paolo (Vinci II), Francesco (Vinci III) and Pietro (Vinci IV).The Oval eagles debuted on 13 May 1928 at Rome's National Stadium (demolished and rebuilt in the 1950s as Stadio Flaminio) in front of 20,000 spectators. S.S. Lazio Rugby defeated “XV Legione Leonessa d'Italia” by a score of 17-0.
They play their home games at the Giulio Onesti Olimpic Preparation Center of Acqua Acetosa, in the Parioli district.
Honours
- Italian championship
- Runners-up (1): 1928–29
- Excellence Trophy
- Runners-up (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
Current squad
The S.S. Lazio squad for 2021–22:
| Lazio Top10 squad | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks
| Back row
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
| Centres
Wings
Fullbacks
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| (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 Lazio website.[1] |
Selected former players
Italian players
Former players who have played for S.S. Lazio and have caps for Italy:
Bruno Ancillotti- Valerio Bernabò
- Stefano Barba
- Giuseppe Bigi
- Giulio Bisegni
- Pietro Ceccarelli
- Gerardo Cinti
- Guglielmo Colussi
- Oliviero Fabiani
- Tommaso Fattori
- Alessandro Fusco
- Andrea Lo Cicero
- Gilberto Luchini
- Ivo Mazzucchelli
- Ludovico Nitoglia
- Michele Sepe
- Franco Paganelli
- Sami Panico
- Carlo Pratichetti
- Giulio Rubini
- Francisco Rubio
- Giulio Toniolatti
- Eugenio Vinci (Vinci I)
- Francesco Vinci (Vinci III)
- Pietro Vinci (Vinci IV)
- Paolo Vinci (Vinci II)
Overseas players
Former players who have played for S.S. Lazio and have caps for their respective country:
