Rugby Calvisano

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Full name	Kawasaki Robot Rugby Calvisano
Union	Italian Rugby Federation
Founded	1970
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.

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 2021–22 season:

Calvisano squad
Props Antonio Barducci Riccardo Brugnara Nicolò D'Amico Dante Gavrilita Piermaria Leso Lorenzo Michelini Hookers Andrej Mariniello Gabriele Morelli Matteo Luccardi Locks Alessandro Izekor Sam Lewis Samuele Ortis Michael van Vuren Davide Zanetti	Back row Tomas Bernasconi Jacopo Botturi Bautista Grenon* Andrea Martani Angelo Maurizi Samuela Vunisa Scrum-halves Manfredi Albanese Filippo Bozzoni Federico Consoli Fly-halves Michele Brighetti Michele Peruzzo Schalk Hugo	Centres Facundo Panceyra Garrido(c) Damiano Mazza Michele Regonaschi Flavio Pio Vaccari Wings Andrea Bronzini Edoardo Mastrandrea Marco Susio Fullbacks Simone Ragusi 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.[1]

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

"PRIMA SQUADRA".

External links

Official website

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