Crociati Parma Rugby F.C. are an Italian
rugby union
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club. They are based in
Parma
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in
Emilia-Romagna
egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman)
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. They were founded in 2010 by the merger of Rugby Parma F.C. (''Overmach Parma'') and F.C. Rugby Noceto and disbanded in 2014.
Rugby Parma
''Rugby Parma'' was founded in 1931 by Gianni Penzi, Mario Pirazzoli and Peter Zini. In the following years the university organized friendly games, then began official competitions. In 1935 Parma joined the Italian first division. As a result of a break with the university in 1946, Rugby Parma was founded.
In the fifties Parma won three Italian championships (1949–50, 1954–55 and 1956–57). In the sixties they won two youth championships (1961–62 and 1966–67). In 1973–74 and 1987–88 the team were relegated only to return immediately to the top flight. From the 1993–94 to 1997–98 they played in Seria A2. In 1998–99 they were back in Seria A (renamed Super 10, now
Top12
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).
On 2 June 2006, Parma defeated
Newport Gwent Dragons of Wales 24-15 in the
Heineken Cup 24th Place Play-off at
Rodney Parade
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to claim the 24th and final spot in the
2006–07 Heineken Cup
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. In doing so they became the first Italian team to win the end of season Heineken Cup play-off (a match regularly contested between teams from the
Celtic League
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and the Italian
National Championship of Excellence), and ensured Italy would have three entrants in the competition, equal with Wales and Ireland, and one more than Scotland.
Crociati Rugby FC
Crociati Rugby FC were formed in June 2010 by the merger of Overmach Rugby Parma FC and Noceto Rugby FC.
The club ran a senior team that competed in the
National Championship of Excellence and an under-20s team. They will be based at Stadio XX Aprile, Moletolo, Parma. In 2010/2011 the new club also competed in the
Amlin Challenge Cup
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.
Each merging club maintained independent youth sections up to Under-20 level. The merger was made necessary by the formation of
Aironi to compete in the
Celtic League
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from 2010/2011. Both clubs were shareholders in Aironi. With the best players and sponsorship now being concentrated in Aironi the clubs could not financially field individual professional rugby teams.
Aironi struggled in the two season in the Magners League ran into financial difficulties and were replaced by
Zebre
Zebre Parma (, meaning "Zebras") are an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR competitions from the 2012–13 season. They are based in Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. They are operated by the ...
.
Parma rugby honours
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National Championship of Excellence:
** Champions: 1950, 1955, 1957
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Coppa Italia
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History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...
:
** Champions: 2005-06, 2007–08, 2008–09
Notable former players
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Miguel Ruiz (
Argentina
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Alvaro Tejeda (
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Federico Todeschini (
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Tomas Vallejos Cinalli Tomas may refer to:
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Michael Barbieri (
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Luke Tait
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Tait last played for James Bay of the British Columbia Premiership. He has played previously for Cardiff RFC, Ospreys, Overmach Parma, ...
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Canada
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Sireli Bobo
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Early career
Early in his career, he played for Grupo Dramático e Sportivo Cascais, a Portuguese team.
He was in the Nawaqavesi 7s and was subsequently picked to play at ...
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Fiji)
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Wame Lewaravu
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Career
Club
He currently plays for Sale Sharks having previously played for Overmach Parma and London Welsh.
Debut
His first ...
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Fiji)
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Maikeli Sego (
Fiji)
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Robert Barbieri
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Club career
He played for Yeomen (2000–03) in Canada, before moving to the Italian side Ov ...
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Italy
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Cristian Bezzi (
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Aldo Birchall
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Italy
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Carlo Del Fava (
Italy
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)
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Alberto De Marchi (
Italy
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Roland de Marigny (
Italy
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Simone Favaro (
Italy
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Fabio Gaetaniello
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Club career
He started his career at CUS Pisa, like his brother Fabrizio, who also would be an international player, wh ...
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Italy
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Ezio Galon
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He played for Mogliano Rugby in the Excellence competition. A native of Treviso, he formerly played for Rugby Parma and, in 2000-2005, in the French sides of Bourgoin-Ja ...
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Italy
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Davide Giazzon (
Italy
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)
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Alessandro Ghini
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Ghini started his player career at Rugby Parma F.C. 1931, where he premiered in the first team in 1977, aged only 15 ...
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Italy
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Sergio Lanfranchi (
Italy
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Francesco Mazzariol (
Italy
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Nicola Mazzucato (
Italy
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Francesco Minto (
Italy
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Tino Paoletti (
Italy
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Gilberto Pavan (
Italy
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)
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Gert Peens
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Playing career Rugby Union
He played for Italian club L'Aquila Rugby. Peens has also been capped ...
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Italy
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Corrado Pilat
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He played as a fullback and as a fly-half.
He played professionally for Benetton Treviso, from 1998/99 to 200/01, where h ...
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Italy
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Roberto Quartaroli (
Italy
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)
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Stefano Romagnoli
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Career
Born and grown in the Emilian capital. Bologna, He debuted at 16 years with Bologna in 1971; then, he move ...
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Italy
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Stefano Saviozzi (
Italy
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Fabio Staibano (
Italy
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Daniele Tebaldi (
Italy
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Pietro Travagli
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He plays for Petrarca in the Top12.
He was called up to the Italy squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship.
On 7 February 2011, he joined Airo ...
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Italy
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Manoa Vosawai (
Italy
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Daniel Bowden
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New Zealand
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Leo Lafaiali'i (
Samoa
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Silao Leaega (
Samoa
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)
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Pelu Taele (
Samoa
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Alesana Tuilagi (
Samoa
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Henry Tuilagi (
Samoa
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Paul Emerick
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USA
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Albert Tuipulotu
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USA
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Statistics
European Challenge Cup
Heineken Cup
References
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