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. It is the rugby union branch of the multisport club

S.S. Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio (; ; ''Lazio Sport Club''), commonly referred to as Lazio, is an Italian professional sports club based in Rome, most known for its football activity. The society, founded in 1900, plays in the Serie A and have spent ...

, probably the biggest European multisport organization, which operates also the famous association

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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 Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Paolo Art *Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter *Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American s ...

(Vinci II), Francesco (Vinci III) and

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(Vinci IV). The ''Oval eagles'' debuted on 13 May 1928 at Rome's National Stadium (demolished and rebuilt in the 1950s as

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) 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

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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:

Selected former players

Italian players

Former players who have played for S.S. Lazio and have caps for Italy: *

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* Valerio Bernabò *

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Oliviero Fabiani Oliviero Fabiani (born 13 July 1990) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Hooker, and he currently plays for Colorno in Top10. After the experience with Lazio, from 2014 to 2022 he played with Zebre. In 2013 and 2014 Fa ...

* Tommaso Fattori *

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Andrea Lo Cicero Andrea Lo Cicero Vaina (; born Catania, 7 May 1976) is an Italian rugby union footballer, who retired from playing in 2013. Born in Catania, Sicily, Lo Cicero began his professional career in the town of his birth with Amatori Catania. Later he ...

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* Ludovico Nitoglia *

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* Francisco Rubio * Giulio Toniolatti * Eugenio Vinci (Vinci I) *

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(Vinci III) *

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(Vinci IV) *

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(Vinci II)

Overseas players

Former players who have played for S.S. Lazio and have caps for their respective country: *

Rodrigo Bruno Rodrigo Bruno (born 15 May 1987) is an Argentinian professional rugby union player. He plays as a flanker or Number 8 for the Selknam (rugby club), Selknam in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby having previously played professionally for Pampas XV & ...

* John Cootes *

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* Zinzan Brooke *–

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References

External links

Official site
Italian rugby union teams Rugby clubs established in 1927 Rugby union in Rome S.S. Lazio Sports clubs in Rome {{italy-rugbyunion-team-stub