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, currently competing in the top tier of the Italian rugby union, the Top10. Founded in 1947, the team is the rugby union branch of the Unione Sportiva Petrarca, an omnisport club that includes also

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. They have won 14 league titles, 11 of them between 1969–70 and 1986-87 seasons; their most recent successes in the Italian championship came 24 years after their latest feat, at the end of the 2010-11 season, and the last one in the 2017-18 season. Petrarca is the 3rd most successful side in the Italian championship behind Amatori Milano (18 titles) and Benetton Treviso (15).

Honours

* Italian championship ** Champions (14): 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2010–11, 2017–18, 2021−22 ** ''Runners-up (3)'': 1997–98, 1998–99, 2020−21 * Coppa Italia/Excellence Trophy ** Champions (3): 1981–82, 2000–01, 2021−22 ** ''Runners-up (4)'': 1980–81, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2015–16

Current squad

The squad for the Top10 season is:

Selected former players

Italian players

Former players who have played for Petrarca and have caps for Italy: * Giuseppe Artuso * Enrico Bacchin *

Mattia Bellini Mattia Bellini (born 8 February 1994) is an Italian rugby union player. His position is on the wing and he currently plays for Benetton Rugby, Benetton in United Rugby Championship. In September 2015, Bellini played with Zebre in Pro14, Pro12, ...

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* Mirco Bergamasco * Lucio Boccaletto *

Marco Bortolami Marco Bortolami (; born 12 June 1980) is a rugby union coach and retired Italian international player, whose career includes experience playing in the national top-level Italian (Petrarca Padova), French (RC Narbonne), and English (Gloucester Rug ...

Alberto Chillon Alberto Chillon (born 5 December 1990) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half. He currently plays for Rovigo Delta after the experience with Valorugby Emilia in the Top10. In 2021 Chillon was named as ''Permit Player'' f ...

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Manuel Dallan Manuel Dallan (born 15 October 1976 in Montebelluna) is an Italian rugby union footballer. Dallan typically plays in the centre field. Since June 2008 he plays for Italian club Venezia Mestre Rugby FC. Dallan has also been capped for the national ...

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* Paul Derbyshire * Piergianni Farina * Roberto Favaro *

Antonio Galeazzo Antonio Galeazzo (born 15 February 1959 in Padua), is a former Italian rugby union player and currently, coach. He played as a hooker. Career Along with Artuso, Farina and Gardin, from the scrum pack of Petrarca Rugby in the 1980s which preva ...

Mauro Gardin Mauro Gardin (born 27 March 1961, in Padua) is a former Italian rugby union player who played as lock. Along with Artuso, Farina and Galeazzo in Petrarca's scrum which dominated the Italian rugby scenario in the 1980s (5 ''scudetti'' and 1 C ...

* Guglielmo Geremia * Leonardo Ghiraldini *

Marzio Innocenti Marzio Innocenti (born 4 September 1958, in Livorno) is a former Italian rugby union player and coach and current sports director. He played as a flanker and a number 8. Since 21 March 2021 he's the president of the Italian rugby federation. H ...

* Andrea Marcato * Luca Martin *

Fulvio Lorigiola Fulvio Lorigiola (born 6 January 1959 in Padova) is a former Italian rugby union player, a current sports executive and a lawyer. He played as a scrum-half. Lorigiola played his full career at Petrarca Rugby, from 1977/78 to 1992/93. He won five t ...

* Luigi Luise *

Luciano Orquera Luciano Orquera (born 12 October 1981 in Córdoba) is an Argentine-Italian rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half for Zebre, an Italian club in the Pro14. Rugby Union career Amateur career Born in Argentina of Italian descent, he first pl ...

* Mario Piovan *

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* Michele Rizzo * Roberto Saetti * Alberto Sgarbi

Overseas players

Former players who have played for Petrarca and have caps for their respective country: *

Mark Bartholomeusz Mark Bartholomeusz (born 30 June 1977) is a retired Australian professional rugby union footballer. He played in the positions of fullback, flyhalf, inside centre, and wing. Career Bartholomeusz attended Brisbane State High School.He played i ...

David Campese David Ian Campese, AM (born 21 October 1962), also known as Campo, is a former Australian rugby union player (1982-1996), who was capped by the Wallabies 101 times, and played 85 Tests at wing and 16 at fullback. He retired in 1996 and was aw ...

* David Knox * Brendan Williams *

Sisa Koyamaibole Sisaro Dautu Koyamaibole (born 6 March 1980) is a Fijian rugby union player. His usual position is at number eight. Koyamaibole also plays for Fiji, including playing in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, the 2007 Rugby World Cup and the 2011 Rugby Worl ...

Nicky Little Nicky Tyrone Little (born 13 September 1976) in Tokoroa, New Zealand, is a rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half. He is a nephew of All Blacks centre Walter Little, but represents Fiji at international level. Career He has scored 652 p ...

* Guy Pardiès *

Stuart Grimes Stuart Grimes (born 4 April 1974) is a Scottish former international rugby player and captain. Grimes' previous clubs include Padova, Border Reivers, Newcastle Falcons, Caledonia Reds, Glasgow Warriors, Watsonians and Edinburgh University RFC ...

Theuns Stofberg Marthinus Theunis Steyn 'Theuns' Stofberg was the captain of the South Africa national rugby union team (Springboks) for four tests between 1980 and 1984. He is remembered for his speed and his size, both remarkable for a flank at that time. You ...

Rudolf Straeuli Rudolf August Wilkens Straeuli (born 20 August 1963 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player and coach and currently the CEO of the Lions Rugby Company. He played in the positions of flanker and Number 8, making ...

Honours

Current squad

Selected former players

Italian players

Overseas players

Statistics

European Challenge Cup (1996–2014)

European Shield

Heineken Cup (1995–2014)

References

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