Rugby Livorno 1931 is an Italian

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Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

. The club was founded in 1931 (hence that year in the club's name) and spent several seasons in the Italy's top tier championship. Rugby Livorno 1931's best placement in the Italian Premiership was 6th place in 1989/90 and they played overall 17 seasons in the main division. Currently the team plays in Serie B, the third division of Italian rugby union.

Notable former players

* Stefano Bettarello *

Michael Cheika Michael Cheika (born 4 March 1967) is an Australian rugby union and rugby league coach, and former rugby union player. He is currently head coach of Argentina in rugby union and Lebanon in rugby league. Cheika was the coach of the Australia r ...

* Andrea De Rossi *

Fabio Gaetaniello Fabio Gaetaniello (born 25 August 1958 in Livorno) is a former Italian rugby union player and coach. He played as a centre. Club career He started his career at CUS Pisa, like his brother Fabrizio, who also would be an international player, wh ...

* Gianluca Guidi *

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 ...

* David Knox *

Andrea Lovotti Andrea Lovotti (born 28 July 1989) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as a Prop. He currently plays for Colorno in Top10. He grew up in the youth sporting team of Piacenza Gossolengo, in 2008-09 season he passed to Rugby Calvisano. Aft ...

* Matteo Mazzantini * Stefano Saviozzi

External links

Rugby Livorno 1931 Official Site
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