Petrarca Rugby
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| Full name | Petrarca Rugby Padova | ||
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| Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby | ||
| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Location | Padua, Italy | ||
| Ground(s) | Stadio Plebiscito (Capacity: 9 000) | ||
| President |  Enrico Toffano |
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| Coach(es) | Andrea Moretti |
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| Captain(s) | Enrico Targa |
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| League(s) | National Championship of Excellence | ||
| 2014-15 | 7th (Excellence) | ||
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Petrarca Rugby is a rugby union club from Padua, Italy, currently competing in the top tier of the Italian rugby union, the National Championship of Excellence.
Founded in 1947, the team is the rugby union branch of the Unione Sportiva Petrarca, an omnisport club that includes also basketball, futsal, volleyball, fencing and football, though is the rugby that made Petrarca famous all across the country.
They have, in fact, won 12 league titles, 11 of them between 1969–70 and 1986-87 seasons; their most recent success in the Italian championship came 24 years after their latest feat, at the end of the 2010-11 season.
Petrarca is the 3rd most successful side in the Italian championship behind Amatori Milano (18 titles) and Benetton Treviso (15).
In 1982 they had their own stadium, Stadio Plebiscito, with full facilities built.
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Honours
- National Championship of Excellence:
- Champions: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2011
- Coppa Italia:
- Champions: 1981-82, 2000-01
Current squad
2014-15: Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
- International players are capped in Bold
Statistics
European Challenge Cup
| Season | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
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| 1996-97 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 148 |
| 1997-98 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 108 | 212 |
| 2001-02 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 223 |
| (Shield) 2002-03 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 140 | 118 |
| 2002-03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 81 |
| (Shield) 2003-04 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 110 |
| 2003-04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 75 |
| (Shield) 2004-05 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 110 |
| 2004-05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 126 |
| 2006-07 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 298 |
| 2007-08 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 190 |
| 2008-09 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 206 |
| 2009-10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 95 | 180 |
| 2010-11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 135 |
Heineken Cup
| Season | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
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| 1998-99 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 169 |
| 1999-00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 76 | 282 |
Notable former players
David Campese
Sisa Koyamaibole- Nicky Little
- Mauro Bergamasco
- Mirko Bergamasco
- Manuel Dallan
- Marzio Innocenti
- Leonardo Ghiraldini
Stuart Grimes
Richie Collins- Mark Bartholomeusz
- David Knox
Cameron Oliver- Piergiorgio Menapace
Marcos "El Tanko" Menta
