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Crociati Parma Rugby FC Full name Crociati Rugby FC Union Federazione Italiana Rugby Founded 2010 Location Parma & Noceto, Italy Ground(s) Stadio XX Aprile Moletolo, Parma & Nando Capra di Noceto (Capacity: 3,600) President 
Louis Joseph VillaniCoach(es) Filippo Frati League(s) Campionato Nazionale Eccellenza (Italian premiership) 
Team kit
2nd kitOfficial website www.crociatirugby.it 
The logo of Rugby Parma F.C.
Rugby Parma F.C. is an Italian rugby union club. They are based in Parma in Emilia-Romagna. They were known as Overmach Rugby Parma for sponsorship reasons.
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History
The club 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 (1949–1950, 1954–1955 and 1956–1957). In the sixties they won two youth championships (1961–1962 and 1966–1967). In 1973-1974 and 1987-1988 the team were relegated only to return immediately to the top flight. From the 1993-1994 to 1997-1998 they played in Seria A2. In 1998-1999 they were back in Seria A (renamed Super 10).
On 2 June 2006, Parma defeated Newport Gwent Dragons of Wales 24-15 in the Heineken Cup 24th Place Play-off at Rodney Parade to claim the 24th and final spot in the 2006-07 Heineken Cup. 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 and the Italian Super 10), 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 was formed in June 2010 by the merger of Overmach Rugby Parma FC and Noceto Rugby FC[1]. The club will have a senior team that will compete in the Super 10 and an Under 20's team. They will be based at Stadio XX Aprile, Moletolo, Parma. In 2010/2011 the new club will also compete in the Amlin Challenge Cup.
Each merging club will maintain independent youth sections up to Under 20 level. The merger was made necessary by the formation of Aironi to compete in the Magners League from 2010/2011. Both clubs are shareholders in Aironi. With the best players and sponsorship now being concentrated in Aironi the clubs could not financially field individual professional rugby teams.
Also separately in June 2010 GranDucato Parma Rugby was formed by the merger of Gran Parma, Rugby Viadana and Rugby Colorno.
Rugby Parma still maintains a youth section independent of Crusaders Rugby up to Under 20's. Promising players will be funneled into Crusaders when they reach this age, and hopefully onto Aironi and the national team.
Parma Rugby honours
- Super 10:
- Champions: 1950, 1955, 1957
Statistics
European Challenge Cup
Season Played Won Drawn Lost For Against 2000-01 6 0 0 6 92 262 2001-02 5 2 0 3 127 162 (Shield) 2002-2003 4 2 0 2 88 90 2002-03 2 0 0 2 24 82 (Shield) 2003-2004 6 3 0 3 150 128 2003-04 2 0 0 2 34 58 2004-05 4 2 0 2 73 116 2005-06 6 1 0 5 74 206 2007-08 6 1 0 5 104 157 2008-09 6 3 0 3 165 120 2009-10 6 2 0 4 78 145 2010-11 4 0 0 4 37 178 Heineken Cup
Season Played Won Drawn Lost For Against 2006-07 6 1 0 5 79 271 Current squad
2010/2011 Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.
Player Position Union Renzo Balboni Hooker ItalyDavide Giazzon Hooker ItalyMattia Saccomani Hooker ItalyMarco Coletti Prop ItalyAndrea Lovotti Prop ItalyAntonio Maio Prop ItalyFrancesco Pepoli Prop ItalyAndrea Pozzi Prop ItalyLorenzo Romano Prop ItalyIacopo Scarparo Prop ItalyPardeep Singh Prop ItalyGiuseppe Boggiani Lock ItalyUili Kolo'ofai Lock 
New ZealandMatteo Minari Lock ItalyDylan Sigg Lock 
AustraliaDiego Del Nevo Flanker ItalyAlessandro Maestri Flanker ItalyAndrea Orlandi (c) Flanker ItalyFilippo Ferrarini Number 8 ItalyRoberto Mandelli Number 8 ItalyPlayer Position Union Giacomo Alfonsi Scrum-half ItalyMarco Frati Scrum-half ItalyJames Ireland Scrum-half 
WalesMarco Anversa Fly-half ItalyTommaso Iannone Fly-half ItalyFrancesco Ruffolo Fly-half ItalySebastian Damiani Centre ItalyAndrea Orsi Centre ItalyMarco Ricci Centre ItalyMichele Tobia Centre ItalyHamid En Naour Wing ItalyLome Fa'atau Wing 
SamoaLuca Guidetti Wing ItalyEmanuele Passera Wing ItalyTroy Woodman Wing New ZealandMichele Garulli Fullback ItalyRuggero Trevisan Fullback ItalyNotable Former players
- Michael Barbieri (Canada)
- Luke Tait (Canada)
- Maikeli Sego (Fiji)
- Robert Barbieri (Italy)
- Carlo Del Fava (Italy)
- Roland de Marigny (Italy)
- Ezio Galon (Italy)
- Nicola Mazzucato (Italy)
- Tino Paoletti (Italy)
- Fabio Staibano (Italy)
- Paul Emerick (USA)
- Albert Tuipulotu (USA)
References
External links
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