Unione Rugby Capitolina

Rugby team
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union = Federazione Italiana Rugby
fullname = Unione Rugby Capitolina
founded = 1996
ground = Stadio Flaminio
location = Rome, Italy
chairman = flagicon|Italy Claudio Tinari
captain = flagicon|Italy Alfredo De Angelis
coach = flagicon|Italy Massimo Mascioletti
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url = www.capitolina.com
league = Super 10
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Unione Rugby Capitolina is an Italian rugby union club. They are based in Rome. They currently compete in the top division of Italian rugby, the Super 10.

History

The team was founded in 1996. Capitolina won the Italian under-19 trophy in 2002/3 beating rivals Lazio-Primavera Rugby in the final held at Stadio Flaminio.

In the 2005/6 season Capitolina was promoted to Italy's highest rugby league, the Super 10, with a perfect winning record of 22 wins and a total of 110 points. They won the play-offs against city rivals Rugby Roma with a 20-9 victory to reach the top Italian rugby league after only ten years of existence.

In the 2006/07 season Capitolina won the U. 17 national championship, beating Petrarca Padova 23-17 in the final.

In the 2007/08 season Capitolina won the U. 19 national championship, drawing 14-14 with Benetton Treviso and winning 2-1 at the shoot-outs.

Notable Players

Lorenzo Tinari; All-Italian Flyhalf pick and self proclaimed "rugby master"

Honours

*Serie AChampions: 2006

*U. 15 National ChampionshipRunner Up: 2004

*U. 17 National ChampionshipChampions: 2007

*U. 19 National ChampionshipChampions: 2003, 2008

ee also

* Rugby union in Italy

External links

* [http://www.capitolina.com/ Official site]