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| Full name | Rugby Lyons Piacenza | ||
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| Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby | ||
| Founded | 1963 | ||
| Location | Piacenza, Italy | ||
| Ground(s) | Stadio Comunale Beltrametti (Capacity: 3,000) | ||
| President |  Guido Pattarini | ||
| Coach(es) | Gonzalo Garcia | ||
| Captain(s) | Lorenzo Maria Bruno | ||
| League(s) | Serie A Elite | ||
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Rugby Lyons Piacenza is an Italian rugby union club currently competing in Top12. It is based in Piacenza in Emilia Romagna.
Lyons Piacenza squad for 2024–25 season:
| Lyons Piacenza squad [lower-alpha 1] | ||
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Props Hookers Locks | Back row
Scrum-halves Fly-halves | Centres Wings Fullbacks |
| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Italy on residency or dual nationality. Players and their allocated positions from the Lyons website. [1]
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