S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927

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S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927
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Full namePolisportiva S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927
Union Italian Rugby Federation
Founded1927;98 years ago (1927)
Location Rome, Italy
Ground(s) Giulio Onesti Olimpic Preparation Center (Capacity: 1,300)
PresidentAlfredo Biagini
Coach(es)Daniele Montella
Captain(s)Carlo Filippucci
League(s) Top12
2017–189th
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Official website
www.laziorugby.it

Polisportiva S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927, also called S.S. Lazio, is an Italian rugby union club based in Rome. The club is the rugby union branch of the multisport club SS Lazio, which most famous section is the association football team.

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S.S. Lazio play in Serie A Elite and in the 2024-25 season represents Rome along with Fiamme Oro Rugby in the top tier of the Italian league system.

They were the first XV in Italy established in Rome in 1927, as “S.S. Lazio Rugby”, the rugby section of Lazio Sports Association. The founders were the brothers Vinci: Eugenio (Vinci I), Paolo (Vinci II), Francesco (Vinci III) and Pietro (Vinci IV). The Oval eagles debuted on 13 May 1928 at Rome's National Stadium (demolished and rebuilt in the 1950s as Stadio Flaminio) in front of 20,000 spectators. S.S. Lazio Rugby defeated “XV Legione Leonessa d'Italia” by a score of 17-0.

They play their home games at the Giulio Onesti Olimpic Preparation Center of Acqua Acetosa, in the Parioli district.

Honours

Current squad

The S.S. Lazio squad for 2024–25:

Lazio Top10 squad

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 Lazio website. [1]

    Selected former players

    Italian players

    Former players who have played for S.S. Lazio and have caps for Italy:

    Overseas players

    Former players who have played for S.S. Lazio and have caps for their respective country:

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    References

    1. "Rosa 2021/2022". Lazio Rugby.