Serie A (rugby union)

Serie A

Current season or competition: Serie A 2023–24
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1986;39 years ago (1986)
Number of teams	24
Country	Italy
Holders	Rangers Vicenza (2022–23)
Website	www.federugby.it
Promotion to	Top10 (rugby union)
Relegation to	Serie B

Serie A is the second tier of the Italian Rugby Union championship. ^[1] Until the creation of the Super 10 (now Top12) in a 2002 restructuring exercise, it was the top tier.

Serie A is composed of 4 leagues of 6 teams. During the season, which runs from September to May, each team plays each other team in the same league at home and away. At the completion of this phase of competition, the top 2 teams from each league play off in semi-finals and a final to determine the champions who are then promoted to the Eccellenza competition for the following season.

Past winners

Season	Champion	Score	Runner-up
1986-87	Lyons and Rugby San Donà
1987-88	Rugby Calvisano and Noceto
1988-89	Amatori Catania, Rugby Parma and Rugby Livorno
1989-90	Tarvisium and Noceto
1990-91	Rugby Roma and Lyons
1991-92	Casale and Rugby Calvisano
1992-93	Tarvisium, CUS Roma and Mirano
1993-94	Bologna
1994-95	Piacenza, Rugby Livorno and Rugby Calvisano
1995-96	Bologna and Colleferro
1996-97	Fiamme Oro Rugby and Piacenza
1997-98	CUS Padova, Rugby Parma and Mirano
1998-99	Bologna and Rugby Viadana
1999-00	Rugby Livorno and Gran Parma
2000-01	Bologna
2001-02	Silea
2002-03	Rugby Leonessa 1928
2003-04	Amatori Catania
2004-05	Venezia Mestre
2005-06	Capitolina
2006-07	Venezia Mestre
2007-08	Rugby Roma
2008-09	I Cavalieri and L'Aquila
2009-10	SS Lazio, Noceto and Mogliano Rugby
2010-11	Rugby Calvisano, San Gregorio and Reggio Emilia
2011-12	Rugby San Donà and Fiamme Oro Rugby
2012-13	Capitolina
2013-14	L'Aquila
2014-15	Lyons
2015-16	Reggio Emilia
2016-17	I Medicei
2017-18	Verona Rugby and Valsugana
2018-19	Lyons and Rugby Colorno
2019-20	Canceled
2020-21	Not disputed
2021-22	CUS Torino
2022-23	Rangers Vicenza
2023-24	Lazio Rugby 1927	26-23	Iveco Cus Torino Rugby

References

1. "Serie A table 2014-15 (Italy)". Telegraph. 2014-09-04. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

Publications

• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe and Paolo Pacetti, Rugby 2023 (Zesi, 2022).