27-28 and 17-25. San Donà remained in the top division until the early 2000s, when professionalism and the transformation of the top league in Super 10 arrived in the 2001-02 season, the club was relegated in Serie A, where they remained until the 2004-05 season. 2005 was a year of big changes for Rugby San Donà: the team was relegated to Serie B after the defeat in the last play-off match, which made the club rebuild itself and solidify its bases, variating its composition to the technical staff, in order to dedicate to the feeder team and to revitalise the main team. The Amatori group was formed, led by numerous young local entrepreneurs, among them some former players, with the precise goal to bring the club back to its old times of glory. Such attentions brought the first results: after only a year in Serie B, l'Amatori Rugby San Donà returned again to compete in the Serie A championship during the 2006-07 season. The 2011-12 Serie A1 season marked San Donà's return in the top series, thanks to the final won in Prato against Fiamme Oro with the 13-9 score, thus, earning the promotion in Eccellenza. From the 2012-13 season, the club changed logo and name to Rugby San Donà, the club stably takes part to the Eccellenza championship under the Lafert San Donà name, due to sponsorship. During the 2017-18 season, the team arrives fifth in the championship ladder, almost making it to the play-off semifinals, and won the Trofeo Eccellenza in the final against Fiamme Oro with the score 24-0. In the titular team which entered to the pitch at Battaglini in Rovigo, led by the coach Zane Ansell, featuring the Italian representative players Paul Derbyshire, Jaco Erasmus, Andrea Pratichetti, who scored a try, and Matteo Falsaperla, Italy sevens captain. Current squad (2019-20) Notable players Here are listed some international and domestic-level notable players who played for San Donà: James Ambrosini Steven Bortolussi Enrico Bacchin Roberto Bertetti Aldo Birchall Matt Cornwell Paul Derbyshire Jaco Erasmus Adriano Fedrigo Bogdan Iovu Gino Lupini Gustavo Milano Pino Patelli Gonzalo Padrò Umberto Pilla Giancarlo Pivetta Andrea Pratichetti Andrea Sgorlon Joel Stransky Ruggero Trevisan Fabián Turnes Gianmarco Vian Michael Van Vuuren Matteo Zanusso See also San Donà di Piave Rugby union Federazione Italiana Rugby TOP12 Serie A Coppa Italia References Sources External links Official site Italian rugby union teams