Rugby Rovigo Delta, formerly known until 2010 as Rugby Rovigo, is an Italian rugby union club currently competing in the Top10. They are based in Rovigo, in Veneto. The club was founded in 1935 by medical student Dino Lanzoni, who discovered rugby at university. They quickly became one of the strongest Italian sides and won 13 titles between 1951 and 2021. They have never been relegated from the top flight of Italian rugby union. They are the current Italian champion. Current and former Rovigo players include Elio De Anna, Stefano Bettarello, Stefano Bordon, Alessandro Moscardi, Carlo Orlandi, Carlo Checchinato, Mirco Bergamasco, Manuel Contepomi, AJ Venter, Gert Smal, Viliami Ofahengaue and Naas Botha. Honours Italian championship Champions (13): 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1989–90, 2015–16, 2020–21 Runners-up (7): 1988–89, 1991–92, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021−22 Coppa Italia/Excellence Trophy Champions (1): 2019-20 Runners-up (3): 1997–98, 2005–06, 2013−14 Current squad The Rovigo Delta senior squad for 2022–23 is: Selected former players Italian players Former players who have played for Rovigo and have caps for Italy: Matías Agüero Mario Battaglini Enzo Bellinazzo Arturo Bergamasco Mirco Bergamasco Ottorino Bettarello Romano Bettarello Stefano Bettarello Flaviano Brizzante Massimo Brunello Stefano Bordon Giancarlo Busson Pablo Canavosio Carlo Checchinato David Dal Maso Elio De Anna Gianluca Faliva Simone Favaro – Julian Gardner Massimo Giovanelli Andrea Lo Cicero Tito Lupini Giancarlo Malosti Matteo Mazzantini Alessandro Moscardi Giancarlo Navarrini Giacomo Nicotera Carlo Orlandi Alberto Osti Antonio Pavanello Gert Peens Isidoro Quaglio Graziano Ravanelli Pietro Reale Andrea Scanavacca Fabrizio Sintich Pietro Stievano Edgardo Venturi Angelo Visentin Narciso Zanella Overseas players Former players who have played for Rovigo and have caps for their respective country: Peter FitzSimons Willie Ofahengaue Alejandro Abadie Manuel Contepomi Juan Cruz Legora Leandro Lobrauco Serafín Dengra Juan Pablo Orlandi – Christian Stewart Akvsenti Giorgadze Ilia Zedginidze Gheorghe Gajion Ron Cribb Alexandru Penciu Cristian Săuan Nick Mallett Stefan Basson Schalk Van der Merwe Schalk Burger Sr. Hendro Scholtz Naas Botha Gert Smal AJ Venter Silao Leaega Elvis Seveali'i Luke Gross Bernard Thomas References External links Official site Italian rugby union teams 1935 establishments in Italy Rugby clubs established in 1935 Rovigo Sport in Veneto