Rugby Colorno

Rugby Colorno is an Italian rugby union club currently competing in the Top12. They are based in Colorno (Province of Parma), in Emilia-Romagna. They were founded in 1975.

Rugby Colorno
Full nameRugby Colorno
UnionItalian Rugby Federation
Founded1975 (1975)
LocationColorno, Italy
Ground(s)HBS Rugby Stadium (Capacity: 1,000)
PresidentMario Padovani
Coach(es)Cristian Prestera
League(s)Top12
2019–2010th
Official website
www.rugbycolorno.it

History

Rugby Colorno was founded in 1975 as an Under-19 team, by Paolo Pavesi, to participate in the Italian Junior Championships. They were a group of young beginners inexperienced in the area, the pitch borrowed from the parish, with open air changing rooms and using buses to travel to matches. They won promotion to the Top12 in the 2018-19 season.[1]

For the 2019–20 season, fly-half Leonardo Mantelli is a permit player for Zebre in the Pro14.[2]

Anthem

The club's official anthem, "Non sarai mai solo"[3] by the DJ and composer Hunterwolf and the songwriter Jacopo Mack Rosa has been released in late 2021. The song also features the mezzosoprano Carling Chiu and the video is directed by Danilo Barozzi.

Current squad

The Colorno squad for the 2021–22 season is:[4]

Colorno squad [lower-alpha 1]

Props

Hookers

  • Luca Buondonno
  • Daniele Goegan
  • Samuele Elrick
  • Francesco Ferrara

Locks

  • Marco Butturini
  • Gabriele Cicchinelli
  • Martin Granieri
  • Alex Mattioli
  • Giant Mtyanda
  • Mauro Rebussone
  • Mattia Zecchini

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 Colorno website.[7]
  1. During the season he also can play, on loan, with URC team Zebre.[5][6]

Club Partnerships

Rugby Colorno is in partnership with Premiership Rugby side Leicester Tigers. The partnership helps to drive development of rugby across the world along with building sustainable links between players, partners and communities.[8][9]

Former players

The following players have previously represented Rugby Colorno:

References
  1. "Partner club Colorno promoted to Italian Top 12". Leicester Tigers. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. "LO ZEBRE RUGBY CLUB APRE UFFICIALMENTE LA STAGIONE 2019/2020 COL PRIMO DI GIORNO DI TEST A PARMA". 15 July 2019.
  3. "Ecco la Rugby Colorno Family 2021/2022: presentata allHBS stadium - SportParma". www.sportparma.com (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "HBS Colorno" (in Italian). Rugby Colorno.
  5. {{"RAMIRO VALDÉS IRIBARREN FIRMA COL RUGBY COLORNO". Zebre Rugby. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  6. "28 GIOCATORI A DISPOSIZIONE DI COACH BERGAMASCHI PER I RECUPERI DEL 6° E 7° TURNO DELLO UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP - 4 ESORDIENTI NEL GRUPPO SQUADRA CHE SCONTA L'ASSENZA DI NUMEROSI ATLETI INDISPONIBILI". Zebre. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  7. "TOP 10 HBS COLORNO".
  8. "'Benvenuto' to new global partner Rugby Colorno". Leicester Tigers. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. "Rugby Colorno". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

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