Rangers Vicenza Rugby is an Italian rugby union club currently competing in the Italian domestic league Serie A Élite. They are based in Vicenza, in Veneto. They were founded in 1974.
History After unsuccessful attempts in the 1930s and 1960s, it was in 1974 that rugby union was established in Vicenza. The AS Rugby Vicenza club was founded by former Recoaro players, who were active in the 1960s.
The creation responds to strong expectations in the city and very quickly licensees flock. Soon the club was able to field two senior teams and a junior team. The club quickly rose to Serie B.
In the 1980s the club merged with Rugby Thiene which brought many talented players with it.
In 2011 and 2012, the club obtained two successive climbs which brought it to the second division. In 2017, Rangers Vicenza gained great unintentional notoriety when their Argentine captain Bruno Doglioli attacked a referee in the middle of a match against Valsugana. He is disbarred for life.
After a good 2022 season which saw them finish second in their groups, Vicenza obtained accession to the first division in 2023.
Current squad
The Rangers Vicenza Rugby squad for the 2025–26 season is:
Rangers Vicenza Rugby squadProps Facundo Avila-Recio Riccardo Bettinelli Giacomo Braggiè Nicola Fioravanzo Piermaria Leso Giacomo Pedon Niccolò Zago
Hookers Tomas Chimenti Borrell* Francesco Ferrara Filippo Franchetti
Locks Jacopo Barbi Samuele Mirenzi Thomas Parolo Taniela Ramasibana Giacomo RiedoBack row Tommaso Ferrari Luciano Gomez Ettore Menon Roman Pretz Davide Sottana Federico Trambaiolo Samuela Vunisa
Scrum-halves Pietro Gregorio Matteo Panunzi Matteo Zanon
Fly-halves Stehan Heymans Francisco Parello AlvarezCentres Santiago Casto Ansaldo* Alessandro Filippetto Riccardo Filippi Andrea Gritti
Wings Santiago Castro* Tommaso Coppo Paul-Marie Foroncelli Angelo Leaupepe Iliesa Ratuva Tavuyara Joaquin Vaccaro*
Fullbacks Diego Pierobon Luca Sperandio (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 Rangers Vicenza Rugby website.
References
External links Official website