Super 10 (Italian premiership)
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Sport | Rugby union |
Founded | 1929 |
No. of teams | 10 |
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Current champions | Benetton Treviso |
The Super 10 is the national rugby union competition in Italy. The first Italian championship took place in 1929 with 6 of the 16 teams that existed in Italy. In 2002 the Italian championship was reformed with the strongest ten teams taking part in the new Super 10 competition, Seria A became the second division of Italian rugby union. The competition runs from September to May. After a home-and-away season, the top four teams play a knock-out competition to decide the championship.
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[edit] Overview
Parma is the only city to have two teams (Overmach Rugby Parma and SKG Gran Rugby). The majority of the other teams are either from Veneto or Lombardy in the North of Italy. Treviso, Viadana and Calvisano have dominated the championship in recent years.
Over time Italian rugby union has evolved; the clubs are better equipped and better organised have begun to train their players better. There is more sponsorship money and an influx of foreign players (some of whom have gone on to represent Italy qualifying under the 3 year rule). In 2005 the FIR decided to introduce a rule requiring teams to field at least 11 Italians out of their 22 man squad. The top Italian players often play in France which means that the Italian league is not a particularly good place to build the national team.
Despite quickly rising playing standards and more media attention on rugby union. Italian teams competing in the Heineken Cup and European Rugby Shield, have generally struggled to compete against the more established teams of France and England as well as the provinces and regions of Ireland and Wales. Some believe that Italy would be better off entering merged teams as the Welsh do but so far this has been resisted.[attribution needed]
[edit] Format
Currently the Italian leagues are structured in the following way:-
- Italian Elite Championship (Super 10) made up of 10 teams
- Serie A: 2 divisions of 12 teams who play each other home and away
- Serie B: divided in 4 divisions of 12 teams who play each other home and away
- Serie C: regional divisions
- Under 19 Championship: 3 divisions of 10 teams who play each other home and away
[edit] Teams 2006/07
- Unione Rugby Capitolina
- Amatori Catania
- ARD Rovigo
- Arix Viadana
- Benetton Treviso
- Conad L'Aquila Rugby
- Ghial Rugby Calvisano
- Overmach Rugby Parma
- Safilo Petrarca Rugby Padova
- SKG Gran Rugby
[edit] Past winners
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[edit] Performance by club
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Club Winners Winning Years Amatori Milano 17 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996 Benetton Treviso 12 1956, 1978, 1983, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006 Petrarca 11 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Rugby Rovigo 11 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1979, 1988, 1990 Rugby Roma 5 1935, 1937, 1948, 1949, 2000 Fiamme Oro Padova 5 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1968 L'Aquila Rugby 5 1967, 1969, 1981, 1982, 1994 Parma Rugby 3 1950, 1955, 1957 Partenope 2 1965, 1966 Ambrosiana Milano 1 1929 Concordia Brescia Rugby 1 1975 Calvisano 1 2005 Ginnastica Torino 1 1947 Viadana 1 2002
[edit] See also
- Rugby union in Italy
- Italy national rugby union team
- Heineken Cup
- European Challenge Cup
- European Shield
[edit] External links
European Rugby
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Federation: | Federazione Italiana Rugby |
National team: | Italy • Italy Sevens |
International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Six Nations Championship • Heineken Cup • European Challenge Cup • European Shield • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series |
Domestic Competitions: | Super 10 • Coppa Italia • Serie A • Serie B • Serie C |
Super 10 teams: | Amatori Catania • L'Aquila • Benetton Treviso • Calvisano • Capitolina • Gran Parma • Rugby Parma • Petrarca • Rovigo • Viadana |