Rugby Calvisano

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Full name	Kawasaki Robot Rugby Calvisano
Union	Italian Rugby Federation
Founded	1970
Location	Calvisano, Italy
Ground(s)	Stadio San Michele (Capacity: 5,000)
President	Angelo Zanetti
Coach(es)	Massimo Brunello
Captain(s)	Alberto Chiesa
League(s)	Top12
2018–19	Champions
1st kit	2nd kit
Official website
	www.rugbycalvisano.it

Rugby Calvisano is an Italian rugby union club currently competing in the Top12. They are based in Calvisano (Province of Brescia), in Lombardy. They were founded in 1970 by a group of players: Tonino Montanari, Gianluigi Vaccari and Alfredo Gavazzi. In 1992 the club became “Rugby Calvisano S.r.l.”

History

Calvisano were founded in 1970 by a group of players, in 1992 the club became “Rugby Calvisano S.r.l.” Calvisano first qualified for European competition for the 1999–2000 season, where they competed in the European Challenge Cup, playing six pool games, though they did not win any. They qualified for their first Heineken Cup for the 2001–02 season, though it was season after where the club won a couple of their pool games, but they have yet to make the finals.

Honours

Italian championship
- Champions (7): 2004–05, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018−19
- Runners-up (7): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2015–16, 2017–18
Coppa Italia
- Champions (1): 2003–04
- Runners-up (3): 1998–99, 2002–03, 2006–07
Excellence Trophy
- Champions (2): 2011–12, 2014–15
Intercontinental Cup
- Champions (1): 2006
European Rugby Continental Shield
- Champions (1): 2019

Current squad

The Calvisano squad for 2020–21 season:

Calvisano squad ^[a]^[b]^[c]
Props Antonio Barducci Riccardo Brugnara^[a] Nicolò D'Amico Dante Gavrilita Piermaria Leso Lorenzo Michelini Hookers Giorgio Antonini Gabriele Morelli Matteo Luccardi Locks Alessandro Izekor Michael van Vuren Gabriele Venditti^[b] Andrea Zambonin Davide Zanetti	Back row Nardo Casolari^[b] Andrea Martani Angelo Maurizi Antoine Koffi^[b] Samuela Vunisa Scrum-halves Manfredi Albanese Federico Consoli Fabio Semenzato Fly-halves Michele Peruzzo Schalk Hugo	Centres Giacomo De Santis Facundo Panceyra Garrido(c) Damiano Mazza Federico Mori^[a] Michele Regonaschi Wings Andrea Bronzini Marco Susio Jacopo Trulla^[a] Fullbacks Simone Ragusi Kayle van Zyl

(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 Calvisano website.^[5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d He has a dual contract with Calvisano and Pro14 team Zebre.^[1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Also additional player for Pro14 team Zebre.^[2]^[3]^[4] ^ Taking into account signings and departures head of 2020–21 season.