Rugby Parma F.C.
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| Full name | Rugby Parma F.C. 1931 s.r.l. | |||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1931 | |||||||||||||||||
| Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | Parma, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | |||||||||||||||||
| President |  Andrea Ghidini |
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| Coach | Alessandro Ghini |
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| League | Super 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | ? | |||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Parma is an Italian rugby union club currently competing in Super 10. They are based in Parma in Emilia-Romagna.
They were founded in 1931 by Gianni Penzi, Mario Pirazzoli and Peter Zini.
In the following years the university organized friendly games, then began official competitions. In 1935 Parma joined the Italian first division. As a result of a break with the university in 1946, Rugby Parma was founded.
In the fifties Parma won three Italian championships (1949-1950, 1954-1955 and 1956-1957). In the sixties they won two youth championships (1961-1962 and 1966-1967). In 1973-1974 and 1987-1988 the team were relegated only to return immediately to the top flight.
From the 1993-1994 to 1997-1998 they played in Seria A2. In 1998-1999 they were back in Seria A (renamed Super 10).
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[edit] Current events
On 2 June 2006, Parma defeated Newport Gwent Dragons of Wales 24-15 in the Heineken Cup playoff at Rodney Parade to claim the 24th and final spot in the 2006-07 Heineken Cup. In doing so they became the first Italian team to win the end of season playoff, and ensured Italy would have three entrants in the competition, equal with Wales and Ireland, and one more than Scotland.
[edit] Club honours
- Italian championship 1950 1955 1957
[edit] Former players
Geoffrey Thomas Cartwright ( Wales )
Royston Williams ( Wales )
[edit] External links
| Federation: | Federazione Italiana Rugby |
| National team: | Italian national team |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Six Nations Championship • Rugby World Cup Sevens • Heineken Cup • European Challenge Cup • European Shield |
| Domestic Competitions: | Super 10 • Serie A • Serie B • Serie C |
| Super 10 teams: | Amatori Catania • L'Aquila • Benetton Treviso • Calvisano • Capitolina • Gran Parma • Rugby Parma • Petrarca • Rovigo • Viadana • |
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