Serie A (rugby union)
Current season or competition: Serie A 2023–24 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1986 |
| Number of teams | 24 |
| Country |  Italy |
| Holders | Rangers Vicenza (2022–23) |
| Website | www |
Serie A is the second tier of the Italian Rugby Union championship.[1] Until the creation of the Super 10 (now Top12) in a 2002 restructuring exercise, it was the top tier.
Serie A is composed of 4 leagues of 6 teams. During the season, which runs from September to May, each team plays each other team in the same league at home and away. At the completion of this phase of competition, the top 2 teams from each league play off in semi-finals and a final to determine the champions who are then promoted to the Eccellenza competition for the following season.
Past Winners
[edit]| Season |  Champion
|
Score |  Runner-up
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | Lyons and Rugby San Donà | |||
| 1987-88 | Rugby Calvisano and Noceto | |||
| 1988-89 | Amatori Catania, Rugby Parma and Rugby Livorno | |||
| 1989-90 | Tarvisium and Noceto | |||
| 1990-91 | Rugby Roma and Lyons | |||
| 1991-92 | Casale and Rugby Calvisano | |||
| 1992-93 | Tarvisium, CUS Roma and Mirano | |||
| 1993-94 | Bologna | |||
| 1994-95 | Piacenza, Rugby Livorno and Rugby Calvisano | |||
| 1995-96 | Bologna and Colleferro | |||
| 1996-97 | Fiamme Oro Rugby and Piacenza | |||
| 1997-98 | CUS Padova, Rugby Parma and Mirano | |||
| 1998-99 | Bologna and Rugby Viadana | |||
| 1999-00 | Rugby Livorno and Gran Parma | |||
| 2000-01 | Bologna | |||
| 2001-02 | Silea | |||
| 2002-03 | Rugby Leonessa 1928 | |||
| 2003-04 | Amatori Catania | |||
| 2004-05 | Venezia Mestre | |||
| 2005-06 | Capitolina | |||
| 2006-07 | Venezia Mestre | |||
| 2007-08 | Rugby Roma | |||
| 2008-09 | I Cavalieri and L'Aquila | |||
| 2009-10 | SS Lazio, Noceto and Mogliano Rugby | |||
| 2010-11 | Rugby Calvisano, San Gregorio and Reggio Emilia | |||
| 2011-12 | Rugby San Donà and Fiamme Oro Rugby | |||
| 2012-13 | Capitolina | |||
| 2013-14 | L'Aquila | |||
| 2014-15 | Lyons | |||
| 2015-16 | Reggio Emilia | |||
| 2016-17 | I Medicei | |||
| 2017-18 | Verona Rugby and Valsugana | |||
| 2018-19 | Lyons and Rugby Colorno | |||
| 2019-20 | Canceled | |||
| 2020-21 | 'Not disputed | |||
| 2021-22 | CUS Torino | |||
| 2022-23 | Rangers Vicenza | |||
| 2023-24 | Lazio Rugby 1927 | 26-23 | Iveco Cus Torino Rugby | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Serie A table 2014-15 (Italy)". Telegraph. 2014-09-04. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
Publications
[edit]- (in Italian) Francesco Volpe and Paolo Pacetti, Rugby 2023 (Zesi, 2022).