Fiamme Oro Rugby is the rugby union club section of the Italian State Police sport division Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro. The Fiamme Oro are currently based in Rome and play in the Top 10, the first national league. Though since the club's foundation in the 1950s, the former Fiamme Oro Padova won both the Italian championship (5 times) and the Coppa Italia (4 times).

The club was established in 1955, founded by a group of policemen based in Padua (hence the name). The Fiamme Oro Padova won their first championship in 1958, which was followed by another the following season. The team also had a lot of success during the 1960s; winning the National championship in 1960, 1961 and 1968. In addition to their success with the National league, the club won the Coppa Italia in 1968 and 1969 and again in 1971 and 1972 as well.

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In 1978, after their first relegation, the club were de facto discontinued although never officially disbanded and in 1985 were re-formed in Milan. The Italian Rugby Federation, because of club's successful past, allowed them to restart from 3rd division. In 1993 the club moved to Rome, and in 1998 rejoined the 1st division. Relegated again in 2000, in 2011 they returned in the Italian championship, where they currently play, and where they won their first Excellence Trophy in 2013–14.

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Honours

Italian championship

Champions (5): 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1967–68

Coppa Italia

Champions (4): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72

Excellence Trophy

Champions (1): 2013–14

Runners-Up (2): 2016–17, 2017–18

Current squad

Fiamme Oro squad for 2022–23 season:

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Selected former players

Italian players

Former players who have played for Fiamme Oro Rugby and have caps for Italy:

Anacleto Altigieri

Andrea Bacchetti

Arturo Bergamasco

Ottorino Bettarello

Carlo Canna

Giancarlo Cucchiella

Simone Favaro

Nello Francescato

Giovanni Licata

Roberto Luise

Giancarlo Navarrini

Mario Piovan

Pasquale Presutti

Roberto Quartaroli

Stefano Romagnoli

Carlo Salmaso

Michele Sepe

Matteo Silini

Luigi Troiani

See also

Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro

Polizia di Stato

European Rugby Continental Shield

References

External links

Official site

Rugby union teams in Italy

Rugby union in Rome

Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro

Sports clubs and teams in Rome

Rugby clubs established in 1955

1955 establishments in Italy