The Benetton Rugby team are the pride of Treviso and juggernauts of Italian rugby. The team was founded back in 1932 and, in their long and illustrious history, they’ve captured a whopping 15 Italian national championships. Since 2010, they’ve competed in the PRO14 championship and have represented Italy in the Heineken Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup.
Since 1979, the Benetton Rugby team have been owned by the clothing company Benetton. This is how the team gained their name. However, some rugby fans still refer to the team as Treviso.
Gloucester reached the EPCR Challenge Cup final for a fourth time in their history after beating Italian hopefuls Benetton 40-23 at Kingsholm.
Scotland fly-half Adam Hastings has returned to the Gloucester squad to face Benetton on Saturday in the Challenge Cup semi-final at Kingsholm after missing the loss to Exeter Chiefs last week in the Gallagher Premiership.
The Benetton Rugby team are the pride of Treviso and juggernauts of Italian rugby. The team was founded back in 1932 and, in their long and illustrious history, they’ve captured a whopping 15 Italian national championships. Since 2010, they’ve competed in the PRO14 championship and have represented Italy in the Heineken Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup.
Since 1979, the Benetton Rugby team have been owned by the clothing company Benetton. This is how the team gained their name. However, some rugby fans still refer to the team as Treviso.
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PRO 14 Irish | |||||||||||
| Round 4 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Connacht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Leinster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Munster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Ulster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Round 4 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
| - Leinster | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 15 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| - Connacht | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 138 | -57 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| - Ulster | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 27 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| - Munster | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Scottish-Italian | |||||||||||
| Round 4 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
-  Benetton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Glasgow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Zebre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scottish-Italian | |||||||||||
| Round 4 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
| - Edinburgh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 146 | 89 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| - Glasgow | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| - Benetton | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 150 | -77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| - Zebre | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 58 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South African | |||||||||||
| Round 4 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
-  Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Stormers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South African | |||||||||||
| Round 4 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
| - Stormers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 185 | 125 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| - Bulls | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 117 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| - Lions | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Welsh | |||||||||||
| Round 4 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
-  Cardiff Rugby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Gwent Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Ospreys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Scarlets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Welsh | |||||||||||
| Round 4 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
| - Cardiff Rugby | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 90 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| - Ospreys | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 109 | -27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| - Scarlets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 37 | -32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - Gwent Dragons | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 75 | -55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| - Munster | |||||||||||
| - Ulster | |||||||||||
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| - Edinburgh | |||||||||||
| - Glasgow | |||||||||||
| - Zebre | |||||||||||
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| Round 4 | |||||||||||
| - Edinburgh | |||||||||||
| - Glasgow | |||||||||||
| - Benetton | |||||||||||
| - Zebre | |||||||||||
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| Round 4 | |||||||||||
| - Bulls | |||||||||||
| - Lions | |||||||||||
| - Sharks | |||||||||||
| - Stormers | |||||||||||
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| Round 4 | |||||||||||
| - Stormers | |||||||||||
| - Bulls | |||||||||||
| - Lions | |||||||||||
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| Round 4 | |||||||||||
| - Cardiff Rugby | |||||||||||
| - Gwent Dragons | |||||||||||
| - Ospreys | |||||||||||
| - Scarlets | |||||||||||
Welsh | |||||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||||
| - Cardiff Rugby | |||||||||||
| - Ospreys | |||||||||||
| - Scarlets | |||||||||||
| - Gwent Dragons | |||||||||||
Since its foundation in 1932, the Benetton Rugby team have enjoyed continued success. In rugby’s amateur era, the team won five Italian national championships and the Coppa Italia.
However, the Benetton Rugby team became even more dominant in the professional era of Italian rugby. After turning professional in 1995, they dominated the Italian league from 1997-2010. During this period, they won the championship on 10 occasions and finished second twice. They also won the Coppa Italia three times and the Supercoppa d’Italia twice.
Following the 2010 season, Benetton Rugby left the Italian domestic competition and joined the Celtic League to play against clubs from Ireland, Wales and Scotland. At the time, this competition was known as the PRO12. However, since the 2017-18 season, it has been known as the PRO14 and the sides have been joined by two South African teams.
To begin with, Benetton Rugby struggled against the stronger competition and they finished 11th, 11th and 12th in consecutive seasons from 2013. However, the team’s fortunes changed in the 2016/17 season when a new coach was appointed. In the 2018-19 season, they recorded their best ever finish in the competition, when they reached the quarter-final stage.
Since the formation of the Heineken Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup, Benetton Rugby have regularly appeared in both competitions. However, they’re yet to get past the second round in either tournament.
Alessandro Izekor Lock 4 Bautista Bernasconi Hooker 
Edoardo Iachizzi Lock 
Eli Snyman Lock 
Federico Ruzza Lock 
Federico Zani Hooker 
Filippo Alongi Prop 
Giacomo Nicotera Hooker 
Gianmarco Lucchesi 
Gideon Koegelenberg Lock 
Giosue Zilocchi Tighthead Prop 
Giovanni Pettinelli Openside Flanker 
Henry Stowers Number 8 
Ivan Nemer Loosehead Prop 
Manuel Zuliani Number 8 
Marco Lazzaroni Lock 
Michele Lamaro Openside Flanker 
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop 
Niccolo Cannone Lock 4 Riccardo Favretto Lock 4 
Santiago Ruiz Blindside Flanker 
Scott Scrafton Lock 
Sebastian Negri da Ollegio Openside Flanker 
Simone Ferrari Prop 
Siua Maile Hooker Thomas Gallo Loose Head Prop 
Tizano Pasquali Prop 
Toa Halafihi Number 8 
Alessandro Garbisi Fullback 
Andy Uren Scrum half 
Dewaldt Duvenage Scrum half 
Edoardo Padovani Fullback 
Filippo Drago Outside centre 
Giacomo Da Re Fullback 
Ignacio Mendy Right wing 
Jacob Umaga Centre 12 
Joaquin Riera Centre 
Juan Ignacio Brex Centre 12 
Leonardo Marin Fly Half 
Lorenzo Cannone Lock 
Malakai Fekitoa Centre 12 
Marco Zanon Centre 12 
Marcus Watson Wing 
Matteo Minozzi Fullback 
Mirco Spagnolo Fullback Nicolo Casilio Scrum half 
Onisi Ratave Right Wing 
Paolo Odogwu Wing 
Rhyno Smith Fullback 
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne Scrum half 
Tomas Albornoz 
Tommaso Menoncello Left Wing Due to the sustained success of the Benetton Rugby team, the club have a reputation for providing top talent for the Italian national team. For example, over the years, both Alessandro Zanni and Leonardo Ghiraldini became established Italian internationals while playing for Benetton Rugby.
However, although the Benetton Rugby team have produced a number of home-grown stars over the years, several notable former international players have also represented the club, including Rugby World Cup winners Craig Green, John Kirwan and Michael Lynagh.
At present, the Benetton Rugby team has a decidedly Italian feel and established Italian internationals such as prop Simone Ferrari, flanker Braam Steyn and centre Tommaso Benvenuti all currently play for both Benetton and Italy.
Read on to discover more about Benetton Rugby. On this page you’ll find all of the latest Benetton Rugby news as well as the team’s upcoming fixtures and latest results.
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