Benetton Rugby Treviso

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Benetton Rugby Treviso is an Italian rugby union club currently competing in Super 10. They are based in Treviso in Veneto, and owned by the Benetton clothing company.

Benetton Treviso were founded in 1932. The team has won 11 national titles, the last one in 2004, and three Italian Cups.

Many foreign players have played for Treviso including coach and World Cup winner Craig Green, the former national coach and World Cup winner John Kirwan and World Cup winner Michael Lynagh.

Treviso has always supplied a large number of players to the national team. In 2005 they won the Italian Cup 28-24 over Arix Viadana but lost in the Grand final of the Super 10 20-25 to Calvisano.

Club honours

Italian championship 1956 1978 1983 1989 1992 1997 1998 1999 2001 2003 2004
Italian Cup 1970 1998 2005

External links

[Official site]

	Rugby union in Italy	[http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ]
Federation Federazione Italiana Rugby
Competitions Super 10 \| Heineken Cup \| European Challenge Cup \| European Shield
National team Italian National team
Super 10 (Italian premiership) Amatori Catania \| ARD Rovigo \| Arix Viadana \| Benetton Treviso \| Conad L'Aquila Rugby \| Ghial Rugby Calvisano \| Overmach Rugby Parma \| Safilo Petrarca Rugby Padova \| SKG Gran Rugby \| Venezia Mestre Rugby

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