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| Full name | Banca Monte Crociati Rugby Football Club | ||
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| Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby | ||
| Founded | 2010 | ||
| Disbanded | 2014 | ||
| Location | Parma,Italy | ||
| Ground | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi (Capacity: 3,500) | ||
| League | n/a | ||
| 2012–13 | 11th (Excellence) | ||
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Crociati Parma Rugby F.C. are an Italianrugby union club. They are based inParma inEmilia-Romagna. They were founded in 2010 by the merger ofRugby Parma F.C. (Overmach Parma) and F.C. Rugby Noceto and disbanded in 2014.
Rugby Parma was 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 (1949–50, 1954–55 and 1956–57). In the sixties they won two youth championships (1961–62 and 1966–67). In 1973–74 and 1987–88 the team were relegated only to return immediately to the top flight. From the 1993–94 to 1997–98 they played in Seria A2. In 1998–99 they were back in Seria A (renamed Super 10, nowTop12).
On 2 June 2006, Parma defeatedNewport Gwent Dragons of Wales 24-15 in theHeineken Cup 24th Place Play-off atRodney Parade to claim the 24th and final spot in the2006–07 Heineken Cup. In doing so they became the first Italian team to win the end of season Heineken Cup play-off (a match regularly contested between teams from theCeltic League and the ItalianNational Championship of Excellence), and ensured Italy would have three entrants in the competition, equal with Wales and Ireland, and one more than Scotland.
Crociati Rugby FC were formed in June 2010 by the merger of Overmach Rugby Parma FC and Noceto Rugby FC.[1] The club ran a senior team that competed in theNational Championship of Excellence and an under-20s team. They will be based at Stadio XX Aprile, Moletolo, Parma. In 2010/2011 the new club also competed in theAmlin Challenge Cup.
Each merging club maintained independent youth sections up to Under-20 level. The merger was made necessary by the formation ofAironi to compete in theCeltic League from 2010/2011. Both clubs were shareholders in Aironi. With the best players and sponsorship now being concentrated in Aironi the clubs could not financially field individual professional rugby teams.
Aironi struggled in the two season in the Magners League ran into financial difficulties and were replaced byZebre.
| Season | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 92 | 262 |
| 2001–02 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 162 |
| (Shield) 2002–03 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 90 |
| 2002–03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 82 |
| (Shield) 2003–04 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 128 |
| 2003–04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 58 |
| 2004–05 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 116 |
| 2005–06 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 206 |
| 2007–08 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 157 |
| 2008–09 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 120 |
| 2009–10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 145 |
| 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 178 |
| Season | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 271 |
