Amatori Rugby Milano
Full name | Amatori Rugby Milano | ||
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Union | FIR | ||
Founded | 1927 | ||
Disbanded | 2011 | ||
Location | Milan, Italy | ||
Ground(s) | Arena Civica (Capacity: 10,000) | ||
Top scorer | Diego Domínguez (2,966) | ||
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Amatori Rugby Milano were an Italian rugby union team based in Milan founded in 1927 and disbanded in 2011.
Founded in 1927 as part of the
Between 1993 and 1997 Amatori Milano was part of the
History
Amatori Rugby Milano was founded in 1928 as Ambrosiana, branch of the "Ambrosiana Football Club", that today is known as
The following years were very quiet in contrast to the dominance of the 1930s and 1940s. The club however won a number of titles during the 1990s as well: capturing the 1991, 1993 national championships and 1995, 1996 as part of the
When Berlusconi dropped the sport club to keep the football team only Amatori folded and in 1998 the senior team and the sports title were sold to Calvisano. The club were revived in 2002 and during the early 2000s Amatori Milano were in Serie C, but quickly found qualification to Serie B. In 2010 Amatori Milano is promoted to Serie A, the second tier of Italian rugby union championship, where they competed in two seasons before being disbanded in 2011.
Honours
- Italian championship
- Champions (18): 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996
- Runners-up (2): 1994, 1997
- Coppa Italia
- Champions (1): 1995
Statistics
Heineken Cup
Season | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
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1995–96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 55 |
1996–97 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 141 |
1997–98 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 206 |