Rugby Rovigo, big party for the 90th anniversary of the red and blue club

Rovigo, 18 March 2025 – The event was presented in the presence of the deputy mayor and sports councillor Andrea Bimbatti, the president of Femi Cz Rugby Rovigo Francesco Zambelli and the rossoblù club manager Andrea Trombini. Sunday March 23, the 90th birthday of rugby Rovigo Delta.

The day will start at 9.30 with the check-in phase of all players who will participate in the delivery of the Caps (to those who wore the red and blue shirt) which will take place at the Teatro Sociale in Rovigo. prizegiving will end at 12.30, after which there will be a group photo in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II.

After lunch, at the Chamber of Commerce, we will move to the Mario Battaglini stadium to attend the match, the derby against Petrarca Padova. At 15.40:16 p.m., before the kick-off, scheduled for XNUMX p.m., a Bologna Calcio manager will deliver the jersey to Rovigo, in memory of the historic transition between the two clubs. Then there will be the Ferrara Paratroopers who will carry the match ball onto the field.

The rossoblù will instead enter the field accompanied by the Fanfare of the National Bersaglieri Association of San Donà di Piave who will play the Flick Flock.

Between the first and second half, the players awarded in the morning will enter the field, walking along the corridor formed by the youth of the territory (engaged in a gathering in the morning), to greet the Battaglini audience. Those who play the match will be awarded at the end of the match. The match will not be broadcast on Rai, but there will be RaiSport for a service that will then be broadcast in the evening during the Sports Sunday.

“The idea of ​​celebrating the 90th anniversary of Rugby Rovigo calls upon the entire territory to praise the city, Battaglini and the importance of continuing to give credit to this sport, for the emotions it has always brought to the public of Rovigo, said President Zambelli. The event will be an opportunity to honor, reward and remember the guys who in 90 years were part of the first team and allowed rugby and Rovigo to be recognized at high levels. We will then celebrate the day with the Derby d'Italia, trusting and testifying how Battaglini knows how to fill itself with fans and enthusiasts. Let's enjoy the match, which represents the sympathy and antipathy between these two cities and fans, who have lived rugby for many years".

For the rossoblù Club Manager Andrea Trombini, "it was a beautiful journey, the greatest emotion was to have received so much affection from the players contacted by families, wives and brothers, by those who thought that Rugby Rovigo had forgotten who had worn the shirt, but that is not the case. It will be a major sporting, cultural and social event. There will be many players who will return to the stadium and will have the opportunity to meet up with their generations. I thank Petrarca Rugby for accepting the opportunity to play this match on such an important day for the city of Rovigo. I want to thank the Municipality of Rovigo that allowed us to develop this project. I thank the historians for their help in creating the list of 729 rossoblù players and for all the photographic material: Luciano Ravagnani, Roberto Roversi, Ivan Malfatto, Giampaolo Donzelli, Alberto Gambato and Alberto Guerrini for their help during this long journey".

On the occasion of the big match with the Italian champions Petrarca Rugby, Femi Cz Rugby Rovigo will wear a celebrative shirt of the club's 90th anniversary.

"Sunday will be a very important event not only for the history of Rugby Rovigo Delta, but a milestone for the club and for the city of Rovigo, a sign of how structured the club is, said Deputy Mayor Andrea Bimbatti. We are honored to be present, as an Administration we wanted to be part of the organization of the event. It will be a day with a part emotional and sentimental. Many players who have written the history of the Club will meet in Rovigo, this will also be an inspiration for young people, to reach personal and territorial growth goals. The big party will end with the match that I think is the most important in the Italian rugby scene, after the National team, the Derby d'Italia with Petrarca. The Adige Cup will also be up for grabs, a trophy that the two teams have been fighting for years. We want all the people of Rovigo to be involved, not just the fans: the rugby is the heritage of the city ​​and we want this symbol to be praised. We will give the shopkeepers in the center a cap to display in their shop window, a symbol of how Rovigo is linked to the red and blue colors. This week the work on the West Stand will also be completed, then with the end of the sports season, compatible with the commitments of the Under 20 World Cup that will take place in Rovigo, work will begin on a most modern stadium. "