Polisportiva S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927, also called S.S. Lazio, is an Italian rugby union club based in Rome. The club is the rugby union branch of the multisport club SS Lazio, which most famous section is the association football team.
S.S. Lazio play in Serie A Elite and in the 2024-25 season represents Rome along with Fiamme Oro Rugby in the top tier of the Italian league system.
They were the first XV in Italy established in Rome in 1927, as âÂÂS.S. Lazio RugbyâÂÂ, the rugby section of Lazio Sports Association. The founders were the brothers Vinci: Eugenio <small>(Vinci I)</small>, Paolo <small>(Vinci II)</small>, Francesco <small>(Vinci III)</small> and Pietro <small>(Vinci IV)</small>. The Oval eagles debuted on 13 May 1928 at Rome's National Stadium (demolished and rebuilt in the 1950s as Stadio Flaminio) in front of 20,000 spectators. S.S. Lazio Rugby defeated âÂÂXV Legione Leonessa d'Italiaâ by a score of 17-0.
They play their home games at the Giulio Onesti Olimpic Preparation Center of Acqua Acetosa, in the Parioli district.
The S.S. Lazio squad for 2024âÂÂ25:
Former players who have played for S.S. Lazio and have caps for Italy:
Former players who have played for S.S. Lazio and have caps for their respective country: