BENETTON RUGBY READY TO REMOVE CALALZO DI CADORE

In keeping with tradition, the Benetton Rugby is ready to return to Calalzo of Cadore towards the end of the summer retreat. The green and white franchise has chosen for the sixth season in a row a location located in the heart of the Cadorini Dolomites, an ideal location nestled in the mountains and very popular with the Lions.

Therefore, the Benetton Rugby preparations, which began at the end of June, will continue at a high level with the start of the Unified Rugby Championship. Coach Bortolami’s training will remain at Calalzo di Cadore from Monday 4 to Saturday 9 September,

return to the city of Treviso late Saturday morning.

During the retreat, the group will stay at the Park Hotel Bellavista. The program of the days will include alternating training sessions of the team at the Agostino Lozza sports ground located on Via Lagole (all classes will be open to the public, ed.) and at the gym of the Asd Yefeso club of the Bakchileg brothers, karate. champions, with team building activities.

As usual, the fixed stage of the Green-White retreat is a visit to the shop of Ottica Demenego, Leoni’s partner company, which will take place on Monday morning, as soon as they arrive in Calalzo.

The new season of Benetton Rugby is ready to start: #Calalzo2023 will be the official hashtag, which will be constantly updated after Leo’s retirement.

Here is the list of athletes participating in the withdrawal from the competition:

AFTER YOU

Philip Alongi
Bautista Bernasconi
Riccardo Favretto
Edward Yachizzi
Alexander Izekor
Gideon Koegelenberg
Marco Lazzaroni
Gianmarco Lucchesi
Tiziano Pasquali
Santiago Ruiz
Scott Scrafton
Eli Snyman
Mirko Spanish
Henry Stowers
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
Josue Zilocchi

THREE QUARTERS

Thomas Albornoz
Nicolo Casilio
Philip Dragon
Devaldt Duvenage
Sam Hidalgo-Kline
Leonardo Marine
Ignacio Mendy
Thomas Menoncello
Matthew Minozzi
Edward Padovani
Onisi Ratava
Joaquin Riera
Rhino Smith
Jacob Umag
Andy Uren
Marcus Watson
Marco Zanon

The following 19 athletes were absent as they participated in their national teams’ preparations for the Rugby World Cup:

Ignacio Brex, Lorenzo Cannone, Niccolò Cannone, Giacomo Da Re, Malakai Fequitoa, Simone Ferrari, Tomas Gallo, Alessandro Garbisi, Toa Halafhi, Michele Lamaro, Sebastian Negri, Siua Maile, Ivan Nemer, Giacomo Nicotera, Paolo Odogwu, Giovanni Pettinelli, Federico Ruzza, Federico Zani, Manuel Zuliani.

Special thanks to the municipality of Calalzo di Cadore for their cooperation and hospitality.

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