Rugby Aironi Shirts
Aironi Rugby (Italian for heron) was created for the Magners League joining in season 2010/2011. The club along with Benetton Treviso became the Italian additions to the league.
The team is based in Viadana at the 5,000 capacity Stadio Luigi Zaffanella and Reggio Emilia's Stadio Giglio which can hold 29,500 for more popular games. This means they represent 2 regions, Lombardy and Emilia Romagna. The formation of the franchise was made possible by the co-operation of 8 existing rugby clubs Rugby Viadana, Gran Parma Rugby, Rugby Parma, Colorno, Noceto, Reggio Emilia, Modena and Mantova.
Colours of Rugby Aironi
Aironi who will also be entered in the Heineken Cup will play their home games in strip of probably all black with some white striping on the shoulders and around the torso. The strip has been pulled on by quite a few well known names in the Italian game for example: Fabio Ongaro, Marco Bortolami, Carlo del Fava, Jaco Erasmus, Josh Sole, Kaine Robertson and Simone Favaro plus Kiwi 8 Nick Williams, South African Flanker Gareth Krause, Frenchman Ludovic Mercier and Welshman Jamie Robinson.