“It was an important test for us to understand where we are at – the words of the head coach of the Parma Rugby First Team, Filippo Fratiupon returning from Calvisano -. We arrived here, on a very difficult pitch, as first in the rankings. We return from this trip aware that there is still a lot of work to do to face matches of this level. It’s a defeat that I hope will help us all understand that you can’t leave anything to chance, especially in matches like this. Up front we had a team used to a certain level of play, very prepared and whose strong point is their forwards. For our part, we had prepared the match very well, but unfortunately there was a lack of quality balls from scrum and touchline; it was therefore impossible to apply our game plan. However, we are only at the end of October and I am convinced that, little by little, with this group we will be able to compete with all the teams in the group, even the favourites.”
And right in the presence of one of the favorites to win the final, that Rugby Calvisano who chose to give up the Top 10 at the end of the 2022/23 season, the Rugby Parma lasts only one time before giving in and recording their first defeat in this championship.
Without some starting players in key roles, the yellow-blues remained close in score throughout the first half which ended 15-10 in favor of the Lombard team, the result of two tries on each side as well as a conversion and a free kick by the hosts. Then, in the second half, tiredness and discipline, in addition to problems in the scrum and in touch, made their way in favor of the Calvins who scored 3 tries (including a free kick for a foul in the scrum) and a kick. At the end, Borsi embellished the score with a cunning try converted by Colla which was not so much useful for the final score, but to make it clear how much the team continued to fight until the last second.
Of note is the debut of Jeronimo Gramajo e Stephan Ofori Kissi.
From today we begin work to best prepare for the next challenge which will see Borsi and his teammates host theMonferrato Rugby Union (kick off at 2.30pm).
Rugby Calvisano vs Rugby Parma: 39-17 (15-10), pt 5-0
Markers: p.t. 1′ m Consoli M. nt (5-0), 7′ m Salvan nt (5-5), 22′ m Shevchuk tr Bruniera (12-5), 37′ m Sorio nt (12-10), 40′ cp Bruniera (15-10); s.t. 10’m Ferrari tr Bruniera (22-10), 15’m Bronzini tr Bruniera (29-10), 19′ m cp Bruniera (32-10), 26′ free kick try Calvisano (39-10), 38’m Borsi tr Glue (39-17).
Rugby Calvisano: Bronzini (69′ Nicosia); Gustinelli, Romei, Regonaschi (C), Consoli M. (54′ Costantino); Bruniera, Consoli F. (71′ Lazzaroni); Caravaggi, Berardi (V), Pasquali (72′ Mori); Zanetti (69′ Boselli), Shevchuk; Barbotti (67′ Bottacin), Ferrari (75′ Bossini), Cristini (59′ Manente). All. Dal Maso, Zappalorto
Rugby Parma: Glue; Marani (66′ Pelagatti), Bordini, Gramajo (57′ Abdelaziz Atalla), Bianconcini; Sorio (V), Bosi; Borsi (C), Osnago (47′ Caselli), Andreoli; Salvan (54′ Poli), Granieri (62′ Piddubinyi); Babbo (60′ Ofori Kissi), Gimenez (47′ Saccò), Singh (60′ Calì). All. Frati, Perform
Arb. Jacopo Rossi (TV)
Line Judges: Stefano Galuppini (BS), Gianluca Selmi (BS)
Tags: 68′ yellow card Ofori Kissi
Footballers: Bruniera (Rugby Calvisano) 4/6; Glue (Rugby Parma) 1/3
Note: Variable weather, with around 18°. Field in good condition. spectators around 500
Points won in the standings: Rugby Calvisano 5, Rugby Parma 0
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