After saying goodbye Gianluca Guidi and having announced Daniele Forcucci in the role of head coach of the first team of the Fiamme Oro Rugbytogether with the confirmation of Andrea Castellani as a forwards coach, too Matteo Galluppi he joins the technical staff in the role of assistant coach after a season spent between the youth sectors and first team. The biggest news at the Gelsomini Barracks, however, are represented by the six new players enrolled in the squad since the season Serie A Elite 2024/25curiosity half come from Lyons Piacenzabetween lotus Diego De Rossihooker son of the former national team captain Andrea.
The press release from Fiamme Oro Rugby
There will be six new Fiamme who, as winners of the competitions for access to the Fiamme Oro Sports Groups, will wear the shirt of the XV of the State Police in the 2024-25 sports season.
Most of them are athletes from regions of Central and Southern Italy and were all born, except one, in the 2000s.
These are the names of the 6 new crimson players:
- Riccardo BartoliniFlorentine prop born in 2003 (183cmX110kg) from the Accademia delle Zebre Parma.
- Diego De Rossialso Tuscan but from Livorno, hooker 184cmX107kg, born in 2003, arriving from Sitav Rugby Lyons Piacenza.
- Alessandro Filonisecond line of 200cmX124kg, Roman born in 2003, also coming from Sitav Rugby Lyons Piacenza.
- Fabio Morosiprop born in Milan in 1999 (188cmX128kg), who played in the last Serie A Élite championship with the Sitav Rugby Lyons Piacenza jersey.
- Alberto Nicitaraised in the Fiamme youth team, prop from Ragusa born in 2002 (182cmX115kg), coming from Civitavecchia Centumcellae.
- Nicola Piantellaalready with Fiamme since the middle of last season, second line born in Bassano nel Grappa in 2001 (198cmX107kg).
Two extra players
In addition to these six athletes, there are also Ferdinand Fusari (centre back born in Rome in 2004, 185cmX95kg), winner of the competition announced at the beginning of 2004 and who played his last season with the Rugby Roma Olimpic Club shirt, and Alessandro StrampelliRoman flanker born in 2003 from Villa Pamphili who played in the Elite Cup in the crimson shirt, added to the first team as an outside player.
