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2024–25 Benetton Rugby season

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The 2024–25 season was Benetton Treviso's fourth season in the United Rugby Championship, and their 93rd season of competitive rugby. Along with competing in the URC and its Scottish-Italian Shield competition, the club also participated in the 2024-25 European Rugby Champions Cup.

Full nameBenetton Rugby
UnionFederazione Italiana Rugby
NicknameTreviso
Founded1932; 94 years ago (1932)
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Benetton Rugby
Full nameBenetton Rugby
UnionFederazione Italiana Rugby
NicknameTreviso
Founded1932; 94 years ago (1932)
LocationTreviso, Italy
GroundStadio Comunale di Monigo (Capacity: 5,000)
PresidentAmerino Zatta
CoachMarco Bortolami
Captain(s)Eli Snyman
Michele Lamaro
LeagueUnited Rugby Championship
2024-2510th
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.benettonrugby.it
Current season
← 2023-24 2025-26 →
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The Italian side narrowly missed out on the URC play-offs after a final day defeat to Munster dropped them out of playoff contention to their final position of 10th in the standings. In the Scottish-Italian Shield, Benetton were runners-up to winners Glasgow Warriors. In Europe, Benetton successfully emerged from their pool in the 2024-25 European Rugby Champions Cup, but narrowly lost their Round of 16 knockout tie away to French side Castres, 39 - 37.

Benetton Rugby drew an average home attendance of 4,447 in the 2024-25 URC season.[1]

Staff and coaching team

The staff for the 2024–25 season is:[2][3]

More information Benetton Rugby management team ...
Benetton Rugby management team
Sports director Antonio Pavanello
Head coach Marco Bortolami
Assistant coaches Fabio Ongaro
Calum MacRae
Alessandro Troncon
Dewald Senekal
Team manager Enrico Ceccato
Assistant Team manager Corniel Els
Trainers Jim Molony
Alberto Botter
Mario Disetti
Giorgio Da Lozzo
Riccardo Ton
Alessandro Zanni
Alberto Antonelli
Video analysts Nicola Gatto
Mattia Geromel
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Senior squad

For player movements before or during the 2024–25 season, see List of 2024–25 United Rugby Championship transfers § Benetton.
More information Benetton United Rugby Championship squad ...
Benetton United Rugby Championship squad[a]

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(cc) denotes the team co-captains, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Italy on residency or dual nationality.
L denotes a player on loan at the club.
Players and their allocated positions from the Benetton Rugby website.[4]
  1. [a]
    Taking into account signings and departures head of 2024–25 season as listed on List of 2024–25 United Rugby Championship transfers.
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Additional player squad

Benetton Additional Players squad [a][b][c][d][e][f]

Props

Hookers

  • None currently named

Locks

  • New Zealand Jadin Kingi* [d]
  • South Africa Jaco Pretorius* [c]

Back row

Scrum-halves

  • Italy Lorenzo Casilio [a]

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

  • South Africa Jacques Cloete* [c]
  • Italy Marco Scalabrin [a]

Fullbacks

  • None currently named
(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Italy on residency or dual nationality.
Players and their allocated positions from the Benetton Rugby website and F.I.R. website.[10][11][12]
  1. [a]
    Academy player on loan to Serie A Elite team Mogliano[5][6]
  2. [b]
    Academy player on loan to Serie A team Rugby Paese
  3. [c]
    Academy player on loan to Serie A team Ruggers Tarvisium
  4. [d]
    Additional player under contract with Serie A Elite team Mogliano[7]
  5. [e]
    Temporary loan to URC team Zebre Parma[8]
  6. [f]
    Additional player on loan to Serie A Elite team Rangers Vicenza[9]

Transfers

United Rugby Championship

Overall standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Leinster (CH) 18 16 0 2 542 256 +286 79 35 11 1 76 Qualifies for home URC quarter-final;
Qualification for the 2025–26 Champions Cup
2 Bulls (RU) 18 14 0 4 542 361 +181 71 44 9 3 68
3 Sharks 18 13 0 5 436 402 +34 55 59 7 3 62
4 Glasgow Warriors 18 11 0 7 468 327 +141 70 40 10 5 59
5 Stormers 18 10 0 8 507 418 +89 66 57 11 4 55 Qualifies for URC quarter-final;
Qualification for the 2025–26 Champions Cup
6 Munster 18 9 0 9 444 429 +15 67 59 11 4 51
7 Edinburgh 18 8 1 9 471 407 +64 66 57 9 6 49
8 Scarlets 18 9 1 8 427 382 +45 50 52 6 4 48
9 Cardiff 18 8 1 9 409 477 −68 63 65 10 3 47 Qualification for the 2025–26 Challenge Cup
10 Benetton 18 9 1 8 393 478 −85 50 65 7 1 46
11 Lions 18 8 0 10 402 440 −38 53 60 5 3 40
12 Ospreys 18 7 1 10 437 454 −17 60 63 6 4 40
13 Connacht 18 6 0 12 420 472 −52 64 62 9 6 39
14 Ulster 18 7 0 11 414 506 −92 59 72 5 5 38
15 Zebre Parma 18 5 1 12 302 503 −201 38 72 3 4 29
16 Dragons 18 1 0 17 335 637 −302 43 92 1 4 9
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Source: UnitedRugby.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won 2) The difference between points for and points against 3) The number of tries scored 4) The most points scored 5) The difference between tries for and tries against 6) The fewest red cards received 7) The fewest yellow cards received.[29]

URC Italian Scottish Shield

More information Team, P ...
2024–25 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield Pools view · watch · edit · discuss
Italy Scotland Italian x Scottish Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1Scotland Glasgow Warriors (S) 640213676+6020931204
2Italy Benetton 6402132139–71919301910
3Scotland Edinburgh 6213134141–7182012137
4Italy Zebre Parma 611488124–4691801715
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[30]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams currently leading the regional shield. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, these teams win their respective regional shields.

(S) : URC Shield champion

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Round 1

21 September 2024
20:35
Benetton Italy20–20Wales Scarlets
Try: Ratave (2) 21' m, 78' m
Smith 31' c
Con: Umaga 32' (1/3)
Pen: Umaga 48'		Try: Page 40' c
Taylor 52' c
Con: Lloyd (2/2) 41', 53'
Pen: Lloyd (2) 59', 67'
Stadio Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 3,243[31]
Referee: Ian Kenny (Scotland)

Round 2

27 September 2024
19:35
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland42–10Italy Benetton
Try: Steyn 5' c, 63' c
M. Fagerson 16' c
Darge 46' c
Dobie 50'
Ferrie 80'+1 c
Con: Hastings (2/2) 6', 17'
Weir (4/4) 47', 51', 64' 80'+3		Try: Spagnolo 32'
Con: Umaga (1/1) 34'
Pen: Umaga (1) 43'
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 6,441[32]
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Round 3

5 October 2024
18:15
Benetton Italy5–35Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Manfredi 65' mTry: Penalty try 9'
Frawley 11' c
Conan 18' c
Doris 25' c
Barron 79' c
Con: Frawley (3/3) 11', 19', 26'
R. Byrne (1/1) 80'
Stadio Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 4,391[33]
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Round 4

12 October 2024
16:00
(1 BP) Benetton Italy38–10South Africa Sharks
Try: Odogwu 23' c
Smith (2) 29' c, 68' c
Mendy 37' c
Marin 75' c
Con: Umaga (5/5) 24', 31', 38', 69', 76'
Pen: Umaga (1) 10'		Try: Mchunu 80' c
Con: Cronjé 80' (1/1)
Pen: Masuku 17'
Stadio Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Round 5

19 October 2024
19:35
Dragons Wales21–31Italy Benetton (1 BP)
Try: Westwood 26' c
L. Evans 49' c
Lewis-Hughes 72' c
Con: L. Evans (2/2) 28', 50'.
O'Brien 73'		Try: Bernasconi 36' c
Avaca 45' c
Manfredi 60' c
Cannone 67' c
Con: Umaga (2/2) 37', 47'
Albornoz (2/2) 61', 68'
Pen: Umaga 32'
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 4,132[34]
Referee: Peter Martin, Ireland

Round 6

25 October 2024
19:35
(1 BP) Benetton Italy15–17South Africa Bulls
Pen: Albornoz (4) 1', 34', 62', 72'
Smith 3'		Try: Ludwig 67' c
van der Merwe 77' c
Con: Kriel (2/2) 68', 79'
Pen: Johannes 22'
Stadio Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 4,312
Referee: Eoghan Cross, Ireland

Round 7

30 November 2024
19:35
(1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland50–33Italy Benetton (1 BP)
Try: van der Merwe 1' c
Muncaster (2) 14' c, 74' c
Bradbury (2) 19' c, 23' c
Hill 42' c
Price 56' m
Con: Thompson (5/6) 2', 15', 20', 24', 42'
Healy 75'
Pen: Healy 80'		Try: Odogwu 42' m
Creevy (2) 47' c, 53' c
Izekor 62' c
Fekitoa 69' c
Con: Umaga (4/5) 48', 54', 63', 70'
Pen: Fekitoa 80'
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 6,057[35]
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

Round 8

21 December 2024
14:00
Benetton Italy11–10Italy Zebre Parma (1 BP)
Try: Marin 29' m
Pen: Marin 58'
Smith 81'		ReportTry: Zambonin 71' c
Con: Da Re 72'
Pen: Da Re 37'
Stadio Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 5,000[36]
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (ITA)

Round 9

28 December 2024
16:00
Zebre Parma Italy12-24Italy Benetton (1 BP}
Try: Fischetti 19' c
Gesi 47' m
Con: Da Re (1/2) 21'		ReportTry: Maile (2) 24' m, 36' m
Brex 65' c
Marin 85' c
Con: Smith (2/4) 66', 86'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
Attendance: 5,000[37]

Round 10

24 January 2025
19:35
Ospreys Wales43–0Italy Benetton
Try: Walsh (2) 09' c, 62' c
Kasende 21' c
K. Williams 27' c
Morse 75' m
Hardy 80' c
Con: O. Williams (4/4) 09', 22', 28', 63'
Walsh (1/2) 81'
Pen: O. Williams 15'
Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 2,832

Round 11

15 February 2025
18:15
(1 BP) Benetton Italy34–19Ireland Ulster
Try: Gallagher, 11'c
Mendy, 38'c
Spagnolo, 64'c
Izekor, 79'c
Con: Albornoz (4)
Pen: Albornoz (2) 25', 57		ReportTry: Doak, 3'c
Lowry, 16'c
Stockdale, 29'
Con: Doak (2)
Stadio Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 4,474

Round 12

1 March 2025
19:35
(1 BP) Connacht Ireland38-30Italy Benetton
Try: Treacy, 5'c
Bolton, 12' 66'
Boyle, 38'c
Hurley-Langton, 47'c
Devine, 72'c
Con: Ioane (3)
Hanrahan		ReportTry: Mendy, 19'c
Uren, 25'c
Zaron 30'c
Con: Albornoz (3)
Pen: Albornoz, 16', 34', 59'
The Sportsground, Galway
Attendance: 4,217

Round 13

22 March 2025 Benetton Italy 21-18 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP) Stadio Monigo, Treviso  
16:00 Try: Mendy, 32'
Odogwu, 62'
Pen: Umaga, 6', 36'
 Report Try: McCann, 17'cc
Ashman, 48'
Con: Thompson
Pen: Thompson, 29', 43'
 Attendance: 4,985

Round 14

29 March 2025 Benetton Italy 20 - 19 Wales Cardiff (1 BP) Stadio Monigo, Treviso  
20:35 Try: Albornoz, 20'
Con: Albornoz, 21'
Pen: Albornoz, 9', 77'
 Report:ESPN Try: Botham, 6'
Bevan, 16'
Lloyd, 68'
Con: Sheedy, 7', 17'
 Attendance: 4,715

Round 15

19 April 2025 (1 BP) Lions South Africa 31 - 42 Italy Benetton (1 BP) Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
13:45 Try: Venter, 27'
Louw, 41'
E. v.d. Merwe, 61'
Prestorius, 77'
Con: Wolhuter, 28', 42', 62', 77'
Pen: Wolhuter, 6'
 Report Try: Umaga, 7'
Mendy, 13', 38'
Marin, 23'
Ruzza, 44'
Con: Umaga, 8', 24', 39', 44'
Pen: Umaga, 18', 35', 65'
 Attendance: 3,740
Referee: Craig Evans

Round 16

26 April 2025 (1 BP) Stormers South Africa 54 – 5 Italy Benetton Cape Town Stadium  
18:15 Try: Sandi, 4'
du Plessis, 16'
Senatla, 33'
Theuinssen, 43'
Zas, 65'
de Villiers, 70'
Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 79'
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 4', 17', 34', 44', 66', 80'
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 10', 20'
Drop: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 14'
 Report, [ 2] Try: Umaga, 41'
 Attendance: 18,474
Referee: Adam Jones

Round 17

10 May 2025 (1 BP) Benetton Italy 33–7 Scotland Glasgow Warriors Stadio Monigo, Treviso  
18:15 Try: Odogwu, 6'
Maile, 8'
Smith, 26'
Menoncello, 52'
Umaga, 57'
Con: Umaga, 6', 9', 53', 58'
 Report Try: Jones, 64'
Con: Horne, 65'
 Attendance: 5,000

Round 18

16 May 2025 (1 BP) Munster Ireland 30–21 Italy Benetton Musgrave Park, Cork  
20:00 Try: Crowley, 14'
Barron, 44'
Abrahams, 49'
Wycherley, 73'
Con: Crowley, 15'
Casey, 50'
Pen: Crowley, 21'
Casey, 57'
 Try: Rhyno Smith, 19', 28'
Bautista Bernasconi, 69'
Con: Jacob Umaga, 20', 29', 70'
 Attendance: 8,800

Benetton Rugby have been eliminated from the Championship.

European Champions Cup


More information Pos, Pld ...
European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 2
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Ireland Leinster (2) 4 4 0 0 113 54 +59 15 7 2 0 18 Home Champions Cup round of 16
2 France La Rochelle (8) 4 2 0 2 98 75 +23 12 6 1 2 11
3 Italy Benetton (11) 4 2 0 2 83 109 −26 11 14 2 1 11 Away Champions Cup round of 16
4 France Clermont (14) 4 2 0 2 89 81 +8 13 12 2 0 10
5 England Bath (10CC) 4 1 0 3 102 114 −12 14 16 1 2 7 Away Challenge Cup round of 16
6 England Bristol Bears 4 1 0 3 80 132 −52 12 20 2 1 7
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Source: EPCR[38]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.
Pool matches

Round 1

7 December 2024
13:00
(1 BP) Clermont France28–0Italy Benetton
Try: Yato (2) 8' c, 74' c
Massa (2) 32' c, 39' c
Con: Urdapilleta (4/4) 9', 33', 40', 75'		Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont
Attendance: 14,641
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)

Round 2

15 December 2024
13:00
(1 BP) Benetton Italy22–21England Bath (1 BP)
Try: Smith (2) 8' m, 32' c
Lynagh 15' m
Bernasconi 79' m
Con: Albornoz (1/3) 33'		ReportTry: Annett 23' c
Bayliss 52' c
du Toit 58' c
Con: Bailey (3/3) 24', 53', 59'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 4,642
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Round 3

12 January 2025
15:15
(1 BP) Bristol Bears England35–29Italy Benetton (2 BP)
Try: Williams 7' c
Marmion (2) 17' c, 58' c
Lahiff 43' c
Thacker 51' c
Con: Byrne (5/5) 8', 18', 44', 52', 58'		ReportTry: Smith 13' m
Zuliani 22' c
Gallagher 39' m
Bernasconi 63' c
Menoncello 68' m
Con: Albornoz (2/5) 23', 64'
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 13,104
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)

Round 4

18 January 2025
17:30
Benetton Italy32–25France La Rochelle (1 BP)
Try: N. Cannone 14' c
Bernasconi 66' c
Con: Albornoz (1/1) 14'
Smith (1/1) 67'
Pen: Albornoz (2/3) 22', 41'
Smith (4/5) 39', 49', 59', 62'		ReportTry: Nowell 24' m
Kerr-Barlow (2) 44' c, 55' c
Con: Hastoy (2/3) 45', 55'
Pen: Hastoy (2/2) 7', 12'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 4,813
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Knockout stages
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
1 France Bordeaux Bègles 43
16 Ireland Ulster 31
1 France Bordeaux Bègles 47
9 Ireland Munster 29
8 France La Rochelle 24
9 Ireland Munster 25
1 France Bordeaux Bègles 35
5 France Toulouse 18
4 France Toulon 72
13 England Saracens 42
4 France Toulon 18
5 France Toulouse 21
5 France Toulouse 38
12 England Sale Sharks 15
1 France Bordeaux Bègles 28
3 England Northampton Saints 20
2 Ireland Leinster 62
15 England Harlequins 0
2 Ireland Leinster 52
7 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 0
7 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 43
10 England Leicester Tigers 19
2 Ireland Leinster 34
3 England Northampton Saints 37
3 England Northampton Saints 46
14 France Clermont 24
3 England Northampton Saints 51
6 France Castres 16
6 France Castres 39
11 Italy Benetton 37

Round of 16

Benetton Treviso ended the pool stages as eleventh seed. In the Round of 16, they drew Castres.

5 April 2025
16:00
Castres France (6)39–37(11) Italy Benetton
Try: Baget (2) 2' c, 22' m
Chabouni 16' c
Babillot 39' m
Ambadiang 64' m
Fernandez 78' c
Con: Le Brun (2/4) 3', 17'
Fernandez (1/2) 79'
Pen: Le Brun (1/2) 47'		ReportTry: Gallo 4' c
Mendy 32' m
Brex 35' c
Bernasconi 43' m
Odogwu 57' c
Con: Albornoz (3/4) 5', 36', 58'
Pen: Albornoz (1/2) 7', 62'
Stade Pierre-Fabre, Castres
Attendance: 12,258
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

Benetton Treviso are eliminated from the competition.

Home attendance

End of season.

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Domestic League European Rugby Champions Cup Total
League Fixtures Total Attendance Average Attendance Highest Lowest League Fixtures Total Attendance Average Attendance Highest Lowest Total Attendance Average attendance
2024–25 United Rugby Championship 9 40,020 4,447 5,000 3,243 2024–25 European Champions Cup 2 9,455 4,727 4,813 4,642 49,475 4,498
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