Vincenzo Bertolotto co-organised (with Dennis Chappell Wakefield , and a Turin resident), and captained the Italy (RL) tour of 1950 to France (3 matches), England (including; 28-49 defeat by Wigan at Central Park , Wigan on Saturday 26 August 1950,[ 1] Huddersfield at Fartown Ground , Huddersfield on Wednesday 6 September 1950, St. Helens at Knowsley Road on Thursday 16 November 1950), and Wales (including; 11-29 defeat by South Wales XIII at Brewery Field , Bridgend on Saturday 2 September 1950).
The Italy (RL) squad was; Guido Aleati (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Sergio Aleati (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)),[ 2] Roberto Antonioli (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Angelo Arrigoni (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Vincenzo Bertolotto (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Michele Bietto , Giovanni Bonino (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Luigi Bosia , Giuseppe Cannone , Pasquale Cannone , Delio Caron , Gabriele Casalegno (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Amerio Chiara , Giorgio Cornacchia , Guido Cornarino (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Fabrizio Faglioli , Enzo Francesconi , Giuseppe Franco , Aldo Guglielminotti (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Giovanni Orecchia , Luigi Pignattaro , Franco Pipino , Giorgio Rassaval , Giorgio Rubino , Giovanni Tamagno (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Oreste Tescari and Giovanni Vigna .[ 3]
Aleati was a member of the R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU) team that won the 1947 Campionati italiani . In honour of this, Aleati's name appears alongside his teammates on a plaque affixed to Motovelodromo Fausto Coppi in Turin, the squad was; eight players that would subsequently accompany Aleati on the 1950 rugby league tour, and also Ausonio Alacevich , Bianco, Campi, Chiosso, Chiosso, Mario Dotti IV, Pescarmona, Piovano, Rocca, Felice Rama (coach ), Siliquini, and Sandro Vigliano .
Commemorative plaque in honour of the Italian champions 1947. Following the Italy (RL) tour of 1950 to France, England, and Wales, a Torino XIII featuring Sergio Aleati joined the French league.
