S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927
| Full name | Polisportiva S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927 | ||
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| Union | Italian Rugby Federation | ||
| Founded | 1927 | ||
| Location | Rome, Italy | ||
| Ground(s) | Giulio Onesti Olimpic Preparation Center (Capacity: 1,300) | ||
| President | Alfredo Biagini | ||
| Coach(es) | Daniele Montella | ||
| Captain(s) | Carlo Filippucci | ||
| League(s) | Top12 | ||
| 2017–18 | 9th | ||
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| Official website | |||
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Polisportiva S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927, also called S.S. Lazio, is an Italian rugby union club based in Rome. The club is the rugby union branch of the multisport club SS Lazio, which most famous section is the association football team.
S.S. Lazio play in Serie A Elite and in the 2024-25 season represents Rome along with Fiamme Oro Rugby in the top tier of the Italian league system.
They were the first XV in Italy established in Rome in 1927, as “S.S. Lazio Rugby”, the rugby section of Lazio Sports Association. The founders were the brothers Vinci: Eugenio (Vinci I), Paolo (Vinci II), Francesco (Vinci III) and Pietro (Vinci IV). The Oval eagles debuted on 13 May 1928 at Rome's National Stadium (demolished and rebuilt in the 1950s as Stadio Flaminio) in front of 20,000 spectators. S.S. Lazio Rugby defeated “XV Legione Leonessa d'Italia” by a score of 17-0.
They play their home games at the Giulio Onesti Olimpic Preparation Center of Acqua Acetosa, in the Parioli district.