Roberto Antonioli


Roberto Antonioli is an Italian former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union for R.S. Ginnastica Torino, and representative level rugby league for Italy national [rugby league team|Italy], and at club level for Torino XIII, as a or.

Playing career

International honours

Rugby league

Vincenzo Bertolotto co-organised, and captained the Italy tour of 1950 to France, England and Wales.
The Italy squad was; Guido Aleati, Sergio Aleati, Roberto Antonioli, Angelo Arrigoni, Vincenzo Bertolotto, Michele Bietto, Giovanni Bonino, Luigi Bosia, Giuseppe Cannone, Pasquale Cannone, Delio Caron, Gabriele Casalegno, Amerio Chiara, Giorgio Cornacchia, Guido Cornarino, Fabrizio Faglioli, Enzo Francesconi, Giuseppe Franco, Aldo Guglielminotti, Giovanni Orecchia, Luigi Pignattaro, Franco Pipino, Giorgio Rassaval, Giorgio Rubino, Giovanni Tamagno, Oreste Tescari and Giovanni Vigna.

Club career

Rugby union

Antonioli was a member of the R.S. Ginnastica Torino team that won the 1947 Campionati italiani. In honour of this, Antonioli's name appears alongside his teammates on a plaque affixed to Motovelodromo Fausto Coppi in Turin, the squad was; eight players who would subsequently accompany Antonioli on the 1950 rugby league tour, and also Ausonio Alacevich, Bianco, Campi, Chiosso, Chiosso, Mario Dotti IV, Pescarmona, Piovano, Rocca, Felice Rama, Siliquini and Sandro Vigliano.

Rugby league

Following the Italy tour of 1950 to France, England and Wales, a Torino XIII with Antonioli joined the French league.