Saluzzo Roosters

The Saluzzo Roosters, formerly known as the North West Roosters, are a rugby league club based in Saluzzo, Piedmont, Italy. Founded in 2010 as a rugby union club, the Roosters changed to playing rugby league in 2015.^[1][2] They currently compete in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA) division of the French National Division 2. As of 2019 they have since switched back to Rugby Union.^[3]

Saluzzo Roosters

Club information
Founded	2010; 15 years ago (2010)
Website	Official website
Current details
Ground(s)	Centro Sportivo di Manta
Coach	Elio Giacoma
Competition	National Division 2 - PACA B
2018/19	5th

2017/18 season

The Roosters became the first Italian rugby league club to play in a foreign competition when they joined the PACA division of the National Division 2, France's fourth-tier rugby league competition, for the 2016/17 season.^[4] Coached by Elio Giacoma, the team sported Gioele Celerino and Mirco Bergamasco in their final match,^[5][6] which was their only win of the competition.^[7]

Results[8] Date Opponent Score 20 November 2016 Racing Club Caumont 2 10 – 52 11 December 2016 Marseille Avenir 6 – 66 18 December 2016 Saint-Martin 2 16 – 52 8 January 2017 RC Carpentras 2 4 – 72 12 February 2017 Marseille Avenir 18 – 88 26 February 2017 RC Carpentras 2 14 – 48 12 March 2017 Racing Club Caumont 2 12 – 28 25 March 2017 Saint-Martin 2 26 – 16 Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Standings[8] Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Marseille Avenir 8 6 0 2 350 184 +166 18 2 Racing Club Caumont 2 8 5 0 3 244 142 +102 15 3 RC Carpentras 2 8 5 0 3 282 196 +86 14 4 Saint-Martin 2 8 3 0 5 202 240 -38 8 5 Saluzzo Roosters 8 1 0 7 106 422 -316 3