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ROME

Rugby Tours to Italy

Rome

Rome’s history spans 28 centuries and Rome Rugby Tours spans 22 years. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest occupied sites in Europe. The city’s early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans and Sabines. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as the birthplace of Western Civilisation and by some as the first ever metropolis.

Rugby in Rome and the surrounding area is strong and getting stronger and is usually a feeding ground along with other clubs for the two Pro14 teams Benneton Rugby and Zebre Rugby.

Tour Information

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Our Popular Inclusions for a Rugby Tour to Rome

Attend a 6 Nations Rugby Match a great day out.
Attend a rugby training session with a coach from the Italian Federation.
Visit St. Peter’s Basilica a Renaissance church inside the Vatican City.
Visit and enjoy a Pizza Making class then consume what you have made.
Enjoy a tour of Pantheon and Roman Colosseum just amazing.
Climb the Spanish Steps to the Trinitá dei Monti Church at the top.
Experience a Gladiator Team Building Session feel what it was like to fight in the arena.
Visit the Stadio Olimpico have a look around the backroom scenes of AS Roma.
Visit the Catacombs underground burial places under Rome, of which there are at least forty, some discovered only in recent decades.
Visit St.Peter’s Square with columns, fountains and a Egyptian obelisk where crowds gather for Pope’s address.
Visit the Circus Maximus a marble arena that could seat 250,000 Romans for chariot races.
Visit Capitoline Hill a Hilltop square designed by Michelangelo, lined with museums & offering views of the Roman forum.

Tour St. Peter’s Basilica

St. Peter’s Basilica is one of the holiest temples for Christendom and one of the largest churches in the world. Besides, it is where the Pope presides many liturgies all year round. Construction of the new basilica began in 1506, when the old basilica had been torn down, and was finished in 1626. Several renowned architects designed the temple, highlighting the works of Bramante, Michelangelo and Carlo Maderno. St Peter’s basilica was named after one of Jesus’s twelve disciples known as Saint Peter, who became one of the founders of the Catholic Church and was executed in Rome and buried where the Basilica now stands.

Tour of Colosseum & Pantheon

A symbol of ancient Rome completed in 80 AD, today, the Colosseum is one of the most iconic monuments in all of Italy. Visit also Pantheon and the Spanish Steps

Irish Rugby Tours to Italy - Rome - Gladiators

Experience Gladiator Team Building Session

Experience the unique experience of wearing the robes of a Roman gladiator and learn the original fighting techniques of gladiators in a real arena of ancient Rome, near the Appian way. Each session includes an introduction to Roman history and a description of the life and the secrets of the gladiators.

Pizza Making Class

Love authentic Italian pizza? Consider the culinary experience of combining pomodoro sauce made from San Marzano tomatoes and creamy mozzarella di bufala melting over hand-rolled dough with your favorite fresh, locally-grown ingredients such as flowering Roman zucchini, spicy salami, Sicilian peppers, farm-fresh mushrooms, and sweet red onions from Tropea. With this pizza making class, you will become a real Italian pizza maker, or “pizzaiolo”