Italy A national rugby union team
| Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach(es) | Alessandro Troncon | ||
| Top scorer | Luciano Orquera (119 Nations Cup Only) | ||
| Most tries | Michele Sepe (4 Nations Cup Only) | ||
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| First international | |||
Belgium  3-34  Italy B(7 May 1964) | |||
| Largest win | |||
Italy XV 102-3  Denmark(1° November 1997) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
Italy A 17-45  England Saxons(29 January 2011) | |||
The Italy A national rugby union team (Italian: Nazionale A di rugby a 15 dell'Italia, also known as Italia Emergenti which means Italy Emerging Players) are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side.
They competed in the Six Nations "A" from 2000 to 2003, in the IRB Nations Cup from 2006 until 2013, except in 2011 when they played the Churchill Cup. Since 2014 they participate in the IRB Tbilisi Cup.
From 2016 to 2018 it played in the World Rugby Nations Cup.
Tournament record[]
| Year | Tournament | Host | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Six Nations "A" | - | 6th |
| 2001 | Six Nations "A" | - | 5th |
| 2002 | Six Nations "A" | - | 5th |
| 2003 | Six Nations "A" | - | 5th |
| 2006 | IRB Nations Cup |  Portugal |
2nd |
| 2007 | IRB Nations Cup |  Romania |
5th |
| 2008 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania |
4th |
| 2009 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania |
2nd |
| 2010 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania |
3rd |
| 2011 | Churchill Cup | England |
3rd |
| 2012 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania |
3rd |
| 2013 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania |
2nd |
| 2014 | IRB Tbilisi Cup |  Georgia |
3rd |
| 2015 | World Rugby Tbilisi Cup | Georgia |
2nd |
| 2016 | World Rugby Nations Cup | Romania |
4th |
| 2017 | World Rugby Nations Cup |  Uruguay |
6th |
| World Rugby Nations Cup | Uruguay |
3rd |
Current squad[]
On 8 December, for the match against Romania, a 27-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals was named.[1]
On 10 December, Muhamed Hasa was added at the squad.[2], on 13 December, was added Armand Du Preez at list[3] and on 16 December Swanepoel.[4]
Head Coach: Alessandro Troncon
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References[]
- ^ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, CONVOCATO HASA PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, CONVOCATO DU PREEZ PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, CONVOCATO SWANEPOEL PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
External links[]
- Italy national rugby union team
- Second national rugby union teams