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Emerging Italy

Emerging Italy
Italian Rugby Federation logo.svg
Union Federazione Italiana Rugby
Coach(es) Carlo Orlandi
Gianluca Guidi
Top scorer Luciano Orquera (119 Nations Cup Only)
Most tries Michele Sepe (4 Nations Cup Only)
First international
Belgium  3-34  Italy B
(7 May 1964)
Largest win
Italy XV Italy 102-3  Denmark
(1° November 1997)
Largest defeat
Italy A Italy 17-45 England England Saxons
(29 January 2011)

The Italy A national rugby union team (also known as Emerging Italy) are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side.

They competed 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 it plays in the World Rugby Nations Cup.

The 28-man squad for World Rugby Nations Cup, during Summer Internationals 2018. On the 24 May Marco Capraro, Gianmarco Vian and Pierre Bruno substitute Andrea Bettin, Matteo Corazzi and Simone Rossi.

Head Coach: Italy Pasquale Presutti

Note: Bold denotes players who are internationally capped.


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