Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby |
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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) |
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Largest win | |
Italy XV 102-3 Denmark (1° November 1997) |
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Largest defeat | |
Italy A 17-45 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: Pasquale Presutti
Note: Bold denotes players who are internationally capped.