Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby |
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Coach(es) | Carlo Orlandi |
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.
In 2016, it played in the World Rugby Nations Cup.
The 30-man squad to face 2 times Scottish Heriot's, on 11 November 2016 and on 19 November 19 2016, for Italian-Scottish Challenge during Autumn Internationals 2016.
Head Coach: Carlo Orlandi
Note: Bold denotes players who are internationally capped.