Italy A national rugby union team

Emerging Italy
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)
Team kit
Change kit
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.

Tournament record

Year Tournament Host Rank
2006IRB Nations CupPortugal Portugal2nd
2007IRB Nations CupRomania Romania5th
2008IRB Nations CupRomania Romania4th
2009IRB Nations CupRomania Romania2nd
2010IRB Nations CupRomania Romania3rd
2011Churchill CupEngland England3rd
2012IRB Nations CupRomania Romania3rd
2013IRB Nations CupRomania Romania2nd
2014IRB Tbilisi CupGeorgia (country) Georgia3rd
2015World Rugby Tbilisi CupGeorgia (country) Georgia2nd
2016World Rugby Nations CupRomania Romania4th
2017World Rugby Nations CupUruguay Uruguay6th
2018World Rugby Nations CupUruguay Uruguay

Current squad

The 28-man squad for World Rugby Nations Cup, during Summer Internationals 2018.[1] On the 24 May Marco Capraro, Gianmarco Vian and Pierre Bruno substitute Andrea Bettin, Matteo Corazzi and Simone Rossi.[2]

Head Coach: Italy Pasquale Presutti

Note: Bold denotes players who are internationally capped.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12049:italia-emergenti-gli-azzurri-convocati-per-la-nations-cup&catid=328:italia-emergenti&Itemid=1034
  2. ↑ http://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12069:italia-emeregenti-tre-cambi-per-la-nations-cup-2018&catid=328:italia-emergenti&Itemid=1034
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