Italy at the Rugby World Cup
Italy have competed in all the Rugby World Cup tournaments, having made their first appearance in the inaugural 1987 tournament. They have finished third in their pool at every tournament, except in 1999, the only tournament where they lost more than two games. Having never finished in the top two in their pool, they have never qualified to progress to the quarter-finals. They have won the most matches of those that have never made it to the quarter-finals.
Because they finished third in Pool C of the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, they automatically qualified to compete in the 2011 tournament in New Zealand. A similar finishing position in that tournament saw them automatically qualify for the 2015 World Cup in England.
By position
Year | Round | Position | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against |
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Pool | – | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 40 | 110 | |
Pool | – | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 57 | 76 | |
Pool | – | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 69 | 94 | |
Pool | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | 35 | 196 | |
Pool | – | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 77 | 123 | |
Pool | – | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 85 | 117 | |
Pool | – | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 92 | 95 | |
Pool | – | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 74 | 88 | |
Total | – | – | 28 | 11 | – | 17 | 529 | 899 |
Matches
1987 Rugby World Cup
Pool 3 matches -
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 34 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 101 | 2 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 110 | 2 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 90 | 2 |
Fiji qualified for the highest number of tries (Fiji 6, Italy 5, Argentina 4)
22 May 1987 |
New Zealand |
70 – 6 | |
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Tries: Kirwan (2) Kirk (2) Green (2) Penalty try Jones Taylor McDowell Stanley Whetton Con: Fox (8) Pen: Fox (2) |
Pen: Collodo Drop: Collodo |
28 May 1987 |
Argentina |
25 – 16 | |
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Tries: Lanza Gómez Con: Porta Pen:Porta (5) |
Tries: Innocenti Cuttitta Con: Collodo Pen: Collodo (2) |
31 May 1987 |
Fiji |
15 – 18 | |
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Try: Naivilawasa Con: Koroduadua Pen: Koroduadua (2) Drop: Quro |
Tries: Cuttitta Cucchiella Mascioletti Pen: Collodo Drop: Collodo |
1991 Rugby World Cup
Pool A matches -
Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points New Zealand 3 3 0 0 95 39 9 England 3 2 0 1 85 33 7 Italy 3 1 0 2 57 76 5 United States 3 0 0 3 24 113 3
5 October 1991 |
Italy |
30 – 9 | |
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Tries: Barba, Francescato, Vaccari, Gaetaniello Con: Dominguez (4) Pen: Dominguez (2) |
Tries: Swords Con: Williams Pen: Williams |
8 October 1991 |
England |
36 – 6 | |
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Tries: Guscott (2), Underwood, Webb Con: Webb (4) Pen: Webb (4) |
Tries: Cuttitta Con: Dominguez |
1995 Rugby World Cup
Pool B matches -
Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points England 3 3 0 0 95 60 9 Western Samoa 3 2 0 1 96 88 7 Italy 3 1 0 2 69 94 5 Argentina 3 0 0 3 69 87 3
27 May 1995 |
Italy |
18 – 42 | |
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Tries: Paolo Vaccari, Marcello Cuttitta Con: Diego Dominguez Pen: Diego Dominguez Drop: Diego Dominguez |
Tries: Brian Lima (2), George Harder (3), Darren Kellet, Shem Tatupu Con: Darren Kellet (2) Pen: Darren Kellet (1) |
31 May 1995 |
England |
27 – 20 | |
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Tries: Rory Underwood, Tony Underwood Con: Rob Andrew Pen: Rob Andrew (5) |
Tries: Massimo Cuttitta, Paolo Vaccari Con: Diego Dominguez (2) Pen: Diego Dominguez (2) |
4 June 1995 |
Argentina |
25 – 31 | |
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Tries: Matias Corral, Rolando Martin, José Cilley Con: José Cilley Pen: José Cilley |
Tries: Paolo Vaccari, Mario Gerosa, Diego Dominguez Con: Diego Dominguez (2) Pen: Diego Dominguez (4) |
1999 Rugby World Cup
Pool 2 matches -
Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points New Zealand 3 3 0 0 176 28 6 England 3 2 0 1 184 47 4 Tonga 3 1 0 2 48 171 2 Italy 3 0 0 3 35 196 0
3 October 1999 |
England |
67 – 7 | |
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Tries: Jonny Wilkinson, Richard Hill, Dan Luger, Neil Back, Phil de Glanville, Martin Corry, Matt Dawson, Matt Perry Con: Jonny Wilkinson11 Pen: Jonny Wilkinson |
Tries: Diego Dominguez Con: Diego Dominguez |
10 October 1999 |
Italy |
25 – 28 | |
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Tries: Alessandro Moscardi Con: Diego Dominguez Pen: Diego Dominguez (6) |
Tries: Taunaholo Taufahema, 'Isileli Fatani, Sateki Tuipulotu Con: Sateki Tuipulotu (2) Pen: Sateki Tuipulotu (2) Drop: Sateki Tuipulotu |
14 October 1999 |
New Zealand |
101 – 3 | |
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Tries: Jeff Wilson (3), Glen Osborne (2), Jonah Lomu (2), Taine Randell, Tony Brown, Christian Cullen, Mark Hammett, Daryl Gibson, Scott Robertson, Dylan Mika Con: Tony Brown (11) Pen: Tony Brown (3) |
Pen: Diego Dominguez |
2003 Rugby World Cup
Group D matches -
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | BP | Points |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 57 | 4 | 20 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 98 | 2 | 14 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 123 | 0 | 8 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 135 | 1 | 5 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 178 | 1 | 1 |
11 October 2003 |
New Zealand |
70 – 7 | |
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Tries: B. Thorn, R. Thorne, Howlett (2), Spencer (2), Rokocoko (2), Marshall, Carter, MacDonald Con: Carter (6) Pen: Spencer |
Tries: Phillips Con: Peens |
15 October 2003 |
Italy |
36 – 12 | |
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Tries: M. Dallan, D. Dallan (2) Con: Wakarua (3) Pen: Wakarua (5) |
Tries: Payne, Tu'ifua Con: Tu'ipulotu |
21 October 2003 |
Italy |
19 – 14 | |
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Tries: Parisse Con: Wakarua Pen: Wakarua (4) |
Tries: Fyffe Pen: Barker (3) |
2007 Rugby World Cup
Pool C matches -
The order of Italy's matches in Pool C was New Zealand, Romania, Portugal and Scotland.
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2011 Rugby World Cup
Pool C of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 11 September 2011 and was completed on 2 October. The pool was composed of Australia, Ireland, Italy, Russia and the United States.[1]
Key to colours in pool tables | |
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Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup | |
Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup |
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 135 | 34 | +101 | 1 | 17 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 173 | 48 | +125 | 3 | 15 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 92 | 95 | −3 | 2 | 10 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 122 | −84 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 196 | −139 | 1 | 1 |
All times are local New Zealand time (UTC+12 until 24 September, UTC+13 from 25 September[2])
11 September 2011 15:30 |
Australia |
32 – 6 | |
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Try: Alexander 50' m Ashley-Cooper 55' c O'Connor 58' c Ioane 66' c Con: O'Connor (3/4) Pen: Cooper (2/3) 19', 30' |
Report | Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 38', 40+' |
Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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20 September 2011 19:30 |
Italy |
53 – 17 | |
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Try: Parisse 6' c Toniolatti (2) 13' m, 23' c Benvenuti (2) 16' m, 48' m Penalty try 29' c Gori 37' c McLean 64' m Zanni 77' m Con: Bocchino (4/6) Benvenuti (0/3) Pen: Bocchino (0/1) |
Report | Try: Yanyushkin 34' c Ostroushko 50' m Makovetski 71' m Con: Rachkov (1/3) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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27 September 2011 19:30 |
Italy |
27 – 10 | |
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Try: Parisse 3' c Orquera 30' m Castrogiovanni 40' m Penalty try 66' c Con: Mi. Bergamasco (2/4) Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (1/1) 22' |
Report | Try: Wyles 18' c Con: Wyles (1/1) Pen: Wyles (1/1) 28' |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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2 October 2011 20:30 |
Ireland |
36 – 6 | |
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Try: O'Driscoll 47' c Earls (2) 52' c, 80+' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Sexton (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 7', 18', 35', 44' Sexton (1/1) 70' |
Report | Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 11', 21' |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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2015 Rugby World Cup
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 134 | 35 | +99 | 2 | 18 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 120 | 63 | +57 | 2 | 14 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 74 | 88 | –14 | 2 | 10 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 60 | 129 | –69 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 131 | –73 | 2 | 2 |
19 September 2015 | France | 32–10 | Twickenham Stadium, London | |
26 September 2015 | Italy | 23–18 | Elland Road, Leeds | |
4 October 2015 | Ireland | 16–9 | Olympic Stadium, London | |
11 October 2015 | Italy | 32–22 | Sandy Park, Exeter |
Hosting
The Rugby World Cup is held every four years, and tends to alternate between the northern and southern hemispheres. Every northern hemisphere tournament so far has been held in Europe, however Japan won the bid to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Italy has yet to host the World Cup, although the Italian Rugby Federation made unsuccessful bids for the 2015 and 2019 competitions.
References
- Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, ( ISBN 1860746020)
- Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, ( ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
- ↑ . Retrieved on 2011-09-11.
- ↑ The change in time zone is due to the start of daylight saving time in New Zealand, at 2:00am on Sunday 25 September