Italy A national rugby union team
The Italy A national rugby union team (Italian: Nazionale A di rugby a 15 dell'Italia, also known as Italia Emergenti which means Emerging Italy) are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side.
| Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach(es) | Pasquale Presutti | ||
| Top scorer | Luciano Orquera (119 Nations Cup Only) | ||
| Most tries | Michele Sepe (4 Nations Cup Only) | ||
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| First international | |||
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| Largest win | |||
Italy XV  (1° November 1997) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
Italy A  (29 January 2011) | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | IRB Nations Cup |  | 2nd |
| 2007 | IRB Nations Cup |  | 5th |
| 2008 | IRB Nations Cup | | 4th |
| 2009 | IRB Nations Cup | | 2nd |
| 2010 | IRB Nations Cup | | 3rd |
| 2011 | Churchill Cup | | 3rd |
| 2012 | IRB Nations Cup | | 3rd |
| 2013 | IRB Nations Cup | | 2nd |
| 2014 | IRB Tbilisi Cup |  | 3rd |
| 2015 | World Rugby Tbilisi Cup | | 2nd |
| 2016 | World Rugby Nations Cup | | 4th |
| 2017 | World Rugby Nations Cup |  | 6th |
| 2018 | World Rugby Nations Cup | | 3rd |
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:
Note: Bold denotes players who are internationally capped.
References
- 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
- 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
External links
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