Italy national rugby sevens team

The Italy national rugby sevens team has occasionally competed in the IRB Sevens World Series since the series' was introduced in 1999, although they do not participate in every leg. Their first (and currently only) ever points in the World Series came in 2003, when they scored four points in the Cardiff leg of the series. Italy also competes in the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series each summer.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Italy women's national rugby sevens team.
Italy
UnionItalian Rugby Federation
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
Coach(es)Andrew Vilk
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances3 (First in 1993)
Best result17th 1993, 2005

Italy also plays qualifying matches for two quadrennial tournaments—the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Summer Olympics. Italy has participated in the Sevens World Cup multiple times, but has not qualified for the Olympics.

Tournament history

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rugby World Cup Sevens Record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
1993 Pool Stage 17th 5 1 4 0
1997 Did Not Qualify
2001
2005 Bowl Winner 17th 8 3 4 1
2009 Bowl Quarter-Finals 21st 4 1 3 0
2013 Did Not Qualify
2018
Total0 Titles3/7175111

Sevens Grand Prix Series
Sevens Grand Prix Series Record
Year Round Position
2002 Not played
2003 Pool Stage N.C.
2004 Runners-Up 2nd
2005 Third Place 3rd
2006 Third Place 3rd
2007 Sixth Place 6th
2008 Fifth Place 5th
2009 Third Place 3rd
2010 Seventh Place 7th
2011 Seventh Place 7th
2012 Ninth Place 9th
2013 Fifth Place 5th
2014 Eleventh Place 11th
2015 Eleventh Place 11th
2016 Sixth Place 6th
2017 Tenth Place 10th
2018 Seventh Place 7th
2019 Fifth Place 5th

World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series
World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Record
Year Round Position
2020 Ninth Place 9th

Current squad

Squad to the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series:[1]


*Member of F.I.R. Academy

See also

References
  1. https://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14364:nazionale-7s-i-quattordici-azzurri-per-i-world-sevens-challenger&catid=117:italia-7s-maschile&Itemid=1030&jjj=1581171546160
  • Federazione Italiana Rugby official site
  • "France and Italy win in Europe". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
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