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| Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Alessandro Troncon | ||
| 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) | |||
| Largest win | |||
Italy XV 102-3  Denmark(1° November 1997) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
Italy A 17-45  England A(29 January 2011) | |||
The Italy A national rugby union team (Italian: Nazionale A di rugby a 15 dell'Italia, also known as Italia Emergenti which means Italy Emerging Players, Italia XV or Italia Under 23) are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side.
They competed in the Six Nations "A" from 2000 to 2003, in the IRB Nations Cup from 2006 until 2013, except in 2011 when they played the Churchill Cup. They have also participated in the IRB Tbilisi Cup in 2014.
From 2016 to 2018 it played in the World Rugby Nations Cup.
Tournament record
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Host | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Six Nations "A" | - | 6th |
| 2001 | Six Nations "A" | - | 5th |
| 2002 | Six Nations "A" | - | 5th |
| 2003 | Six Nations "A" | - | 5th |
| 2006 | IRB Nations Cup |  Portugal | 2nd |
| 2007 | IRB Nations Cup |  Romania | 5th |
| 2008 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania | 4th |
| 2009 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania | 2nd |
| 2010 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania | 3rd |
| 2011 | Churchill Cup | England | 3rd |
| 2012 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania | 3rd |
| 2013 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania | 2nd |
| 2014 | IRB Tbilisi Cup |  Georgia | 3rd |
| 2015 | World Rugby Tbilisi Cup | Georgia | 2nd |
| 2016 | World Rugby Nations Cup | Romania | 4th |
| 2017 | World Rugby Nations Cup |  Uruguay | 6th |
| 2018 | World Rugby Nations Cup | Uruguay | 3rd |
Current squad
[edit]On 28 January 2026, the following players were called up for two official tests against Scotland A and Chile during 2026 men's rugby union internationals window of spring.[1] On 27 February an updating of squad.[2]
Head coach: Massimo Brunello
- Only for Scotland A test
- Only for Chile test
References
[edit]- ↑ "Italia XV, ufficializzati lo staff e i convocati per le due gare a Rieti e L'Aquila". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Italia XV: ufficializzati i convocati per la sfida al Cile". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 27 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.