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There are 1,024 rugby clubs within Italy. These clubs support 153,173 registered male players, as well as 8,118 registered female players. [citation needed]Many teams are either from Veneto or Lombardy in the north of Italy as this area has the highest rugby popularity however the sport has achieved national presence as it is played and followed throughout the country.
The Italy national rugby union team [1] represents the Italian Rugby Federation in men's international rugby union.The team is known as gli Azzurri (the light-blues).Savoy blue is the common colour of the national teams representing Italy, as it is the traditional colour of the royal House of Savoy which reigned over the Kingdom of Italy from 1860 to 1946.
Italy: 1995 World Cup: 5 17 October 1995 Atlético Tucumán: Tucumán: 26–6 Argentina: 6 22 October 1997 Stade Antoine-Béguère: Lourdes : 18–18 draw: 7 7 November 1998 Stadio Comunale: Piacenza: 23–19 Italy: 1998 Argentina tour: 8 14 July 2001 Ferro Carril Oeste: Buenos Aires: 38–17 Argentina: 2001 Italy tour 9 16 November 2002 Stadio ...
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Rugby league in Italy Country Italy Governing body Federazione Italiana Rugby League National team(s) Italy Nickname(s) The Azzurri First played 1934 National competitions Rugby League World Cup Club competitions Italia Rugby Football League Rugby league is a team sport played in Italy since the 1950s. History Foundations In the early 1950s a number of Italian rugby union player embarked on a ...
The sport has changed since it left behind its amateur roots 25 years ago.
The Italian Rugby Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana Rugby) or FIR is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Italy. The FIR has one seat on the 28-member World Rugby Council, the governing body of World Rugby .