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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.
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 ...
History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Italy; History of rugby union matches between Italy and New Zealand; History of rugby union matches between Italy and Scotland; History of rugby union matches between Italy and South Africa; History of rugby union matches between Italy and Wales
Italy achieved their first victory in the fixture in the 2022 Autumn Internationals, some 39 years after the first match between the teams. [1] Australia have met Italy once in Rugby World Cup play, winning 32-6 in Auckland in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. All other matches were Test Matches.
Italy Score Opponent Venue Event 2000-03-31: Italy 50–21 Catalonia: Aubagne, France: 2000-04-02: Italy 11–22 France A: Marseille: 2006-02-12: Italy 10–17 England A: Imber Court: 2008-12-12: Italy A 10–20 England Development: London Welsh: 2008-12-14: Italy 0–20 England A: Old Deer Park: 2011-04-30: Italy A 0–5 England A: University ...
1995 Rugby World Cup qualification: 2 16 January 1996 National Stadium, Cardiff 31–26 Wales: 1996 Italy tour of Wales 3 5 October 1996 Stadio Olimpico, Rome: 22–31 Wales: 1996 Wales tour of Italy 4 7 February 1998 Stradey Park, Llanelli: 23–20 Wales: 1998 Italy tour of Wales 5 20 March 1999 Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso: 21–60 Wales
In 1960, Italy played Australia in two international matches held in Italy, the results were 37–15 and 67–22 losses. In the late 1960s, threats made by the rugby union governing body, the Italian Rugby Federation, to ban players who played rugby league from their sport had the effect of killing off the sport in Italy by the 1970s. As a ...