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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
It was not until a schism in 1895, over the payment of players, which resulted in the formation of the separate code of rugby league, that the name "rugby union" was used to differentiate the original rugby code. For most of its history, rugby was a strictly amateur football code, and the sport's administrators frequently imposed bans and ...
The sport has changed since it left behind its amateur roots 25 years ago.
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A scrum during Italy vs Ireland at the Six Nations 2011. The History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Italy dates back to New Year's Eve 1988 when Ireland defeated Italy in a tour test match, 31–15. Ireland have dominated the meetings, with the Italians having achieved only four victories.