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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.
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 .
Because they finished third in Pool C of the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, they automatically qualified to compete in the 2011 tournament in New Zealand. A similar finishing position in that tournament saw them automatically qualify for the 2015 World Cup in England, where they retained the third place and the automatic qualification for ...
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 A 17-45 England Saxons (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 .
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
The Italy and South Africa rugby union teams first met in 1995. Their 101-0 victory in Durban in 1999 was at the time the Springboks' largest victory, [ 1 ] and remains Italy's heaviest defeat. Italy earned their first ever win over South Africa on 19 November 2016, 20-18, in Florence.