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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. (All other members of the Six Nations have two seats on the Council.)
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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.
Italy have competed in all the Rugby World Cup tournaments, having made their first appearance in the inaugural 1987 tournament.They have finished third in their pool at every tournament, except in 1999, the only tournament where they lost more than two games.
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 ...
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 ...