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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.
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
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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 ...
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.
After giving France a fright last week, Uruguay return to Rugby World Cup action with an intriguing encounter with Italy. Los Teros pushed the hosts much closer than expected in their first Pool A ...
The following article lists the oldest known rugby union competitions. Rank Competition ... France, Italy: ... Channel Islands: 1920: Jersey Reds: Guernsey: 18 Deans ...