Italy
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
UnionItalian Rugby Federation
Head coachGonzalo Quesada
CaptainMichele Lamaro
Most capsSergio Parisse (142)
Top scorerDiego Domínguez (983)
Top try scorerMarcello Cuttitta (26)
Home stadiumStadio Olimpico
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current11 (as of 25 September 2023)
Highest8 (2007)
Lowest15 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
First international
 Spain 9–0 Italy 
(Barcelona, Spain; 20 May 1929)
Biggest win
 Italy 104–8 Czech Republic 
(Viadana, Italy, 18 May 1994)
Biggest defeat
 South Africa 101–0 Italy 
(Durban, South Africa, 19 June 1999)
World Cup
Appearances10 (First in 1987)
Best resultPool stage (1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023)
Websitefederugby.it

The Italy national rugby union team (Italian: nazionale di rugby a 15 dell'Italia) 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.

Italy has played international rugby since 1929, and for decades was considered one of the best European teams outside the Five Nations Championship. Since 2000, Italy has competed annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. In 2013, they were holders of the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy which is played annually between Italy and France. Italy is ranked 12th in the world by the IRB as of 13 February 2023.

Italian rugby rose to prominence in 2000 when it was added to the Five Nations, creating the Six Nations. Initially on the receiving end of some heavy defeats, the side grew in competitiveness, recording a fourth-place finish in 2007 and 2013, and one-sided defeats became less frequent. The Azzurri showed respectable results when playing at home in the early 2010s: they defeated France 22–21 in the 2011 Six Nations; and during the 2013 Six Nations, they again beat France 23–18,[1] also defeating Ireland 22–15.[2] Until 19 March 2022, Italy had not won a Six Nations game since beating Scotland in 2015. However Edoardo Padovani scored a last minute try against Wales, to earn Italy their first win in 36 games, as well as their first away win against Wales and third away win in the tournament.

Italy has competed at every Rugby World Cup since the first tournament in 1987, where Italy played the inaugural game against New Zealand, but is yet to progress beyond the first round. The team has developed a reputation for being a consistent middle player at the tournament. Italy's results, since the inception of a new group stage formula in 2003, have consistently followed a pattern of two wins against Tier 2 teams and two losses against Tier 1 ones (although in 2019, the match against New Zealand was cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis and a draw was awarded as result). The current head coach is Kieran Crowley, and the captain is currently Michele Lamaro.[3]

History

Early history: 1911–34

The first match played by an Italian XV was in 1911 between US Milanese and Voiron of France. On 25 July of the same year the "Propaganda Committee" was formed which in 1928 became the Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR) (Italian Rugby Federation).

In May 1929, Italy played their first international losing 0–9 against Spain in Barcelona. In 1934, Italy was one of the founder members of FIRA, today's Rugby Europe; the others were France, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Catalonia, Romania, Holland and Germany.[4]

1945–85

Lineup of the Italy national rugby union team vs France, 1975

World War II meant a hiatus for Italian rugby union, as it did in other rugby-playing nations. Post-war, there was a desire to return to normal and Italian rugby union entered a new dimension thanks to the help of Allied troops in Italy.

In the 1970s and 1980s rugby union made enormous progress thanks to great foreign players (John Kirwan, Naas Botha, David Campese, Michael Lynagh) and coaches (Julien Saby, Roy Bish, Greenwood, Nelie Smith) in the Italian championship. Even foreign coaches were and continue to be chosen for the national team, like Bertrande Fourcade and Georges Coste. In 1973, the national team went on a tour of South Africa, coached by ex-Springbok prop Amos Du Plooey. Tours of England and Scotland followed, as well as games against Australia and New Zealand, the masters of their day. In 1978, Italy first played Argentina at Rovigo, winning 19–6.

1986–99

Since the mid-1980s, Italy had been pursuing the ambition of playing in an expanded Five Nations Championship. Consistently winning against nations that now play in the European Nations Cup (Romania, Spain, Georgia, etc.), and good results against the major nations such as France, Scotland, Wales and Ireland meant that they were often talked as strong candidates.[5]

In 1986, Italy hosted an England XV squad in Rome, drawing 15–15. The Azzurri took part in the first-ever Rugby World Cup match against New Zealand on 22 May 1987. The match proved a one-sided affair with New Zealand convincing 70–6 winners against a young Italy side. John Kirwan, later to become the Italy national coach, scored one of the tournament's greatest-ever tries for the All Blacks. Italy beat Fiji but lost to Argentina and finished third in their pool, failing to make the finals. In 1988, they played Ireland for the first time.

At the 1991 World Cup, Italy were grouped in a tough pool with the likes of England and the All Blacks. They lost both of these games but beat the USA. Italy first played Wales in 1994. At the 1995 World Cup in South Africa, Italy came close to beating England; losing 20–27, but recovered to beat Argentina. They finished third in their pool again below England and Western Samoa, but above the Argentines.

The current badge on the Italy jersey

The late 1990s saw the Italians build a formidable side and record Test victories over Five Nations opposition. In 1996, a deal between British Sky Broadcasting and the Rugby Football Union meant that England home games were exclusively shown on Sky. England were threatened with being expelled from the Five Nations to be replaced by Italy. This threat was never carried out as a deal was worked out.

In 1996, Italy toured England, Wales and for the first time Scotland, losing all matches. The team recorded two consecutive victories over Ireland in 1997; 37–29 on 4 January, at Lansdowne Road, and 37–22 on 20 December, in Bologna.[6] On 22 March 1997 they recorded their first win over France, 40–32, (in Grenoble). In January 1998, Scotland were the victims with Italy winning 25–21 (in Treviso); in the same year in the Rugby World Cup Qualifiers, they narrowly lost 15–23 against England at Huddersfield, but they argued for a try by Alessandro Troncon disallowed by the referee.[7]

At the 1999 World Cup, Italy were drawn with New Zealand for the third time and lost again. They did not win a single pool match and went home before the knock-out stage.[8]

Six Nations era: 2000–present

Italy vs the New Zealand All Blacks at the San Siro with a record 80,000 sellout crowd, November 2009

Italy finally joined the Six Nations Championship in 2000 but their admission coincided with the departure of some of their best players. Nevertheless, they won their opening game against the reigning champions Scotland 34–20. Thereafter they struggled to compete against the other nations and their participation was called into question. The 2001 and 2002 tournaments were particularly disappointing as they did not win a single game. Coach Brad Johnstone was sacked in 2002 after an alleged show of 'player power'.

John Kirwan was then appointed coach. They managed to win their second Six Nations game in 2003, a 30–22 victory over Wales, thus avoiding the wooden spoon. They followed up by winning two games at the World Cup, another first. The tournament was, however, ultimately disappointing as the Welsh gained revenge with a 27–15 success. This, coupled with defeat against New Zealand, that meant that Italy were the only Six Nations country not to advance to the knock-out stage. Their third Six Nations win came against Scotland in 2004.

Italy, along with other nations, had made good use of IRB rules which allowed them to select foreign-born players if they had Italian ancestry or had lived in Italy for a qualifying period of three years. From 2004 they announced that they would only pick three such 'non-Italians' per team in order to develop their own domestic players.

In the 2005 Six Nations Italy finished bottom of the table again and failed to win a single game. Kirwan was sacked and replaced with Pierre Berbizier. Italy then went on a tour of Argentina where they surprised many by beating the Pumas 30–29 and drawing the series 1–1 (the only 2005 victory of a Northern Hemisphere team visiting a Southern Hemisphere team). However, the Pumas had their revenge when they visited Genoa and beat Italy 39–22.

Italy contesting a lineout with Scotland during the 2012 Six Nations

In the 2006 Six Nations Championship Italy performed strongly against every team, leading against both England and France in the first half, but lost their first three games. They did, however, get a creditable 18–18 draw away to Wales, their first away point in the tournament, and were unlucky not to draw with Scotland in Rome in the final game, losing 10–13 courtesy of a late Scottish penalty. In the 2007 Six Nations Championship, Italy started poorly, losing to France 3–39. However, Italy's performance improved, and they held England to a 20–7 result at Twickenham. Italy followed with a stunning start to their match at Murrayfield against Scotland, scoring three quick tries to give Italy a 21–0 lead after seven minutes, and the Azzurri went on to a 37–17 victory; their first-ever away win in the Six Nations. Italy's next match was against Wales in Rome, with Italy winning 23–20, for their first consecutive victories in the competition and help them achieve their highest-ever position in the competition. The domestic interest in rugby reached new heights with Italy's new success front page media coverage and the sport being held up as a model of fair play.[9] Media and public interest in the national team was very high during the side's newfound success and on the final day a win could have seen them win their first ever six nations tournament,[9] despite losing their last game to Ireland. 10,000 fans later greeted the national team at Rome's Piazza del Popolo.[9]

The 2008 Six Nations Championship saw Italy again finish in last place, albeit by only a three-point margin. They took part in close matches against Ireland, Wales England and France respectively and managed a sole victory, defeating Scotland 23–20 in Rome in the last round of matches.[10] In the summer tests they lost to South Africa but again managed to surprise 3rd ranked Argentina with a 13–12 victory. At the 2008 end of year tour Italy pushed the Wallabies in their clash in Padova, but the Australians eventually went on to win 30–20. A week later Italy were defeated by Argentina, 14–22.

Italy's 2009 Six Nations campaign was ill-fated almost from the beginning, with both scrum-halves ruled out of the competition before a ball was kicked, and a third alternative ruled out of the opener at England due to injury. Head coach Nick Mallett tried flanker Mauro Bergamasco at scrum-half. Mallett's gamble failed in epic fashion, with Bergamasco's mistakes leading to three England tries before he was replaced at half-time; England went on to win 36–11.[11] In week two Italy also put in a poor performance against Ireland losing 9–38.[12] The two poor performances were followed by another loss to Scotland. The Azzurri were competitive in their 15–20 loss at the Flaminio to a Wales side resting many of its key players for the championship decider against Ireland the next week.[13] Italy finished in last place for the second straight year after losing to France on the final weekend of the tournament.

In the 2010 Six Nations Championship, Italy were well beaten by Ireland 11–29 before narrowly losing to England and defeating Scotland.[14][15] Italy were defeated in their last two matches against France and Wales.[16]

Italian fans on their way to see Italy play Scotland at Murrayfield in the Six Nations Championship, 2013

Italy finished the 2011 Six Nations with a 1–4 record. In the opening match of the 2011 Six Nations, Italy was beaten by Ireland 11–13 at home, with Ireland scoring a drop goal less than two minutes before the final whistle. The Azzurri claimed a 22–21 home victory over the reigning Six Nations champions, France, gaining Italy's first win over France in a Six Nations game.[17] At the final whistle, the English language commentator declared it the greatest win in Italian rugby history thus far.

Italy finished the 2012 Six Nations in fifth place with a 1–4 record, following a 13–6 win over Scotland before over 72,000 fans at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Italy's 15–19 loss to England was their smallest margin of defeat. The championship also saw Italy lose to Wales, Ireland and France.[18]

Italy played three matches in the 2012 November internationals, losing two and winning one. Italy lost to New Zealand and Australia 19–22, with Italian fly half Luciano Orquera missing a penalty in the last minute which would have secured Italy's first draw against Australia.[19] Italy did manage a win in the series, beating Tonga 28–23.[20]

Italy gained their second Six Nations win over France when they beat them 23–18 on their opening match of the 2013 Six Nations Championship.[21] Three defeats by Scotland, Wales and England followed.[22] On their final game of the championship Italy won against Ireland 22–15 for the first time in a Six Nations match in front of 75,000 fans at the Stadio Olimpico.[23][24] Overall Italy finished fourth,[25] behind Scotland in third on points difference, to make it one of their most successful Six Nations.[26] In November 2013, Italy hosted Australia at Turin for a 20–50 loss, then defeated Fiji 37–31 at Cremona and was defeated by Argentina 14–19 at Rome.

Italy were whitewashed at the 2014 Six Nations Championship, including a 20–21 home loss to Scotland, a 7–46 loss to Ireland and an 11–52 loss to England. In June the team made an Asia-Pacific tour, where they were defeated by Fiji, Japan and Samoa. In November they scored a home win to Samoa, a two-point loss to Argentina and another loss to South Africa.

In the 2015 Six Nations Championship, Italy took a 22–19 away win over Scotland to avoid the wooden spoon, but suffered heavy home losses to France and Wales. At the 2015 Rugby World Cup, they defeated Romania and Canada but lost to Ireland and France, repeating their performance of the previous three editions.

After another poor performance in 2016, losing all their Six Nations matches, Italy hired former Ireland international and Harlequin F.C. coach Conor O'Shea to coach the team; with him they also hired IRFU developmental director Stephen Aboud to direct youth programs aimed at strengthening the level of rugby in the country.[27] In June, Italy lost to Argentina and won over the United States and Canada. On 19 November, Italy achieved a famous upset victory by defeating South Africa 20–18 which was Italy's first win against the Springboks in 13 attempts at Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence.[28] This victory also marked their first win over one of the three big Southern Hemisphere nations (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa).

They lost all their matches in the 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 Six Nations tournaments, a losing run of 32 games.

Finally in their final match of the 2022 Six Nations Championship Italy had an historic win over Wales. They scored a try in the 80th minute with the conversion the final act in the match to win by 22–21 at the Principality Stadium on 19 March 2022. During the autumn tour in November 2022, Italy claimed 2 victories over 3 matches, defeating both Samoa and Australia (28-27), claiming their first ever victory over the Wallabies.

Wins against Tier 1 nations

Wins against Tier 1 nations have included:[29][30][31][32][33][34]

Date Home Score Away Place Competition
24 October 1978  Italy 19–6  Argentina Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
6 May 1995  Italy 22–12  Ireland Stadio comunale di Monigo, Treviso
4 June 1995  Argentina 25–31  Italy Buffalo City Stadium, South Africa Rugby World Cup
4 January 1997  Ireland 29–37  Italy Lansdowne Road, Dublin
22 March 1997  France 32–40  Italy Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble
20 December 1997  Italy 37–22  Ireland Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
24 January 1998  Italy 25–21  Scotland Stadio comunale di Monigo, Treviso
7 November 1998  Italy 23–19  Argentina Stadio Comunale Beltrametti, Piacenza
5 February 2000  Italy 34–20  Scotland Stadio Flaminio, Rome Six Nations
15 February 2003  Italy 30–22  Wales Stadio Flaminio, Rome Six Nations
6 March 2004  Italy 20–14  Scotland Stadio Flaminio, Rome Six Nations
11 June 2005  Argentina 29–30  Italy Estadio Olímpico, Córdoba
24 February 2007  Scotland 17–37  Italy Murrayfield, Edinburgh Six Nations
10 March 2007  Italy 23–20  Wales Stadio Flaminio, Rome Six Nations
15 March 2008  Italy 23–20  Scotland Stadio Flaminio, Rome Six Nations
28 June 2008  Argentina 12–13  Italy Estadio Olímpico, Córdoba
27 February 2010  Italy 16–12  Scotland Stadio Flaminio, Rome Six Nations
12 March 2011  Italy 22–21  France Stadio Flaminio, Rome Six Nations
17 March 2012  Italy 13–6  Scotland Stadio Olimpico, Rome Six Nations
3 February 2013  Italy 23–18  France Stadio Olimpico, Rome Six Nations
16 March 2013  Italy 22–15  Ireland Stadio Olimpico, Rome Six Nations
28 February 2015  Scotland 19–22  Italy Murrayfield, Edinburgh Six Nations
19 November 2016  Italy 20–18  South Africa Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Autumn Internationals
19 March 2022  Wales 21–22  Italy Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Six Nations
12 November 2022  Italy 28–27  Australia Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Autumn Nations Series

Stadium and attendance

Before joining the Six Nations in 2000 Italy did not have a set stadium and played their home matches in various stadiums around Italy. From 2000 to 2011 Italy played all of their home Six Nations matches at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome. The Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) announced, in January 2010, that the stadium would undergo an expansion, that will increase its capacity to 42,000.[35] Continued delays to the start of construction meant that the revamp could not be completed in time for the 2012 Six Nations so all of Italy's home Six Nations games were moved to the Stadio Olimpico, also in Rome.[36] The expansion of the Stadio Flaminio was originally promised to be complete by 2014. It was planned that upon completion of the renovation, the team would move back to the Stadio Flaminio,[37] however little was achieved and as of September 2016 the stadium was still in a state of abandoned disrepair.[38] More Italians are attending rugby union games and whereas before most of the fans at the Stadio Flaminio were away fans. Since moving to the Stadio Olimpico attendances have increased by huge numbers.[39] Italy has drawn large crowds since 2008, particularly for Six Nations matches and for matches against New Zealand:

The Stadio Olimpico in Rome, current home of the Italian rugby team
Highest attended home matches
RankAttendanceOpponentDateVenue
180,074New Zealand14 November 2009San Siro (Milan)
280,054Ireland16 March 2013Stadio Olimpico (Rome)
373,526Wales23 February 2013Stadio Olimpico (Rome)
473,000New Zealand17 November 2012Stadio Olimpico (Rome)
572,354Scotland17 March 2012Stadio Olimpico (Rome)
671,257England15 March 2014Stadio Olimpico (Rome)
770,000England14 February 2016Stadio Olimpico (Rome)
867,721Scotland27 February 2016Stadio Olimpico (Rome)
967,529France3 February 2013Stadio Olimpico (Rome)
1067,127France15 March 2015Stadio Olimpico (Rome)

Strip

Italy traditionally plays in blue jerseys, white shorts and blue stockings at home. Its away uniform consists of a uniform with the inverted colours. Both uniforms have on the chest the Scudetto, even if until the 1990s the non-test Italian teams had the coat of arms of the Maritime republics on the jersey.

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1981–1989 Adidas None
1990–1993 Lotto[40]
1991 Rugby World Cup
1993–1995 Gilbert[41]
1995 Rugby World Cup
1996–1997 Reebok
1997 European Nations Cup
1998–1999 None
1999 Cotton Oxford
2000 Six Nations – 2000 mid-year internationals Canterbury Alliance UniChem
2000 end-of-year internationals – 2002 mid-year internationals Kappa
2002 end-of-year internationals – 2006 end-of-year internationals Jaguar
2007 Six Nations championship – 2012 mid-year internationals Cariparma
2012 end-of-year internationals – 2017 mid-year internationals Adidas
2017 end-of-year internationals – 2018 mid-year internationals Macron
2018 end-of-year internationals – 2021 end-of-year-internationals Cattolica Assicurazioni
2021 end-of-year internationals – Suzuki
2022 Six Nations Tournament – Bitpanda
2022 end-of-year internationals Vittoria Assicurazioni
1970s Home
1987 Home
1991 Home
1995 Home
1995 Away
1999 Home
2000 Home
2000 Away
2001 Home
2003 Home
2007 Home
2007 Away
2011 Home
2012-13 Home
2012-13 Away
2013-14 Home
2013-14 Away
2014-16 Home
2015 RWC Home
2017 Home
2017 Away
2018 Home
2018 Away
2019 Home
2019 Away
2021 Home
2021 Away

Awards

Competition1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Total
Olympic Games 0000
Rugby World Cup 0000
European Nations Cup 19818
Total19818

Record

Overall

Top 20 as of 25 December 2023[42]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1 Steady South Africa094.54
2 Steady Ireland090.57
3 Steady New Zealand089.80
4 Steady France087.81
5 Steady England085.46
6 Steady Scotland083.43
7 Steady Argentina080.68
8 Steady Wales080.64
9 Steady Australia077.48
10 Steady Fiji076.38
11 Steady Italy075.93
12 Steady Japan074.27
13 Steady Portugal072.78
14 Steady Georgia072.68
15 Steady Samoa072.23
16 Steady Tonga071.57
17 Steady United States067.94
18 Steady Uruguay067.39
19 Steady Romania063.28
20 Steady Spain062.86
21 Steady Canada060.90
22 Steady Namibia060.56
23 Steady Chile060.49
24 Steady Hong Kong059.80
25 Steady Russia058.06
26 Steady  Switzerland056.29
27 Steady Netherlands055.84
28 Steady Brazil055.37
29 Steady Belgium054.58
30 Steady South Korea053.46
* Change from the previous week
Italy's historical rankings
See or edit source data.
Source: World Rugby[42]
Graph updated to 25 December 2023

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by an Italy national XV at test level up until 6 October 2023.

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % For Aga Diff
 Argentina23517121.74%399594−195
 Australia1911805.26%279663−384
 Australia XV20200.00%3675−39
 Belgium2200100.00%750+75
 Border Bulldogs10100.00%1225−13
 Bulgaria1100100.00%170+17
 Canada972077.78%246128+118
Catalonia Catalonia210150%108+2
 Cook Islands10100.00%615−9
 Croatia1100100.00%7611+65
 Czech Republic1100100.00%1048+96
 Czechoslovakia12101183.33%26662+204
 England3003000.00%3561,197−841
 England XV10010.00%1515+0
England England B10100.00%921−12
England England U23311133.33%3142−11
 Fiji1266050.00%282275+7
 France4834506.25%5591,515−956
 France XV3012813.33%289751−462
France France Espoirs10100.00%1821−3
 Georgia321066.67%7867+11
 Germany624033.33%2754−27
 Ireland36432011.11%5381,296−758
 Japan972077.78%283167+116
 Leopards321066.66%5546+9
 Madagascar2200100.00%2615+11
 Middlesex10100.00%1228−16
 Morocco862075.00%18452+132
 Golden Lions10100.00%2428−4
 Namibia532060.00%174104+70
 Sharks10100.00%323−20
 Netherlands4400100.00%17827+151
 New Zealand1601600.00%157963−806
 New Zealand XV10100.00%1218−6
 Junior All Blacks10100.00%1330−17
 North-Eastern Cape10100.00%1231−19
 Northern Free State10100.00%1112−1
 Oxfordshire10100.00%630−24
Pacific Islanders10100.00%1725−8
 Poland761085.71%16549+116
 Portugal13111184.62%371102+269
 Romania442516356.81%711654+57
 Russia5500100.00%28376+207
 Samoa835037.50%158192−34
 Scotland36828022.22%591930−339
 Scotland A312033.33%5155−4
 Serbia and Montenegro3300100.00%6022+38
 South Africa1611506.25%195764−569
 Soviet Union1449128.57%171165+6
 Spain27233185.19%581187+394
 Steval Pumas10100.00%1239−27
 Sussex10100.00%716−9
 Tonga532060.00%15482+72
 Tunisia3300100.00%6019+41
 United States5500100.00%15474+80
 Uruguay5500100.00%14752+95
 Wales3232819.38%5001,090−590
 West Germany14130192.86%22669+157
 Zimbabwe3300100.00%7025+45
Total5461973351436.08%9,56213,104–3542

Six Nations

Italy entered the International Championship in 2000 when it became the Six Nations, and made a positive start by winning their debut match 34–20 against Scotland. They finished fifth in 2003 above Wales in the final standings, having defeated them 30–22, and were again fifth the following year above Scotland, after beating them 20–14. In 2006, Italy drew with Wales 18–18 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

Italy's first three Six Nations match victories, in 2000, 2003, and 2004, had been in front of a home crowd at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome. However, on 24 February 2007, they defeated Scotland 37–17 at Murrayfield for their first away win in the competition. Two weeks later, they defeated Wales for the second time, 23–20 back in Rome. This was the first time that Italy had won two of their five games in the championship, and they finished the 2007 Six Nations Championship in fourth place.

Italy won the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy for the first time in 2011 with a close-fought 22–21 victory over France. Two years later, they lifted the trophy for a second time by defeating France 23–18. Italy also recorded a first Six Nations victory over Ireland in 2013, beating them 22–15, and equalling their best finish of fourth place in the final standings. On 28 February 2015, Italy achieved their second away win against Scotland, a tight 22–19 victory, and after a 36-match losing streak they won in Wales for the first time on 19 March 2022 by 22–21.

As of March 2023, Italy have won thirteen Six Nations matches: seven of these against Scotland, three against Wales, two against France and one against Ireland. England is the only team that Italy have yet to beat in the championship.

Year Pos W D L PF PA PD  FRA  ENG Ireland IRL  WAL  SCO
2000 6th104106228-122 LLLLW
2001 6th005106207-101 LLLLL
2002 6th00570183-113 LLLLL
2003 5th104100185-85 LLLWL
2004 5th10442152-110 LLLLW
2005 6th00555179-124 LLLLL
2006 6th01472125-53 LLLDL
2007 4th20394147-53 LLLWW
2008 6th10474131-57 LLLLW
2009 6th00549170-121 LLLLL
2010 6th10469137-68 LLLLW
2011 6th10470138-68 WLLLL
2012 5th10453121-68 LLLLW
2013 4th20375111-36 WLWLL
2014 6th00563172-109 LLLLL
2015 5th10462182-120 LLLLW
2016 6th00579224-145 LLLLL
2017 6th00550201-151 LLLLL
2018 6th00592203-111 LLLLL
2019 6th00579167-88 LLLLL
2020 6th00544178-134 LLLLL
2021 6th00555239-184 LLLLL
2022 6th10460181-121 LLLWL
2023 6th00589149-60 LLLLL
Overall13110617084110-2402 2–0–220–0–241–0–233–1–207–0–17
 
England

France

Ireland

Italy

Scotland

Wales
Tournaments1279412924129129
Outright wins (shared wins)
Home Nations5 (4)4 (3)9 (2)7 (3)
Five Nations17 (6)12 (8)6 (5)5 (6)15 (8)
Six Nations765006
Overall29 (10)18 (8)15 (8)0 (0)14 (8)28 (11)
Grand Slams
Home Nations2[43]
Five Nations116136
Six Nations243004
Overall131040312
Triple Crowns
Home Nations5276
Five Nations164311
Six Nations5705
Overall26131022
Wooden Spoons
Home Nations71056
Five Nations1012151510
Six Nations0101841
Overall171325182417

Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad Pos Pld W D L PF PA
New Zealand Australia 1987 Pool stage 3 1 0 2 40 110 Squad Invited
England France Ireland Scotland Wales 1991 Pool stage 3 1 0 2 57 76 Squad 1st 3 3 0 0 83 38
South Africa 1995 Pool stage 3 1 0 2 69 94 Squad 2nd 4 3 0 1 210 52
Wales 1999 Pool stage 3 0 0 3 35 196 Squad 2nd 6 5 0 1 302 92
Australia 2003 Pool stage 4 2 0 2 77 123 Squad 1st 2 2 0 0 75 20
France 2007 Pool stage 4 2 0 2 85 117 Squad 1st 2 2 0 0 150 7
New Zealand 2011 Pool stage 4 2 0 2 92 95 Squad Automatically qualified
England 2015 Pool stage 4 2 0 2 74 88 Squad Automatically qualified
Japan 2019 Pool stage 4 2 1 1 98 78 Squad Automatically qualified
France 2023 Pool stage 4 2 0 2 114 181 Squad Automatically qualified
Total Pool stage 35 15 0 20 741 1158 17 15 0 2 820 209
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue
  • As a result of inclement weather caused by Typhoon Hagibis the 2019 match between New Zealand and Italy was cancelled and awarded as a 0–0 draw. It is not included in the total tally.[44]

Italy have competed at every Rugby World Cup since the competition's inception in 1987. Italy finished third in their pool at their first World Cup, defeating Fiji, but not making the finals. They did not make the finals in 1991, grouped in a tough pool with England and the All Blacks. At the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, they finished behind England and Western Samoa, but above Argentina in their pool.

In 1999 they did not make the finals, with their defeats by the All Blacks and Tonga. Italy won two pool games at the 2003 World Cup, defeating both Canada and Tonga, but lost to the All Blacks and Wales. Italy played the 2007 Rugby World Cup in Pool C, against New Zealand, Scotland, Romania and Portugal (who had been beaten 83–0 by Italy in the qualifiers), with the goal of reaching the quarter finals for the first time. However, in the crucial group match against Scotland, Italy were undone by indiscipline. Chris Paterson kicked all of Scotland's points in an 18–16 victory, despite Italy crossing the line for the game's only try.

European championships

Before 2000, Italy was one of the leading European teams outside the Five Nations, along with Romania, and for a while the USSR.

Italy competed in the original European Championships from 1936 to 1938, but World War II meant that the tournament would not resume until 1952. Italy then competed in these tournaments from 1952 to 2000. Italy achieved only one victory, the 1995–97 FIRA Trophy.

TeamFirst placeSecond placeThird place
 Italy198

Thirties wins

Year Host city Winner Second place Third place
1936 Berlin
France

Germany

Italy
1937 Paris
France

Italy

Germany

The fifties: the European Cup, Italian positions

Year Winner Second place Third place
1952
France

Italy

West Germany
1954
France

Italy

Spain

The Nations Cup 1966–73

Year Winner Second place Third place
1965/1966
France

Italy

Romania
1966/1967
France

Romania

Italy
1969/1970
France

Romania

Italy

The FIRA Trophy 1974–97

Year Winner Second place Third place
1974/1975
Romania

France

Italy
1975/1976
France

Italy

Romania
1976/1977
Romania

France

Italy
1979/1980
France

Romania

Italy
1981/1982
France

Italy

Romania
1982/1983
Romania

Italy

Soviet Union
1983/1984
France

Romania

Italy
1984/1985
France

Soviet Union

Italy
1990/1992
France

Italy

Romania
1992/1994
France

Italy

Romania
1995/1997
Italy

France

Romania

Players

Current squad

On 16 January, Gonzalo Quesada named Italy's 36-man squad for the 2024 Six Nations.

Head coach: Argentina Gonzalo Quesada

  • Caps updated: 6 October 2023
Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Gianmarco Lucchesi Hooker (2000-09-10) 10 September 2000 17 Italy Benetton
Marco Manfredi Hooker (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 3 Italy Zebre Parma
Giacomo Nicotera Hooker (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 18 Italy Benetton
Pietro Ceccarelli Prop (1992-02-16) 16 February 1992 31 France Perpignan
Danilo Fischetti Prop (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 36 Italy Zebre Parma
Matteo Nocera Prop (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 0 Italy Zebre Parma
Luca Rizzoli Prop (2002-05-03) 3 May 2002 0 Italy Zebre Parma
Mirco Spagnolo Prop (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 0 Italy Benetton
Giosuè Zilocchi Prop (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 16 Italy Benetton
Niccolò Cannone Lock (1998-05-17) 17 May 1998 36 Italy Benetton
Riccardo Favretto Lock (2001-10-18) 18 October 2001 1 Italy Benetton
Edoardo Iachizzi Lock (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 6 Italy Benetton
Federico Ruzza Lock (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 50 Italy Benetton
Andrea Zambonin Lock (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 3 Italy Zebre Parma
Lorenzo Cannone Back row (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 16 Italy Benetton
Alessandro Izekor Back row (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 0 Italy Benetton
Michele Lamaro (c) Back row (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 33 Italy Benetton
Sebastian Negri Back row (1994-06-30) 30 June 1994 52 Italy Benetton
Ross Vintcent Back row (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 0 England Exeter Chiefs
Manuel Zuliani Back row (2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 17 Italy Benetton
Alessandro Garbisi Scrum-half (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 5 Italy Benetton
Martin Page-Relo Scrum-half (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 4 France Lyon
Stephen Varney Scrum-half (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 24 England Gloucester
Tommaso Allan Fly-half (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 79 France Perpignan
Paolo Garbisi Fly-half (2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 31 France Montpellier
Ignacio Brex Centre (1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 30 Italy Benetton
Tommaso Menoncello Centre (2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 13 Italy Benetton
Federico Mori Centre (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000 13 France Bayonne
Marco Zanon Centre (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 15 Italy Benetton
Pierre Bruno Wing (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 15 Italy Zebre Parma
Simone Gesi Wing (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 1 Italy Zebre Parma
Monty Ioane Wing (1994-10-30) 30 October 1994 25 France Lyon
Ange Capuozzo Fullback (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 16 France Toulouse
Lorenzo Pani Fullback (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 5 Italy Zebre Parma

Coaches

Current coaches

Coaching history

Name From To P W D L % W/P
Italy Arnaldo Cortese
England John Thomas
20 May 1929 1 0 0 1 0
Italy Arturo Cameroni
Italy Luigi Bricchi
29 May 1930 1 1 0 0 100
Italy Luigi Bricchi 1 November 1932 26 December 1934 4 3 0 1 75
Italy Luigi Bricchi
France Julien Saby
26 December 1934 7 April 1935 1 1 0 0 100
France Julien Saby 7 April 1935 14 May 1936 2 0 0 2 0
Italy Luigi Bricchi
France Michel Boucheron
14 May 1936 16 May 1936 2 1 0 1 50
Italy Luigi Bricchi
France Julien Saby
1 January 1937 17 October 1937 5 2 1 2 40
Italy Luigi Bricchi 6 March 1938 20 November 1938 1 0 0 1 0
Italy Luigi Bricchi
Italy Giuseppe Sessa
20 November 1938 19 March 1940 2 1 0 1 50
Italy Romano Bonifazi 19 March 1940 9 February 1941 2 1 0 1 50
Italy Luigi Bricchi
Italy Franco Chiaserotti
9 February 1941 2 May 1942
Italy Luigi Bricchi
Italy Franco Chiaserotti
2 May 1942 1 1 0 0 100
Italy Tommaso Fattori 18 May 1947 27 March 1949 2 1 0 1 50
Italy Giorgio Briasco
Italy Antonio Radicini
27 March 1949 26 February 1950 2 0 0 2 0
Italy Romano Bonifazi 26 February 1950 29 July 1950
Italy Francesco Vinci 29 July 1950 4 October 1950
Italy Renzo Maffioli 4 October 1950 25 February 1951
Italy Renzo Maffioli
France Julien Saby
25 February 1951 1 August 1954 9 6 0 3 66.7
Italy Piermarcello Farinelli
Italy Aldo Invernici
Italy Umberto Silvestri
1 August 1954 22 December 1956 8 5 0 3 62.5
Italy Giulio Fereoli
Italy Aldo Invernici
Italy Umberto Silvestri
22 December 1956 8 December 1957 2 1 0 1 50
Italy Sergio Barilari
Italy Aldo Invernici
Italy Umberto Silvestri
8 December 1957 19 July 1958 1 0 0 1 0
Italy Sergio Barilari
Italy Mario Battaglini
Italy Aldo Invernici
19 July 1958 10 April 1960 2 1 0 1 50
Italy Sergio Barilari
Italy Romano Bonifazi
10 April 1960 22 April 1962 4 2 0 2 50
Italy Aldo Invernici 22 April 1962 8 December 1965 7 2 0 5 28.5
Italy Sergio Barilari
Italy Mario Martone
8 December 1965 28 October 1967 7 3 1 3 42.8
Italy Aldo Invernici 28 October 1967 24 May 1970 8 7 0 1 87.5
Italy Giordano Campice 24 May 1970 25 October 1970 2 2 0 0 100
Italy Sergio Barilari 25 October 1970 10 April 1971 3 0 0 3 0
Italy Guglielmo Geremia 11 April 1971 27 May 1971 1 0 0 1 0
Italy Aldo Invernici 28 May 1971 19 February 1972
Italy Umberto Levorato 20 February 1972 25 November 1972 4 1 2 1 25
Italy Gianni Villa 26 November 1972 14 February 1975 20 6 1 13 30
Wales Roy Bish 15 February 1975 1º April 1977 15 8 1 6 53.3
Italy Isidoro Quaglio 2 April 1977 1º May 1977 2 1 0 1 50
Wales Gwyn Evans 23 October 1977 23 October 1978 5 1 1 3 20
France Pierre Villepreux 24 October 1978 24 October 1981 24 10 1 13 41.6
Italy Paolo Paladini
Italy Marco Pulli
25 October 1981 9 November 1985 28 16 2 10 57.14
Italy Marco Bollesan 10 November 1985 4 November 1988 19 7 1 11 36.8
Italy Loreto Cucchiarelli 5 November 1988 29 September 1989 7 1 0 6 14.3
Italy Loreto Cucchiarelli
France Bertrand Fourcade
29 September 1989 31 December 1989 2 1 0 1 50
France Bertrand Fourcade 1 January 1990 30 August 1993 27 16 0 11 59.3
France Georges Coste 31 August 1993 19 June 1999 48 19 1 28 39.6
Italy Massimo Mascioletti 20 June 1999 19 November 1999 5 2 0 3 40
New Zealand Brad Johnstone 20 November 1999 26 April 2002 27 5 0 22 18.5
New Zealand John Kirwan 27 April 2002 18 April 2005 32 10 0 22 31.3
France Pierre Berbizier 19 April 2005 30 September 2007 30 12 1 17 40
South Africa Nick Mallett 3 October 2007 30 October 2011 42 9 0 33 21.4
France Jacques Brunel 1 November 2011 31 May 2016 50 11 0 39 22.0
Ireland Conor O'Shea 1 June 2016 17 November 2019 26 6 0 19 23.08
South Africa Franco Smith 21 November 2019 19 May 2021 13 0 0 13 0
New Zealand Kieran Crowley 19 May 2021 current time 23 8 0 15 31.5
Argentina Gonzalo Quesada 1 January 2024

Updated 26 August 2023

Player records (career)

Most caps

# Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Won Lost Draw %
1Sergio ParisseNumber 82002–20191421393831635106125.00
2Martin CastrogiovanniProp2002–2016119912860123088125.63
3Alessandro ZanniFlanker2005–202011892262043186126.92
4Marco BortolamiLock2001–201511292203572982126.33
5Leonardo GhiraldiniHooker2006–202010784232552087018.86
6Mauro BergamascoFlanker1998–2015106901675153076028.30
7Andrea Lo CiceroProp2000–201310379244083270131.55
8Alessandro TronconScrum-half1994–200710295795193467133.82
9Andrea MasiFullback2000–201595821365132372024.21
10Mirco BergamascoWing2002–201289827256172266125.28
Luke McLeanFullback2008–20178975147471871020.22

Last updated: France vs Italy, 6 October 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[45]

Most tries

# Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop
1Marcello CuttittaWing1987–19995555011526000
2Paolo VaccariWing1991–20036564111223000
3Carlo ChecchinatoNumber 81990–200484741010521000
Manrico MarchettoWing1972–1981433948421000
5Alessandro TronconScrum-half1994–20071029579519000
6Mirco BergamascoCentre2002–2012898272561712490
Serafino GhizzoniWing1977–1987605917717003
Massimo MasciolettiWing1977–1990545406817000
9Ivan FrancescatoCentre1990–1997383807716000
Sergio ParisseNumber 82002–201914213938316001

Last updated: France vs Italy, 6 October 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points

# Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop
1Diego DomínguezFly-half1991–200374731983912720820
2Tommaso AllanFly-half2013–7959204891387761
3Stefano BettarelloFly-half1979–19885554148374610417
4Luigi TroianiFullback1985–199547470294257570
5Ramiro PezFly-half2000–200740337260433526
6Mirco BergamascoCentre2002–2012898272561712490
7Luciano OrqueraFly-half2004–2015482721154320312
8David BortolussiFullback2006–200816151153135251
9Carlo CannaFly-half2015–2021532825152520263
10Paolo GarbisiFly-half2020-30282150225300

Last updated: France vs Italy, 6 October 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [45]

Most matches as captain

# Player Pos Span Mat Won Lost Draw % Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop
1Sergio ParisseNumber 82008–2019931875019.356813001
2Marco BortolamiLock2002–2014391424137.17357000
3Massimo GiovanelliFlanker1992–1999381522139.18153000
4Marco BollesanNumber 81968–1975371520243.24216000
5Michele LamaroFlanker2020-24915040.9151000
6Massimo CuttittaProp1993–1999221012045.45153000
7Alessandro TronconScrum-half2000–200721714033.33255000
8Marzio InnocentiFlanker1985–198820712137.5082000
9Alessandro MoscardiHooker2000–200219415021.0551000
10Ambrogio BonaProp1978–19811899050.0041000

Last updated: France vs Italy, 6 October 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Player records (single match)

Most points in a match

# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1.Stefano BettarelloFly-half291252 CanadaCanada Toronto1 July 1982
Andrea ScanavaccaFly-half1360 CroatiaCroatia Makarska6 June 1998
Diego DomínguezFly-half0163 ScotlandItaly Rome5 February 2000
Diego DomínguezFly-half0470 FijiItaly Treviso10 November 2001
5.Diego DomínguezFly-half281730 NetherlandsItaly Calvisano21 May 1994
6.Diego DomínguezFly-half271260 IrelandItaly Bologna20 December 1997
7.Diego DomínguezFly-half250550 RomaniaFrance Tarbes26 October 1997
Pierpaolo RotilioWing255000 DenmarkItaly Brescia1 November 1997
9.Luigi TroianiFly-half2401200 Czech RepublicItaly Viadana18 May 1994
Diego DomínguezFly-half0080 RomaniaItaly Catania1 October 1994
Mirco BergamascoWing0080 FijiItaly Modena27 November 2010

Last updated: France vs Italy, 6 October 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries in a match

# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1.Pierpaolo RotilioWing255000 DenmarkItaly Brescia1 November 1997
2.Renzo CovaWing124000 BelgiumFrance Paris10 October 1937
Ivan FrancescatoCentre20000 MoroccoFrance Carcassonne19 June 1993
4.16 players on 3 tries

Last updated: France vs Italy, 6 October 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

See also

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