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.
| Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach(es) | Alessandro Troncon | ||
| Top scorer | Luciano Orquera (119 Nations Cup Only) | ||
| Most tries | Michele Sepe (4 Nations Cup Only) | ||
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| First international | |||
Belgium  3-34  Italy B(7 May 1964) | |||
| Largest win | |||
Italy XV 102-3  Denmark(1° November 1997) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
Italy A 17-45  England Saxons(29 January 2011) | |||
They competed in the Six Nations "A" from 2000 to 2003, in the IRB Nations Cup from 2006 until 2013, except in 2011 when they played the Churchill Cup. They have also participated in the IRB Tbilisi Cup in 2014.
From 2016 to 2018 it played in the World Rugby Nations Cup.
Tournament record edit
| Year | Tournament | Host | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Six Nations "A" | - | 6th |
| 2001 | Six Nations "A" | - | 5th |
| 2002 | Six Nations "A" | - | 5th |
| 2003 | Six Nations "A" | - | 5th |
| 2006 | IRB Nations Cup |  Portugal | 2nd |
| 2007 | IRB Nations Cup |  Romania | 5th |
| 2008 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania | 4th |
| 2009 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania | 2nd |
| 2010 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania | 3rd |
| 2011 | Churchill Cup | England | 3rd |
| 2012 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania | 3rd |
| 2013 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania | 2nd |
| 2014 | IRB Tbilisi Cup |  Georgia | 3rd |
| 2015 | World Rugby Tbilisi Cup | Georgia | 2nd |
| 2016 | World Rugby Nations Cup | Romania | 4th |
| 2017 | World Rugby Nations Cup |  Uruguay | 6th |
| 2018 | World Rugby Nations Cup | Uruguay | 3rd |
Current squad edit
On 4 January 2024, the following players were called up for uncapped test against IRFU Combined Academies for 14 and 19 January 2024.[1]
On 13 January 2024, an updating of squad.[2]
On 18 January 2024, an updating of squad.[3]
Head coach: German Fernandez
References edit
- ^ "ITALIA U23, I CONVOCATI PER LA DOPPIA SFIDA CON LA SELEZIONE IRLANDESE". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "SELEZIONE ITALIANA U23, DOMENICA LA TERZA SFIDA ALLE COMBINED ACADEMIES IRLANDESI". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "SELEZIONE ITALIANA U23, 24 ORE AL QUARTO ED ULTIMO TEST CON GLI ACCADEMICI IRLANDESI". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.