Italy women's national rugby union team
| Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Le Azzurre (The Blues) | ||
| Coach(es) |  Andrea Di Giandomenico | ||
| Captain(s) | Manuela Furlan | ||
| Most caps | Sara Barattin (89) | ||
| Top scorer | Veronica Schiavon (351) | ||
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| First international | |||
Italy 0-0 France  (Riccione, 22 June 1985) | |||
| Largest win | |||
Italy 52-0 Germany  (Hamburg, 7 April 2005) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 England 76-6 Italy (Rome. 9 February 2008) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1991) | ||
| Best result | 9th 2017 | ||
Italy women's national rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team that represents Italy at international level. It has been administered by Federazione Italiana Rugby since 1991; previously, since its inception in 1985 up to 1991, it was administered by UISP – Unione Italiana Sport Popolari (Italian Union for People's Sports), an association which promotes amateur sports at every level of the society.
It ranks 7th as for November 2018.
History
The Italian team played their 1st international in 1985 against France; the team takes part to the Women's Rugby World Cup, the FIRA Women's European Championship and the Women's Six Nations Championship. Italy won 1 FIRA European Championship and 2 FIRA European Nations Cup.
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Italy women's national rugby union team in 2013. -
Italy women's national rugby union team in 2014 during 6 nations tournament.
Achievements
| Competition |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| European Championship | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Squad
2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad:[1]
- Elisa Cucchiella
- Marta Ferrari
- Lucia Gai
- Gaia Giacomoli
- Melissa Bettoni
- Lucia Cammarano
- Valeria Fedrighi
- Valentina Ruzza
- Flavia Severin
- Sara Tounesi
- Alice Trevisan
- Ilaria Arrighetti
- Michela Este
- Silvia Gaudino
- Elisa Giordano
- Isabella Locatelli.
- Sara Barattin (C)
- Claudia Salvadego
- Beatrice Rigoni
- Veronica Schiavon
- Maria Grazia Cioffi
- Manuela Furlan
- Veronica Madia
- Maria Magatti
- Aura Muzzo
- Michela Sillari
- Sofia Stefan
- Paola Zangirolami
Results summary
(Full internationals only)
Correct as of 22 March 2015
| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium
|
2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Canada
|
1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| England
|
1991 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.00% |
| France
|
1985 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11.76% |
 Great Britain
|
1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| Germany
|
1996 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Ireland
|
1997 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14.28% |
 Japan
|
2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Kazakhstan
|
2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
 Netherlands
|
1988 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 75.00% |
 Russia
|
1998 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Samoa
|
2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Scotland
|
1995 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 53.84% |
 Spain
|
1991 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 18.18% |
 Sweden
|
1991 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 62.50% |
 United States
|
2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
 Wales
|
1999 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 26.66% |
| Summary | 1985 | 120 | 42 | 2 | 76 | 35.00% |
Results
See Women's international rugby for information about the status of international games and match numbering
Full internationals
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
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Other matches
See also
References
- ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Italy call up two 2002 veterans for World Cup". Retrieved 2017-08-31.