Italy national rugby sevens team
| Union | Italian Rugby Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Azzurri | ||
| Coach(es) | Andrew Vilk | ||
| Captain(s) | Matteo Falsaperla | ||
| |||
| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1993) | ||
| Best result | 17th 1993, 2005 | ||
The Italy national rugby sevens team has occasionally competed in the IRB Sevens World Series since the series' was introduced in 1999, although they do not participate in every leg. Their first (and currently only) ever points in the World Series came in 2003, when they scored four points in the Cardiff leg of the series. Italy also competes in the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series each summer.
Italy also plays qualifying matches for two quadrennial tournaments—the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Summer Olympics. Italy has participated in the Sevens World Cup multiple times, but has not qualified for the Olympics.
Tournament history
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1993
|
Pool Stage | 17th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
 1997
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Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 2001
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| 2005
|
Bowl Winner | 17th | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
 2009
|
Bowl Quarter-Finals | 21st | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2013
|
Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 2018
| |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/7 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | |||
Sevens Grand Prix Series
| Sevens Grand Prix Series Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
 2002
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Not played | ||||||||
| 2003
|
Pool Stage | N.C. | |||||||
 2004
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Runners-Up | 2nd | |||||||
| 2005
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Third Place | 3rd | |||||||
| 2006
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Third Place | 3rd | |||||||
| 2007
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Sixth Place | 6th | |||||||
| 2008
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Fifth Place | 5th | |||||||
| 2009
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Third Place | 3rd | |||||||
| 2010
|
Seventh Place | 7th | |||||||
  2011
|
Seventh Place | 7th | |||||||
 2012
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Ninth Place | 9th | |||||||
| 2013
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Fourth Place | 4th | |||||||
 2014
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Eleventh Place | 11th | |||||||
 2015
|
Eleventh Place | 11th | |||||||
| 2016
|
Sixth Place | 6th | |||||||
| 2017
|
Tenth Place | 10th | |||||||
| 2018
|
Seventh Place | 7th | |||||||
Current squad
Squad to the 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series:[1][2][3]
- James Ambrosini (San Donà)
- Diego Antl (S.S. Lazio)
- Francesco Bonavolontà (S.S. Lazio)
- Giorgio Bronzini (Benetton)
- Lorenzo Maria Bruno (Lyons Piacenza)
- Massimo Cioffi (Rovigo Delta)
- Mattia D’Anna (Mogliano)
- Daniele Di Giulio (S.S. Lazio)
- Matteo Falsaperla – captain (San Donà)
- Alessio Guardiano (S.S. Lazio)
- Marco Lazzaroni (Benetton)
- Gino Lupini (San Donà)
- Federico Mori (Livorno)
- Richard Paletta (Reggio)
- Luca Petrozzi (Bath University)
- Andrea Pratichetti (San Donà)
- Simone Ragusi (Petrarca)
- Simone Rossi (Petrarca)
- Gianmarco Vian (San Donà)
- Luca Zini (CUS Genova)
See also
- Italy national rugby union team
- Italy women's national rugby sevens team
- Rugby World Cup Sevens
- World Rugby Sevens Series
- Sevens Grand Prix Series
References
- ^ http://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12047:italseven-i-dodici-azzurri-per-il-grand-prix-series-7s-di-mosca&catid=117:italia-7s-maschile&Itemid=1030
- ^ https://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12167:italseven-maschile-gli-azzurri-per-il-7s-gps-di-marcoussis&catid=117:italia-7s-maschile&Itemid=1030
- ^ https://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=117&Itemid=432
External links
- Federazione Italiana Rugby official site
- "France and Italy win in Europe". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
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