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Italy national rugby sevens team

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Italy
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UnionItalian Rugby Federation
Coach(es)England Andrew Vilk
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances3 (First in 1993)
Best result17th 1993, 2005

The Italy sevens national rugby union team is Italy's national rugby union sevens team. They compete in the IRB Sevens World Series, and have done so since the series' was introduced in 1999. Although they do compete in the series, 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. As well as competing in the IRB World Series the Italian team also compete in the FIRA European Sevens circuit.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Olympics Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Did Not Qualify
Total 0 Titles 0/1 - - - -

Current squad

Squad to the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens World Series Qualifier:

  • Kaine Robertson
  • Steven Bortolussi
  • Niccolò Fadalti
  • Giulio Rubini
  • Cristhian Becerra
  • Fabrizio Sepe
  • Andrea Buondonno
  • Alessandro Castagnoli
  • Alessandro Tartaglia
  • Oliveiro Fabiani
  • Guido Barion
  • Gianmarco Vian

See also

  • "France and Italy win in Europe". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-28.