Italy A national rugby union team
(Redirected from Emerging Italy)
| Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 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 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 3-34 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy B (7 May 1964) | |||
| Largest win | |||
| Italy XV File:Flag of Italy.svg 102-3 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (1° November 1997) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
| Italy A File:Flag of Italy.svg 17-45 File:Flag of England.svg England A (29 January 2011) | |||
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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.
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 | edit source]| 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 Portugal | 2nd |
| 2007 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania Romania | 5th |
| 2008 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania Romania | 4th |
| 2009 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania Romania | 2nd |
| 2010 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania Romania | 3rd |
| 2011 | Churchill Cup | England England | 3rd |
| 2012 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania Romania | 3rd |
| 2013 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania Romania | 2nd |
| 2014 | IRB Tbilisi Cup | Georgia (country) Georgia | 3rd |
| 2015 | World Rugby Tbilisi Cup | Georgia (country) Georgia | 2nd |
| 2016 | World Rugby Nations Cup | Romania Romania | 4th |
| 2017 | World Rugby Nations Cup | Uruguay Uruguay | 6th |
| 2018 | World Rugby Nations Cup | Uruguay Uruguay | 3rd |
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Current squad
[edit | edit source]On 3 December 2024, the following players were called up for uncapped test against Emerging Scotland.[1]
Head coach: Italy German Fernandez
References
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