Italy A national rugby union team
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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.
Quick Facts Union, Coach(es) ...
Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby | ||
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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) |
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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.