Fabio Roselli (rugby union)

Fabio Roselli (born 13 April 1971, in Rome) is an Italian rugby union coach and former player. He previously coached Zebre Parma in the United Rugby Championship, until his recent appointment as Italy women's national rugby union team coach.

Fabio Roselli

Date of birth	(1971-04-13) 13 April 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1989–2003 Rugby Roma Olimpic - (-) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–1999 Italy 16 (25) Coaching career Years Team 2024– Italy women (Head Coach) 2022–2024 Zebre Parma (Head Coach) 2020–2022 Zebre Parma (Assistant Coach) 2008 Italy U-18 (Head Coach)

Rugby career

Roselli played his entire career for Rugby Roma Olimpic, from 1989/90 to 2002/03. He won one Italian Championship, in 1999/2000, and one Cup of Italy, in 1997/98.

He had 16 caps for Italy, from 1995 to 1999, scoring 5 tries, 25 points in aggregate. He played a game at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, in what would be his final cap for his national team. He played as a wing.

Coaching career

Roselli was the coach of the Italy national U-18 team in 2008, and was then in charge of the Italy national U-17 team.

From 2020 to 2022 he was named as Assistant coach for Zebre Parma in the United Rugby Championship.^[1][2] He later became their Head coach from 2022 to 2024.^[3][4]

In December 2024 he was named head coach of the Italy women's national rugby union team.^[5]