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.
| Union | Italian Rugby Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Gli Azzurri (The Blues) | ||
| Coach(es) | Matteo Mazzantini | ||
| |||
| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1993) | ||
| Best result | 17th 1993, 2005 | ||
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
editRugby World Cup Sevens
edit| Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
| Pool Stage | 17th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Bowl Winner | 17th | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Bowl Quarter-Finals | 21st | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/7 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | |||
Sevens Grand Prix Series
edit| Rugby Europe Sevens Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
| Not played | |||||||||
| Pool Stage | N.C. | ||||||||
| Runners-Up | 2nd | ||||||||
| Third Place | 3rd | ||||||||
| Third Place | 3rd | ||||||||
| Sixth Place | 6th | ||||||||
| Fifth Place | 5th | ||||||||
| Third Place | 3rd | ||||||||
| Seventh Place | 7th | ||||||||
| Seventh Place | 7th | ||||||||
| Ninth Place | 9th | ||||||||
| Fifth Place | 5th | ||||||||
| Eleventh Place | 11th | ||||||||
| Eleventh Place | 11th | ||||||||
| Sixth Place | 6th | ||||||||
| Tenth Place | 10th | ||||||||
| Seventh Place | 7th | ||||||||
| Fifth Place | 5th | ||||||||
| Not played | |||||||||
| Seventh Place | 7th | ||||||||
| Fifth Place | 5th | ||||||||
| Eighth Place | 8th | ||||||||
World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series
edit| World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
| Ninth Place | 9th | ||||||||
| did not Qualify | |||||||||
| Seventh Place | 7th | ||||||||
Current squad
editSquad to the 2024 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series:[1][2]
- Albert Eistein Batista (Colorno)
- Filippo Bozzoni (Zebre Parma)**
- Lorenzo Maria Bruno (Lyons Piacenza)
- Fabrizio Daniel Ciardullo (Viadana)
- Massimo Cioffi (Lazio)
- Aramis Corona (Colorno)
- Federico Cuminetti (Lyons Piacenza)
- Matthias Leon Douglas (Mogliano)**
- Paul Marie Forncelli (Rangers Vicenza)
- Ratko Jelic (Zebre Parma)**
- Francesco Krsul
- Christian Lai (Fiamme Oro)
- Michael Mba (Fiamme Oro)
- Dewi Passarella (Mogliano)
- Pietro Rodina (Lyons Piacenza)
- Flavio Pio Vaccari (Rovigo Delta)
- Giacomo Vanzella (Mogliano)**
** Only for German round
Squad to the 2023 European Games:[3]
- Francesco Bonavolontà (Lazio)
- Lorenzo Maria Bruno (Lyons Piacenza)
- Massimo Cioffi (Petrarca Padova)
- Federico Cuminetti (Lyons Piacenza)
- Paul Marie Forncelli (Rangers Vicenza)
- Alessandro Fusco (Zebre Parma)
- Alessandro Garbisi (Benetton)
- Riccardo Ghelli (Rovigo Delta)
- Christian Lai (Fiamme Oro)
- Matteo Meggiato (Benetton)
- Lorenzo Pani (Zebre Parma)
- Tito Tebaldi (Petrarca Padova)
- Flavio Pio Vaccari (Calvisano)
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- 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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