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Italy A national rugby union team

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countryItaly A
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unionFederazione Italiana Rugby
coachAlessandro Troncon
top scorerLuciano Orquera (119 Nations Cup Only)
most triesMichele Sepe (4 Nations Cup Only)
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(7 May 1964)
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(1° November 1997)
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(29 January 2011)

(7 May 1964) (1° November 1997) (29 January 2011)

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

YearTournamentHostRank
2000Six Nations "A"-6th
2001Six Nations "A"-5th
2002Six Nations "A"-5th
2003Six Nations "A"-5th
2006IRB Nations CupPortugal Portugal2nd
2007IRB Nations CupRomania Romania5th
2008IRB Nations CupRomania Romania4th
2009IRB Nations CupRomania Romania2nd
2010IRB Nations CupRomania Romania3rd
2011Churchill CupEngland England3rd
2012IRB Nations CupRomania Romania3rd
2013IRB Nations CupRomania Romania2nd
2014IRB Tbilisi CupGeorgia Georgia3rd
2015World Rugby Tbilisi CupGeorgia Georgia2nd
2016World Rugby Nations CupRomania Romania4th
2017World Rugby Nations CupUruguay Uruguay6th
2018World Rugby Nations CupUruguay Uruguay3rd

Current squad

On 28 Janueary 2026, the following players were called up for two official tests against Scotland A and Chile during 2026 men's rugby union internationals window of spring.{{cite news|url=https://federugby.it/italia-xv-ufficializzati-lo-staff-e-i-convocati-per-le-due-gare-a-rieti-e-laquila/|title= Italia XV, ufficializzati lo staff e i convocati per le due gare a Rieti e L’Aquila|work=Italy Rugby Union|date=28 January 2026|access-date=28 January 2026|language=Italian}}

Head coach: ITA Massimo Brunello

Davide RuggeriBack rowITA Zebre Parma
Simone BrisighellaFullbackITA Valorugby Emilia

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