Italy A national rugby union team

Emerging Italy

Union	Federazione Italiana Rugby
Coach(es)	Carlo Orlandi
Top scorer	Luciano Orquera (119 Nations Cup Only)
Most tries	Michele Sepe (4 Nations Cup Only)
Team kit Change kit
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)

The Italy A national rugby union team (also known as Emerging Italy) are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side.

They competed in the IRB Nations Cup from 2006 until 2013, except in 2011 when they played the Churchill Cup. Since 2014 they participate in the IRB Tbilisi Cup.

In 2016, it played in the World Rugby Nations Cup.

Tournament record

Year	Tournament	Host	Rank
2006	IRB Nations Cup	Portugal	2nd
2007	IRB Nations Cup	Romania	5th
2008	IRB Nations Cup	Romania	4th
2009	IRB Nations Cup	Romania	2nd
2010	IRB Nations Cup	Romania	3rd
2011	Churchill Cup	England	3rd
2012	IRB Nations Cup	Romania	3rd
2013	IRB Nations Cup	Romania	2nd
2014	IRB Tbilisi Cup	Georgia	3rd
2015	World Rugby Tbilisi Cup	Georgia	2nd
2016	World Rugby Nations Cup	Romania	4th

Current squad

The 30-man squad to face 2 times Scottish Heriot's, on 11 November 2016 and on 19 November 19 2016, for Italian-Scottish Challenge during Autumn Internationals 2016.^{[1] [2]}

Head Coach: Carlo Orlandi

Note: Bold denotes players who are internationally capped.

Forwards Player Position Club Adriano Daniele Hooker Lyons Piacenza Marius Luus Luhandre Hooker Calvisano Tommaso Bergonzini Prop Rugby Reggio George Iacob Prop Rovigo Delta Roberto Tenga Prop Fiamme Oro Niccolò Zago Prop Petrarca Davide Fragnito Lock Rovigo Delta Leonard Krumov Lock Viadana Samuele Ortis Lock Rovigo Delta Matteo Corazzi Flanker Mogliano Giovanni Pettinelli Flanker Calvisano Sebastian Negri Flanker Hartpury Andrea Trotta Flanker Viadana Renato Giammarioli Number 8 Calvisano Andrea Grigolon Number 8 Viadana

Backs Player Position Club Alberto Chillon Scrum-half Rovigo Delta Simone Marinaro Scrum-half Fiamme Oro Maicol Azzolini Fly-half Fiamme Oro Leonardo Mantelli Fly-half Rovigo Delta Paolo Pescetto Fly-half Narbonne Enrico Bacchin Centre Petrarca Andrea Bettin Centre Petrarca Matteo Gabbianelli Centre Viadana Enrico Lucchin Centre Rovigo Delta Pierre Bruno Wing Calvisano Simone Rossi Wing Petrarca Luca Sperandio Wing Treviso Marco Susio Wing Calvisano Matteo Minozzi Fullback Rovigo Delta Simone Ragusi Fullback Petrarca

References

External links

• Official site F.I.R.

Rugby union in Italy
Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR)
National teams	Women's Italy 7's Men's Italy A 7's U-20 U-18
League competitions	Men's Pro12 Excellence Serie A Serie B Serie C
Cup competitions	Men's European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup Qualifying Competition Excellence Trophy
Related articles	World Cup Six Nations International players Trofeo Garibaldi 1995–97 FIRA Trophy Aironi (disbanded) Zebre
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