Italy national Rugby union team - wikipedia Italy national Rugby union team For the rugby sevens side, see Italy national rugby sevens team. Italy Nickname ( s ) Azzurri Union Federazione Italiana Rugby Head coach Conor O'Shea Captain Sergio Parisse Most caps Sergio Parisse ( 134 ) Top scorer Diego Dominguez ( 983 ) Top try scorer Marcello Cuttitta ( 25 ) Home stadium Stadio Olimpico First colours Second colours World Rugby ranking Current 14 ( as of 21 May 2018 ) Highest 8 ( 2007 ) Lowest 15 ( 2015 and 2017 ) First international Spain 9 -- 0 Italy ( 20 May 1929 ) Biggest win Italy 104 -- 8 Czech Republic ( 18 May 1994 ) Biggest defeat South Africa 101 -- 0 Italy ( 19 June 1999 ) World Cup Appearances 8 ( First in 1987 ) Best result Pool stage, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015 Website www.federugby.it The Italy national rugby union team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship against the other top rugby teams in Europe. The team is also known as the Azzurri ( Sky - Blues ). Italy has been playing international rugby since 1929, and for decades were considered one of the best European teams outside the Five Nations Championship. Since 2000, Italy competes annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They were the holders of the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy for 2013, played annually against France. Italy is ranked 14th in the world by the IRB as of 22 April 2016. Italian rugby really came to prominence in 2000 when it was added to the Five Nations, creating the Six Nations. Initially on the end of some heavy defeats, the side has grown in competitiveness, recording a fourth - place finish in 2007 and 2013, and even in defeat, lop - sided losses are less frequent. The Azzurri have shown respectable results when playing at home in recent years : during the 2011 Six Nations, the side defeated France 22 -- 21, and in the 2013 Six Nations, Italy won again at home against France ( 23 -- 18 ), and defeated Ireland 22 -- 15. Italy have also competed at every Rugby World Cup since the first tournament in 1987, but have yet to progress beyond the first round. The team has developed a reputation for being a consistent middle player at the tournament. Italy 's showings since 2003 have consistently followed a formula where they managed two wins and two losses during the pool stages. The current head coach is Conor O'Shea. Number eight Sergio Parisse is their current captain. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early history : 1911 -- 34 1.2 1945 -- 85 1.3 1986 -- 99 1.4 Six Nations era : 2000 -- present 2 Wins against Tier 1 nations 3 Stadium & Attendance 4 Strip 5 Awards 6 Record 6.1 Overall 6.2 Six Nations 6.3 Rugby World Cup 6.4 European championships 6.4. 1 Thirties wins 6.4. 2 The fifties : the European Cup, Italian positions 6.4. 3 The Nations Cup 1966 -- 73 6.4. 4 The FIRA Trophy 1974 -- 97 7 Players and Coaches 7.1 Current squad 7.2 Players not considered for injury and recent Call Up 7.3 Coaches 8 Individual all - time records 8.1 Most caps 8.2 Most tries 8.3 Most points 8.4 Most points in a match 8.5 Most tries in a match 8.6 Most matches as captain 8.7 Youngest players 8.8 Oldest players 9 See also 10 References 11 External links History See also : Rugby union in Italy Early history : 1911 -- 34 The first match played by an Italian XV was in 1911 between US Milanese and Voiron of France. On 25 July of the same year the `` Propaganda Committee '' was formed which in 1928 became the Federazione Italiana Rugby ( FIR ) ( Italian Rugby Federation ). In May 1929, Italy played their first international losing 9 -- 0 against Spain in Barcelona. In 1934, Italy was one of the founder members of FIRA, today 's Rugby Europe ; the others were France, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Catalonia, Romania, Holland and Germany. 1945 -- 85 World War II meant an hiatus for Italian rugby union, as it did in other rugby - playing nations. Post-war, there was a desire to return to normal and Italian rugby union entered a new dimension thanks to the help of Allied troops in Italy. The lineup of the Italy national rugby union team vs France, 1975. In the 1970s and 1980s rugby union made enormous progress thanks to great foreign players ( John Kirwan, Naas Botha, David Campese, Michael Lynagh ) and coaches ( Julien Saby, Roy Bish, Greenwood, Nelie Smith ) in the Italian championship. Even foreign coaches were and continue to be chosen for the national team, like Bertrande Fourcade and Georges Coste. In 1973, the national team went on a tour of South Africa, coached by ex-Springbok prop Amos Du Plooey. Tours of England and Scotland followed, as well as games against Australia and New Zealand, the masters of their day. In 1978, Italy first played Argentina at Rovigo, winning 19 - 6. 1986 -- 99 Since the mid 1980s, the Italian national side had been pursuing the ambition of playing in an expanded Five Nations Championship. Consistently winning against nations that now play in the European Nations Cup ( Romania, Spain, Georgia, etc. ), and good results against the major nations such as France, Scotland, Wales and Ireland meant that they were often talked as strong candidates. In 1986, Italy hosted an England XV squad in Rome, drawing 15 - 15. The Azzurri took part in the first - ever Rugby World Cup match against New Zealand on 22 May 1987. The match proved a one - sided affair with New Zealand convincing 70 -- 6 winners against a young Italian side. John Kirwan, later to become the Italian national coach, scored one of the tournament 's greatest - ever tries for the All Blacks. Italy beat Fiji but lost to Argentina and finished third in their pool, failing to make the finals. In 1988, they played Ireland for the first time. At the 1991 World Cup, Italy were grouped in a tough pool with the likes of England and the All Blacks. They lost both of these games but beat the USA. Italy first played Wales in 1994. At the 1995 World Cup in South Africa, Italy came close to beating England ; losing 20 -- 27, but recovered to beat Argentina. They finished third in their pool again below England and Western Samoa, but above the Argentines. The current badge on the Italy jersey The late 1990s saw the Italians build a formidable side and record Test victories over Five Nations opposition. In 1996, a deal between British Sky Broadcasting and the Rugby Football Union meant that England home games were exclusively shown on Sky. England were threatened with being expelled from the Five Nations to be replaced by Italy. This threat was never carried out as a deal was worked out. In 1996, Italy toured England, Wales and for the first time Scotland, losing all matches. The team recorded two consecutive victories over Ireland in 1997 ; 37 -- 29 on 4 January, at Lansdowne Road, and 37 -- 22 on 20 December, in Bologna. On 22 March 1997 they recorded their first win over France, 40 -- 32, ( in Grenoble ). In January 1998, Scotland were the victims with Italy winning 25 -- 21 ( in Treviso ) ; in the same year in the Rugby World Cup Qualifiers, they narrowly lost 23 -- 15 against England at Huddersfield, but they argued for a try by Alessandro Troncon disallowed by the referee. At the 1999 World Cup, Italy were drawn with New Zealand for the third time and lost again. They did not win a single pool match and went home before the knock - out stage. Six Nations Era : 2000 -- present Italy vs All Blacks at San Siro with Record 80,000 Sold Out Crowd. ( Nov. 2009 ) Italy finally joined the Six Nations Championship in 2000 but their admission coincided with the departure of some of their best players. Nevertheless, they won their opening game against the reigning champions Scotland 34 -- 20. Thereafter they struggled to compete against the other nations and their participation was called into question. The 2001 and 2002 tournaments were particularly disappointing as they did not win a single game. Coach Brad Johnstone was sacked in 2002 after an alleged show of ' player power '. John Kirwan was then appointed coach. Italy won two pool games at the 2003 World Cup, defeating both Canada and Tonga, but lost to the All Blacks and Wales. They managed to get their second Six Nations win in 2003 30 -- 22 against Wales and Italy avoided the wooden spoon. They followed up by winning two games at the World Cup, another first, though the tournament was ultimately disappointing as the Welsh gained revenge with a 27 -- 15 success that meant that Italy were the only Six Nations country not to advance to the knock - out stage. Their third win came against Scotland in 2004. Italy, along with other nations, had made good use of IRB rules which allowed them to select foreign born players if they had Italian ancestry or had lived in Italy for a qualifying period of 3 years. From 2004 they announced that they would only pick three such ' non-Italians ' per team in order to develop their own domestic players. In the 2005 Six Nations Italy finished bottom of the table again and failed to win a single game. Kirwan was sacked and replaced with Pierre Berbizier. Italy then went on a tour of Argentina where they surprised many by beating the Pumas 30 -- 29 and drawing the series 1 -- 1 ( the only 2005 victory of a northern hemisphere team visiting a southern hemisphere team ). However the Pumas had their revenge when they visited Genoa and beat Italy 39 -- 22. Italy contesting a lineout with Scotland during the 2012 Six Nations In the 2006 Six Nations Championship the Italian team performed strongly against every team, leading against both England and France in the first half, but lost their first three games. They did, however, get a creditable 18 -- 18 draw away to Wales, their first away point in the tournament, and were unlucky not to draw with Scotland in Rome in the final game, losing 10 -- 13 courtesy of a late Scottish penalty. In the 2007 Six Nations Championship, Italy started poorly, losing to France 3 -- 39. However, Italy 's performance improved, and they held England to a 20 -- 7 result at Twickenham. Italy followed with a stunning start to their match at Murrayfield against Scotland, scoring three quick tries to give Italy a 21 -- 0 lead after 7 minutes, and the Azzurri went on to a 37 -- 17 victory ; their first - ever away win in the Six Nations. Italy 's next match was against Wales in Rome, with Italy winning 23 -- 20, for their first consecutive victories in the competition and help them achieve their highest - ever position in the competition. The domestic interest in rugby reached new heights with Italy 's new success front page media coverage and the sport being held up as a model of fair play. Media and public interest in the national team was very high during the side 's newfound success, despite losing their last game to Ireland. 10,000 fans later greeted the national team at Rome 's Piazza del Popolo. The 2008 Six Nations Championship saw the Italians again finish in last place, albeit by only a three - point margin. They took part in close matches against Ireland, Wales England and France respectively and managed a sole victory, defeating Scotland 23 -- 20 in Rome in the last round of matches. In the summer tests they lost to South Africa but again managed to surprise 3rd ranked Argentina with a 13 -- 12 victory. At the 2008 end of year tour Italy pushed the Wallabies in their clash in Padova, but the Australians eventually went on to win 30 -- 20. A week later the Italians were defeated by Argentina, 14 -- 22. Italy 's 2009 Six Nations campaign was star - crossed almost from the beginning, with both scrum - halves ruled out of the competition before a ball was kicked, and a third alternative ruled out of the opener at England due to injury. Head coach Nick Mallett tried flanker Mauro Bergamasco at scrum - half. Mallett 's gamble failed in epic fashion, with Bergamasco 's mistakes leading to three England tries before he was replaced at the half ; England went on to win 36 -- 11. In week two Italy also put in a poor performance against Ireland losing 38 - 9. The two poor performances were followed by another loss to Scotland. The Azzurri were competitive in their 20 -- 15 loss at the Flaminio to a Wales side resting many of its key players for the championship decider against Ireland the next week. Italy finished in last place for the second straight year after losing to France on the final weekend of the tournament. In the 2010 Six Nations Championship, Italy were well beaten by Ireland 29 - 11 before narrowly losing to England and defeating Scotland. Italy were defeated in their last two matches against France and Wales. Italian fans on their way to see Italy play Scotland at Murrayfield in the Six Nations Championship, 2013 Italy finished the 2011 Six Nations with a 1 -- 4 record. In the opening match of the 2011 Six Nations, Italy was beaten by Ireland 11 -- 13 at home, with Ireland scoring a drop goal less than 2 minutes before the final whistle. The Azzurri claimed a 22 -- 21 home victory over the reigning Six Nations champions, France, gaining Italy 's first win over France in a Six Nations game. At the final whistle, the English language commentator declared it the greatest win in Italian rugby history thus far. Italy finished the 2012 Six Nations in fifth place with a 1 -- 4 record, following a 13 -- 6 win over Scotland before over 72,000 fans at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Italy 's 15 -- 19 defeat was Italy 's closest margin to defeating England. The championship also saw Italy lose to Wales, Ireland and France. Italy played three matches in the 2012 November internationals, losing two and winning one. The Italian 's lost to New Zealand and Australia 22 - 19, with Italian fly half Luciano Orquera missing a penalty in the last minute which would have secured Italy 's first draw against Australia. Italy did manage a win in the series, beating Tonga 28 - 23. Italy gained their second Six Nations win over France when they beat them 23 - 18 on their opening match of the 2013 Six Nations Championship. Three defeats by Scotland, Wales and England followed. On their final game of the championship Italy won against Ireland 22 - 15 for the first time in a Six Nations match in front of 75,000 fans at the Stadio Olimpico. Overall Italy finished fourth, Behind Scotland in third on points difference, to make it one of their most successful Six Nations. In November 2013, Italy hosted Australia at Turin for a 20 - 50 loss, then defeated Fiji 37 -- 31 at Cremona and was defeated by Argentina 14 -- 19 at Rome. Italy where whitewashed at the 2014 Six Nations Championship, including a 20 - 21 home loss to Scotland, a 46 -- 7 loss to Ireland and a 11 -- 52 loss to England. In June the team made an Asia - Pacific tour, where they were defeated by Fiji, Japan and Samoa. In November they scored a home win to Samoa, a two - point loss to Argentina and another loss to South Africa. In the 2015 Six Nations Championship, Italy took a 19 -- 22 away win over Scotland to avoid the Wooden Spoon, but suffered heavy home losses to France and Wales. At the 2015 Rugby World Cup, they defeated Romania and Canada but lost to Ireland and France, repeating their performance of the previous three editions. After another poor performance in 2016, losing all their Six Nations matches, Italy hired former Ireland international and Harlequin F.C. coach Conor O'Shea to coach the team ; with him they also hired IRFU developmental director Stephen Aboud to direct youth programs in the country, in order to strengthen the level of rugby in the country. In June, the team Italy lost to Argentina and won over the United States and Canada. On 19 November, Italy achieved a famous upset victory by defeating South Africa 20 - 18 which was Italy 's first win against the Springboks in 13 attempts at Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence. This victory also marked their first win over one of the 3 big Southern Hemisphere nations ( Australia, New Zealand, South Africa ). Wins against Tier 1 nations Date Home Score Away Place 24 October 1978 Italy 19 - 6 Argentina Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo 6 May 1995 Italy 22 - 12 Ireland Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso 4 June 1995 Argentina 25 - 31 Italy Buffalo City Stadium, East London, South Africa 4 January 1997 Ireland 29 - 37 Italy Lansdowne Road, Dublin 22 March 1997 France 32 - 40 Italy Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble 20 December 1997 Italy 37 - 22 Ireland Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna 24 January 1998 Italy 25 - 21 Scotland Stadio Comunale Monigo, Treviso 7 November 1998 Italy 23 - 19 Argentina Stadio Comunale Beltrametti, Piacenza 5 February 2000 Italy 34 - 20 Scotland Stadio Flaminio, Rome 15 February 2003 Italy 30 - 22 Wales Stadio Flaminio, Rome 6 March 2004 Italy 20 - 14 Scotland Stadio Flaminio, Rome 11 June 2005 Argentina 29 - 30 Italy Estadio Olímpico, Córdoba 24 February 2007 Scotland 17 - 37 Italy Murrayfield, Edinburgh 10 March 2007 Italy 23 - 20 Wales Stadio Flaminio, Rome 15 March 2008 Italy 23 - 20 Scotland Stadio Flaminio, Rome 28 June 2008 Argentina 12 - 13 Italy Estadio Olímpico, Córdoba 27 February 2010 Italy 16 - 12 Scotland Stadio Flaminio, Rome 12 March 2011 Italy 22 - 21 France Stadio Flaminio, Rome 17 March 2012 Italy 13 - 6 Scotland Stadio Olimpico, Rome 3 February 2013 Italy 23 - 18 France Stadio Olimpico, Rome 16 March 2013 Italy 22 - 15 Ireland Stadio Olimpico, Rome 28 February 2015 Scotland 19 - 22 Italy BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh 19 November 2016 Italy 20 - 18 South Africa Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Stadium & attendance Before joining the Six Nations in 2000 Italy did not have a set stadium and played their home matches in various stadiums around Italy. From 2000 - 2011 Italy played all of their home Six Nations matches at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome. The Italian Rugby Federation ( FIR ) announced, in January 2010, that the stadium would undergo an expansion, that will increase its capacity to 42,000. Continued delays to the start of construction meant that the revamp could not be completed in time for the 2012 Six Nations so all of Italy 's home Six Nations games were moved to the Stadio Olimpico, also in Rome. The expansion of the Stadio Flaminio was originally promised to be complete by 2014. It was planned that upon completion of the renovation, the Italian team will move back to the Stadio Flaminio, however little was achieved and as of September 2016 the stadium was still in a state of abandoned disrepair. More Italians are coming to watch rugby union games and whereas before most of the fans at the Stadio Flaminio were away fans, now Italy has a good home crowd. Since moving to the Stadio Olimpico attendances have increased by huge numbers. The Italian team has drawn large crowds since 2008, particularly for Six Nations matches and for matches against New Zealand : The Stadio Olimpico in Rome, current home of the Italian rugby team. Highest attended home matches Rank Attendance Opponent Date Venue 80,074 New Zealand 14 Nov 2009 San Siro ( Milan ) 80,054 Ireland 16 Mar 2013 Stadio Olimpico ( Rome ) 73,526 Wales 23 Feb 2013 Stadio Olimpico ( Rome ) 73,000 New Zealand 17 Nov 2012 Stadio Olimpico ( Rome ) 5 72,354 Scotland 17 Mar 2012 Stadio Olimpico ( Rome ) 6 71,257 England 15 March 2014 Stadio Olimpico ( Rome ) 7 70,000 England 14 February 2016 Stadio Olimpico ( Rome ) 8 67,721 Scotland 27 February 2016 Stadio Olimpico ( Rome ) 9 67,529 France 3 Feb 2013 Stadio Olimpico ( Rome ) 10 67,127 France 15 March 2015 Stadio Olimpico ( Rome ) Strip Italy play in blue jerseys. Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor 1981 - 1989 Adidas No shirt sponsor 1990 - 1993 Lotto 1991 Rugby World Cup 1993 - 1995 Gilbert 1995 Rugby World Cup 1996 -- 1997 Reebok 1997 European Nations Cup 1998 -- 1999 None 1999 Cotton Oxford 2000 Six Nations - 2000 mid year international Canterbury Alliance UniChem 2000 end of year internationals - 2002 mid year tests Kappa 2002 end of year internationals -- 2006 end of year internationals Jaguar 2007 Six Nations championship - 2012 mid year internationals Cariparma 2012 end of year internationals - 2017 mid year tests Adidas 2017 - Macron Awards Competition 01 ! 02 ! 03 ! Total Olympic Games 0 0 0 0 Rugby World Cup 0 0 0 0 European Nations Cup 9 8 18 Total 9 8 18 Record Men 's World Rugby Rankings Top 30 rankings as of 21 May 2018 Rank Change * Team Points New Zealand 093.99 Ireland 089.11 England 086.23 Australia 085.49 5 Scotland 083.83 6 South Africa 083.81 7 Wales 083.41 8 France 079.10 9 Argentina 078.22 10 Fiji 077.93 11 Japan 075.66 12 Georgia 073.96 13 Tonga 071.87 14 Italy 071.10 15 United States 069.23 16 Samoa 069.03 17 Romania 068.25 18 Uruguay 065.37 19 Russia 063.27 20 Spain 063.09 21 Canada 061.98 22 Hong Kong 060.43 23 Portugal 059.51 24 Namibia 058.93 25 Belgium 058.09 26 Brazil 056.81 27 Netherlands 056.52 28 Germany 054.42 29 Chile 054.36 30 Kenya 054.24 * Change from the previous week Italy 's historical rankings Source : World Rugby - Graph updated to 16 April 2018 Overall Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by an Italy national XV at test level up until 17 March 2018. Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % For Aga Diff Argentina 22 5 16 22.73 % 383 557 - 174 Australia 17 0 17 0 0.00 % 244 605 - 361 Australia XV 0 0 0.00 % 36 75 - 39 Belgium 0 0 100.00 % 75 0 + 75 Border Bulldogs 0 0 0.00 % 12 25 - 13 Bulgaria 0 0 100.00 % 17 0 + 17 Canada 9 7 0 77.78 % 246 128 + 118 Catalonia 0 50 % 10 8 + 2 Cook Islands 0 0 0.00 % 6 15 - 9 Croatia 0 0 100.00 % 76 11 + 65 Czech Republic 0 0 100.00 % 104 8 + 96 Czechoslovakia 11 9 81.82 % 162 54 + 108 England 24 0 24 0 0.00 % 305 964 - 659 England XV 0 0 0.00 % 15 15 + 0 England B 0 0 0.00 % 9 21 - 12 England U23 33.33 % 31 42 - 11 Fiji 12 6 6 0 50.00 % 282 275 + 7 France 40 37 0 9.25 % 448 1198 - 750 France XV 30 28 3.33 % 289 751 - 462 France Espoirs 0 0 0.00 % 18 21 - 3 Georgia 0 0 100.00 % 31 22 + 9 Germany 6 0 33.33 % 27 54 - 27 Ireland 28 24 0 14.28 % 435 965 - 530 Japan 6 5 0 83.33 % 199 90 + 109 Leopards 0 66.66 % 55 46 + 9 Madagascar 0 0 100.00 % 26 15 + 11 Middlesex 0 0 0.00 % 12 28 - 16 Morocco 8 6 0 75.00 % 184 52 + 132 Golden Lions 0 0 0.00 % 24 28 - 4 Namibia 0 33.00 % 75 74 + 1 Sharks 0 0 0.00 % 23 - 20 Netherlands 0 0 100.00 % 178 27 + 151 New Zealand 13 0 13 0 0.00 % 128 754 - 626 New Zealand XV 0 0 0.00 % 12 18 - 6 Junior All Blacks 0 0 0.00 % 13 30 - 17 North - Eastern Cape 0 0 0.00 % 12 31 - 19 Northern Free State 0 0 0.00 % 11 12 - 1 Oxfordshire 0 0 0.00 % 6 30 - 24 Pacific Islanders 0 0 0.00 % 17 25 - 8 Poland 7 6 0 85.71 % 165 49 + 116 Portugal 12 10 83.33 % 333 71 + 262 Rhodesia 0 0 0.00 % 42 - 38 Romania 42 23 16 54.76 % 609 634 - 25 Russia 0 0 100.00 % 198 61 + 137 Samoa 7 5 0 28.57 % 109 175 - 66 Scotland 29 8 21 0 27.58 % 495 716 - 221 Scotland A 0 33.33 % 51 55 - 4 Serbia and Montenegro 0 0 100.00 % 60 22 + 38 South Africa 14 13 0 7.14 % 171 652 - 481 Soviet Union 14 9 28.57 % 171 165 + 6 Spain 27 23 85.19 % 581 187 + 394 Steval Pumas 0 0 0.00 % 12 39 - 27 Sussex 0 0 0.00 % 7 16 - 9 Tonga 5 0 60.00 % 154 82 + 72 Tunisia 0 0 100.00 % 60 19 + 41 United States 5 5 0 0 100.00 % 154 74 + 80 Uruguay 0 0 100.00 % 92 25 + 67 Wales 26 23 7.69 % 421 886 - 465 West Germany 14 13 0 92.86 % 226 69 + 157 Zimbabwe 0 0 100.00 % 70 25 + 45 Total 489 182 293 14 37.21 % 8359 11161 - 2802 Six Nations Since entering the Six Nations Championship in 2000, Italy have yet to win the tournament. Italy got off to a positive start to the Six Nations in their first year ; defeating Scotland 34 - 20 in their first match of competition. Italy finished fifth in the 2003 competition above Wales. The following year Italy managed to finish fifth again, above Scotland in the final standings. In 2006, Italy drew with Wales at Cardiff. In the 2007 Six Nations Italy defeated Scotland at Murrayfield for their first win away from home ( Rome ) in the competition with a 37 - 17 score. Two weeks later Italy defeated Wales for the second time in the history of the tournament in Rome : it was the first time the team won two games in the championship, and finished in 4th place. The winner of the Italy - France game is also awarded the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy. Italy recorded their first Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy victory on 12 March 2011 with a thrilling 22 -- 21 win, and recorded their second on 3 February 2013 with a 23 -- 18 score. In the 2013 Championship, they also recorded a first Six Nations victory over Ireland, leaving England as the only nation they are yet to beat in the championship, and equalled their best finish of 4th. In 2015, Italy scored their second away win versus Scotland. Year Position PF PA PD FRA ENG IRL WAL SCO 2000 6th 0 106 228 − 122 2001 6th 0 0 5 106 207 − 101 2002 6th 0 0 5 70 183 − 113 2003 5th 0 100 185 − 85 5th 0 42 152 − 110 2005 6th 0 0 5 55 179 − 124 2006 6th 0 72 125 − 53 2007 4th 0 94 147 − 53 2008 6th 0 74 131 − 57 2009 6th 0 0 5 49 170 − 121 6th 0 69 137 − 68 2011 6th 0 70 138 − 68 2012 5th 0 53 121 − 68 2013 4th 0 75 111 − 36 2014 6th 0 0 5 63 172 − 109 2015 5th 0 62 182 − 120 2016 6th 0 0 5 79 224 − 145 2017 6th 0 0 5 50 201 -- 151 2018 6th 0 0 5 92 203 -- 111 Overall 12 82 1381 3196 − 1815 2 - 0 - 17 0 - 0 - 19 1 - 0 - 18 2 - 1 - 16 7 - 0 - 12 England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales Tournaments 122 88 124 19 124 124 Outright Wins ( Shared Wins ) Home Nations 5 ( 4 ) NA 4 ( 4 ) NA 10 ( 3 ) 7 ( 4 ) Five Nations 17 ( 6 ) 12 ( 8 ) 6 ( 5 ) NA 5 ( 6 ) 15 ( 8 ) Six Nations 6 5 0 0 Overall 28 ( 10 ) 17 ( 8 ) 14 ( 9 ) 0 ( 0 ) 15 ( 9 ) 26 ( 12 ) Grand Slams Home Nations 0 NA 0 NA 0 Five Nations 11 6 NA 6 Six Nations 0 0 Overall 13 9 0 11 Triple Crowns Home Nations 5 NA NA 7 6 Five Nations 16 NA NA 11 Six Nations NA 5 NA 0 Overall 25 NA 11 NA 10 20 Wooden Spoons Home Nations 11 NA 15 NA 8 8 Five Nations 14 17 21 NA 21 12 Six Nations 0 0 13 Overall 25 18 36 13 33 21 Rugby World Cup Main article : Italy at the Rugby World Cup World Cup record World Cup Qualification record Year Round Pool Stage 0 40 110 Automatically qualified 1991 Pool Stage 0 57 76 0 0 83 38 1995 Pool Stage 0 69 94 0 210 52 1999 Pool Stage 0 0 35 196 6 5 0 302 92 2003 Pool Stage 0 77 123 0 0 75 20 2007 Pool Stage 0 85 117 0 0 150 7 2011 Pool Stage 0 92 95 Automatically qualified 2015 Pool Stage 0 74 88 2019 Total 8 / 8 28 11 0 17 529 899 17 15 0 820 209 Italy have competed at every Rugby World Cup since the competition 's inception in 1987. Italy finished third in their pool at their first World Cup, defeating Fiji, but not making the finals. They did not make the finals in 1991, grouped in a tough pool with England and the All Blacks. At the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, they finished behind England and Western Samoa, but above Argentina in their pool. In 1999 they did not make the finals, with their defeats by the All Blacks and Tonga. Italy won two pool games at the 2003 World Cup, defeating both Canada and Tonga, but lost to the All Blacks and Wales. Italy played the 2007 Rugby World Cup in Pool C, against New Zealand, Scotland, Romania and Portugal ( who had been beaten 83 -- 0 by Italy in the qualifiers ), with the goal of reaching the quarter finals for the first time. However, in the crucial group match against Scotland, Italy were undone by indiscipline. Chris Paterson kicked all of Scotland 's points in an 18 -- 16 victory, despite Italy crossing the line for the game 's only try. European Championships Main article : European Nations Cup ( rugby union ) Before 2000, Italy was one of the leading European teams outside the Five Nations, along with Romania, and for a while the USSR. Italy competed in the original European Championships from 1936 -- 38, but World War II meant that the tournament would not resume until 1952. Italy then competed in these tournaments from 1952 -- 2000. Italy achieved only one the victory in 1995 -- 97 FIRA Trophy. Team First place Second place Third place Italy 9 8 Thirties wins Year Host city Winner Second place Third place 1936 Berlin France Germany Italy 1937 Paris France Italy Germany The fifties : the European Cup, Italian positions Year Winner Second place Third place 1952 France Italy West Germany 1954 France Italy Spain The Nations Cup 1966 -- 73 Year Winner Second place Third place 1965 / 1966 France Italy Romania 1966 / 1967 France Romania Italy 1969 / 1970 France Romania Italy The FIRA Trophy 1974 -- 97 Year Winner Second place Third place 1974 / 1975 Romania France Italy 1975 / 1976 France Italy Romania 1976 / 1977 Romania France Italy 1979 / 1980 France Romania Italy 1981 / 1982 France Italy Romania 1982 / 1983 Romania Italy Soviet Union 1983 / 1984 France Romania Italy 1984 / 1985 France Soviet Union Italy 1990 / 1992 France Italy Romania 1992 / 1994 France Italy Romania 1995 / 1997 Italy France Romania Players and coaches Current squad On the 25 January, Conor O'Shea announced a 31 - man squad for the 2018 Six Nations Championship. Head Coach : Conor O'Shea Caps updated : 17 March 2018 Note : Flags indicate national union for the club / province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of Birth ( Age ) Caps Club / province Bigi, Luca Luca Bigi Hooker ( 1991 - 04 - 19 ) 19 April 1991 ( age 27 ) 10 Benetton Fabiani, Oliviero Oliviero Fabiani Hooker ( 1990 - 07 - 13 ) 13 July 1990 ( age 27 ) 6 Zebre Ghiraldini, Leonardo Leonardo Ghiraldini Hooker ( 1984 - 12 - 26 ) 26 December 1984 ( age 33 ) 94 Toulouse Chistolini, Dario Dario Chistolini Prop ( 1988 - 09 - 14 ) 14 September 1988 ( age 29 ) 20 Zebre Ferrari, Simone Simone Ferrari Prop ( 1994 - 03 - 28 ) 28 March 1994 ( age 24 ) 13 Benetton Lovotti, Andrea Andrea Lovotti Prop ( 1989 - 07 - 28 ) 28 July 1989 ( age 28 ) 25 Zebre Pasquali, Tiziano Tiziano Pasquali Prop ( 1994 - 07 - 14 ) 14 July 1994 ( age 23 ) 7 Benetton Quaglio, Nicola Nicola Quaglio Prop ( 1991 - 03 - 09 ) 9 March 1991 ( age 27 ) 7 Benetton Riccioni, Marco Marco Riccioni Prop ( 1997 - 10 - 19 ) 19 October 1997 ( age 20 ) 0 Benetton Biagi, George George Biagi Lock ( 1985 - 10 - 04 ) 4 October 1985 ( age 32 ) 21 Zebre Budd, Dean Dean Budd Lock ( 1986 - 07 - 31 ) 31 July 1986 ( age 31 ) 11 Benetton Ruzza, Federico Federico Ruzza Lock ( 1994 - 08 - 04 ) 4 August 1994 ( age 23 ) 6 Benetton Zanni, Alessandro Alessandro Zanni Lock ( 1984 - 01 - 31 ) 31 January 1984 ( age 34 ) 104 Benetton Giammarioli, Renato Renato Giammarioli Flanker ( 1995 - 03 - 23 ) 23 March 1995 ( age 23 ) Zebre Licata, Giovanni Giovanni Licata Flanker ( 1997 - 02 - 18 ) 18 February 1997 ( age 21 ) 5 Fiamme Oro Mbanda, Maxime Maxime Mbanda Flanker ( 1993 - 04 - 10 ) 10 April 1993 ( age 25 ) 15 Zebre Negri, Sebastian Sebastian Negri Flanker ( 1994 - 06 - 30 ) 30 June 1994 ( age 23 ) 7 Benetton Polledri, Jake Jake Polledri Flanker ( 1995 - 11 - 08 ) 8 November 1995 ( age 22 ) Gloucester Parisse, Sergio Sergio Parisse ( c ) Number 8 ( 1983 - 09 - 12 ) 12 September 1983 ( age 34 ) 134 Stade Français Steyn, Braam Braam Steyn Number 8 ( 1992 - 05 - 02 ) 2 May 1992 ( age 26 ) 19 Benetton Gori, Edoardo Edoardo Gori Scrum - half ( 1990 - 03 - 05 ) 5 March 1990 ( age 28 ) 68 Benetton Palazzani, Guglielmo Guglielmo Palazzani Scrum - half ( 1991 - 04 - 11 ) 11 April 1991 ( age 27 ) 24 Zebre Violi, Marcello Marcello Violi Scrum - half ( 1993 - 10 - 11 ) 11 October 1993 ( age 24 ) 13 Zebre Allan, Tommaso Tommaso Allan Fly - half ( 1993 - 04 - 26 ) 26 April 1993 ( age 25 ) 38 Benetton Canna, Carlo Carlo Canna Fly - half ( 1992 - 08 - 25 ) 25 August 1992 ( age 25 ) 29 Zebre McKinley, Ian Ian McKinley Fly - half ( 1989 - 12 - 04 ) 4 December 1989 ( age 28 ) Benetton Benvenuti, Tommaso Tommaso Benvenuti Centre ( 1990 - 12 - 12 ) 12 December 1990 ( age 27 ) 50 Benetton Bisegni, Giulio Giulio Bisegni Centre ( 1992 - 04 - 04 ) 4 April 1992 ( age 26 ) 9 Zebre Boni, Tommaso Tommaso Boni Centre ( 1993 - 01 - 15 ) 15 January 1993 ( age 25 ) 11 Zebre Castello, Tommaso Tommaso Castello Centre ( 1991 - 08 - 14 ) 14 August 1991 ( age 26 ) 10 Zebre Bellini, Mattia Mattia Bellini Wing ( 1994 - 02 - 08 ) 8 February 1994 ( age 24 ) 13 Zebre Minozzi, Matteo Matteo Minozzi Wing ( 1996 - 06 - 04 ) 4 June 1996 ( age 21 ) 8 Zebre Hayward, Jayden Jayden Hayward Fullback ( 1987 - 02 - 11 ) 11 February 1987 ( age 31 ) 8 Benetton Padovani, Edoardo Edoardo Padovani Fullback ( 1993 - 05 - 15 ) 15 May 1993 ( age 25 ) 14 Zebre Players not considered for injury and recent call up Note : Flags indicate national union for the club / province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of Birth ( Age ) Caps Club / province Gega, Ornel Ornel Gega Hooker ( 1990 - 03 - 24 ) 24 March 1990 ( age 28 ) 15 Benetton Chistolini, Dario Dario Chistolini Prop ( 1988 - 09 - 14 ) 14 September 1988 ( age 29 ) 20 Zebre Quaglio, Nicola Nicola Quaglio Prop ( 1991 - 03 - 09 ) 9 March 1991 ( age 27 ) 7 Benetton Riccioni, Marco Marco Riccioni Prop ( 1997 - 10 - 19 ) 19 October 1997 ( age 20 ) 0 Benetton Barbieri, Robert Robert Barbieri Flanker ( 1984 - 06 - 15 ) 15 June 1984 ( age 33 ) 50 Benetton Giammarioli, Renato Renato Giammarioli Flanker ( 1995 - 03 - 23 ) 23 March 1995 ( age 23 ) Zebre Mbanda, Maxime Maxime Mbanda Flanker ( 1993 - 04 - 10 ) 10 April 1993 ( age 25 ) 15 Zebre Parisse, Sergio Sergio Parisse ( c ) Number 8 ( 1983 - 09 - 12 ) 12 September 1983 ( age 34 ) 134 Stade Français Gori, Edoardo Edoardo Gori Scrum - half ( 1990 - 03 - 05 ) 5 March 1990 ( age 28 ) 68 Benetton McKinley, Ian Ian McKinley Fly - half ( 1989 - 12 - 04 ) 4 December 1989 ( age 28 ) Benetton Boni, Tommaso Tommaso Boni Centre ( 1993 - 01 - 15 ) 15 January 1993 ( age 25 ) 11 Zebre Esposito, Angelo Angelo Esposito Wing ( 1993 - 06 - 14 ) 14 June 1993 ( age 24 ) 15 Benetton Sarto, Leonardo Leonardo Sarto Wing ( 1992 - 01 - 15 ) 15 January 1992 ( age 26 ) 34 Glasgow Warriors Coaches Name From To % W / P Arnaldo Cortese John Thomas 20 May 1929 -- 0 0 0 Arturo Cameroni Luigi Bricchi 29 May 1930 -- 0 0 100 Luigi Bricchi 1 November 1932 26 December 1934 0 75 Luigi Bricchi Julien Saby 26 December 1934 7 April 1935 0 0 100 Julien Saby 7 April 1935 14 May 1936 0 0 0 Luigi Bricchi Michel Boucheron 14 May 1936 16 May 1936 0 50 Luigi Bricchi Julien Saby 1 January 1937 17 October 1937 5 40 Luigi Bricchi 6 March 1938 20 November 1938 0 0 0 Luigi Bricchi Giuseppe Sessa 20 November 1938 19 March 1940 0 50 Romano Bonifazi 19 March 1940 9 February 1941 0 50 Luigi Bricchi Franco Chiaserotti 9 February 1941 2 May 1942 -- -- -- -- -- Luigi Bricchi Franco Chiaserotti 2 May 1942 0 0 100 Tommaso Fattori 18 May 1947 27 March 1949 0 50 Giorgio Briasco Antonio Radicini 27 March 1949 26 February 1950 0 0 0 Romano Bonifazi 26 February 1950 29 July 1950 -- -- -- -- -- Francesco Vinci 29 July 1950 4 October 1950 -- -- -- -- -- Renzo Maffioli 4 October 1950 25 February 1951 -- -- -- -- -- Renzo Maffioli Julien Saby 25 February 1951 1 August 1954 9 6 0 66.7 Piermarcello Farinelli Aldo Invernici Umberto Silvestri 1 August 1954 22 December 1956 8 5 0 62.5 Giulio Fereoli Aldo Invernici Umberto Silvestri 22 December 1956 8 December 1957 0 50 Sergio Barilari Aldo Invernici Umberto Silvestri 8 December 1957 19 July 1958 0 0 0 Sergio Barilari Mario Battaglini Aldo Invernici 19 July 1958 10 April 1960 0 50 Sergio Barilari Romano Bonifazi 10 April 1960 22 April 1962 0 50 Aldo Invernici 22 April 1962 8 December 1965 7 0 5 28.5 Sergio Barilari Mario Martone 8 December 1965 28 October 1967 7 42.8 Aldo Invernici 28 October 1967 24 May 1970 8 7 0 87.5 Giordano Campice 24 May 1970 25 October 1970 0 0 100 Sergio Barilari 25 October 1970 10 April 1971 0 0 0 Guglielmo Geremia 11 April 1971 27 May 1971 0 0 0 Aldo Invernici 28 May 1971 19 February 1972 -- -- -- -- -- Umberto Levorato 20 February 1972 25 November 1972 25 Gianni Villa 26 November 1972 14 February 1975 20 6 13 30 Roy Bish 15 February 1975 1o April 1977 15 8 6 53.3 Isidoro Quaglio 2 April 1977 1o May 1977 0 50 Gwyn Evans 23 October 1977 23 October 1978 5 20 Pierre Villepreux 24 October 1978 24 October 1981 24 10 13 41.6 Paolo Paladini Marco Pulli 25 October 1981 9 November 1985 28 16 10 57.14 Marco Bollesan 10 November 1985 4 November 1988 19 7 11 36.8 Loreto Cucchiarelli 5 November 1988 29 September 1989 7 0 6 14.3 Loreto Cucchiarelli Bertrand Fourcade 29 September 1989 31 December 1989 0 50 Bertrand Fourcade 1 January 1990 30 August 1993 27 16 0 11 59.3 Georges Coste 31 August 1993 19 June 1999 48 19 28 39.6 Massimo Mascioletti 20 June 1999 19 November 1999 5 0 40 Brad Johnstone 20 November 1999 26 April 2002 27 5 0 22 18.5 John Kirwan 27 April 2002 18 April 2005 32 10 0 22 31.3 Pierre Berbizier 19 April 2005 30 September 2007 30 12 17 40 Nick Mallett 3 October 2007 30 October 2011 42 9 0 33 21.4 Jacques Brunel 1 November 2011 31 May 2016 50 11 0 39 22.0 Conor O'Shea 1 June 2016 22 0 18 18.18 Individual All - time records Most caps # Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Won Lost Draw % Sergio Parisse Number 8 2002 -- 134 131 78 15 33 100 24.62 Martin Castrogiovanni Prop 2002 -- 2016 119 91 28 60 12 30 88 25.63 Marco Bortolami Lock 2001 -- 2015 112 92 20 35 7 29 82 26.33 Mauro Bergamasco Flanker 1998 -- 2015 106 90 16 75 15 30 76 0 28.30 5 Alessandro Zanni Flanker 2005 -- 104 83 21 20 27 76 25.96 6 Andrea Lo Cicero Prop 2000 -- 2013 103 79 24 40 8 32 70 31.55 7 Alessandro Troncon Scrum - half 1994 -- 2007 101 94 7 95 19 33 67 33.16 8 Andrea Masi Fullback 2000 -- 2015 95 82 13 65 13 23 72 0 24.21 9 Leonardo Ghiraldini Hooker 2006 -- 94 75 19 25 5 18 76 0 19.14 10 Mirco Bergamasco Wing 2002 -- 2012 89 82 7 256 17 22 66 25.28 Luke McLean Fullback 2008 -- 89 75 14 74 7 18 71 0 20.22 Last updated : Italy vs Scotland, 17 Mar 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Most tries # Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Marcello Cuttitta Wing 1987 -- 99 54 54 0 110 25 0 0 0 Paolo Vaccari Wing 1991 -- 2003 64 63 107 22 0 0 0 Carlo Checchinato Number 8 1990 -- 2004 83 73 10 105 21 0 0 0 Manrico Marchetto Wing 1972 -- 81 43 39 84 21 0 0 0 5 Alessandro Troncon Scrum - half 1994 -- 2007 101 94 7 95 19 0 0 0 6 Mirco Bergamasco Wing 2002 -- 12 89 82 7 256 17 12 49 0 Serafino Ghizzoni Wing 1977 -- 87 60 59 77 17 0 0 Massimo Mascioletti Wing 1977 -- 90 54 54 0 68 17 0 0 0 9 Ivan Francescato Centre 1990 -- 97 38 38 0 77 16 0 0 0 10 Mauro Bergamasco Flanker 1998 -- 2015 106 90 16 75 15 0 0 0 Sergio Parisse Number 8 2002 - 134 131 78 15 0 0 Last updated : Italy vs Scotland, 17 Mar 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Most points # Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop 1. Diego Domínguez Fly - half 1991 -- 2003 74 73 983 9 127 208 20 2. Stefano Bettarello Fly - half 1979 -- 88 55 54 483 7 46 104 17 3. Luigi Troiani Fullback 1985 -- 95 47 47 0 294 57 57 0 4. Ramiro Pez Fly - half 2000 -- 07 40 33 7 260 33 52 6 5. Mirco Bergamasco Wing 2002 -- 12 89 82 7 256 17 12 49 0 6. Tommaso Allan Fly - half 2013 - 38 24 14 200 7 27 36 7. Luciano Orquera Fly - half 2004 - 2015 48 27 21 154 20 31 8. David Bortolussi Fullback 2006 -- 08 16 15 147 32 25 9. Ennio Ponzi Fly - half 1973 -- 77 20 20 0 133 0 17 31 10. Carlo Canna Fly - half 2015 - 29 14 15 116 12 26 Last updated : Italy vs Scotland, 17 Mar 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Most points in a match # Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date 1. Stefano Bettarello Fly - half 29 5 Canada Toronto 1 July 1982 Diego Domínguez Fly - half 29 0 6 Scotland Rome 5 February 2000 Diego Domínguez Fly - half 29 0 7 0 Fiji Treviso 10 November 2001 4. Diego Domínguez Fly - half 28 7 0 Netherlands Calvisano 21 May 1994 5. Diego Domínguez Fly - half 27 6 0 Ireland Bologna 20 December 1997 6. Diego Domínguez Fly - half 25 0 5 5 0 Romania Tarbes 26 October 1997 7. Luigi Troiani Fly - half 24 0 12 0 0 Czech Republic Viadana 18 May 1994 Diego Domínguez Fly - half 24 0 0 8 0 Romania Catania 1 October 1994 Mirco Bergamasco Wing 24 0 0 8 0 Fiji Modena 27 November 2010 10. 3 players on 23 points Last updated : Italy vs Scotland, 17 Mar 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Most tries in a match # Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date 1. Renzo Cova Wing 12 0 0 0 Belgium Paris 10 October 1937 Ivan Francescato Centre 20 0 0 0 Morocco Carcassonne 19 June 1993 3. 14 players on 3 tries Last updated : Italy vs Scotland, 17 Mar 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Most matches as captain # Player Pos Span Mat Won Lost Draw % Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop 1. Sergio Parisse Number 8 2008 -- 86 16 70 0 18.60 63 12 0 0 2. Marco Bortolami Lock 2002 -- 12 39 14 24 37.17 35 7 0 0 0 3. Marco Bollesan Number 8 1968 -- 75 37 15 20 43.24 21 6 0 0 0 Massimo Giovanelli Flanker 1992 -- 99 37 14 22 39.18 15 0 0 0 5. Massimo Cuttitta Prop 1993 -- 99 22 10 12 0 45.45 15 0 0 0 6. Alessandro Troncon Scrum - half 2000 -- 07 21 7 14 0 33.33 25 5 0 0 0 7. Marzio Innocenti Flanker 1985 -- 88 20 7 12 37.50 8 0 0 0 8. Alessandro Moscardi Hooker 2000 -- 02 19 15 0 21.05 5 0 0 0 9. Ambrogio Bona Prop 1978 -- 81 18 9 9 0 50.00 0 0 0 10. Fabrizio Gaetaniello Fullback 1982 -- 83 11 7 68.18 0 0 0 Last updated : Italy vs Scotland, 17 Mar 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Youngest players # Player Pos Age Opposition Venue Date 1. Pietro Vinci IV Fly - half 16 years and 176 days Spain Barcelona 20 May 1929 2. Andrea Masi Fullback 18 years and 149 days Spain L'Aquila 26 August 1999 3. Sergio Parisse Number 8 18 years and 269 days New Zealand Hamilton 8 June 2002 4. Gianluca Limone Centre 18 years and 318 days England U23 Brescia 16 May 1979 5. Massimo Trippitelli Lock 18 years and 338 days Poland Sochaczew 30 September 1979 6. Mirco Bergamasco ( Fullback ) 18 years and 344 days France Stade de France 2 February 2002 7. Rino Francescato Centre 18 years and 362 days Spain Rome 27 November 1976 8. Massimo Mascioletti Wing 19 years and 2 days Morocco Casablanca 6 March 1977 9. Francesco Vinci III Wing 19 years and 18 days Spain Barcelona 20 May 1929 10. Stefano Boccazzi Scrum - half 19 years and 27 days Zimbabwe Bulawayo 22 June 1985 Last updated : Italy vs Scotland, 17 Mar 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only. Oldest players # Player Pos Age Opposition Venue Date 1. Sergio Lanfranchi Prop 38 years and 184 days France Parma 29 March 1964 2. Alessandro Bottacchiari Flanker 36 years and 328 days Romania Rome 1 October 1992 3. Andrea Lo Cicero Prop 36 years and 313 days Ireland Rome 16 March 2013 4. 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