Italy women's national rugby union team

Italy
NicknameLe Azzurre (The Blues)
UnionFederazione Italiana Rugby
Head coachGiovanni Raineri
CaptainElisa Giordano
Most capsSara Barattin (111)
Top scorerVeronica Schiavon (383)
Top try scorerManuela Furlan (20)
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current9 (as of 15 July 2024)
Highest6 (2024)
First international
 Italy 0–0 France 
(Riccione, Italy; 22 June 1985)
Biggest win
 Germany 0–52 Italy 
(Hamburg, Germany; 7 April 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Italy 0–74 England 
(Parma, Italy; 3 April 2022)
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 1991)
Best result9th 2017
Top 20 rankings as of 30 September 2024[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 096.90
2 Increase1  Canada 089.90
3 Decrease1  New Zealand 087.32
4 Steady  France 086.50
5 Steady  Scotland 077.92
6 Increase1  Ireland 077.25
7 Decrease1  Australia 076.67
8 Steady  United States 074.97
9 Increase1  Italy 073.21
10 Decrease1  Wales 073.09
11 Increase1  South Africa 067.07
12 Decrease1  Japan 066.89
13 Steady  Spain 064.10
14 Increase1  Fiji 061.54
15 Decrease1  Russia 061.10
16 Steady  Netherlands 059.76
17 Increase1  Samoa 058.62
18 Decrease1  Hong Kong 057.49
19 Steady  Kazakhstan 055.23
20 Steady  Sweden 052.72
*Change from the previous week


The Italy women's national rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team that represents Italy at international level. It has been administered by the Italian Rugby Federation since 1991; previously, since its inception in 1985 up to 1991, it was administered by UISP – Unione Italiana Sport Popolari (Italian Union for People's Sports), an association which promotes amateur sports at every level of the society. The team competes in the Rugby World Cup, the Rugby Europe Women's Championship and the Women's Six Nations Championship.

  1. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2024.