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 16 September 2024[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 096.90
2 Steady  New Zealand 089.32
3 Steady  Canada 089.13
4 Steady  France 087.27
5 Increase1  Scotland 076.78
6 Decrease1  Australia 076.28
7 Increase2  Ireland 075.25
8 Decrease1  United States 074.97
9 Decrease1  Italy 074.34
10 Steady  Wales 073.49
11 Steady  Japan 067.74
12 Steady  South Africa 065.17
13 Steady  Spain 065.15
14 Steady  Fiji 061.19
15 Steady  Russia 061.10
16 Steady  Netherlands 058.98
17 Steady  Hong Kong 058.76
18 Steady  Samoa 058.48
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 16 September 2024.