Italy national rugby sevens team explained

Country:Italy
Union:Italian Rugby Federation
Nickname:Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
Coach:Matteo Mazzantini
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World Cup Apps:3
Sevens:yes
Year:1993
Best:17th 1993, 2005

The Italy national rugby sevens team has occasionally competed in the IRB Sevens World Series since the series' was introduced in 1999, although they do not participate in every leg. Their first (and currently only) ever points in the World Series came in 2003, when they scored four points in the Cardiff leg of the series. Italy also competes in the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series each summer.

Italy also plays qualifying matches for two quadrennial tournaments—the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Summer Olympics. Italy has participated in the Sevens World Cup multiple times, but has not qualified for the Olympics.

Tournament history

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens Record
YearRoundPosition
1993Pool Stage17th5140
1997Did not qualify
2001
2005Bowl Winner17th8341
2009Bowl Quarter-Finals21st4130
2013Did not qualify
2018
Total0 Titles3/7175111

Sevens Grand Prix Series

Rugby Europe Sevens Record
YearRoundPosition
2002Not played
2003Pool StageN.C.
2004Runners-Up2nd
2005Third Place3rd
2006Third Place3rd
2007Sixth Place6th
2008Fifth Place5th
2009Third Place3rd
2010Seventh Place7th
2011Seventh Place7th
2012Ninth Place9th
2013Fifth Place5th
2014Eleventh Place11th
2015Eleventh Place11th
2016Sixth Place6th
2017Tenth Place10th
2018Seventh Place7th
2019Fifth Place5th
2020Not played
2021Seventh Place7th
2022Fifth Place5th
2023Eighth Place8th

World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series

World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Record
YearRoundPosition
2020Ninth Place 9th
2022did not Qualify
2023Seventh Place 7th

Current squad

Squad to the 2024 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series:[1] [2]

Squad to the 2023 European Games:[3]

See also

References

  1. Web site: L’Italseven maschile per le Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series di Makarska.
  2. Web site: Nazionale Maschile 7s, i convocati per la tappa di Amburgo.
  3. Web site: ITALSEVEN MASCHILE, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL TORNEO DI QUALIFICAZIONE OLIMPICA A CRACOVIA.

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