Italy A national rugby union team
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| Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby | ||
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| Coach(es) | Umberto Casellato and Victor Jimenez | ||
| Top scorer | Luciano Orquera (119 Nations Cup Only) | ||
| Most tries | Michele Sepe (4 Nations Cup Only) | ||
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| First international | |||
Belgium  3-34  Italy B(7 May 1964) |
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| Largest win | |||
Italy XV 102-3  Denmark(1° November 1997) |
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| Largest defeat | |||
Italy A 17-45  England Saxons(29 January 2011) |
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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.
Current squad
Squad for the 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi 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 |
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| 2016 | World Rugby Nations Cup |
Romania||tbc |
