Italy A national rugby union team
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The Italy A national rugby union team (Italian: Nazionale A di rugby a 15 dell'Italia, also known as Italia Emergenti which means Italy Emerging Players, Italia XV or Italia Under 23) are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side.
They competed in the Six Nations "A" from 2000 to 2003, in the IRB Nations Cup from 2006 until 2013, except in 2011 when they played the Churchill Cup. They have also participated in the IRB Tbilisi Cup in 2014.
From 2016 to 2018 it played in the World Rugby Nations Cup.
Tournament record
| Year | Tournament | Host | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Six Nations "A" | - | 6th |
| 2001 | Six Nations "A" | - | 5th |
| 2002 | Six Nations "A" | - | 5th |
| 2003 | Six Nations "A" | - | 5th |
| 2006 | IRB Nations Cup | Portugal Portugal | 2nd |
| 2007 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania Romania | 5th |
| 2008 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania Romania | 4th |
| 2009 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania Romania | 2nd |
| 2010 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania Romania | 3rd |
| 2011 | Churchill Cup | England England | 3rd |
| 2012 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania Romania | 3rd |
| 2013 | IRB Nations Cup | Romania Romania | 2nd |
| 2014 | IRB Tbilisi Cup | Georgia (country) Georgia | 3rd |
| 2015 | World Rugby Tbilisi Cup | Georgia (country) Georgia | 2nd |
| 2016 | World Rugby Nations Cup | Romania Romania | 4th |
| 2017 | World Rugby Nations Cup | Uruguay Uruguay | 6th |
| 2018 | World Rugby Nations Cup | Uruguay Uruguay | 3rd |
Current squad
On 28 January 2026, the following players were called up for two official tests against Scotland A and Chile during 2026 men's rugby union internationals window of spring. On 27 February an updating of squad.
Head coach: Italy Massimo Brunello
- Only for Scotland A test Only for Chile test