Italy women's national rugby union team
| Nickname | Le Azzurre (The Blues) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Union | Federazione Italiana Rugby | ||
| Head coach | Fabio Roselli | ||
| Captain | Elisa Giordano | ||
| Most caps | Sara Barattin (111) | ||
| Top scorer | Veronica Schiavon (383) | ||
| Top try scorer | Manuela Furlan (20) | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 8 (as of 28 October 2024) | ||
| Highest | 6 (2024) | ||
| Lowest | 9 (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 | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Round of 8 2021 | ||
| Rank | Change* | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 97.56 | |
| 2 | Canada | 89.77 | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 88.74 | |
| 4 | France | 85.92 | |
| 5 | Ireland | 78.78 | |
| 6 | Australia | 77.68 | |
| 7 | Scotland | 76.56 | |
| 8 | Italy | 75.23 | |
| 9 | United States | 72.05 | |
| 10 | Wales | 70.81 | |
| 11 | Japan | 68.41 | |
| 12 | South Africa | 68.04 | |
| 13 | Spain | 63.73 | |
| 14 | Samoa | 60.56 | |
| 15 | Netherlands | 60.42 | |
| 16 | Fiji | 59.14 | |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 57.56 | |
| 18 | Russia | 55.10 | |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 53.88 | |
| 20 | 2 | Kenya | 50.25 |
| *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.