| Union | Italian Rugby Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Gli Azzurri (The Blues) | ||
| Coach | Matteo Mazzantini | ||
| |||
| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in1993) | ||
| Best result | 17th1993,2005 | ||
TheItaly national rugby sevens team has occasionally competed in theIRB 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 theRugby EuropeSevens 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.
| Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
| Pool Stage | 17th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Bowl Winner | 17th | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Bowl Quarter-Finals | 21st | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/7 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Rugby Europe Sevens Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
| Not played | |||||||||
| Pool Stage | N.C. | ||||||||
| Runners-Up | 2nd | ||||||||
| Third Place | 3rd | ||||||||
| Third Place | 3rd | ||||||||
| Sixth Place | 6th | ||||||||
| Fifth Place | 5th | ||||||||
| Third Place | 3rd | ||||||||
| Seventh Place | 7th | ||||||||
| Seventh Place | 7th | ||||||||
| Ninth Place | 9th | ||||||||
| Fifth Place | 5th | ||||||||
| Eleventh Place | 11th | ||||||||
| Eleventh Place | 11th | ||||||||
| Sixth Place | 6th | ||||||||
| Tenth Place | 10th | ||||||||
| Seventh Place | 7th | ||||||||
| Fifth Place | 5th | ||||||||
| Not played | |||||||||
| Seventh Place | 7th | ||||||||
| Fifth Place | 5th | ||||||||
| Eighth Place | 8th | ||||||||
| World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
| Ninth Place | 9th | ||||||||
| did not Qualify | |||||||||
| Seventh Place | 7th | ||||||||
Squad to the2025 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series:[1]
Squad to the2023 European Games:[2]