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Men's World Rugby Rankings
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Top 20 as of 9 December 2024^[46]
Rank	Team	Points
1	South Africa	92.78
2	Ireland	90.78
3	New Zealand	90.36
4	France	88.51
5	Argentina	84.97
6	Scotland	83.34
7	England	82.31
8	Australia	81.52
9	Fiji	80.07
10	Italy	78.64
11	Wales	74.01
12	Georgia	73.85
13	Japan	72.95
14	Samoa	72.68
15	United States	70.02
16	Portugal	68.82
17	Uruguay	67.06
18	Spain	65.98
19	Tonga	65.46
20	Romania	63.01
21	Chile	61.72
22	Hong Kong	59.49
23	Canada	59.18
24	Netherlands	58.56
25	Russia	58.06
26	Namibia	57.87
27	Zimbabwe	57.16
28	Brazil	56.53
29	Belgium	56.51
30	Switzerland	56.04

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Italy's historical rankings

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Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by an Italy national XV at test level up until 10 December 2024.

More information Opponent, Played ...

Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %	For	Aga	Diff
Argentina	24	5	18	1	20.83%	417	644	−227
Australia	19	1	18	0	5.26%	279	658	−379
Australia XV	2	0	2	0	0.00%	36	75	−39
Belgium	2	2	0	0	100.00%	75	0	+75
Border Bulldogs	1	0	1	0	0.00%	12	25	−13
Bulgaria	1	1	0	0	100.00%	17	0	+17
Canada	10	8	2	0	80%	294	135	+159
Catalonia	2	1	0	1	50%	10	8	+2
Cook Islands	1	0	1	0	0.00%	6	15	−9
Croatia	1	1	0	0	100.00%	76	11	+65
Czech Republic	1	1	0	0	100.00%	104	8	+96
Czechoslovakia	12	10	1	1	83.33%	266	62	+204
England	31	0	31	0	0.00%	380	1,224	−844
England XV	1	0	0	1	0.00%	15	15	+0
England B	1	0	1	0	0.00%	9	21	−12
England U23	3	1	1	1	33.33%	31	42	−11
Fiji	12	6	6	0	50.00%	282	275	+7
France	49	3	45	1	6.12%	572	1,528	−956
France XV	30	1	28	1	3.33%	289	751	−462
France Espoirs	1	0	1	0	0.00%	18	21	−3
Georgia	4	3	1	0	75%	98	84	+14
Germany	6	2	4	0	33.33%	27	54	−27
Ireland	37	4	33	0	10.81%	538	1,332	−794
Japan	10	8	2	0	80%	325	181	+144
Leopards	3	2	1	0	66.66%	55	46	+9
Madagascar	2	2	0	0	100.00%	26	15	+11
Middlesex	1	0	1	0	0.00%	12	28	−16
Morocco	8	6	2	0	75.00%	184	52	+132
Golden Lions	1	0	1	0	0.00%	24	28	−4
Namibia	5	3	2	0	60.00%	174	104	+70
Sharks	1	0	1	0	0.00%	3	23	−20
Netherlands	4	4	0	0	100.00%	178	27	+151
New Zealand	17	0	17	0	0.00%	168	992	−824
New Zealand XV	1	0	1	0	0.00%	12	18	−6
Junior All Blacks	1	0	1	0	0.00%	13	30	−17
North-Eastern Cape	1	0	1	0	0.00%	12	31	−19
Northern Free State	1	0	1	0	0.00%	11	12	−1
Oxfordshire	1	0	1	0	0.00%	6	30	−24
Pacific Islanders	1	0	1	0	0.00%	17	25	−8
Poland	7	6	1	0	85.71%	165	49	+116
Portugal	13	11	1	1	84.62%	371	102	+269
Romania	44	25	16	3	56.81%	711	654	+57
Russia	5	5	0	0	100.00%	283	76	+207
Samoa	9	3	6	0	33.33%	183	225	−42
Scotland	37	9	28	0	24.32%	622	959	−337
Scotland A	3	1	2	0	33.33%	51	55	−4
Serbia and Montenegro	3	3	0	0	100.00%	60	22	+38
South Africa	16	1	15	0	6.25%	195	764	−569
Soviet Union	14	4	9	1	28.57%	171	165	+6
Spain	27	23	3	1	85.19%	581	187	+394
Steval Pumas	1	0	1	0	0.00%	12	39	−27
Sussex	1	0	1	0	0.00%	7	16	−9
Tonga	6	4	2	0	66.67%	190	96	+94
Tunisia	3	3	0	0	100.00%	60	19	+41
United States	5	5	0	0	100.00%	154	74	+80
Uruguay	5	5	0	0	100.00%	147	52	+95
Wales	33	4	28	1	12.12%	524	1,111	−587
West Germany	14	13	0	1	92.86%	226	69	+157
Zimbabwe	3	3	0	0	100.00%	70	25	+45
Total	558	203	340	15	36.38%	9,854	13,389	–3,535

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Six Nations

Italy entered the International Championship in 2000 when it became the Six Nations, and made a positive start by winning their debut match 34–20 against Scotland. They finished fifth in 2003 above Wales in the final standings, having defeated them 30–22, and were again fifth the following year above Scotland, after beating them 20–14. In 2006, Italy drew with Wales 18–18 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

Italy's first three Six Nations match victories, in 2000, 2003, and 2004, had been in front of a home crowd at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome. However, on 24 February 2007, they defeated Scotland 37–17 at Murrayfield for their first away win in the competition. Two weeks later, they defeated Wales for the second time, 23–20 back in Rome. This was the first time that Italy had won two of their five games in the championship, and they finished the 2007 Six Nations Championship in fourth place.

Italy won the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy for the first time in 2011 with a close-fought 22–21 victory over France. Two years later, they lifted the trophy for a second time by defeating France 23–18. Italy also recorded a first Six Nations victory over Ireland in 2013, beating them 22–15, and equalling their best finish of fourth place in the final standings. On 28 February 2015, Italy achieved their second away win against Scotland, a tight 22–19 victory, and after a 36-match losing streak they won in Wales for the first time on 19 March 2022 by 22–21. Italy put in their best performance of the 2024 6 Nations tournament, with 2 wins (31–29 at home against Scotland, to win the Cuttitta Cup, and 24–21 away against Wales) and a draw (13–13 away against France).

As of March 2024^[update], Italy have won 15 Six Nations matches: 8 of these against Scotland, 4 against Wales, two against France and one against Ireland. England is the only team that Italy have yet to beat in the championship.

More information Year, Pos ...


Year	Pos	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	FRA	ENG	IRL	WAL	SCO
2000	6th	1	0	4	106	228	-122	L	L	L	L	W
2001	6th	0	0	5	106	207	-101	L	L	L	L	L
2002	6th	0	0	5	70	183	-113	L	L	L	L	L
2003	5th	1	0	4	100	185	-85	L	L	L	W	L
2004	5th	1	0	4	42	152	-110	L	L	L	L	W
2005	6th	0	0	5	55	179	-124	L	L	L	L	L
2006	6th	0	1	4	72	125	-53	L	L	L	D	L
2007	4th	2	0	3	94	147	-53	L	L	L	W	W
2008	6th	1	0	4	74	131	-57	L	L	L	L	W
2009	6th	0	0	5	49	170	-121	L	L	L	L	L
2010	6th	1	0	4	69	137	-68	L	L	L	L	W
2011	6th	1	0	4	70	138	-68	W	L	L	L	L
2012	5th	1	0	4	53	121	-68	L	L	L	L	W
2013	4th	2	0	3	75	111	-36	W	L	W	L	L
2014	6th	0	0	5	63	172	-109	L	L	L	L	L
2015	5th	1	0	4	62	182	-120	L	L	L	L	W
2016	6th	0	0	5	79	224	-145	L	L	L	L	L
2017	6th	0	0	5	50	201	-151	L	L	L	L	L
2018	6th	0	0	5	92	203	-111	L	L	L	L	L
2019	6th	0	0	5	79	167	-88	L	L	L	L	L
2020	6th	0	0	5	44	178	-134	L	L	L	L	L
2021	6th	0	0	5	55	239	-184	L	L	L	L	L
2022	6th	1	0	4	60	181	-121	L	L	L	W	L
2023	6th	0	0	5	89	149	-60	L	L	L	L	L
2024	5th	2	1	2	92	126	-34	D	L	L	W	W
2025	5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Overall		15	2	108	1800	4236	-2436	2–1–22	0–0–25	1–0–24	4–1–20	8–0–17

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	England	France	Ireland	Italy	Scotland	Wales
Tournaments	128	95	130	25	130	130
Outright wins (shared wins)
Home Nations	5 (4)	—	4 (3)	—	9 (2)	7 (3)
Five Nations	17 (6)	12 (8)	6 (5)	—	5 (6)	15 (8)
Six Nations	7	6	6	0	0	6
Overall	29 (10)	18 (8)	16 (8)	0 (0)	14 (8)	28 (11)
Grand Slams
Home Nations	—	—	—	—	—	2^[47]
Five Nations	11	6	1	—	3	6
Six Nations	2	4	3	0	0	4
Overall	13	10	4	0	3	12
Triple Crowns
Home Nations	5	—	2	—	7	6
Five Nations	16	—	4	—	3	11
Six Nations	5	—	7	—	0	5
Overall	26	—	13	—	10	22
Wooden Spoons
Home Nations	7	—	10	—	5	6
Five Nations	10	12	15	—	15	10
Six Nations	0	1	0	18	4	2
Overall	17	13	25	18	24	18

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Rugby World Cup

More information Rugby World Cup record, Qualification ...

Rugby World Cup record

Qualification

Year

Round

Pld

W

D

L

PF

PA

Squad

Head coach

Pos

Pld

W

D

L

PF

PA

1987

Pool stage

3

1

0

2

40

110

Squad

M. Bollesan

Invited

1991

Pool stage

3

1

0

2

57

76

Squad

B. Fourcade

1st

3

3

0

0

83

38

1995

Pool stage

3

1

0

2

69

94

Squad

G. Coste

2nd

4

3

0

1

210

52

1999

Pool stage

3

0

0

3

35

196

Squad

M. Mascioletti

2nd

6

5

0

1

302

92

2003

Pool stage

4

2

0

2

77

123

Squad

J. Kirwan

1st

2

2

0

0

75

20

2007

Pool stage

4

2

0

2

85

117

Squad

P. Berbizier

1st

2

2

0

0

150

7

2011

Pool stage

4

2

0

2

92

95

Squad

N. Mallett

Automatically qualified

2015

Pool stage

4

2

0

2

74

88

Squad

J. Brunel

Automatically qualified

2019

Pool stage

4

2

1

1

98

78

Squad

C. O'Shea

Automatically qualified

2023

Pool stage

4

2

0

2

114

181

Squad

K. Crowley

Automatically qualified

Total

—

35

15

0

20

741

1158

—

—

—

17

15

0

2

820

209

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place	Home venue

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As a result of inclement weather caused by Typhoon Hagibis the 2019 match between New Zealand and Italy was cancelled and awarded as a 0–0 draw. It is not included in the total tally.^[48]

Italy have competed at every Rugby World Cup since the competition's inception in 1987. Italy finished third in their pool at their first World Cup, defeating Fiji, but not making the finals. They did not make the finals in 1991, grouped in a tough pool with England and the All Blacks. At the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, they finished behind England and Western Samoa, but above Argentina in their pool.

In 1999 they did not make the finals, with their defeats by the All Blacks and Tonga. Italy won two pool games at the 2003 World Cup, defeating both Canada and Tonga, but lost to the All Blacks and Wales. Italy played the 2007 Rugby World Cup in Pool C, against New Zealand, Scotland, Romania and Portugal (who had been beaten 83–0 by Italy in the qualifiers), with the goal of reaching the quarter finals for the first time. However, in the crucial group match against Scotland, Italy were undone by indiscipline. Chris Paterson kicked all of Scotland's points in an 18–16 victory, despite Italy crossing the line for the game's only try.

European championships

Before 2000, Italy was one of the leading European teams outside the Five Nations, along with Romania, and for a while the USSR.

Italy competed in the original European Championships from 1936 to 1938, but World War II meant that the tournament would not resume until 1952. Italy then competed in these tournaments from 1952 to 2000. Italy achieved only one victory, the 1995–97 FIRA Trophy.

Team	First place	Second place	Third place
Italy	1	9	8

Thirties wins

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Year	Host city	Winner	Second place	Third place
1936	Berlin	France	Germany	Italy
1937	Paris	France	Italy	Germany

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The fifties: the European Cup, Italian positions

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Year	Winner	Second place	Third place
1952	France	Italy	West Germany
1954	France	Italy	Spain

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The Nations Cup 1966–73

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Year	Winner	Second place	Third place
1965/1966	France	Italy	Romania
1966/1967	France	Romania	Italy
1969/1970	France	Romania	Italy

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The FIRA Trophy 1974–97

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Year	Winner	Second place	Third place
1974/1975	Romania	France	Italy
1975/1976	France	Italy	Romania
1976/1977	Romania	France	Italy
1979/1980	France	Romania	Italy
1981/1982	France	Italy	Romania
1982/1983	Romania	Italy	Soviet Union
1983/1984	France	Romania	Italy
1984/1985	France	Soviet Union	Italy
1990/1992	France	Italy	Romania
1992/1994	France	Italy	Romania
1995/1997	Italy	France	Romania

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