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Italy national rugby union team (sevens)
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The Italy sevens national rugby union team is Italy
's national rugby union sevens team. They compete in the IRB Sevens World Series
, and have done so since the series' was introduced in 1999. Although they do compete in the series, 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. As well as competing in the IRB World Series the Italian team also compete in the FIRA European Sevens circuit.
Italy
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's national rugby union sevens team. They compete in the IRB Sevens World Series
IRB Sevens World Series
The IRB Sevens World Series, known officially as the HSBC Sevens World Series as of the 2010-11 season, through sponsorship from banking group HSBC, and also sometimes called the World Sevens Series, is a series of international rugby union sevens tournaments organised for the first time in the...
, and have done so since the series' was introduced in 1999. Although they do compete in the series, 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. As well as competing in the IRB World Series the Italian team also compete in the FIRA European Sevens circuit.
Current squad
A 12-man squad for the London and Edinburgh sevens:| Club | |
| Matthew Bresson | BluGeo Colorno |
| Alessandro Castagnoli | Gran Parma |
| Alberto Cigarini | Gran Parma |
| Daniele Forcucci | Fiamme Oro Roma |
| Alessio Galante | Cavalieri Prato Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato Rugby Club I Cavalieri is a rugby union team from the city of Prato, Italy. They play in the 2010-11 version of the Super 10 having been classified 5th in the 09-10 Super 10 just missing out on the play-off.-History:... |
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| Roberto Mariani | Overmach Parma |
| Alessandro Onori | Gran Parma |
| Riccardo Pavan | Overmach Parma |
| Gregorio Rebecchini | L'Aquila L'Aquila Rugby L'Aquila Rugby 1936 are an Italian rugby union club currently competing in Super 10.The club is based in L'Aquila which is the capital of Abruzzo.The official colours of the club are black and green, the colours of the city of L'Aquila.-History:... |
| Marco Rosa | L'Aquila L'Aquila Rugby L'Aquila Rugby 1936 are an Italian rugby union club currently competing in Super 10.The club is based in L'Aquila which is the capital of Abruzzo.The official colours of the club are black and green, the colours of the city of L'Aquila.-History:... |
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