Rugby union Rugby union Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is between two teams of 15 players using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goalposts on each try line. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by male and female players of all ages. In 2014, there were more
Italy national under-20 rugby union team 2013. Then they won the 2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy so Italy will participate in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship that was to be played in New Zealand. Squad to the Six Nations Under 20s Championship "*Member of F.I.R. Academy" During the "regular season", many players of Under-20 are selected to play with F.I.R. Academy "Ivan Francescato" of Remedello, Brescia . This team plays in Italian Serie A. Italy national under-20 rugby union team Italy's national under-20 rugby union team is a junior national team for Italy that has competed in both the IRB Junior World Championship and