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 A national rugby union team Rossi. Head Coach: Pasquale Presutti Italy A national rugby union team The Italy A national rugby union team (also known as Emerging Italy) are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side. They competed in the IRB Nations Cup from 2006 until 2013, except in 2011 when they played the Churchill Cup. Since 2014 they participate in the IRB Tbilisi Cup. From 2016 it plays in the World Rugby Nations Cup. The 28-man squad for World Rugby Nations Cup, during Summer Internationals 2018. On the 24 May Marco Capraro, Gianmarco Vian and Pierre Bruno substitute Andrea