Italy national rugby union team
The Italy national rugby union team represents the Italian Rugby Federation in men's international rugby union. The team is known as gli Azzurri. Savoy blue is the common colour of the national teams representing Italy, as it is the traditional colour of the royal House of Savoy which reigned over the Kingdom of Italy from 1860 to 1946.
Lineup of the Italy national rugby union team vs France, 1975
The current badge on the Italy jersey
Italy vs the New Zealand All Blacks at the San Siro with a record 80,000 sellout crowd, November 2009
Italy contesting a lineout with Scotland during the 2012 Six Nations
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international men's rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It is also the oldest sports tournament ever between Home Nations. The championship holders are Ireland, who won the 2024 tournament.
The Original Six Nations Championship Trophy (left, 1993–2014) and The Triple Crown Trophy
Image: Twickenham Stadium May 2012
Image: Murrayfield Autumn 2017
Image: Millennium Stadium RWC2015