Italy national under-20 rugby union team
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The Italy national under-20 rugby union team has competed in both the IRB Junior World Championship and IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. They were one of four teams relegated in 2009 to the Junior World Trophy after finishing at the bottom of the tournament. They were again promoted to the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship after winning the 2010 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.
| Union | Italian Rugby Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Azzurrini | ||
| Coach | Andrea Di Giandomenico | ||
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| First international | |||
 Ireland 6-0 Italy  (1 February 2008) | |||
| Largest win | |||
Italy 43-3 Scotland  (1 July 2021) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 South Africa 65–3 Italy (9 June 2009) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (First in 2008) | ||
| Best result | 7th 2025 | ||
Italy finished in last place at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship and had again been relegated to the Junior World Trophy for 2013. Then they won the 2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy so Italy participated in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship that was played in New Zealand.
Since 2008, its first edition, they participate in the Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[1]
Squad
Squad to the 2026 Six Nations Under 20s Championship[2]
Forwards
Backs
Invited players
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* denotes a player selected for the Accademia Nazionale I. Francescato
Management
- Andrea Di Giandomenico - Head coach[3]
- Andrea Saccà - Team manager
- Michele Rizzo - Assistant coach
- Alessandro Troncon - Assistant coach
- Dario Valente- Video analyst
- Giovanni Biondi - Fitness coach
Tournament record
Six Nations Under 20s Championship
| Year | Pos | Played | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TD | LBP | TBP | Table Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 99 | –45 | 5 | N/A | N/A | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 137 | –80 | 6 | N/A | N/A | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 128 | -74 | 3 | N/A | N/A | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 180 | -141 | N/A | N/A | 2 | |||
| 2012 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 138 | -78 | 7 | N/A | N/A | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 145 | -80 | 8 | N/A | N/A | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 143 | –97 | N/A | N/A | 2 | |||
| 2015 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 216 | -170 | N/A | N/A | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 160 | -117 | N/A | N/A | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 156 | –95 | 8 | 21 | –13 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 181 | –55 | 17 | 27 | –10 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 168 | -69 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | Cancelled | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 68 | -3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 98 | +4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 113 | -26 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 146 | +2 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 2024 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 120 | -2 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2025 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 133 | -49 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2026 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 91 | 148 | -57 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 7 |