Italy women's national rugby union team

Italy

Nickname	Le Azzurre (The Blues)
Union	Federazione Italiana Rugby
Head coach	Fabio Roselli
Captain	Elisa Giordano
Most caps	Sara Barattin (111)
Top scorer	Veronica Schiavon (383)
Top try scorer	Manuela Furlan (20)
First colours Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	8 (as of 28 October 2024)
Highest	6 (2024)
Lowest	9 (2024)
First international
Italy 0–0 France  (Riccione, Italy; 22 June 1985)
Biggest win
Germany 0–52 Italy  (Hamburg, Germany; 7 April 2005)
Biggest defeat
Italy 0–74 England  (Parma, Italy; 3 April 2022)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1991)
Best result	Round of 8 2021

Women's
World Rugby Rankings

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Top 20 rankings as of 25 November 2024^[1]

Rank	Change*	Team	Points
1		England	097.56
2		Canada	089.31
3		New Zealand	088.64
4		France	085.11
5		Australia	078.10
6		Ireland	078.03
7		Scotland	076.82
8		Italy	074.75
9		United States	074.20
10		Wales	072.58
11		Japan	066.41
12		South Africa	066.18
13		Spain	065.42
14		Russia	061.10
15		Samoa	060.56
16		Netherlands	060.20
17		Fiji	059.14
18		Hong Kong	056.20
19		Kazakhstan	055.23
20		Sweden	052.72
*Change from the previous week

The Italy women's national rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team that represents Italy at international level. It has been administered by the Italian Rugby Federation since 1991; previously, since its inception in 1985 up to 1991, it was administered by UISP – Unione Italiana Sport Popolari (Italian Union for People's Sports), an association which promotes amateur sports at every level of the society. The team competes in the Rugby World Cup, the Rugby Europe Women's Championship and the Women's Six Nations Championship.