Italy at the Rugby World Cup

Italy have competed in all the Rugby World Cup tournaments, having made their first appearance in the inaugural 1987 tournament. They have finished third in their pool at every tournament, except in 1999, the only tournament where they lost more than two games. Having never finished in the top two in their pool, they have never qualified to progress to the quarter-finals. They have won the most matches of those that have never made it to the quarter-finals.

Because they finished third in Pool C of the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, they automatically qualified to compete in the 2011 tournament in New Zealand. A similar finishing position in that tournament saw them automatically qualify for the 2015 World Cup in England, where they retained the third place and the automatic qualification for France 2003

By position
Scotland vs Italy at St Etienne, 2007 World Cup
Rugby World Cup Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad Pos Pld W D L PF PA
1987 Pool Stage 3 1 0 2 40 110 Squad Invited
1991 Pool Stage 3 1 0 2 57 76 Squad 1st 3 3 0 0 83 38
1995 Pool Stage 3 1 0 2 69 94 Squad 2nd 4 3 0 1 210 52
1999 Pool Stage 3 0 0 3 35 196 Squad 2nd 6 5 0 1 302 92
2003 Pool Stage 4 2 0 2 77 123 Squad 1st 2 2 0 0 75 20
2007 Pool Stage 4 2 0 2 85 117 Squad 1st 2 2 0 0 150 7
2011 Pool Stage 4 2 0 2 92 95 Squad Automatically qualified
2015 Pool Stage 4 2 0 2 74 88 Squad Automatically qualified
2019 Pool Stage 4 2 1 1 98 78 Squad Automatically qualified
2023 Automatically qualified
Total Pool Stage 31 13 0 18 627 977 17 15 0 2 820 209
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Matches

1987 Rugby World Cup

Pool 3 matches -

Team
 P W D L PF PA tries Pts
 New Zealand 330019034306
 Fiji 31025610162
 Italy 31024011052
 Argentina 3102499042

Fiji qualified for the highest number of tries (Fiji 6, Italy 5, Argentina 4)

22 May 1987
New Zealand  70 – 6  Italy
Tries: Kirwan (2)
Kirk (2)
Green (2)
Penalty try
Jones
Taylor
McDowell
Stanley
Whetton
Con: Fox (8)
Pen: Fox (2)		 Pen: Collodo
Drop: Collodo
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bob Fordham
28 May 1987
Argentina  25 – 16  Italy
Tries: Lanza
Gómez
Con: Porta
Pen:Porta (5)		 Tries: Innocenti
Cuttitta
Con: Collodo
Pen: Collodo (2)
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Referee: Roger Quittenton
31 May 1987
Fiji  15 – 18  Italy
Try: Naivilawasa
Con: Koroduadua
Pen: Koroduadua (2)
Drop: Quro		 Tries: Cuttitta
Cucchiella
Mascioletti
Pen: Collodo
Drop: Collodo
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Keith Lawrence

1991 Rugby World Cup

Pool 1 matches -

Team
 Pld W D L PF PA Pts
 New Zealand 330095396
 England 320185334
 Italy 310257762
 United States 3003241130
5 October 1991
Italy  30 – 9  United States
Tries: Barba, Francescato, Vaccari, Gaetaniello
Con: Dominguez (4)
Pen: Dominguez (2)		 Tries: Swords
Con: Williams
Pen: Williams
Cross Green, Otley
Referee: Owen Doyle
8 October 1991
England  36 – 6  Italy
Tries: Guscott (2), Underwood, Webb
Con: Webb (4)
Pen: Webb (4)		 Tries: Cuttitta
Con: Dominguez
Twickenham, London
Referee: Brian Anderson
13 October 1991
Italy  21 – 31  New Zealand
Tries: Cuttitta, Bonomi
Con: Dominguez (2)
Pen: Dominguez (3)		 Tries: Brooke, Innes, Tuigamala, Hewett
Con: Fox (3)
Pen: Fox (3)
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald

1995 Rugby World Cup

Pool B matches -

Team
 Pld W D L PF PA Pts
 England 330095609
 Western Samoa 320196887
 Italy 310269945
 Argentina 300369873
27 May 1995
Italy  18–42  Western Samoa
Tries: Paolo Vaccari, Massimo Cuttitta
Con: Diego Dominguez
Pen: Diego Dominguez
Drop: Diego Dominguez		 Report Tries: Brian Lima (2), George Harder (2), Darren Kellett, Shem Tatupu
Con: Darren Kellett (3)
Pen: Darren Kellett (2)
Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London
Attendance: 11 000
Referee: Joel Dume
31 May 1995
England  27 – 20  Italy
Tries: Rory Underwood, Tony Underwood
Con: Rob Andrew
Pen: Rob Andrew (5)		 Tries: Massimo Cuttitta, Paolo Vaccari
Con: Diego Dominguez (2)
Pen: Diego Dominguez (2)
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 21 000
Referee: Stephen Hilditch  Ireland
4 June 1995
Argentina  25 – 31  Italy
Tries: Matias Corral, Rolando Martin, José Cilley
Con: José Cilley
Pen: José Cilley		 Tries: Paolo Vaccari, Mario Gerosa, Diego Dominguez
Con: Diego Dominguez (2)
Pen: Diego Dominguez (4)
Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London
Attendance: 11 000
Referee: Clayton Thomas

1999 Rugby World Cup

Pool B matches -

Team
 P W D L PF PA Pts
 New Zealand 3300176289
 England 3201184477
 Tonga 3102471715
 Italy 3003351963
3 October 1999
England  67 – 7  Italy
Tries: Jonny Wilkinson, Richard Hill, Dan Luger, Neil Back, Phil de Glanville, Martin Corry, Matt Dawson, Matt Perry
Con: Jonny Wilkinson11
Pen: Jonny Wilkinson		 Tries: Diego Dominguez
Con: Diego Dominguez
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 73,470
Referee: André Watson
10 October 1999
Italy  25 – 28  Tonga
Tries: Alessandro Moscardi
Con: Diego Dominguez
Pen: Diego Dominguez (6)		 Tries: Taunaholo Taufahema, 'Isileli Fatani, Sateki Tuipulotu
Con: Sateki Tuipulotu (2)
Pen: Sateki Tuipulotu (2)
Drop: Sateki Tuipulotu
14 October 1999
New Zealand  101 – 3  Italy
Tries: Jeff Wilson (3), Glen Osborne (2), Jonah Lomu (2), Taine Randell, Tony Brown, Christian Cullen, Mark Hammett, Daryl Gibson, Scott Robertson, Dylan Mika
Con: Tony Brown (11)
Pen: Tony Brown (3)		 Pen: Diego Dominguez

2003 Rugby World Cup

Group D matches -

Team
 Pld W D L PF PA BP Pts
 New Zealand 440028257420
 Wales 430113298214
 Italy 42027712308
 Canada 41035413515
 Tonga 40044617811
11 October 2003
New Zealand  70 – 7  Italy
Tries: B. Thorn, R. Thorne, Howlett (2), Spencer (2), Rokocoko (2), Marshall, Carter, MacDonald
Con: Carter (6)
Pen: Spencer		 Tries: Phillips
Con: Peens
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 41,715
Referee: Andrew Cole
15 October 2003
Italy  36 – 12  Tonga
Tries: M. Dallan, D. Dallan (2)
Con: Wakarua (3)
Pen: Wakarua (5)		 Tries: Payne, Tu'ifua
Con: Tu'ipulotu
Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 18,967
Referee: Steve Walsh
21 October 2003
Italy  19 – 14  Canada
Tries: Parisse
Con: Wakarua
Pen: Wakarua (4)		 Tries: Fyffe
Pen: Barker (3)
Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 20,515
Referee: Paddy O'Brien
25 October 2003
Italy  15 – 27  Wales
Pen: Wakarua (5) Tries: M. Jones, Parker, D. Jones
Con: Harris (3)
Pen: Harris (3)
Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 22,641
Referee: Andrew Cole

2007 Rugby World Cup
Main article: 2007 Rugby World Cup

Pool C matches -

Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 New Zealand 44004630935+274420
 Scotland 43011411666+50214
 Italy 4202885117−3219
 Romania 4103540161−12115
 Portugal 4004438209−17111
8 September 2007
13:45
New Zealand  76–14  Italy
Tries: McCaw (2) 2' c, 7' c
Howlett (3) 12' c, 56' c, 59' m
Muliaina 15' c
Sivivatu (2) 18' c, 29' m
Jack 50' c
Collins (2) 68' c, 70' c
Con: Carter (7/9)
McAlister (2/2)
Pen: Carter (1/1) 11'		 Report Tries: Stanojevic 38' c
Mi. Bergamasco 71' c
Con: Bortolussi (1/1)
de Marigny (1/1)
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 58,612
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
12 September 2007
20:00
Italy  24–18  Romania
Tries: Dellapè 6' m
Penalty try 55' c
Con: Pez (1/1)
Pen: Bortolussi (1/2) 14'
Ramiro Pez (3/3) 62', 66', 72'		 Report Tries: Manta 43' m
Tincu 47' c
Con: Dimofte (1/1)
Pen: Dimofte (2/2) 70', 74'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 44,241
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
19 September 2007
20:00
Italy  31–5  Portugal
Tries: Masi (2) 4' c, 77' c
Ma. Bergamasco 72' m
Con: Bortolussi (2/3)
Pen: Bortolussi (4/4) 17', 30', 40+', 63'		 Report Try: Penalva 33' m
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,476
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
29 September 2007
21:00
Scotland  18–16  Italy
Pen: Paterson (6/6) 2', 6', 32', 35', 47', 53' Report Try: Troncon 13' c
Con: Bortolussi (1/1)
Pen: Bortolussi (3/6) 18', 56', 62'

2011 Rugby World Cup
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup

Pool C of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 11 September 2011 and was completed on 2 October. The pool was composed of Australia, Ireland, Italy, Russia and the United States.[1]

Key to colours in pool tables
Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Ireland 44001513534+101117
 Australia 43012517348+125315
 Italy 4202139295−3210
 United States 4103438122−8404
 Russia 4004857196−13911

All times are local New Zealand time (UTC+12 until 24 September, UTC+13 from 25 September[2])

11 September 2011
15:30
Australia  32 – 6  Italy
Try: Alexander 50' m
Ashley-Cooper 55' c
O'Connor 58' c
Ioane 66' c
Con: O'Connor (3/4)
Pen: Cooper (2/3) 19', 30'
 Report Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 38', 40+'
Australia
FB15Kurtley Beale
RW14Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC13Anthony Fainga'a 48'
IC12Pat McCabe
LW11Digby Ioane
FH10Quade Cooper
SH9Will Genia 62'
N88Radike Samo
OF7David Pocock 61'
BF6Rocky Elsom 69'
RL5James Horwill (c)
LL4Daniel Vickerman 69'
TP3Ben Alexander 65'
HK2Stephen Moore 62' 74' 78'
LP1Sekope Kepu
Replacements:
HK16Tatafu Polota-Nau 62' 74' 78'
PR17James Slipper 65'
LK18Rob Simmons 69'
N819Ben McCalman 61'
FL20Scott Higginbotham 69'
SH21Luke Burgess 62'
WG22James O'Connor 48'
Coach:
Robbie Deans
Italy
FB15Andrea Masi
RW14Tommaso Benvenuti
OC13Gonzalo Canale
IC12Gonzalo Garcia 62'
LW11Mirco Bergamasco
FH10Luciano Orquera 73'
SH9Fabio Semenzato 70'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Robert Barbieri 52'
BF6Alessandro Zanni
RL5Corniel van Zyl
LL4Carlo Del Fava 61'
TP3Martin Castrogiovanni 74'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP1Andrea Lo Cicero 68' 74'
Replacements:
HK16Tommaso D'Apice
PR17Lorenzo Cittadini 68'
LK18Marco Bortolami 61'
FL19Paul Derbyshire 52'
SH20Edoardo Gori 70'
FH21Riccardo Bocchino 73'
FB22Luke McLean 62'
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
James Horwill (Australia)

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

20 September 2011
19:30
Italy  53 – 17  Russia
Try: Parisse 6' c
Toniolatti (2) 13' m, 23' c
Benvenuti (2) 16' m, 48' m
Penalty try 29' c
Gori 37' c
McLean 64' m
Zanni 77' m
Con: Bocchino (4/6)
Benvenuti (0/3)
Pen: Bocchino (0/1)
 Report Try: Yanyushkin 34' c
Ostroushko 50' m
Makovetski 71' m
Con: Rachkov (1/3)
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Attendance: 12,418
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Italy
FB15Andrea Masi 60'
RW14Giulio Toniolatti
OC13Tommaso Benvenuti
IC12Matteo Pratichetti
LW11Luke McLean
FH10Riccardo Bocchino 73'
SH9Edoardo Gori 57'
N88Sergio Parisse (c) 57'
OF7Mauro Bergamasco 36' 47'
BF6Paul Derbyshire
RL5Marco Bortolami 48'
LL4Quintin Geldenhuys
TP3Lorenzo Cittadini
HK2Fabio Ongaro 33' to 43' 47'
LP1Salvatore Perugini 48'
Replacements:
HK16Tommaso D'Apice 36'
PR17Martin Castrogiovanni 48'
LK18Corniel van Zyl 48'
FL19Alessandro Zanni 57'
SH20Pablo Canavosio 57'
OC21Gonzalo Canale 73'
FB22Alberto Sgarbi 60'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
Russia
FB15Igor Klyuchnikov 33'
RW14Vasily Artemyev
OC13Andrei Kuzin
IC12Alexei Makovetskiy
LW11Vladimir Ostroushko
FH10Konstantin Rachkov
SH9Alexander Shakirov 28'
N88Victor Gresev
OF7Andrei Garbuzov 69'
BF6Viacheslav Grachev 64'
RL5Adam Byrnes 65'
LL4Alexander Voytov
TP3Ivan Prishchepenko 77'
HK2Vladislav Korshunov (c) 61'
LP1Vladmimir Botvinnikov 54' 77'
Replacements:
HK16Valeri Tsnobiladze 61'
PR17Alexander Khrokin 54'
LK18Denis Antonov 65'
FL19Artem Fatakhov 64'
SH20Alexander Yanyushkin 28'
WG21Mikhail Sidorov 69'
FB22Yuri Kushnarev 33'
Coaches:
Nikolay Nerush
Kingsley Jones

Man of the Match:
Victor Gresev (Russia)

Touch judges:
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

27 September 2011
19:30
Italy  27 – 10  United States
Try: Parisse 3' c
Orquera 30' m
Castrogiovanni 40' m
Penalty try 66' c
Con: Mi. Bergamasco (2/4)
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (1/1) 22'
 Report Try: Wyles 18' c
Con: Wyles (1/1)
Pen: Wyles (1/1) 28'
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Attendance: 14,997
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Italy
FB15Luke McLean
RW14Tommaso Benvenuti 54'
OC13Gonzalo Canale
IC12Gonzalo Garcia
LW11Mirco Bergamasco 70'
FH10Luciano Orquera 67'
SH9Fabio Semenzato 67'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Mauro Bergamasco
BF6Alessandro Zanni
RL5Corniel van Zyl
LL4Quintin Geldenhuys
TP3Martin Castrogiovanni 72'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 73'
LP1Salvatore Perugini 51' 72'
Replacements:
HK16Fabio Ongaro 73'
PR17Andrea Lo Cicero 51'
LK18Marco Bortolami
FL19Paul Derbyshire 70'
SH20Edoardo Gori 67'
FH21Riccardo Bocchino 67'
WG22Giulio Toniolatti 54'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
United States
FB15Chris Wyles
RW14Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC13Paul Emerick
IC12Andrew Suniula 72'
LW11James Paterson
FH10Roland Suniula 46'
SH9Mike Petri 64'
N88Nic Johnson 68'
OF7Todd Clever (c)
BF6Louis Stanfill 59' to 69'
RL5Hayden Smith
LL4John van der Giessen
TP3Matekitonga Moeakiola 8' to 14' 56'
HK2Chris Biller 29'
LP1Mike MacDonald
Replacements:
HK16Phil Thiel 29'
PR17Shawn Pittman 8' 14' 56'
LK18Scott LaValla 68'
FL19Pat Danahy
SH20Tim Usasz 64'
FH21Valenese Malifa 72'
FB22Blaine Scully 46'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Man of the Match:
Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

2 October 2011
20:30
Ireland  36 – 6  Italy
Try: O'Driscoll 47' c
Earls (2) 52' c, 80+' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2)
Sexton (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 7', 18', 35', 44'
Sexton (1/1) 70'
 Report Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 11', 21'
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 28,027
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Ireland
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Tommy Bowe
OC13Brian O'Driscoll (c) 74'
IC12Gordon d'Arcy
LW11Keith Earls
FH10Ronan O'Gara 67'
SH9Conor Murray 74'
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7Seán O'Brien
BF6Stephen Ferris 73'
RL5Paul O'Connell
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan 59'
TP3Mike Ross
HK2Rory Best 53'
LP1Cian Healy 73'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 53'
PR17Tom Court 73'
LK18Donnacha Ryan 59'
N819Denis Leamy 73'
SH20Eoin Reddan 74'
FH21Jonathan Sexton 67'
WG22Andrew Trimble 74'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
Italy
FB15Andrea Masi
RW14Tommaso Benvenuti
OC13Gonzalo Canale
IC12Gonzalo Garcia
LW11Mirco Bergamasco
FH10Luciano Orquera 41'
SH9Fabio Semenzato 57'
N88Sergio Parisse (c) 77'
OF7Mauro Bergamasco 49'
BF6Alessandro Zanni
RL5Corniel van Zyl 61'
LL4Quintin Geldenhuys
TP3Martin Castrogiovanni 37'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 67'
LP1Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK16Fabio Ongaro 67'
PR17Andrea Lo Cicero 37'
LK18Marco Bortolami 61'
FL19Paul Derbyshire 49'
SH20Edoardo Gori 57'
FH21Riccardo Bocchino 41'
FB22Luke McLean 77'
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Seán O'Brien (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

2015 Rugby World Cup
Main article: 2015 Rugby World Cup
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Ireland 44001613435+99218
 France 43011212063+57214
 Italy 420277488–14210
 Romania 4103760129–6904
 Canada 4004758131–7322
19 September 2015France 32–10 ItalyTwickenham Stadium, London
26 September 2015Italy 23–18 CanadaElland Road, Leeds
4 October 2015Ireland 16–9 ItalyOlympic Stadium, London
11 October 2015Italy 32–22 RomaniaSandy Park, Exeter

2019 Rugby World Cup
Main article: 2019 Rugby World Cup
Pool B
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 New Zealand 43102215722+135216
 South Africa 43012718536+149315
 Italy 4211149878+20212
 Namibia 4013334175–14102
 Canada 4013214177–16302
22 September 2019
14:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Italy  47–22  Namibia
Try: Penalty try 11'
Allan 26' c
Tebaldi 40+1' c
Bellini 44' c
Canna 47' c
Polledri 70' m
Minozzi 76' c
Con: Allan (3/3) 27', 40+2', 45'
Canna (2/3) 48', 77'
 Report Try: Stevens 6' c
Greyling 57' m
Plato 79' c
Con: Loubser (2/3) 7', 80'
Pen: Loubser (1/1) 51'
26 September 2019
16:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Italy  48–7  Canada
Try: Steyn 8' c
Budd 13' c
Negri 44' c
Penalty try 59'
Bellini 62' m
Zani 73' c
Minozzi 79' m
Con: Allan (3/4) 9', 14', 45'
Canna (1/2) 74'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 3'
 Report Try: Coe 69' c
Con: Nelson (1/1) 71'
4 October 2019
18:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) South Africa  49–3  Italy
Try: Kolbe (2) 6' c, 53' m
Mbonambi 27' c
Am 58' c
Mapimpi 68' c
Snyman 76' m
Marx 80+3' m
Con: Pollard (4/7) 7', 28', 60', 69'
Pen: Pollard (2/2) 12', 51'
 Report Pen: Allan (1/1) 9'
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi
Attendance: 44,148
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
12 October 2019
13:45 JST (UTC+09)
New Zealand  0–0
(Cancelled)		  Italy

Notes:

  • As a result of inclement weather caused by Typhoon Hagibis this match was cancelled and awarded as a 0–0 draw.[3]

Hosting
Main article: Rugby World Cup hosts

The Rugby World Cup is held every four years, and tends to alternate between the northern and southern hemispheres. Every northern hemisphere tournament so far has been held in Europe, however Japan won the bid to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Italy has yet to host the World Cup, although the Italian Rugby Federation made unsuccessful bids for the 2015 and 2019 competitions.

References
  • Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, (ISBN 1860746020)
  • Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
  1. Archived 2011-09-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2011-09-11.
  2. The change in time zone is due to the start of daylight saving time in New Zealand, at 2:00am on Sunday 25 September
  3. "Typhoon Hagibis impact on Rugby World Cup 2019 matches". Rugby World Cup. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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