Italy women's national rugby league team

The Italy women's national rugby league team represents Italy in rugby league football. Their governing body, the Federazione Italiana Rugby League, was formed in 2008. They are currently ranked 8th in the RLIF World Rankings.

Italia
Team information
Governing bodyFederazione Italiana Rugby League
RegionEurope
Head coachAlberto Suin
CaptainVirginia Pinarello
Most capsAlessandra Menotti 7
Top try-scorer6 players with 2 tries each
Top point-scorerRosaluna Gavagna 10
Rebecca Pantaleoni 10
IRL ranking19th
Team results
First international
Lebanon Lebanon 0–22 Italy Italy
(25 February 2017)
Biggest win
Serbia Serbia 0–26 Italy Italy
(22 June 2019)
Biggest defeat
France France 60–0 Italy Italy
(10 November 2018)

Current squad

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Squad for the 2026 World Cup Preliminary Play-Off Qualifier against   Netherlands, to be held on Saturday, 27 April, 2024 in Mogliano.[1]
Tallies in the table include the match against Netherlands.

Position Player Club Debut Caps T G Pts
Fullback, Stand-off Alessandra Menotti Leonesse Venete XIII 2018 7 2 0 8
Wing Rwan Hassnien Brianza Tigers XIII 2022 4 2 0 8
Centre Loide Agosta Leonesse Venete XIII 2023 2 0 0 0
Centre, Wing Camilla Matilde Giacomazzo Leonesse Venete XIII 2022 4 1 0 4
Wing Lilian Bremang Casalmaggiore Rugby XIII 2024 1 0 0 0
Stand-off Martina Dall'Antonia Leonesse Venete XIII 2022 4 0 2 4
Scrum-half, Stand-off Valentina Virgili Brianza Tigers XIII 2017 4 0 4 8
Prop, Second-row Giulia Iozzia Brianza Tigers XIII 2018 5 1 0 4
Hooker Camilla Vio Leonesse Venete XIII 2024 1 0 0 0
Prop Vanessa Bertini Casalmaggiore Rugby XIII 2024 1 0 0 0
Second-row, Centre Silvia Gai Brianza Tigers XIII 2017 4 0 0 0
Second-row Altea Forto Leonesse Venete XIII 2019 6 2 0 8
Loose forward, Second-row Marvin Severgnini Brianza Tigers XIII 2022 4 1 0 4
interchange Alissa Meinero Casalmaggiore Rugby XIII 2024 1 0 0 0
interchange Alice Bottaro Leonesse Venete XIII 2024 1 0 0 0
interchange Ilenia Bollini Brianza Tigers XIII 2024 1 0 0 0
interchange Fabiola Tosetti Brianza Tigers XIII 2024 1 0 0 0
Giorgia Boarin Brianza Tigers XIII 0 0 0 0
Noemi Dalla Villa Leonesse Venete XIII 0 0 0 0

Competitive record

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Head to head records

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Opponent FM MR M W D L Win% PF PA Share
  Lebanon 2017 2017 1 1 0 0 100.00% 22 0 100.00%
  France 2018 2018 1 0 0 1 0.00% 0 60 0.00%
  Turkey 2019 2019 1 0 0 1 0.00% 14 18 43.75%
  Serbia 2019 2023 2 2 0 0 100.00% 60 14 81.08%
  Ireland 2022 2022 1 0 0 1 0.00% 6 30 16.67%
  Wales 2022 2022 1 0 0 1 0.00% 0 60 0.00%
  Netherlands 2024 2024 1 0 0 1 0.00% 6 56 9.68%
Totals 2017 2024 8 3 0 5 37.50% 108 238 31.21%

Notes:

  • Table last updated 29 April 2024.
  • Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.

Results

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Date Home Result Away Competition Venue Attendance
25 February 2017   Lebanon 0 – 24   Italy Friendly Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh
10 November 2018   Italy 0 – 60   France Friendly
18 March 2019   Italy 14 – 18   Turkey Friendly 250
22 June 2019   Italy 26 – 0   Serbia Friendly Lignano 100
11 June 2022   Italy 6 – 30   Ireland 2022 Euro B Pasian Di Pato Stadium, Udine
19 June 2022   Wales 60 – 0   Italy Pandy Park, Crosskeys
3 June 2023   Italy 34 – 14   Serbia Friendly Pasian Di Prato Stadium, Udine
27 April 2024   Italy 6 – 56   Netherlands 2026 World Cup qualification Maurizio Quaggia Stadium, Mogliano Veneto

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Italy and Netherlands Women Name Squads". European Rugby League. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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