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The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri (Sky-Blues). Italy have been playing international rugby since 1929, and for decades were considered one of the best European teams outside the Five Nations Championship. Since 2000, Italy compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They were the holders of the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy for 2013, played annually against France. Italy are ranked 14th in the world by the IRB as of 8 August 2015. Italian rugby really came to prominence in 2000 when it was added to the Five Nations, creating the Six Nations. Initially on the end of some heavy defeats, the side has grown in competitiveness, recording a fourth-place finish in 2007 and 2013, and even in defeat, lop-sided losses are less frequent. The Azzurri have shown respectable results when playing at home in recent years: during the 2011 Six Nations, the side defeated France 22–21, and in the 2013 Six Nations, Italy won again at home to France (23–18),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Italy v France at Rome )〕 and defeated Ireland 22–15.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Italy v Ireland at Rome )〕 Italy have also competed at every Rugby World Cup since the first tournament in 1987, but have yet to progress beyond the first round. The team has developed a reputation for being a consistent middle player at the tournament. Italy's showings at the 2003, 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cup have consistently followed a formula where they managed two wins and two losses during the pool stages. The current head coach is Jacques Brunel. Number eight Sergio Parisse is their current captain.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rugby Union - Italy - List of captains - ESPN Scrum )〕 == History == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Italy national rugby union team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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