Italy women's national rugby league team
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Governing body | Federazione Italiana Rugby League |
| Region | Europe |
| Head coach | Alberto Suin |
| Captain | Virginia Pinarello |
| Most caps | Marika Ascione 6 Alessandra Menotti 6 Virginia Pinarello 6 |
| Top try-scorer | 6 players with 2 tries each |
| Top point-scorer | Rosaluna Gavagna 10 Rebecca Pantaleoni 10 |
| IRL ranking | 15th |
| Team results | |
| First international | |
 Lebanon 0–22  Italy(25 February 2017) | |
| Biggest win | |
 Serbia 0–26 Italy(22 June 2019) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 France 60–0 Italy(10 November 2018) | |
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.
Head to Head Records[edit]
Table last updated 5 June 2023.
Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.
| 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% |
| Totals | 2017 | 2023 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 42.86% | 102 | 182 | 35.92% |
Roster[edit]
Squad for the 2023 International Test against Serbia, held on Saturday, 3 June in Udine.[1] Tallies in the table include the match against Serbia.
| Position | Player | Club | Debut | Caps | T | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullback | Alessandra Menotti | Leonesse Venete | 2018 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Wing | Rebecca Pantaleoni | Brianza Tigers | 2019 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Centre | Loide Agosta | Amatori Catania Bulls | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre | Camilla Matilde Giacomazzo | Leonesse Venete | 2022 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Wing | Rwan Hassnien | Milano Mustang | 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Stand-off | Cecilia Piva | Milano Mustang | 2018 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Scrum-half | Valentina Virgili | Milano Mustang | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Prop | Giulia Carniato | Leonesse Venete | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hooker | Martina Dall'Antonia | Leonesse Venete | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Prop | Marika Ascione | Brianza Tigers | 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Second-row | Silvia Gai | Milano Mustang | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Second-row | Marvin Severgnini | Milano Mustang | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loose forward | Virginia Pinarello | Leonesse Venete | 2017 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| interchange | Enrica Pandolfo | Amatori Catania Bulls | 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| interchange | Vanessa Ruggeri | Brianza Tigers | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| interchange | Altea Forto | Leonesse Venete | 2019 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| interchange | Ottavia Piovano | Milano Mustang | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Results[edit]
25 February 2017 |
| Italy | 22 – 0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 4 Anna Barro 2 (13' 61') Marina Gueli (26') Guiliana Zaffarana (72') Goals: 3 Valentina Virgili 3/4 | HT 10-0 Video Replay Reports[2][3][4] | Tries: nil Goals: nil |
Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh Referee: Remond Safi |
10 November 2018 |
| Italy | 0 – 60 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: nil Goals: nil | HT 0-32 Video Replay Reports[5] | Tries: 12 Aurore Anton 2 (8, 53) Elodie Moinache 2 (40', 76') Jessika Guehaseim (1') Leila Bessahli (5') Elsa Bedu (11') Nadia Olm-Rouppert (34') Emma Fourage (37') Gaëlle Alvherne (50') Chahrazad Himoudi (64') Meissa Bouguessa (66') Goals: 6 Ophelie Coll 6 |
18 March 2019 |
| Italy | 14 – 18 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 3 Gioga Lozzi (30′) Alessandra Berotti (35′) Virginia Pinarello (54′) Goals: 1 Valentina Viesin 1/3 | Video Replay Reports[6][7] Report | Tries: 3 Ecem Acikzog (6′) Esen Gul (15′) Mehtap Korku (49′) Goals: 3 Ecem Acikzog 3/3 |
22 June 2019 |
| Italy | 26 – 0 | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 5 Erica Neri 2 Rosaluna Gavagna Giulia Stucchi Cecilia Piva Goals 3: Rosaluna Gavagna 3/5 | HT 12-0 Report [8] Reports[9] | Tries: nil Goals: nil |
2022 Rugby League Women's European Championship B[edit]
11 June 2022 5:30 PM |
| Italy | 6 – 30 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 1 Alessandra Menotti (79') Goals 1: Rebecca Pantaleoni 1/1 | HT 0-24 Highlights Reports[10][11] Result[12] | Tries: 6 Ali Coleman 3 (2' 7' 16') Storm Cobain (30') Ray Lawless (38') Charlie Willett (64') Goals: 3 Fran Copley 2 Alex McGuiness |
19 June 2022 1.00pm (BST) |
| Italy | 0—60 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: nil Goals: nil | HT: 0–20 Report | Tries: 11 Brittony Price 3 (39' 52' 60') Rosie Carr (3') Eleri Michael (7') Emily Hughes (28') Fern Davies (45') Bryonie King (56') Joeann McGuire (71') Carys Marsh (74') Anne-Marie Sayle (78') Goals: 8 Kathryn Salter 8/9 Amberley Ruck 0/2 |
2023[edit]
3 June 2023 3:00 PM |
| Italy | 34 – 14 | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 8 Rwan Hassnien 2 (14' 21') Altea Forto 2 (24', 34') Rebecca Liliana Pantaleoni 2 (51', 69') Camilla Matilde Giacomazzo (6') Ottavia Piovano (76') Goals: 1 Martina Dall' Antonia 1/3 Rebecca Liliana Pantaleoni 0/5 | HT 20-4 Report[17] | Tries: 3 Anastasija Karanovic (10') Katarina Veljanovski (61') Natalija Simic (80') Goals: 1 Tamara Bosnjak 1/3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
- During 2023 and 2024 Italy were drawn to play the following three teams in Group B of the European Qualifiers for the 2025 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[18][19] Dates and hosts were selected but the venues are yet to be announced. In May 2023, following the withdrawal of France as hosts of the 2025 World Cups, the European Rugby League announced that fixtures scheduled for 2023 would be postponed.[20][21]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "L'Italia League Femminile corsara in Libano". Il Capoluogo. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Portoghese, Matteo (4 March 2017). "Rugby league femminile: diario della storica prima vittoria dell'Italia". Mondo Sportivo. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Match Report - Junipers 0 v 22 Italy Women". Lebanon Rugby League. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "La France qui rit". FFR XIII. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Turkey won against Italy". Balkan RL. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "L'Italia League Femminile perde di misura contro la Turchia". Non Professional Rugby. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Serbia vs Italy - Women's International Friendlies". Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Italija - Srbija 26-0 (12-0)". Ragbi Liga Serbia. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Italy 6 v 30 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Women take win against Italy". Rugby League Ireland. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Rugby League: Troppa Irlanda Per L'Italia League Femminile". Non Professional Rugby. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Italy And Ireland Name Squads For Euro B Opener". European Rugby League. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Wales women rugby league side to take on England and Italy at Pandy Park". BBC. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "European Rugby League Launches Women's European Championships B". European Rugby League. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Match officials announced for the international weekend". Wales Rugby League. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Italy 34 v 14 Serbia - Match report". European Rugby League. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Draws Made For Men's and Women's Euros". European Rugby League. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Euro Women's RLWCQ Fixtures Announced as Female Refs Look to take part". European Rugby League. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Gordon, James (25 May 2023). "European Championships cancelled as international calendar left in tatters". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "ERL put European, MEA, Americas Championships On Hold". International Rugby League. Euro Rugby League. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.