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| Union | Italian Rugby Federation | ||
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| Coach(es) | Andrea Di Giandomenico | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2009 ) | ||
| Best result | 11th (2009) | ||
The Italy women's national rugby union sevens team is a Rugby sevens national women's side that represents Italy. They have only qualified once to the Rugby World Cup Sevens. [1] At the 2021 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series held in Lisbon and Moscow, Spain finished third overall. [2]
| Rugby World Cup Sevens | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2009 | Bowl Semifinalists | 11th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2013 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2018 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Grand Prix record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
 2003 | Did not compete | ||||||||
| 2004 | Finalists | 2nd | |||||||
| 2005 | Plate Finalists | 6th | |||||||
| 2006 | 9th Place Finalists | 10th | |||||||
| 2007 | 6th Place Finalists | 6th | |||||||
| 2008 | Plate Finalists | 6th | |||||||
 2009 | Plate Semifinalists | 7th | |||||||
| 2010 | Semifinalists | 4th | |||||||
 2011 | Plate Semifinalists | 8th | |||||||
| 2012 | Eighth Place | 8th | |||||||
 2013 | Sixth Place | 6th | |||||||
| 2014 | Seventh Place | 7th | |||||||
| 2015 | Eighth Place | 8th | |||||||
| 2016 | Seventh Place | 7th | |||||||
| 2017 | Ninth Place | 9th | |||||||
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