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2002 Italy Rugby Union Tour Of New Zealand
The 2002 Italy rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of matches played in May and June 2002 in New Zealand by Italy national rugby union team. Matches ---- ---- New Zealand: 15. Christian Cullen, 14. Doug Howlett, 13. Mark Robinson, 12. Daryl Gibson, 11. Caleb Ralph, 10. Andrew Mehrtens, 9. Byron Kelleher, 8. Taine Randell, 7. Marty Holah, 6. Reuben Thorne (capt.), 5. Norm Maxwell, 4. Simon Maling, 3. Kees Meeuws, 2. Tom Willis, 1. Joe McDonnell, – ''replacements:'' 16. Dave Hewett, 17. Jonah Lomu, 18. Mark Hammett, 19. Aaron Mauger – ''Unused:'' 20. Chris Jack, 21. Richie McCaw, 22. Justin Marshall Italy: 15. Gert Peens, 14. Nicola Mazzucato, 13. Nanni Raineri, 12. Cristian Zanoletti, 11. Denis Dallan, 10. Francesco Mazzariol, 9. Matteo Mazzantini, 8. Sergio Parisse, 7. Aaron Persico, 6. Andrea de Rossi, 5. Mark Giacheri, 4. Marco Bortolami (capt.), 3. Ramiro Martinez-Frugoni, 2. Andrea Moretti, 1. Gianluca Faliva, – ''Replacements:'' 16. Mauro Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy National Rugby Union Team
The Italy national rugby union team (Italian: ''Squadra nazionale italiana di rugby'') represents Italy in men's international rugby union. The team is known as ''gli Azzurri'' (the light-blues). Savoy blue is the common colour of the national teams representing Italy, as it is the traditional colour of the royal House of Savoy which reigned over the Kingdom of Italy from 1860 to 1946. Italy has played international rugby since 1929, and for decades was considered one of the best European teams outside the Five Nations Championship. Since 2000, Italy has competed annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. In 2013, they were holders of the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy which is played annually between Italy and France. Italy is ranked 14th in the world by the IRB as of 18 July 2022. Italian rugby rose to prominence in 2000 when it was added to the Five Nations, creating the Six Nations. Initially on the receiving end of some heavy de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
