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 ranked 21st in the IRL Women's World Rankings.
Current squad On 2 October 2025 an Italy team composed of Australian based players was announced ahead of a game on 4 October 2025 against Lebanon at Lidcombe Oval, Sydney. Previously the Italy women's team had been selected from Italy based players.
Australian based players The selected team comprised four players with NRL Women's Premiership experience. Six members of the squad had experience in the competition tier below the NRLW, the NSWRL Women's Premiership or the QRL Women's Premiership. The remaining players were selected from teams in lower tier competitions, such as the Sydney Metro Women's Gold competition.
Position(s)PlayerInternationalClubCareer Club Matches Debut Caps T G Pts NRLW Rebecca Pollard 2025 1 0 0 0 Wests Tigers 17 31 0 Marissa Acquasanta 2025 1 1 0 4 Mounties 0 0 0 Brielle Luccitti 2025 1 0 2 4 Mounties 0 6 9 Kiara Barnes 2025 1 0 0 0 Briars Rugby Union 0 0 0 Brandy Yallop 2025 1 3 0 12 Northern Pride 0 13 6 Nikki Perugini 2025 1 0 0 0 Helensburgh Tigers 0 20 0 Rhiannon Gregorio 2025 1 0 0 0 Mounties 0 0 0 Bronte Wilson 2025 1 0 0 0 St. George Dragons 13 7 9 Kayla Fleming 2025 1 2 0 8 Burleigh Bears 0 7 17 Deborah Wilson 2025 1 0 0 0 Mounties 0 0 0 Josie Lenaz 2025 1 0 0 0 Parramatta Eels 6 58 0 Ashleigh Maiuri 2025 1 0 0 0 Brisbane Tigers 0 0 5 Abbey Krzanic 2025 1 0 0 0 St. George Dragons 0 4 0 Amali Ahmet 2025 1 0 0 0 All Saints Toongabbie Tigers 0 0 0 Takira Gaspari 2025 1 0 0 0 Gungahlin Bulls 0 0 0 Sofia Osman 2025 1 0 0 0 Gungahlin Bulls 0 0 0 Hanna Krzanic 2025 1 0 0 0 Fortitude Valley Diehards 0 0 0 Alyssa Gattellari 0 0 0 0 Grace Giampino 0 0 0 0 Newcastle Knights 4 21 7 Tanaya Iaria 0 0 0 0 Mounties 0 1 0
European based players Squad for the 2026 World Cup Preliminary Play-Off Qualifier against , which was held on Saturday, 27 April, 2024 in Mogliano. Tallies in the table include the match against Netherlands.
Position PlayerDebutCapsPts Club Alessandra Menotti 2018 7 2 0 8 Leonesse Venete XIII Rwan Hassnien 2022 4 2 0 8 Brianza Tigers XIII Loide Agosta 2023 2 0 0 0 Leonesse Venete XIII Camilla Matilde Giacomazzo 2022 4 1 0 4 Leonesse Venete XIII Lilian Bremang 2024 1 0 0 0 Casalmaggiore Rugby XIII Martina Dall'Antonia 2022 4 0 2 4 Leonesse Venete XIII Valentina Virgili 2017 4 0 4 8 Brianza Tigers XIII Giulia Iozzia 2018 5 1 0 4 Brianza Tigers XIII Camilla Vio 2024 1 0 0 0 Leonesse Venete XIII Vanessa Bertini 2024 1 0 0 0 Casalmaggiore Rugby XIII Silvia Gai 2017 4 0 0 0 Brianza Tigers XIII Altea Forto 2019 6 2 0 8 Leonesse Venete XIII Marvin Severgnini 2022 4 1 0 4 Brianza Tigers XIII Alissa Meinero 2024 1 0 0 0 Casalmaggiore Rugby XIII Alice Bottaro 2024 1 0 0 0 Leonesse Venete XIII Ilenia Bollini 2024 1 0 0 0 Brianza Tigers XIII Fabiola Tosetti 2024 1 0 0 0 Brianza Tigers XIII Giorgia Boarin 0 0 0 0 Brianza Tigers XIII Noemi Dalla Villa 0 0 0 0 Leonesse Venete XIII
Competitive record
Head to head records Opponent Win% Share 2 1 0 1 50.00% 50 36 58.14% 1 0 0 1 0.00% 0 60 0.05% 1 0 0 1 0.00% 14 18 43.75% 2 2 0 0 100.00% 60 14 81.08% 1 0 0 1 0.00% 6 30 16.67% 1 0 0 1 0.00% 0 60 0.00% 1 0 0 1 0.00% 6 56 9.68% Totals 9 3 0 6 33.33% 136 274 33.17% Notes: Table last updated 4 October 2025. Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.
Results Full internationals
Date Score Opponent Competition Venue Attendance 25 February 2017 22–0 Friendly Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh 10 November 2018 0–60 Friendly Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 18 March 2019 14–18 Friendly Baylerbeyi Stadium, Istanbul 250 22 June 2019 26–0 Friendly Lignano 100 11 June 2022 6–30 2022 Euro B Pasian Di Pato Stadium, Udine 500 19 June 2022 0–60 Pandy Park, Crosskeys 410 3 June 2023 34–14 Friendly Pasian Di Prato Stadium, Udine 27 April 2024 6–56 2026 World Cup qualification Maurizio Quaggia Stadium, Mogliano Veneto 4 October 2025 28–36 Friendly Lidcombe Oval, Sydney
Other matches Date Score Opponent Competition Venue Attendance 24 February 2018 4–12 Friendly Léo Lagrange Sports Complex, Toulon Note: The team in February 2018 was selected from four clubs in the southeast zone: Montpellier, Lyon Villeurbanne, Marseille, and the Provençal XIII.
See also
Rugby league in Italy Italy national rugby league team
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