CUS Milano Rugby Women is an Italian rugby union club, based in Milan, Lombardy. They compete in the Serie A Elite competition, which is the top division of women's rugby in Italy.
History The club was founded in 2013 and began competing on the national Sevens circuit. In 2018, the club was able to field a fifteens team. The first season was encouraging with 6 wins in 18 matches.
The following two seasons was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The start of the 2021–22 season was difficult with Milano only winning 3 of 10 matches. At the end of the season, a partnership was established with French club Stade Français.
The 2022–23 season saw the introduction of the Eccellenza championship, CUS Milano finished 4th overall and participated in the semi-finals for the first time in their history, but were beaten by Valsugana.
In 2023–24, the Milanese university team qualified for the top pool of the newly formatted championship and finished fourth. During national team selections, the club was represented by Alice Cassaghi and Giulia Cavina. The latter played in the 2024 WXV tournament, but neither was selected for the Six Nations.
At the start of the 2024–25 season, the team lost Giulia Cavina, who went to play in France with her sister Micol, at AC Bobigny. During the 2025 off-season, the club unveiled a project to merge the senior section with that of its neighbours in Parabiago.
Rankings + Season-by-season review Season Rank Competition Final Phase2018–198th (Group 1)Serie A18611132Did not compete2019–203rd (Group 2)Serie A1070326Season interrupted by COVID-19 pandemic.2020–21 —Serie ASeason cancelled2021–225th (Group 1)Serie A1030750Did not compete2022–234thEccellenza1480639Semi-finalists, lost to Valsugana.2023–244thSerie A Élite1250724Did not compete2024–255thSerie A Élite1451825Did not compete
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