The Italy national rugby league team, nicknamed the Azzurri, represents Italy in international rugby league football. The sport reached Italy in the 1950s, when a Turin side toured northern England and the first official international was played in France, and it faded after threats from the rugby union authorities in the late 1960s. The side was revived in the 1990s by Italian-Australians and has played regularly since 2008, when the Federazione Italiana Rugby League was formed. Italy won the European Shield in 2008 and 2009, beat Wales 13-6 in 2010 and defeated England 15-14 in an unranked match before the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, which it entered after qualifying. It also appeared at the 2021 World Cup.
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Italy won the RLEF European Shield in 2008 and 2009
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Italy started off their World Cup campaign with a 28-4 victory over Scotland.
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