Back Italiaanse Rugbyfederasie Afrikaans Federazione Italiana Rugby German Federazione Italiana Rugby Spanish Fédération italienne de rugby à XV French פדרציית הרוגבי באיטליה HE Federazione Italiana Rugby Italian イタリアラグビー連盟 Japanese Federazione Italiana Rugby Polish
| Federazione Italiana Rugby | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1928 |
| World Rugby affiliation | 1987 |
| Rugby Europe affiliation | 1934 |
| President | Andrea Duodo |
| Men's coach | Gonzalo Quesada |
| Women's coach | Giovanni Raineri |
| Website | federugby.it |
The Italian Rugby Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana Rugby) or FIR is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Italy. The FIR has one seat on the 28-member World Rugby Council, the governing body of World Rugby. (All other members of the Six Nations have two seats on the Council.)
There are two fully professional Italian clubs that play in the United Rugby Championship, in the European Rugby Champions Cup and in the European Rugby Challenge Cup — Benetton and Zebre. There are twelve semi-professional Italian clubs that play in the Top12, four of which qualify to play in the European Rugby Challenge Cup Qualifying Competition to qualify to the European Rugby Challenge Cup.