History
On 25 July 1911 a "Propaganda Committee" was formed to promote the sport of rugby union in Italy. In 1928 this body became the Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR). In 1934 the Federazione Italiana Rugby were founder members of the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur.
The FIR joined the International Rugby Board (IRB) in 1987 when they took part in the inaugural World Cup. The Italy national rugby union team have played in the Six Nations Championship since 2000.
Italy bid to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup and came close to winning but lost to England by just three votes.
Read more about this topic: Italian Rugby Federation
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