Italy Women's training squad for Six Nations 2026

The Italian Women's National Rugby Team's coach, Fabio Roselli, has selected the 34 players who will be part of the 2026 Guinness Women's Six Nations squad. The squad combines experience and freshness: seven of them are debutants: Gaia Dosi, Chiara Cheli, Francesca Andreoli, Elettra Costantini, Natascia Aggio, Rubina Grassi, and Gabriella Serio.
The Azzurre will gather in Rome at the CPO Giulio Onesti on March 31st, with a list of players called up to prepare for their debut match in Grenoble against France, which will be announced in the coming days. 

Analyzing the choices, Roselli stated: "Assembling the squad for this Guinness Six Nations has certainly been a very stimulating process for the entire staff. One of our goals has always been to add depth to our team. To achieve this, thanks to the excellent network of relationships we've established with the club staff, in addition to all the players playing in the Italian Serie A Elite championship, we also monitor, throughout the season, approximately twenty Italian players in France and four in England, for a total of twenty-one clubs—eight in Italy and thirteen abroad. We also work closely with the Italy U21 staff to determine if and when some of the young players who are developing strongly could make their senior national team debuts. Therefore, there's the possibility that other players could be added during the tournament. We've tried to identify a balanced squad across all positions, considering, in the various championships, performance levels, consistency, playing time, physical condition, injuries, and the players' availability based on their work situation and university-scholastic level, which has always been an important challenge for the entire movement. After three days of training in Rome with part of the U21 national team in January, we can't wait to meet again to continue consolidating and developing our identity and the playing model we established last season."

Below is Italy's squad for the 2026 Guinness Women's Six Nations, divided by role:

PILONS:

Gaia DOSI (Rugby Colorno, debutant)
Gaia MARIS (Valsugana Rugby Padova, 42 caps)
Alessia PILANI (Stade Bordelais Rugby, 9 caps)

Silvia TURANI (Harlequins, 47 caps)
Vittoria ZANETTE (LOU Rugby, 2 caps)

HOEELS:

Chiara CHELI (Rugby Colorno, debutant)
Desiree SPINELLI (Benetton Rugby Treviso, 5 caps)
Vittoria VECCHINI (Valsugana Rugby Padova, 41 caps)

SECOND LINES:
Francesca ANDREOLI (Rugby Colorno, debutant)

Elettra COSTANTINI (Valsugana Rugby Padova, debutant)
Giordana DUCA (Valsugana Rugby Padova, 60 caps)
Valeria FEDRIGHI (Rugby Colorno, 67 caps)
Alessandra FRANGIPANI (Villorba Rugby, 13 caps)

BACK LINES:
Elena ERRICHIELLO (Unione Rugby Capitolina, 1 cap)
Elisa GIORDANO (Captain, Valsugana Rugby Padova, 78 caps)
Alissa RANUCCINI (LOU Rugby, 18 caps)
Francesca SGORBINI (ASM Clermont Rugby, 37 caps)
Beatrice VERONESE (RCTPM Toulon, 31 caps)

SCRUM HALFS:
Alia BITONCI (Valsugana Rugby Padova, 10 caps)
Gaia BUSO (Villorba Rugby, 4 caps)
Sofia STEFAN (RCTPM Toulon, 101 caps)

FLY HALFS:
Veronica MADIA (Blagnac Rugby, 60 caps)
Emma STEVANIN (Valsugana Rugby Padova, 27 caps)

CENTERS:
Natascia AGGIO (Valsugana Rugby Padova, debutant)
Micol CAVINA (AC Bobigny, 5 caps)
Giada CORRADINI (Montpellier Herault Rugby, 2 caps)
Alyssa D'INCÀ (Blagnac Rugby, 35 caps)
Sara MANNINI (Rugby Colorno, 12 caps)
Michela SILLARI (Valsugana Rugby Padova, 94 caps)

Wingers/Fullbacks:
Francesca GRANZOTTO (Exeter Chiefs, 24 caps)
Rubina GRASSI (RCTPM Toulon, rookie)
Aura MUZZO (LOU Rugby, 58 caps)
Vittoria OSTUNI MINUZZI (Valsugana Rugby Padova, 44 caps)
Gabriella SERIO (Rugby Colorno, rookie)

Athletes unavailable due to injury:
Sara SEYE (Ealing Trailfinders)