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USA women's rugby team defeats Italy 54-24 in Nashville

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The United States women's rugby team secured a 54-24 victory over Italy at Geodis Park in Nashville, concluding the WXV Global Series 2026. Despite an early 12-0 lead for the Italian side, the physical dominance of the USA Eagles allowed them to pull ahead significantly.

Italy's scoring was led by tries from Francesca Granzotto, Francesca Sgorbini, Beatrice Rigoni, and Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi. However, the American team responded with eight tries, including a hat-trick from Freda Tafuna and two tries from Keia Mae Sagapolu-Senele.

The match highlighted recurring defensive challenges for the Italian squad, particularly in stopping forward drives and mauls, issues that were also noted in previous tournament matches against Japan and South Africa.

Entities

Freda Tafuna · Italy women's national rugby union team · Keia Mae Sagapolu-Senele · Nashville · Plinio Sciamanna · United States women's national rugby union team

Sources

Italia femminile, il 54-24 di Nashville chiude le WXV: cosa hanno mostrato le quattro partite [www.rugbymeet.com]
Italia da semifinale [www.sportiamoci.it]
Pallamano: Italia femminile, la crescita passa anche da partite negative e grossi pericoli [www.oasport.it]
Boxe: tre bronzi per l'Italia ai Mondiali Under 19 di Budva [www.oasport.it]
Rugby - WXV Global Series: l'Italia illude per 20', poi gli USA accelerano e prendono il largo [www.onrugby.it]