document_title: List of Hey Arnold! characters

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text: List of Hey Arnold! characters

text: Main characters[edit]

text: Arnold Shortman[edit]

text: Arnold Phillip Shortman (voiced by Lane Toran in seasons 1-2, Phillip Van Dyke in seasons 2–3, Spencer Klein in seasons 4–5 and Hey Arnold!: The Movie, Alex D. Linz in the episodes, "April Fools Day" and "The Journal", and Mason Vale Cotton in Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie), is the title character of the series. He is a dreamer and an idealist who always tries to see the best in people and do the right thing. His parents, Miles and Stella left to go to San Lorenzo when he was 1 year old, but never came back to Hillwood. Whenever he sees someone in trouble, especially Helga, Arnold goes out of his way to help them out, even if it's not sensible to do so. Arnold often acts as the stable center to those around him, whether he's around his "family" in his paternal grandparents' boarding house, or around his friends at school. He lives in Sunset Arms boarding house with his grandparents, Phil and Getrude.[1]

text: Arnold has had two major crushes in the series: one with sixth-grader Ruth McDougal (through most of season 1), and one with a classmate named Lila Sawyer (from season 2 onwards). However, his most catalytic relationship is with his classmate and frenemy Helga Pataki. Helga is secretly in love with him, though to keep these feelings secret she bullies Arnold. Arnold is completely unaware of this fact for most of the series, other than the occasional hint from Helga and other classmates. Helga revealed her secret to Arnold during Hey Arnold!: The Movie, but Arnold gave Helga the opportunity to take back her confession, attributing it to "the heat of the moment".[2] In the made-for-TV sequel Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie, Arnold returns Helga's feelings with a kiss of his own, after thanking Helga for her help in finding his parents and using her locket to help activate the device that releases the cure to the sleeping sickness which his parents had contracted before they could release the cure. It's also implied at the end of the movie that he and Helga become a couple, as Arnold holds hands with Helga (although Helga continues to be hostile to Arnold in public). Arnold is friends with most of his fellow fourth-graders, with his best friend being Gerald Johanssen, whose friendship dates as far back as preschool.[3]

text: Arnold's surname is never revealed on the show and the mystery surrounding his full name became a running gag on the show, by the last name almost being revealed, then someone or something interrupting or otherwise preventing it from being heard.[4][5][6] It was finally revealed that his full name was Arnold Phillip Shortman.[7]

text: Gerald Johanssen[edit]

text: Gerald Martin Johanssen (voiced by Jamil Walker Smith throughout the original series and Benjamin Flores, Jr. in Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie[8]) is a nine-year-old African-American boy and Arnold's best friend. He is an athletic and street-smart boy who is portrayed as loyal, though much less responsible than Arnold. Gerald has known Arnold for many years, most likely since preschool. Besides being Arnold's friend, Gerald also has a good deal of knowledge of many legendary stories in the city, or "urban legends" as he calls them. He apparently gets these myths from a source he has nicknamed "Fuzzy Slippers", mentioned in many episodes as his reliable assistant.

text: At school, Gerald is the class president, and considers himself very cool, and apparently, so do his friends. When it was revealed that Arnold was on Rhonda's so-called "Cool List", and that Gerald was on her other list known as "The Geek List" (due to a grudge Rhonda had against him over running for class president), many classmates were surprised to find this out ("Cool Party").

text: His most distinct features are his tall, Kid 'n Play-style hair, and his shirt with the number 33 on it (he also wears 33 on sports uniforms). He has a crush on Phoebe, who shares the same feelings for him. It's implied that at the end of Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie that the two have become a couple as they are seen holding hands.

text: Helga Pataki[edit]

text: Helga Geraldine Pataki[9] (voiced by Francesca Marie Smith) is a rough and cynical girl who puts on a mean, tomboyish front, making her the fourth grade bully.[3] She constantly bullies Arnold to hide her true feelings of love for him, which is obsessive to the point where she has made many shrines dedicated to him. She is an academically-gifted student and a talented writer of poetry for her age. She occasionally expresses interest in pursuing the latter as a career. Despite this, she is neglected by her parents[3] and often disrespectively calls them by their first names because she does not think they are worthy of being called "Mom" and "Dad". Her alcoholic mother, Miriam, is usually depressed, forgetful, struggling to stay conscious, and frequently drinking "smoothies" and "coffee". Helga relates very poorly to her. Her father, Bob, a successful pager salesman, who suffers from workaholism, rarely notices her existence, favoring her over-achieving, neurotic college-aged sister Olga, who Helga rarely gets along with. Helga does not really see him as her father, seeing as he is a horrible one. He never listens to Helga. Helga is also known for her catchword, "criminy!", which she normally exclaims when stressed.

text: Helga resents her older sister Olga, a perfectionist.[10] Although Helga will do her best to avoid unnecessary contact with Olga, she has shown feeling of love for her sister from time to time, as in the episode "Olga Gets Engaged", when she intervenes on Olga's behalf, saving her from what would have been a bad marriage,[11] and "Big Sis" when she reveals her jealousy of Olga's relationship with Lila. In the episode "Quality Time" it's revealed that she hates corn and is allergic to strawberries because they give her hives.[12]

text: In The Jungle Movie, she is shown to have an extensive video library of Arnold which she and Phoebe convince Gerald to use for the contest for the class field trip that Arnold hoped to win to search for his parents, which proves successful. During the trip, Helga attempts to express her true feelings to Arnold who was not in the right frame of mind to hear it at the time and left abruptly leaving Helga heartbroken to the point she ripped up the picture of Arnold in her locket which she discards along with the fragments in the river. She briefly becomes angry at Arnold though after the class is captured by Lasombra and she sees Arnold crying while looking at a picture of his parents she forgives him and reaches for her locket only for her to remember she discarded it but finds that it and Arnold's torn picture was recovered and repaired by Brainy. She convinces Gerald in helping her free Arnold so they could reach the Green Eyes before Lasombra got there first. Together with Arnold and Gerald, they manage to find the Green Eyes. Helga also comes up with the idea to use her locket to replace the Corazon which was lost while they were struggling with Lasombra, which activates the mechanism to release the cure to the sleeping sickness curing the afflicted Green Eyes and Arnold's parents. While she was attempting to retrieve her locket Arnold thanked her for all she did and returns her feelings, resulting in them kissing, only to be interrupted by Gerald. At the end of the movie when she, Arnold, Gerald, and Pheobe were walking to school Arnold tries to hold her hand but she reverted to her old ways but secretly liked that Arnold made that attempt.

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Phoebe Heyerdahl (voiced by Anndi McAfee) – The smartest girl in Arnold's class. She's Helga's best friend and confidante, though Helga tends to boss her around.[13] Nevertheless, Phoebe acts sometimes as Helga's moral compass, advising her on what she should do. Her ethnicity is half-Japanese on her fathers side and her mother is white. She is from Kentucky. Being the smartest girl in her class is very important for her, and she tries her hardest to be that way. Throughout the series, both she and Gerald have a love interest in one another, with Gerald implying a crush on her during Rhonda's party in the episode "Hey Harold". At the end of Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie, Phoebe and Gerald are both seen holding hands, implying that they have finally admitted their feelings for one another.
Harold Berman (voiced by Justin Shenkarow) – A Jewish American friend of Arnold.[14] Although he frequently picked on Arnold during the first season, he became more of a companion to him later on as the role of school bully increasingly shifted over to Wolfgang. Despite his frequent bullying and intimidation of other students, Harold's bullying is generally verbal rather than physical and he's often revealed to be rather cowardly and usually cries for his mother whenever he gets scared or upset.[15][16] He's sometimes referred to by the derisive nickname "fat boy", usually by Helga.[17] He's 13 years old and overweight and in later episodes it's revealed that Harold has a soft spot.[18] His best friends are Sid and Stinky.
Stinky Peterson (sometimes spelled Petersen) (voiced by Christopher Walberg in the series, Jet Jurgensmeyer in The Jungle Movie) – Stinky is a tall and lanky friend of Arnold's whose family is from Arkansas, and he is also one of Harold's best friends. Stinky has a Southern accent and a love for lemon pudding. His friendship with Harold had him originally portrayed in the first season as a bully who wore spiked wristbands and sidekick of Harold's, though the former was later de-emphasized and he was reinvented as a more affectionate, mild mannered and romantic character viewed as the class "ladies man", as he's romantically attracted to several female characters. He's shown to make up excellent poems while Phoebe was feeling depressed.[16]
Sid (voiced by Sam Gifaldi in most episodes, Taylor Gifaldi in "April Fool's Day", and Aiden Lewandowski in The Jungle Movie) – A friend of Arnold and one of Harold's best friends with paranoid tendencies. He is always shown wearing a green baseball cap backwards, a black leather jacket, jeans and a pair of white Beatle boots. He often tells urban legends, with or without the assistance of Gerald. Perhaps his most well-known characteristic is that he typically ends up in ridiculous situations, such as becoming severely mysophobic, deciding to devote his life to Arnold after Arnold saves his life, and believing Stinky is a vampire, among other things.[19][20]
Rhonda Wellington Lloyd (voiced by Olivia Hack) – A rich, pompous, self-proclaimed fashion queen and friend of Arnold. She is one of the most popular students attending P.S. 118. Both of her parents are stereotypically preppy. Even though she is always seen concerned about her style, Rhonda is a phenomenal athlete, practicing numerous contact sports, like baseball and football, not caring if she ruins her clothes or accessories.
Eugene Horowitz (voiced by Christopher Castile, then Jarrett Lennon in season 1, then Benjamin Diskin for seasons 2–4, Blake McIver Ewing in season 5 and the movie and Gavin Lewis in The Jungle Movie) – A somewhat socially inept but optimistic friend of Arnold, the class jinx. Eugene is prone to several forms of misfortune and is often bullied. He believes Arnold is a jinx due to several of his past tragedies having occurred in Arnold's presence. It's implied that he has a crush on Sheena.[21]
Lila Sawyer (voiced by Ashley Buccille) – A nice girl who came from a fictional farming community she calls "Pleasantville" and who lives with her father.[22] Her mother is never seen or mentioned probably because she and Lila's father are divorced or she passed away. She is Arnold's crush. However, she only prefers Arnold as a friend. She had a crush on Arnold's cousin Arnie. She knows that Helga loves Arnold[23] and offered to help Helga become more like her in one episode. She is described by the show's creator as being a foil for Helga, someone who tries to suppress her darker side by acting overtly nice and sweet similarly to how Helga tries to cover her kind, sensitive side with bullying.

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Oskar Kokoshka (voiced by Steve Viksten in the series and theatrical film, Wally Wingert in The Jungle Movie) – A lazy, selfish, inconsiderate, insecure immigrant from an Eastern European country (in one episode he is referred to as being Czechoslovakian), that remains unemployed through most of the series, until becoming a paperboy.[24] He has a gambling problem, does not do what he promised, is unable to read until getting assistance from Arnold, and is a pathological liar, even lying to kids like Arnold who often tries to help him out. His childish demeanor and whininess often irritate others. Despite all his negative, despicable personality traits, he does love his wife and feels really bad when he thinks he has let somebody down. His voice resembles that of comedian Yakov Smirnoff and he occasionally utters Smirnoff's catchphrases. He shares his name with an Austrian artist.
Suzie Kokoshka (voiced by Mary Scheer) – Oscar's hard-working, dedicated, mature, loving and caring wife, who puts up with all of her husband's antics, selfishness, and laziness, though the two occasionally fight. In the episode "Baby Oskar" she has a cousin named Nancy and a nephew who is also named Oskar and was babysitting him for two days.[25]
Ernie Potts (voiced by Dom Irrera) – A short-statured and hot-headed, demolitionist[26] who has a Napoleon complex. In the episode "Ernie in Love" he develops a crush on a plus-sized model named Lola.
Mr. Hyunh (voiced by Baoan Coleman in the original series and also by Wally Wingert in Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie) – His last name (a misspelling of Huỳnh) is pronounced "win." He is an immigrant from Vietnam, working in a Mexican restaurant. Despite having a heavy Vietnamese accent when speaking, it is revealed that he's very talented at singing country music with the singing voice provided by country singer Randy Travis.[27] He can also play cello, guitar and trumpet quite well. His wife is never seen or mentioned probably because she and Mr. Hyunh are divorced or she passed away. One episode reveals that he has a long lost daughter, but that he asked a US soldier to take her out of the country to avoid the Vietnam War. They are reunited years later.
Mr. Smith – A mysterious character who lived in the boarding house. Very secretive. His face is never seen, nor his voice has ever been heard. He is resented by the other boarders, due to this secretive lifestyle, as he does not share many of the main boarding house facilities, which are limited, based on the number who live there.[28] He only appears in the first season.
Lana Vail (voiced by Christine Ebersole) – A lawyer who resides in the boarding house. She wears a purple suit and has brown hair. She was a minor character to begin with, and has brief appearances throughout the series. She has her only speaking appearance in "Heat".
Mr. Purdy (voiced by Joseph Purdy) – he is only mentioned once in the episode "Gerald Comes Over" when Arnold collects the rent money. There are suspicions of him sharing his room with a chicken, this from chicken noises as Gerald listens from outside his door, never revealed, but covered up by him.[1]

text: Families[edit]

text: Shortman family[edit]

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Phil Shortman (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) – Arnold's cheery, fun-loving grandfather. He is 81 years old, as of the episode "Grandpa's Birthday".[29] Arnold often comes to him for advice.[30] He often tells Arnold stories about his past experiences, although he has a tendency to stretch the truth. Despite responding frivolously to Arnold's problems, he will often provide good wisdom. While his advice isn't usually the most helpful, his heart is always in the right place. He's a World War II veteran and claims to have single-handedly won the Battle of the Bulge by tricking a large troupe of Nazi soldiers into eating numerous cans of spoiled CHAM (a spoof of Spam), thereby poisoning them and creating a hole in the enemy line for the American troops to break through. Arnold does not believe his story at first, but it's later proven when Phil shows him a small monument of him hidden in some bushes in a park in Washington D.C.[31] Phil was also a master at Chinese checkers in his youth, which earned him the nickname "Steely Phil".[32] He's very healthy and spry for his age, as well as athletic. He has an older twin sister named Mitzi. When he and Mitzi were kids they use to be really close and they owned a Scottish Terrier named Pooter but one day he got out of their backyard and was killed by a milk truck and after that day he and Mitzi stopped speaking to each other for 71 years.[29]
Gertrude "Pookie" Shortman (voiced by Tress MacNeille) – Arnold's wacky but wise grandma who is often seen doing outlandish things, including dressing up and acting like fictional and historic figures, such as Calamity Jane.[29] She is called "Pookie" by Grandpa Phil and Gertie by Aunt Mitzi[29] She has a black belt.[33] She and Phil had a similar relationship that Helga and Arnold have when they were Arnold's age (though her pranks were a bit more vicious and extreme).[34]
Miles and Stella Shortman (voiced by Craig Bartlett and Antoinette Stella) – Arnold's parents, Miles being Phil and Gertrude's son. They're adventurous and brave, though Miles appears to be clumsy and tends to end up hurt. They met while exploring in San Lorenzo, where they occasionally crossed paths with the Green-Eyed people, a mysterious indigenous tribe. They returned to the city after Arnold's birth, but were called back for 'a final mission' when a friend informed them that the Green Eyes were in trouble: they failed to return, leaving their son under his grandparents' care. Arnold comes across a journal detailing some of their adventures years afterwards. His pet pig, Abner, was a wedding gift to his parents from the Green Eyes. In The Jungle Movie, it is revealed that while trying to cure the adults of the Green Eyes who had caught the sleeping sickness they ran out of medicine and began to work on making more but unfortunately they ended up contracting sleeping sickness leaving only the Green Eyes' children to watch over them and the other adults. However they managed to make enough of the cure and planned to aerosolize it so it could cure everyone using the Green Eyes' technology which was activated by the Corazon, a literal heart made of solid gold which was sought by the villainous river pirate Lasombra who pretends to be Miles and Stella's friend Eduardo to trick him in leading him to the Corazon. However the Corazon falls down a ravine while Arnold, Helga, Gerald, and the real Eduardo are struggling with Lasombra. Fortunately Helga gets the idea to use her locket in place of the Corazon which she reveals to Arnold for the first time. It worked and the cure is released curing the Green Eyes and Arnold's parents who return home with their son.
Arnie (voiced by Grant Hoover) – Arnold's cousin, who lives in the countryside and strongly resembles Arnold. He likes to collect lint and gum, count things, read the ingredients on the back of food containers, and makes a peculiar snorting sound on occasion. When he visits PS. 118, Lila develops a crush on him and attempts to attract his attention, but he develops a crush on Helga. He's often seen as strange, gross, dull or stupid by those around him.
Aunt Mitzi (voiced by Phyllis Diller) – Arnold's great aunt, Phil's twin sister and childhood rival. She is 81 years old. When she and Phil were kids they had a Scottish Terrier named Pooter but then was killed by a milk truck and after that day she and her brother stopped speaking to each other for 71 years.[35]
Grandpa Phil's father (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) – He is often seen in Grandpa's flashbacks to the 1920s.[36]
Grandpa Phil's grandfather (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) – He is seen in one of Grandpa's flashbacks. Grandpa remembers doing chores one winter while his friends were ice skating, only to be hit with a snowball by his grandfather who gave him permission to stop his chores and play.[37]

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Robert "Big Bob" Pataki (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) – Olga and Helga's oafish, ambitious entrepreneur father, a successful beeper salesman who owns a beeper store.[38] He has extremely high expectations for Helga and frequently compares her to her older sister Olga. Bob also frequently calls Helga by Olga's name by mistake.[3][39] However, Bob does care for Helga as is evidenced in subtle ways.[39] Bob has difficulty showing his emotions for Helga since she and he always come into conflict with each other. He often mistakenly calls Arnold "Alfred".[40] In The Jungle Movie, he still sells beepers despite Helga pointing out that nobody uses beepers anymore due to cellphones and it's implied that his business isn't as successful as it use to be.
Miriam Pataki (voiced by Kath Soucie) – Olga and Helga's inattentive mother. It's hinted throughout the show that Miriam suffers from alcoholism, as she often drinks "smoothies" which sometimes contain ingredients found in alcoholic cocktails such as celery and tabasco sauce, forgets things, speaks in a slow, tired voice, has had her driver's license revoked, has to do community service and sleeps a lot (often in inappropriate places). Like Bob, it is shown in very subtle ways that she cares about Helga, such as checking in her room when she heard a crash.[41][42][43] The unaired Hey Arnold! spin-off, The Patakis, would have included her struggle with alcoholism and joining of Alcoholics Anonymous as a plot point. However, in one episode when Bob injures his back and cannot work, Miriam fills in for him. During the episode Miriam sobers up and holds the fort. Miriam also becomes more attentive towards Helga until she becomes a workaholic and realizes that she is ignoring Helga. Then, she quits and makes Bob return to work.[41] However, her sobriety doesn't last long because in episodes following this one, she is back to drinking smoothies. Miriam was a champion bull rider before marrying Bob,[43] and she used to be an Olympic class swimmer.[11] She reveals in the episode "Olga Gets Engaged" that she regrets marrying Bob, which resulted in throwing her life away and presumably resulting in her insecurities.[11]
Olga Pataki (voiced by Nika Futterman) – Helga's intelligent, outgoing, beautiful older sister, who attends the fictional Wellington College,[10] although in one episode, Helga says that Olga attends Bennington College, which is an existing college located in the U.S. state of Vermont.[3] Olga clearly suffers from perfectionism. She possesses skills that demonstrate a high level of intelligence, as in the episode "Helga on the Couch", where she is shown to be a virtuoso pianist in one of Helga's flashbacks, and when Helga mentions that she was a straight-A student. She attended P.S. 118 as a child, and is praised by Helga's teachers for her achievements. Bob and Miriam consider Olga perfect, which bothers Helga.[10] They sometimes confuse Helga with Olga.[3][39] Olga gives Helga more attention than their parents and has good intentions, but Helga doesn't receive Olga's attention or intentions very well and often tries to push Olga away and keep her distance. Olga has a tendency to view life through rose-colored glasses and appears not to even notice Helga's avoidance tactics. It's revealed in "Helga on the Couch" that through the years Olga has reacted to her family's problems by being a perfectionist and keeping quiet about the situations at hand.[3] Therefore, either Olga likes to avoid conflict since she rarely acknowledges her family's problems, is oblivious, or is in denial. She later reveals to Helga that she's envious of her, as unlike Olga, their parents never heaped unrealistic expectations onto Helga, comparing herself to a "wind-up doll" that performs for their parents. In The Jungle Movie she is Mr. Simmons's helper with chaperoning his students on a trip to San Lorenzo. When they arrive, she develops a crush on Che, a shipmate who turns out to be working for Lasombra, and is heartbroken when he locks her and the others up in jail. Later in the movie when her parents and Arnold's grandparents come to help them, Olga tells Big Bob that Che was mean to her and started chasing him and beating him up for breaking her heart.

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Martin Johanssen (voiced by Rick Fitts) – Gerald's sometimes strict father, complains about wasting electricity.[1] He is a Vietnam War veteran.[31]
Mrs. Johanssen (voiced by Shari Belafonte) – Gerald's very kind mother, keeps family together. She is a cashier at the neighborhood market.[44]
James "Jamie O" Johanssen (voiced by Ben Aaron Hoag and Phil LaMarr) – Gerald's teenage brother, who causes trouble for him. In the episode "Jamie O in Love" Arnold and Gerald spy on him to find out why he was being so nice to them and found out that he had a girlfriend named Sharice. One day, after Jamie O dropped them off at a restaurant to eat lunch, they see Sharice and overhear a conversation between her and her friend that she does not really like Jamie O and was gonna milk him for all he is worth. Gerald tells Arnold not to say anything about it to him because they're worried if he told them that he'd stop being nice and would not drive them to an upcoming hockey game. Days later Jamie O is seen doing Sharice's laundry and making her a soufflé. While juggling to do all those things, Jamie O accidentally burns one of Sharice's cashmere socks and breaks down crying. Feeling conflicted, Gerald decided to tell Jamie O the truth about Sharice and he doesn't believe him until he overheard her talking to her friend that he's a sap, causing Jamie O to realize that Gerald was right, and as a result, Jamie O broke up with her offscreen. The next day, to show that he's sorry for not believing his brother, Jamie O drives Gerald and Arnold to the hockey stadium.
Timberly Johanssen (voiced by Avriel Epps and Francesca Smith) – Gerald's little sister. She usually causes trouble due to her desire for attention or naturally childish behaviour. Unlike all the other children on the show, Timberly seems to age throughout the series. In her first appearance, she's four years old, but she already attends the first grade in "Timberly Loves Arnold", although this may be a continuity error, rather than intentional.

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Kyo Heyerdahl (voiced by George Takei) – Phoebe's Japanese American father. He speaks Japanese fluently. However, his surname is not Japanese, it is Norwegian.
Reba Heyerdahl (voiced by Jean Smart) – Phoebe's Southern American mother from Kentucky.

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Jerry Berman (voiced by David Wohl) – Harold's father. He has a tendency of talking in a very low pitch, and is more concerned about Harold's obesity than his wife.
Marilyn Berman (voiced by Kath Soucie) – Harold's mother. She is more vocal with her scolding of Harold than her husband.[15]

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Nate Horowitz (voiced by Michael Jeter) – Eugene's father. He is equally unlucky as his son as seen in the episode "Fishing Trip".[45]
Mrs. Horowitz – Eugene's mother (only appears in the episodes "Eugene's Birthday" and "Parents' Day" )who, unlike Eugene and her husband who are redheads, is the only member of their family with blonde hair.

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Buckley Lloyd (voiced by Sam McMurray) – Rhonda's father. Whenever Rhonda gets very upset, he buys her things to cheer her up.[46]
Brooke Lloyd (voiced by Lori Alan) – Rhonda's mother who believes her daughter is a perfect angel who can do no wrong. Most episodes she's seen talking on her cellphone.

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text: Mr. Sawyer (voiced by Dan Butler) – Lila's father is seen in the episode "Ms. Perfect". He appears to be a kind and caring father. When Lila is new to P.S. 118 and being bullied by some of her female classmates, her father tries to be there for her. In the episode it is revealed that he had been unemployed and it ends happily with him getting a job.[22]

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Thaddeus "Curly" Gammelthorpe (voiced by Adam Wylie in most episodes, Haley Joel Osment in "Deconstrucing Arnold" and Michael Welch in "Ghost Bride" and "Curly's Girl", Nicolas Cantu in The Jungle Movie) – The class sociopath. He has had meltdowns and outbursts throughout the show such as in the episodes "False Alarm" and "Curly Snaps".[47][48] He also appears to have a major crush on Rhonda. In the episode "Curly's Girl", Rhonda pretends to be Curly's girlfriend for a week after he cleaned her mother's new mink coat she wore for a school art show, but she is disgusted by his appeal.[49]
Torvald (voiced by Michael Bacall) – A fourth grader who was held back for several years due to his poor math performance (to the point of not knowing the answer to 3x3) and is considerably older than the rest of the students. He is tutored by Arnold in one episode. In the episode "Tutoring Torvald", he is revealed to be 13 years old.[50]
Sheena (voiced by Francesca Smith) – A geeky girl who does not like violence.[23][51] Her aunt Shelly is the school nurse, her uncle Earl rows a boat. It is implied that Sheena has a crush on Eugene Horowitz.[52][53]
Lorenzo (voiced by Victor Samuel Lopez) – A wealthy Hispanic American boy who did not have enough time to be a kid, by his mother's schedule. Arnold and the other kids teach him what it means to be a kid. In the episode "Arnold's Room" he and Sid are partners for a science project at school after seeing Lorenzo's bedroom, Sid is worried that his bedroom isn't good enough to show Lorenzo so he borrows Arnold's bedroom so they could work together. At the end of the episode when Arnold and the rest of his guy friends came over to play card games Sid knocks on the door and Lorenzo asks him why he is knocking if it is his own room then breaks down crying after explaining why he lied to him Lorenzo forgave him if he promises never to lie to him again and to show that everything is hunky-dory Arnold invites them both to join him and the others in playing cards.[54]
Iggy (voiced by Justin Shenkarow in "Downtown as Fruits", Sam Gifaldi in "Heat", Marcus Toji in "Stoop Kid" and Joseph Ashton in "Arnold Betrays Iggy" and "Gerald's Game") – A friend of Arnold's who is considered popular amongst his classmates. During the first season, he was shown as something of a troublemaker who would sometimes co-operate with Harold in mischievous deeds. His shirt tails stick out like Arnold's, creating illusion of a kilt, and he almost always wears dark sunglasses that he rarely takes off. Iggy is infamous for the episode "Arnold Betrays Iggy",[55] where his classmates find out he wears pink and white bunny pajamas after Sid and Stinky discover it and he blames Arnold for it, angrily rejecting his apologetic actions until Arnold reluctantly subjects himself to a widely publicized humiliation from many of his kid and adult friends by wearing the same bunny pajamas in front of him in public; during this time, Iggy finds out that Sid and Stinky were the true culprits and tries to apologize to Arnold afterwards, but Arnold only gives him an angry look, implying that he is too angry to forgive him. In later episodes however, there is no continuing animosity between the two as Iggy continued to associate with Arnold, implying that Arnold has either eventually forgiven him or the time has passed long enough to be as if it never happened.
Brainy (voiced by Craig Bartlett) – A geek and Helga's stalker who is usually knocked unconscious by Helga without Helga looking at him.[56] He seems to be romantically attracted to her.[3] He has a very deep voice, wheezes noisily, and never talks in a completed sentence.[53] He rarely appears except when Helga looks at her locket containing a picture of Arnold. Apparently Brainy hasn't told anybody else about Helga's crush on Arnold. He has the same hairstyle as Bart Simpson from The Simpsons. In The Jungle Movie", he continues to stalk Helga though he ends up helping her by retrieving her locket and Arnold's torn up picture which Helga discarded in anger after Arnold had seemingly rejected her, giving the locket and the repaired picture back to Helga after the class had been captured by Lasombra. Having forgiven Arnold, Helga thanked Brainy by kissing him before rushing off much to his surprise and delight. Helga's locket would later play a key role in releasing the cure that cured Arnold's parents and the Green Eyes, which would not have been possible had Brainy not retrieved it for Helga.
Nadine (voiced by Lauren Robinson in the series, Laya Hayes in The Jungle Movie) – A young entomologist and Rhonda's best friend.[57] She tends to find a lot of Rhonda's more stuck-up opinions ridiculous. In the episode "Dinner for Four", she sets cockroaches free in a restaurant as a favour for Helga.[58] This is the only episode where she has a bigger role than Rhonda, for her usual role is Rhonda's satellite character. In "Parents Day", Nadine is shown to be half black and half white on her mother and father's side respectively.[59]
Park (voiced by Marcus Toji) – A close friend of Arnold and others. In the episode "Longest Monday", it is revealed that he has a secret hideout at the local junkyard.[60] He only speaks in seasons 1–3.
Joey Stevenson (voiced by Justin Shenkarow in earlier appearances, Michael Fishman in later appearances) – An African-American boy who is easy to remember by knowing he is missing a tooth. He appears with Arnold's group of friends from time to time, though his most prominent roles are in the first season, when he was part of Harold's circle of friends, along with Iggy, Stinky, and Sid.
Peapod Kid (voiced by Jamil Walker Smith) – A wealthy and well-spoken fourth grade student. In "Downtown as Fruits" he was unnamed but was credited as "Peapod Kid" because his costume for the school play was a pea pod. The name stuck and in later episodes he is called Peapod or Peapod Kid by the other children.
"Chocolate Boy" (voiced by Jordan Warkol) – A boy obsessed with chocolate. In "Chocolate Boy", it is revealed he eats chocolate because his nanny fed him large amounts of chocolate before she left to a "far away land called Delaware." Arnold helps break Chocolate Boy of his obsession, but he only becomes as equally over-excessive eating radishes as a replacement.[61]
Wolfgang (voiced by Toran Caudell) – The main bully of the block who is a fifth grader and Arnold's nemesis. He also runs the fifth grade and leads the other fifth-grade bullies in their troublemaking against younger students. Similar to Arnold, Wolfgang is somewhat popular with many friends in his grade, aside from his mildly dimwitted right-hand man, Edmund. The character, introduced, during the second season, was created as a way for Caudell to stay on the show, as he was going through puberty and he could no longer voice Arnold as a result.

Edmund (voiced by Tim Wiley) – Wolfgang's best friend and sidekick. He often asks stupid questions, causing Wolfgang to remark "Shut up, Edmund."
Mickey (voiced by Marty York) – A fifth grader who is nicknamed "The Weasel" as seen in "Longest Monday."[60]

Gloria (voiced by Francesca Smith) – A girl who looks like Helga, but is more girly and has a nicer personality. Her first appearance is in "Magic Show" as a dream vision,[13] but she is revealed to be a reality in "Helga's Boyfriend" when Stinky begins dating her, and appears as an extra in "Cool Party".
Ludwig (voiced by Phillip Van Dyke) – A bully who only appears in the episode "New Bully on the Block",[62] where after leaving juvenile hall, he, Arnold, and Wolfgang fight each other for control over Gerald Field. But at the end of the episode, Ludwig and Wolfgang become friends and attack Arnold and his friends, leaving them hanging on a football goal post well into the night. He never appeared again afterwards. His name is likely a reference to Ludwig Van Beethoven, a famous classical composer, as a counterpoint to Wolfgang who shares his first name with classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and similar to Wolfgang, was created so that there would be an episode featuring Arnold's then-current voice actor (Klein) amongst his previous voice actors (Caudell and Van Dyke).
Ruth P. McDougal (voiced by Lacey Chabert) – A sixth-grade girl who was Arnold's first crush. Arnold went on a date with her on Valentine's Day but realized that she was not very nice after he caught her red-handed with the waiter at the restaurant and left with him. In the episode "What's Opera Arnold?" She played the role of Carmen and Arnold played the role of Don José from the opera Carmen. But was interrupted by Helga who slingshot Ruth into a trap door on stage in the middle of the kissing scene.[63]
Connie and Maria (voiced by Pamela Hayden and Mayim Bialik) – Two sixth-grade girls, Maria is a Latina, who speaks with a Mexican accent, often using Spanish words in discussion. They ask Arnold and Gerald to be their dates in the episode " Sixth Grade Girls" although just to use them to make their boyfriends jealous, but both agree that they are sweet and have potential to attract their interest in the future, when they are older than fourth graders. The two often appear in later episodes when the sixth grade classroom is shown, either with or without dialogue. In the episode "Pheobe Skips" They and along with their two other friends Cookie and Symone tricked Pheobe into doing their homework for them while they watched a soap opera. Near at the end of the episode there was a new girl named Shavone who got transferred from the third grade to their sixth grade class. They told Pheobe that they no longer needed her services and planned on making Shavone their new homework girl.
Patricia "Big Patty" Smith (voiced by Danielle Judovits) – An ill-tempered sixth-grade girl who becomes Harold's friend (it is implied that the two may have romantic feelings for each other as well).[64] She beats up Helga when she falls victim to her pranks (intended for Lila).[22] In an earlier episode, she plans to fight Helga, but stages it instead.[65] She even asks Helga if she and Arnold had feelings for each other, which Helga denies.[65] In season 4, she becomes friends with Rhonda after they both attend the same finishing school together.[66] She was also held back a couple of years and is 14-years-old.

Mrs. Smith (voiced by Zelda Rubinstein) – Mother of Patty who possess the medical condition of dwarfism.
Mr. Smith (voiced by Henry Gibson) – Father of Patty who also possesses the medical condition of dwarfism.

text: Staff of PS 118[edit]

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Superintendent Chaplin (voiced by Jack Angel) – An official who supervises schools in the city as seen in "Principal Simmons".[67]
Principal Wartz (voiced by David Wohl) – The strict, yet open-hearted principal of the school. In the episode "Full Moon" Harold, Stinky and Sid mooned him and Principal Wartz didn't see their faces he saw Arnold first and accused him for mooning. Principal Wartz gaved Arnold four weeks detention for not telling him who really did mooned him. Principal Wartz tells Arnold about how his friends put a frog in their teacher's desk. His friends got in big trouble with the teacher and she gaved Principal Wartz a gold star for telling the truth which caused him to be beaten up by his friends and they called him a "Weasle" he didn't even go on a date until he was 23-years-old. Frustrated and impatient, Principal Wartz told Arnold that he was gonna check off the failure to cooperate box on his permanent record. Harold, Stinky and Sid come clean and brokedown crying and Principal Wartz lets Arnold off the hook. In the episode "Suspended" he suspends Wolfgang for misusing the fire extinguisher. Harold decided to get himself suspended so he can take a break from school he calls Principal Wartz a "Stupid Dork" which has him suspended for a week. With his friends in school and nobody to hang out with, Harold comes up with crazy schemes to get back in school but was thwarted by Principal Wartz. Arnold tries to talk some sense into him but Principal Wartz suspenses him for two days. Arnold and Harold decided to copy the schools regulations but tells him that they have the old policy. Harold brokedown crying and begging for forgiveness Principal Wartz accepts his apology and allows him back in school on the condition that he catches up on the work he missed and he also lifts Arnold's suspension.
Dr. Bliss (voiced by Kathy Baker) – A child psychologist who evaluates the students of P.S. 118 for a day and later becomes Helga's psychoanalyst. She is also the second known character that is told by Helga that she loves Arnold.[3] This character only appeared in one episode titled "Helga on the Couch." She became a background character in Hey Arnold!: The Movie.
Miss Felter (voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – A substitute teacher who was one of Arnold's "crushes." This character only appeared in the episode "Crush on Teacher." In the episode Gerald overheard her talking in the teacher's lounge that she was gonna have dinner with Arnold but it was her fiance who has the same name as him.[4]
Mr. Frank – A sixth-grade teacher, who is quite bored with his job.[68]
Lieutenant Major Goose (voiced by John Garry) – Arnold's teacher for a short time (after Miss Slovak and before Mr. Simmons), a martinet.[69] He also was Martin Johanssen's drill sergeant during the Vietnam War as seen in flashbacks in the "Veterans Day" episode.[31]
Lunch Lady (voiced by Kath E. Soucie and Danica Ivancevic) – A woman in charge of the school cafeteria.[22] She is stereotypically brash in appearance, but sensitive to criticism of the cafeteria food.
Mr. Packenham (voiced by Daniel Stern) – A fifth grade teacher. He appears in "What's Opera, Arnold?" when he chaperones Arnold's class trip to the Opera and in "Back to School" when Arnold's grandpa returns to school for a grade school diploma while in fifth grade, during his rapid progress from fourth through to sixth grade.[68][70]
Miss Slovak (voiced by Tress MacNeille) – Arnold's enthusiastic teacher (in the first season and part of the second season). She leaves teaching to pursue a career in golf.[69]
Mr. Robert Simmons (voiced by Dan Butler) – Arnold's sensitive and caring teacher (since the second season). He replaced Miss Slovak. He emphasizes the unique value of every individual in his class, with his constant reminding that "you are all special in your own special way". In the episode "Principal Simmons" he becomes principal at P.S.118 but then when the entire student body started rebelling against him, he and Arnold went to Principal Wartz's house and begged him to come back to the school but also made him promised to not be so tough on the students. Mr. Simmons then went back to being a teacher. In The Jungle Movie he became Arnold's fifth grade teacher and he chaperoned his students on the class trip to San Lorenzo.[69]
Nurse Shelly (voiced by Mary Gross) – The school nurse, and Sheena's Aunt. She had some speaking parts in some episodes. In the episode "Rhonda's Glasses" she gave Rhonda an eye test and helped her with her motion sickness. In the episode "April Fools Day" she helped Helga with her temporary blindness.
Coach Jack Wittenberg (voiced by James Belushi), the competitive school coach of many sports teams, which he often gets Arnold and his friends to join. He is portrayed as an aggressive and incompetent coach, and as such, is unable to motivate and guide his team properly. With Arnold's help, he is able to lead his team to victory, as in the episode "Synchronized Swimming", and is revealed to have a sensitive and considerate side. He has a poor sense of vocabulary, as he often mispronounces words while confidently verbose. In the episode "Best Man" he asks Arnold to be the best man in his wedding and also had Gerald, Sid and Stinky as his groomsmen.[71]

Tish Wittenberg (voiced by Cathy Moriarty) – Jack's wife who is the coach of the girls' teams. She and Jack often compete with one another. In the episode "Best Man" she asks Helga to be her maid of honor in her wedding.[71]
Tucker Wittenberg (voiced by Grant Gelt) – Jack's son who is a student of PS 118. In the episode Benchwarmer, his dad kept putting him in the game even though he did not think it was fair to his teammates until he stood up to his dad after he benched Arnold and his dad apologized to Tucker and Arnold for his actions. He and his parents made a cameo in The Jungle Movie.[72]

text: Various[edit]

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Rex Smythe-Higgins (voiced by Tony Jay) – Grandpa's nemesis from when he was a child, of an esteemed British family, and often shown to have cheated against him in the past

Rex Smythe-Higgins III (voiced by Joey Stinson) – His grandson, and similarly a rival to Arnold. However, unlike their grandfathers, the two have a respect for each other as they shook hands following Arnold winning a boat race which Rex refused to cheat in, and Rex even siding and helping Arnold rescue his pig Abner when his grandfather wanted to eat him.

Dino Spumoni (voiced by Rick Corso) – A famous jazz singer loosely based on the late Frank Sinatra. In the episode " School Dance" he performs at Arnold's school dance but sings a very depressing song which causes Arnold's friends to get angry with him and after having a heart to heart conversation with Arnold in the dressing room he changes his tune by singing an upbeat song and having everyone dancing in the cafeteria where the dance was being held in. In the episode " Dino Checks Out" he fakes his death to have his record sales improve. Later in the episode it is revealed that he lived in Arnold's grandparents boarding house where he use to work as a construction worker and use to perform at night. Later in the episode it is revealed that Dino wears a toupee on his head and had multiple marriages. He's Italian American.
Don Reynolds (voiced by Harvey Korman) – Dino Spumoni's estranged, bitter partner and songwriter.
Mr. Bailey (voiced by Vincent Schiavelli) – A worker of the Hall of Records. His first appearance is in the Christmas special, where Arnold comes to him to help find Mr. Hyunh's daughter, Mai.[73] His second appearance is in the series' feature film, where he helps in trying to find the document of the "Tomato Incident". When he cannot find it, he tells Arnold about a man who keeps all kinds of historic records.[2]
Mayor Dixie (voiced by Tress MacNeille) – The female mayor of Hillwood. In Hey Arnold!: The Movie, she allows Scheck to redevelop Arnold's neighborhood, even though the city council rejected the idea. When she is shown Scheck destroying the document of the "Tomato Incident", she decides to make it a historic landmark once again.[2]
Mrs. Vitello (voiced by Elizabeth Ashley and Kath E. Soucie) – The owner of the neighborhood flower shop. In the episode "Part-Time Friends" She slipped on the floor of her flower shop and hurt her back but then Arnold and Gerald offered to run the flower shop for her while she rested her back.[74]
Councilman Marty Green (voiced by James Keane) – a dedicated butcher and a politician who works at Green Meats.[75] He has two brothers, Dave and Benji, and a son who is a vegetarian. In the episode "Harold the Butcher" Harold steals a ham from his butcher shop and reluctantly has Harold work for him everyday after school for a week until he paid back the ham he tried to steal.[2]
Earl (voiced by Dan Castellaneta and Craig Bartlett) – He runs a passenger ferrying service across the lake to Elk Island, in a row boat. Despite his profession, he reveals that he cannot swim in the episode "Busses Bikes and Subways" He speaks with a suitable pirate accent, given his job, as well as other pirate stereotypes. He is also Sheena's uncle.
Davy Jones (voiced by himself) – Former member of The Monkees. He and his band were shown at the end of the episode "Fishing Trip". When he told the audience that the band will take requests Harold asked him if he knew "Miss Susie Had A Tugboat" and they performed it on stage.[45]
Mickey Kaline (voiced by Ron Perlman) – A retired baseball star and Arnold's favorite player. Arnold caught his final home run ball. After retirement he ran his own baseball-themed restaurant, Mickey's Dog Pound.[76] He is based on two famous baseball players, Mickey Mantle and Al Kaline.
Jimmy Kafka (voiced by Richard Mulligan) – Phil's best friend when they were young kids. Phil often mentions him when he tells Arnold stories of his past exploits. They both have had a bittersweet relationship, based on many disagreements involving competitions and other activities, however deep down they are very close, despite possible continuity errors following season 1's "Part Time Friends" episode in which it is said that he has not spoken to him since falling out working together.
Rabbi Goldberg (voiced by Elliott Gould) – A rabbi who gives Harold advice and guidance. In "Harold the Butcher", Rabbi Goldberg teaches Harold that stealing is wrong and he told Harold a story about when he was Harold's age that his friend stole a vest from a tailor's shop and was punished and had to work in the tailor's shop to see how much work it took to make a vest,[15] and in "Harold's Bar Mitzvah", Goldberg helps Harold prepare for his Bar Mitzvah.[14]
Alphonse Perrier du von Scheck (voiced by Paul Sorvino) – A greedy developer who plans to tear down the neighborhood so he can build a mall, but is thwarted by Arnold, Helga, and Gerald.[2]
Lasombra (voiced by Alfred Molina) – A Central American treasure hunter and pirate who endeavors to steal a relic called the Corazon from the Green Eyed People and he disguised himself as Eduardo to trick Arnold and the others into luring him to find his parents and help the Green Eyed People. Near the end of The Jungle Movie he falls off a cliff to his death, after a scuffle with Arnold, Helga, Gerald and Eduardo.

Che (voiced by Lane Toran) – A henchman of Lasombra. Helga's older sister Olga develops a crush on him before it's revealed that he works for Lasombra. Later in the movie when Arnold's grandparents and The Patakis come to San Lorenzo and rescue the others and after hearing that Che was mean to her, Big Bob starts chasing Che and beating him up for breaking Olga's heart.
Paulo (voiced by Jamil Walker Smith) – A henchman of Lasombra.

Nick Vermicelli (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) – One of Big Bob's business associates, and later an accomplice of Scheck.[2]
Big Gino (voiced by Cameron Van Hoy) – The school's mafia boss and loan shark, who is often shown victimizing students, particularly Sid in "Big Gino" with harassment and threats, when they fail to pay back on time what is loaned. Though often seen in or around P.S 118, he attends P.S 119. Despite his name, due to the irony of his small stature, it is his nickname.
Stoop Kid (voiced by Danny Cooksey) – A teenage boy who lives on a stoop and never leaves it until episode "Stoop Kid", when Arnold coaxes Stoop Kid to finally have the courage to leave his stoop.[77] The only other times Stoop Kid is seen off of his stoop are in the episodes "Arnold Betrays Iggy", where Stoop Kid is seen in the crowd of people near the end of the episode, "Eugene, Eugene!", when he is seen in the audience during the school's musical, and "Cool Party" when he was a guest at Arnold's 'geek' party.[6][55][78]
Campfire Lass (voiced by Francesca Marie Smith) – A young girl who is the head of a junior survivor skills based troop, called the Campfire Lads. She speaks with a Scottish accent, though Arnold thinks it is fake, and is often seen selling various goods to raise money for outings, or visits.
Willie the Jolly Olly Man (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) – The local ice cream man who is most often referred to as the "Jolly Olly Man,"[26] Willie is the driver of an ice cream truck that is frequently seen driving around Arnold's town. Throughout the series, he has been depicted as unfriendly, deranged, depressed, and hated by his employer (who happens to be his father) until "Career Day" when Arnold helped him learn to adapt to the ways of his job and be nice to the children. On at least two occasions in later episodes however, he continues to reveal crazy tendencies. In one episode, he was the umpire at a baseball game Arnold and his friends played against the fifth graders.[76]
Eduardo (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) – Eduardo is an anthropologist from a fictional Central American Republic of San Lorenzo. He was friends with Arnold's parents, Miles and Stella, and helped them during their expeditions in San Lorenzo. He is the last person to ever talk to Arnold's parents before they disappeared into the dense jungle.[5]
Harvey (voiced by Lou Rawls) –A mail man who delivers mail and seems to occasionally give advice. He dislikes snow. In the episode "Gerald's Tonsills" he cheered Gerald up by telling him the story about his changing voice when he was about to sing in a school concert.[37]
Morrie and Vic (both voiced by John Mariano) – a duo often involved in criminal schemes. They set up a counterfeit penny operation in "Wheezin' Ed", work at an auto shop in "Grandpa's Packard", and are also seen as Oskar's friends in various episodes such as "Arnold as Cupid" and "Baby Oskar", frequently seen playing Poker with him.

text: Animals[edit]

text: Abner (vocal effects provided by Craig Bartlett) – Arnold's pet pig.[79] He was a wedding gift from the Green-eyed People to Miles and Stella from a water basket. Phil wanted to cook Abner but Stella decided to keep the pig as a pet. Abner was mistaken for a girl by Stella, who wanted to name "her" Isabelle. In The Jungle Movie he stowaways in Arnold's backpack on the trip to San Lorenzo. When Arnold, Abner and Gerald get to Eduardo's house they noticed that it was trashed and Abner sensed that something was wrong. When Arnold and the others got kidnapped by Lasombra and his crew, Abner swims to shore and catches an airplane back to Hillwood and tells Phil and Gertrude that Arnold and his friends got kidnapped by Lasombra and were in trouble.


document_title: Italy national rugby union team

question_text: when was the last time italy won a game in the 6 nations

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text: Italy national rugby union team

text: History[edit]

text: Early history: 1911–34[edit]

text: The first match played by an Italian XV was in 1911 between US Milanese and Voiron of France. On 25 July of the same year the "Propaganda Committee" was formed which in 1928 became the Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR) (Italian Rugby Federation).

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text: In May 1929, Italy played their first international losing 9–0 against Spain in Barcelona. In 1934, Italy was one of the founder members of FIRA, today's Rugby Europe; the others were France, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Catalonia, Romania, Holland and Germany.[4]

text: World War II meant an hiatus for Italian rugby union, as it did in other rugby-playing nations. Post-war, there was a desire to return to normal and Italian rugby union entered a new dimension thanks to the help of Allied troops in Italy.

text: In the 1970s and 1980s rugby union made enormous progress thanks to great foreign players (John Kirwan, Naas Botha, David Campese, Michael Lynagh) and coaches (Julien Saby, Roy Bish, Greenwood, Nelie Smith) in the Italian championship. Even foreign coaches were and continue to be chosen for the national team, like Bertrande Fourcade and Georges Coste. In 1973, the national team went on a tour of South Africa, coached by ex-Springbok prop Amos Du Plooey. Tours of England and Scotland followed, as well as games against Australia and New Zealand, the masters of their day. In 1978, Italy first played Argentina at Rovigo, winning 19-6.

text: Since the mid 1980s, the Italian national side had been pursuing the ambition of playing in an expanded Five Nations Championship. Consistently winning against nations that now play in the European Nations Cup (Romania, Spain, Georgia, etc.), and good results against the major nations such as France, Scotland, Wales and Ireland meant that they were often talked as strong candidates.[5]

text: In 1986, Italy hosted an England XV squad in Rome, drawing 15-15. The Azzurri took part in the first-ever Rugby World Cup match against New Zealand on 22 May 1987. The match proved a one-sided affair with New Zealand convincing 70–6 winners against a young Italian side. John Kirwan, later to become the Italian national coach, scored one of the tournament’s greatest-ever tries for the All Blacks. Italy beat Fiji but lost to Argentina and finished third in their pool, failing to make the finals. In 1988, they played Ireland for the first time.

text: At the 1991 World Cup, Italy were grouped in a tough pool with the likes of England and the All Blacks. They lost both of these games but beat the USA. Italy first played Wales in 1994. At the 1995 World Cup in South Africa, Italy came close to beating England; losing 20–27, but recovered to beat Argentina. They finished third in their pool again below England and Western Samoa, but above the Argentines.

text: The late 1990s saw the Italians build a formidable side and record Test victories over Five Nations opposition. In 1996, a deal between British Sky Broadcasting and the Rugby Football Union meant that England home games were exclusively shown on Sky. England were threatened with being expelled from the Five Nations to be replaced by Italy. This threat was never carried out as a deal was worked out.

text: In 1996, Italy toured England, Wales and for the first time Scotland, losing all matches. The team recorded two consecutive victories over Ireland in 1997; 37–29 on 4 January, at Lansdowne Road, and 37–22 on 20 December, in Bologna.[6] On 22 March 1997 they recorded their first win over France, 40–32, (in Grenoble). In January 1998, Scotland were the victims with Italy winning 25–21 (in Treviso); in the same year in the Rugby World Cup Qualifiers, they narrowly lost 23–15 against England at Huddersfield, but they argued for a try by Alessandro Troncon disallowed by the referee.[7]

text: At the 1999 World Cup, Italy were drawn with New Zealand for the third time and lost again. They did not win a single pool match and went home before the knock-out stage.[8]

text: Six Nations era: 2000–present[edit]

text: Italy finally joined the Six Nations Championship in 2000 but their admission coincided with the departure of some of their best players. Nevertheless, they won their opening game against the reigning champions Scotland 34–20. Thereafter they struggled to compete against the other nations and their participation was called into question. The 2001 and 2002 tournaments were particularly disappointing as they did not win a single game. Coach Brad Johnstone was sacked in 2002 after an alleged show of 'player power'.

text: John Kirwan was then appointed coach. Italy won two pool games at the 2003 World Cup, defeating both Canada and Tonga, but lost to the All Blacks and Wales. They managed to get their second Six Nations win in 2003 30–22 against Wales and Italy avoided the wooden spoon. They followed up by winning two games at the World Cup, another first, though the tournament was ultimately disappointing as the Welsh gained revenge with a 27–15 success that meant that Italy were the only Six Nations country not to advance to the knock-out stage. Their third win came against Scotland in 2004.

text: Italy, along with other nations, had made good use of IRB rules which allowed them to select foreign born players if they had Italian ancestry or had lived in Italy for a qualifying period of 3 years. From 2004 they announced that they would only pick three such 'non-Italians' per team in order to develop their own domestic players.

text: In the 2005 Six Nations Italy finished bottom of the table again and failed to win a single game. Kirwan was sacked and replaced with Pierre Berbizier. Italy then went on a tour of Argentina where they surprised many by beating the Pumas 30–29 and drawing the series 1–1 (the only 2005 victory of a northern hemisphere team visiting a southern hemisphere team). However the Pumas had their revenge when they visited Genoa and beat Italy 39–22.

text: In the 2006 Six Nations Championship the Italian team performed strongly against every team, leading against both England and France in the first half, but lost their first three games. They did, however, get a creditable 18–18 draw away to Wales, their first away point in the tournament, and were unlucky not to draw with Scotland in Rome in the final game, losing 10–13 courtesy of a late Scottish penalty. In the 2007 Six Nations Championship, Italy started poorly, losing to France 3–39. However, Italy's performance improved, and they held England to a 20–7 result at Twickenham. Italy followed with a stunning start to their match at Murrayfield against Scotland, scoring three quick tries to give Italy a 21–0 lead after 7 minutes, and the Azzurri went on to a 37–17 victory; their first-ever away win in the Six Nations. Italy's next match was against Wales in Rome, with Italy winning 23–20, for their first consecutive victories in the competition and help them achieve their highest-ever position in the competition. The domestic interest in rugby reached new heights with Italy's new success front page media coverage and the sport being held up as a model of fair play.[9] Media and public interest in the national team was very high during the side's newfound success,[9] despite losing their last game to Ireland. 10,000 fans later greeted the national team at Rome's Piazza del Popolo.[9]

text: The 2008 Six Nations Championship saw the Italians again finish in last place, albeit by only a three-point margin. They took part in close matches against Ireland, Wales England and France respectively and managed a sole victory, defeating Scotland 23–20 in Rome in the last round of matches.[10] In the summer tests they lost to South Africa but again managed to surprise 3rd ranked Argentina with a 13–12 victory. At the 2008 end of year tour Italy pushed the Wallabies in their clash in Padova, but the Australians eventually went on to win 30–20. A week later the Italians were defeated by Argentina, 14–22.

text: Italy's 2009 Six Nations campaign was star-crossed almost from the beginning, with both scrum-halves ruled out of the competition before a ball was kicked, and a third alternative ruled out of the opener at England due to injury. Head coach Nick Mallett tried flanker Mauro Bergamasco at scrum-half. Mallett's gamble failed in epic fashion, with Bergamasco's mistakes leading to three England tries before he was replaced at the half; England went on to win 36–11.[11] In week two Italy also put in a poor performance against Ireland losing 38-9.[12] The two poor performances were followed by another loss to Scotland. The Azzurri were competitive in their 20–15 loss at the Flaminio to a Wales side resting many of its key players for the championship decider against Ireland the next week.[13] Italy finished in last place for the second straight year after losing to France on the final weekend of the tournament.

text: In the 2010 Six Nations Championship, Italy were well beaten by Ireland 29-11 before narrowly losing to England and defeating Scotland.[14][15] Italy were defeated in their last two matches against France and Wales.[16]

text: Italy finished the 2011 Six Nations with a 1–4 record. In the opening match of the 2011 Six Nations, Italy was beaten by Ireland 11–13 at home, with Ireland scoring a drop goal less than 2 minutes before the final whistle. The Azzurri claimed a 22–21 home victory over the reigning Six Nations champions, France, gaining Italy's first win over France in a Six Nations game.[17] At the final whistle, the English language commentator declared it the greatest win in Italian rugby history thus far.

text: Italy finished the 2012 Six Nations in fifth place with a 1–4 record, following a 13–6 win over Scotland before over 72,000 fans at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Italy's 15–19 defeat was Italy's closest margin to defeating England.[18] The championship also saw Italy lose to Wales, Ireland and France.[19]

text: Italy played three matches in the 2012 November internationals, losing two and winning one. The Italian's lost to New Zealand and Australia 22-19, with Italian fly half Luciano Orquera missing a penalty in the last minute which would have secured Italy's first draw against Australia.[20] Italy did manage a win in the series, beating Tonga 28-23.[21]

text: Italy gained their second Six Nations win over France when they beat them 23-18 on their opening match of the 2013 Six Nations Championship.[22] Three defeats by Scotland, Wales and England followed.[23] On their final game of the championship Italy won against Ireland 22-15 for the first time in a Six Nations match in front of 75,000 fans at the Stadio Olimpico.[24][25] Overall Italy finished fourth,[26] Behind Scotland in third on points difference, to make it one of their most successful Six Nations.[27] In November 2013, Italy hosted Australia at Turin for a 20-50 loss, then defeated Fiji 37–31 at Cremona and was defeated by Argentina 14–19 at Rome.

text: Italy where whitewashed at the 2014 Six Nations Championship, including a 20-21 home loss to Scotland, a 46–7 loss to Ireland and a 11–52 loss to England. In June the team made an Asia-Pacific tour, where they were defeated by Fiji, Japan and Samoa. In November they scored a home win to Samoa, a two-point loss to Argentina and another loss to South Africa.

text: In the 2015 Six Nations Championship, Italy took a 19–22 away win over Scotland to avoid the Wooden Spoon, but suffered heavy home losses to France and Wales. At the 2015 Rugby World Cup, they defeated Romania and Canada but lost to Ireland and France, repeating their performance of the previous three editions.

text: After another poor performance in 2016, losing all their Six Nations matches, Italy hired former Ireland international and Harlequin F.C. coach Conor O'Shea to coach the team; with him they also hired IRFU developmental director Stephen Aboud to direct youth programs in the country, in order to strengthen the level of rugby in the country.[28] In June, the team Italy lost to Argentina and won over the United States and Canada. On 19 November, Italy achieved a famous upset victory by defeating South Africa 20-18 which was Italy's first win against the Springboks in 13 attempts at Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence.[29] This victory also marked their first win over one of the 3 big Southern Hemisphere nations (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa).

text: Wins against Tier 1 nations[edit]

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Date
Home
Score
Away
Place

24 October 1978
 Italy
19 - 6
 Argentina
Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo

6 May 1995
 Italy
22 - 12
 Ireland
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso

4 June 1995
 Argentina
25 - 31
 Italy
Buffalo City Stadium, East London, South Africa

4 January 1997
 Ireland
29 - 37
 Italy
Lansdowne Road, Dublin

22 March 1997
 France
32 - 40
 Italy
Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble

20 December 1997
 Italy
37 - 22
 Ireland
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna

24 January 1998
 Italy
25 - 21
 Scotland
Stadio Comunale Monigo, Treviso

7 November 1998
 Italy
23 - 19
 Argentina
Stadio Comunale Beltrametti, Piacenza

5 February 2000
 Italy
34 - 20
 Scotland
Stadio Flaminio, Rome

15 February 2003
 Italy
30 - 22
 Wales
Stadio Flaminio, Rome

6 March 2004
 Italy
20 - 14
 Scotland
Stadio Flaminio, Rome

11 June 2005
 Argentina
29 - 30
 Italy
Estadio Olímpico, Córdoba

24 February 2007
 Scotland
17 - 37
 Italy
Murrayfield, Edinburgh

10 March 2007
 Italy
23 - 20
 Wales
Stadio Flaminio, Rome

15 March 2008
 Italy
23 - 20
 Scotland
Stadio Flaminio, Rome

28 June 2008
 Argentina
12 - 13
 Italy
Estadio Olímpico, Córdoba

27 February 2010
 Italy
16 - 12
 Scotland
Stadio Flaminio, Rome

12 March 2011
 Italy
22 - 21
 France
Stadio Flaminio, Rome

17 March 2012
 Italy
13 - 6
 Scotland
Stadio Olimpico, Rome

3 February 2013
 Italy
23 - 18
 France
Stadio Olimpico, Rome

16 March 2013
 Italy
22 - 15
 Ireland
Stadio Olimpico, Rome

28 February 2015
 Scotland
19 - 22
 Italy
BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh

19 November 2016
 Italy
20 - 18
 South Africa
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence

tag: table

text: Stadium & Attendance[edit]

text: Before joining the Six Nations in 2000 Italy did not have a set stadium and played their home matches in various stadiums around Italy. From 2000-2011 Italy played all of their home Six Nations matches at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome. The Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) announced, in January 2010, that the stadium would undergo an expansion, that will increase its capacity to 42,000.[36] Continued delays to the start of construction meant that the revamp could not be completed in time for the 2012 Six Nations so all of Italy's home Six Nations games were moved to the Stadio Olimpico, also in Rome.[37] The expansion of the Stadio Flaminio was originally promised to be complete by 2014. It was planned that upon completion of the renovation, the Italian team will move back to the Stadio Flaminio,[38] however little was achieved and as of September 2016 the stadium was still in a state of abandoned disrepair.[39] More Italians are coming to watch rugby union games and whereas before most of the fans at the Stadio Flaminio were away fans, now Italy has a good home crowd.[citation needed] Since moving to the Stadio Olimpico attendances have increased by huge numbers.[40] The Italian team has drawn large crowds since 2008, particularly for Six Nations matches and for matches against New Zealand:

text:
Highest attended home matches

Rank
Attendance
Opponent
Date
Venue

1
80,074
New Zealand
14 Nov 2009
San Siro (Milan)

2
80,054
Ireland
16 Mar 2013
Stadio Olimpico (Rome)

3
73,526
Wales
23 Feb 2013
Stadio Olimpico (Rome)

4
73,000
New Zealand
17 Nov 2012
Stadio Olimpico (Rome)

5
72,354
Scotland
17 Mar 2012
Stadio Olimpico (Rome)

6
71,257
England
15 March 2014
Stadio Olimpico (Rome)

7
70,000
England
14 February 2016
Stadio Olimpico (Rome)

8
67,721
Scotland
27 February 2016
Stadio Olimpico (Rome)

9
67,529
France
3 Feb 2013
Stadio Olimpico (Rome)

10
67,127
France
15 March 2015
Stadio Olimpico (Rome)

text: Strip[edit]

text: Italy play in blue jerseys.

text:
Period
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor

1981 - 1989
Adidas
No shirt sponsor

1990 - 1993
Lotto[41]

1991 Rugby World Cup

1993 - 1995
Gilbert[42]

1995 Rugby World Cup

1996 – 1997
Reebok

1997 European Nations Cup

1998 – 1999
None

1999
Cotton Oxford

2000 Six Nations - 2000 mid year international
Canterbury
Alliance UniChem

2000 end of year internationals - 2002 mid year tests
Kappa

2002 end of year internationals – 2006 end of year internationals
Jaguar

2007 Six Nations championship - 2012 mid year internationals
Cariparma

2012 end of year internationals - 2017 mid year tests
Adidas

2017 -
Macron

text: Awards[edit]

text:
Competition
01 !
02 !
03 !
Total

Olympic Games
0
0
0
0

Rugby World Cup
0
0
0
0

European Nations Cup
1
9
8
18

Total
1
9
8
18

text: Record[edit]

text:
Men's World Rugby Rankings

v
t
e

Top 30 rankings as of 26 March 2018[43]

Rank
Change*
Team
Points

1

 New Zealand
093.99

2

 Ireland
089.11

3

 England
086.23

4

 Australia
085.49

5

 Scotland
083.83

6

 South Africa
083.81

7

 Wales
083.41

8

 France
079.10

9

 Argentina
078.22

10

 Fiji
077.93

11

 Japan
075.66

12

 Georgia
073.96

13

 Tonga
071.87

14

 Italy
071.10

15

 United States
069.23

16

 Samoa
069.03

17

 Romania
068.25

18

 Uruguay
065.37

19

 Russia
063.27

20

 Spain
063.09

21

 Canada
061.98

22

 Hong Kong
059.66

23

 Portugal
059.02

24

 Namibia
058.93

25

 Belgium
058.09

26

 Netherlands
056.52

27

 Brazil
055.91

28

 Chile
054.94

29

 Germany
054.42

30

 Kenya
054.24

*Change from the previous week

Italy's historical rankings

Source: World Rugby - Graph updated to 26 March 2018[43]

text: Overall[edit]

text: Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by an Italy national XV at test level up until 17 March 2018.[44]

text:
Opponent
Played
Won
Lost
Drawn
Win %
For
Aga
Diff

 Argentina
22
5
16
1
22.73%
383
557
-174

 Australia
17
0
17
0
0.00%
244
605
-361

 Australia XV
2
0
2
0
0.00%
36
75
-39

 Belgium
2
2
0
0
100.00%
75
0
+75

 Border Bulldogs
1
0
1
0
0.00%
12
25
-13

 Bulgaria
1
1
0
0
100.00%
17
0
+17

 Canada
9
7
2
0
77.78%
246
128
+118

 Catalonia
2
1
0
1
50%
10
8
+2

 Cook Islands
1
0
1
0
0.00%
6
15
-9

 Croatia
1
1
0
0
100.00%
76
11
+65

 Czech Republic
1
1
0
0
100.00%
104
8
+96

 Czechoslovakia
11
9
1
1
81.82%
162
54
+108

 England
24
0
24
0
0.00%
305
964
-659

 England XV
1
0
0
1
0.00%
15
15
+0

 England B
1
0
1
0
0.00%
9
21
-12

 England U23
3
1
1
1
33.33%
31
42
-11

 Fiji
12
6
6
0
50.00%
282
275
+7

 France
40
3
37
0
9.25%
448
1198
-750

 France XV
30
1
28
1
3.33%
289
751
-462

 France Espoirs
1
0
1
0
0.00%
18
21
-3

 Georgia
1
1
0
0
100.00%
31
22
+9

 Germany
6
2
4
0
33.33%
27
54
-27

 Ireland
28
4
24
0
14.28%
435
965
-530

 Japan
6
5
1
0
83.33%
199
90
+109

 Leopards
3
2
1
0
66.66%
55
46
+9

 Madagascar
2
2
0
0
100.00%
26
15
+11

 Middlesex
1
0
1
0
0.00%
12
28
-16

 Morocco
8
6
2
0
75.00%
184
52
+132

 Golden Lions
1
0
1
0
0.00%
24
28
-4

 Namibia
3
1
2
0
33.00%
75
74
+1

  Sharks
1
0
1
0
0.00%
3
23
-20

 Netherlands
4
4
0
0
100.00%
178
27
+151

 New Zealand
13
0
13
0
0.00%
128
754
-626

 New Zealand XV
1
0
1
0
0.00%
12
18
-6

 Junior All Blacks
1
0
1
0
0.00%
13
30
-17

 North-Eastern Cape
1
0
1
0
0.00%
12
31
-19

 Northern Free State
1
0
1
0
0.00%
11
12
-1

 Oxfordshire
1
0
1
0
0.00%
6
30
-24

 Pacific Islanders
1
0
1
0
0.00%
17
25
-8

 Poland
7
6
1
0
85.71%
165
49
+116

 Portugal
12
10
1
1
83.33%
333
71
+262

 Rhodesia
1
0
1
0
0.00%
4
42
-38

 Romania
42
23
16
3
54.76%
609
634
-25

 Russia
4
4
0
0
100.00%
198
61
+137

 Samoa
7
2
5
0
28.57%
109
175
-66

 Scotland
29
8
21
0
27.58%
495
716
-221

 Scotland A
3
1
2
0
33.33%
51
55
-4

 Serbia and Montenegro
3
3
0
0
100.00%
60
22
+38

 South Africa
14
1
13
0
7.14%
171
652
-481

 Soviet Union
14
4
9
1
28.57%
171
165
+6

 Spain
27
23
3
1
85.19%
581
187
+394

 Steval Pumas
1
0
1
0
0.00%
12
39
-27

 Sussex
1
0
1
0
0.00%
7
16
-9

 Tonga
5
3
2
0
60.00%
154
82
+72

 Tunisia
3
3
0
0
100.00%
60
19
+41

 United States
5
5
0
0
100.00%
154
74
+80

 Uruguay
3
3
0
0
100.00%
92
25
+67

 Wales
26
2
23
1
7.69%
421
886
-465

 West Germany
14
13
0
1
92.86%
226
69
+157

 Zimbabwe
3
3
0
0
100.00%
70
25
+45

Total
489
182
293
14
37.21%
8359
11161
-2802

text: Six Nations[edit]

text: Since entering the Six Nations Championship in 2000, Italy have yet to win the tournament. Italy got off to a positive start to the Six Nations in their first year; defeating Scotland 34-20 in their first match of competition. Italy finished fifth in the 2003 competition above Wales. The following year Italy managed to finish fifth again, above Scotland in the final standings. In 2006, Italy drew Wales at Cardiff.

text: In the 2007 Six Nations Italy defeated Scotland at Murrayfield for their first win away from home (Rome) in the competition with a 37-17 score. Two weeks later Italy defeated Wales for the second time in the history of the tournament in Rome: it was the first time the team won two games in the championship, and finished in 4th place.

text: The winner of the Italy-France game is also awarded the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy. Italy recorded their first Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy victory on 12 March 2011 with a thrilling 22–21 win, and recorded their second on 3 February 2013 with a 23–18 score. In the 2013 Championship, they also recorded a first Six Nations victory over Ireland, leaving England as the only nation they are yet to beat in the championship, and equalled their best finish of 4th. In 2015, Italy scored their second away win versus Scotland.

text:
Year
Position
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
 FRA
 ENG
 IRL
 WAL
 SCO

2000
6th
1
0
4
106
228
−122
L
L
L
L
W

2001
6th
0
0
5
106
207
−101
L
L
L
L
L

2002
6th
0
0
5
70
183
−113
L
L
L
L
L

2003
5th
1
0
4
100
185
−85
L
L
L
W
L

2004
5th
1
0
4
42
152
−110
L
L
L
L
W

2005
6th
0
0
5
55
179
−124
L
L
L
L
L

2006
6th
0
1
4
72
125
−53
L
L
L
D
L

2007
4th
2
0
3
94
147
−53
L
L
L
W
W

2008
6th
1
0
4
74
131
−57
L
L
L
L
W

2009
6th
0
0
5
49
170
−121
L
L
L
L
L

2010
6th
1
0
4
69
137
−68
L
L
L
L
W

2011
6th
1
0
4
70
138
−68
W
L
L
L
L

2012
5th
1
0
4
53
121
−68
L
L
L
L
W

2013
4th
2
0
3
75
111
−36
W
L
W
L
L

2014
6th
0
0
5
63
172
−109
L
L
L
L
L

2015
5th
1
0
4
62
182
−120
L
L
L
L
W

2016
6th
0
0
5
79
224
−145
L
L
L
L
L

2017
6th
0
0
5
50
201
–151
L
L
L
L
L

2018
6th
0
0
5
92
203
–111
L
L
L
L
L

Overall
12
1
82
1381
3196
−1815
2-0-17
0-0-19
1-0-18
2-1-16
7-0-12

text:
England

France

Ireland

Italy

Scotland

Wales

Tournaments
122
88
124
19
124
124

Outright Wins
(Shared Wins)

Home Nations
5 (4)
NA
4 (4)
NA
10 (3)
7 (4)

Five Nations
17 (6)
12 (8)
6 (5)
NA
5 (6)
15 (8)

Six Nations
6
5
4
0
0
4

Overall
28 (10)
17 (8)
14 (9)
0 (0)
15 (9)
26 (12)

Grand Slams

Home Nations
0
NA
0
NA
0
2

Five Nations
11
6
1
NA
3
6

Six Nations
2
3
2
0
0
3

Overall
13
9
3
0
3
11

Triple Crowns

Home Nations
5
NA
2
NA
7
6

Five Nations
16
NA
4
NA
3
11

Six Nations
4
NA
5
NA
0
3

Overall
25
NA
11
NA
10
20

Wooden Spoons

Home Nations
11
NA
15
NA
8
8

Five Nations
14
17
21
NA
21
12

Six Nations
0
1
0
13
4
1

Overall
25
18
36
13
33
21

text: Rugby World Cup[edit]

text:
World Cup record

World Cup Qualification record

Year
Round
P
W
D
L
F
A
P
W
D
L
F
A

 1987
Pool Stage
3
1
0
2
40
110
Automatically qualified

 1991
Pool Stage
3
1
0
2
57
76
3
3
0
0
83
38

 1995
Pool Stage
3
1
0
2
69
94
4
3
0
1
210
52

 1999
Pool Stage
3
0
0
3
35
196
6
5
0
1
302
92

 2003
Pool Stage
4
2
0
2
77
123
2
2
0
0
75
20

 2007
Pool Stage
4
2
0
2
85
117
2
2
0
0
150
7

 2011
Pool Stage
4
2
0
2
92
95
Automatically qualified

 2015
Pool Stage
4
2
0
2
74
88

 2019

Total
8/8
28
11
0
17
529
899
17
15
0
2
820
209

text: Italy have competed at every Rugby World Cup since the competition's inception in 1987. Italy finished third in their pool at their first World Cup, defeating Fiji, but not making the finals. They did not make the finals in 1991, grouped in a tough pool with England and the All Blacks. At the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, they finished behind England and Western Samoa, but above Argentina in their pool.

text: In 1999 they did not make the finals, with their defeats by the All Blacks and Tonga. Italy won two pool games at the 2003 World Cup, defeating both Canada and Tonga, but lost to the All Blacks and Wales. Italy played the 2007 Rugby World Cup in Pool C, against New Zealand, Scotland, Romania and Portugal (who had been beaten 83–0 by Italy in the qualifiers), with the goal of reaching the quarter finals for the first time. However, in the crucial group match against Scotland, Italy were undone by indiscipline. Chris Paterson kicked all of Scotland's points in an 18–16 victory, despite Italy crossing the line for the game's only try.

text: European championships[edit]

text: Before 2000, Italy was one of the leading European teams outside the Five Nations, along with Romania, and for a while the USSR.

text: Italy competed in the original European Championships from 1936–38, but World War II meant that the tournament would not resume until 1952. Italy then competed in these tournaments from 1952–2000. Italy achieved only one the victory in 1995–97 FIRA Trophy.

text:
Team
First place
Second place
Third place

 Italy
1
9
8

text: Thirties wins[edit]

text:
Year
Host city
Winner
Second place
Third place

1936
Berlin

France

Germany

Italy

1937
Paris

France

Italy

Germany

text: The fifties: the European Cup, Italian positions[edit]

text:
Year
Winner
Second place
Third place

1952

France

Italy

West Germany

1954

France

Italy

Spain

text: The Nations Cup 1966–73[edit]

text:
Year
Winner
Second place
Third place

1965/1966

France

Italy

Romania

1966/1967

France

Romania

Italy

1969/1970

France

Romania

Italy

text: The FIRA Trophy 1974–97[edit]

text:
Year
Winner
Second place
Third place

1974/1975

Romania

France

Italy

1975/1976

France

Italy

Romania

1976/1977

Romania

France

Italy

1979/1980

France

Romania

Italy

1981/1982

France

Italy

Romania

1982/1983

Romania

Italy

Soviet Union

1983/1984

France

Romania

Italy

1984/1985

France

Soviet Union

Italy

1990/1992

France

Italy

Romania

1992/1994

France

Italy

Romania

1995/1997

Italy

France

Romania

text: Players and Coaches[edit]

text: Current squad[edit]

text: On the 25 January, Conor O'Shea announced a 31-man squad for the 2018 Six Nations Championship.[45]

text: Head Coach:  Conor O'Shea

text: Caps updated: 17 March 2018

tag: ul

text: Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

text:
Player
Position
Date of Birth (Age)
Caps
Club/province

Bigi, LucaLuca Bigi
Hooker
(1991-04-19) 19 April 1991 (age 26)
10
 Benetton

Fabiani, OlivieroOliviero Fabiani
Hooker
(1990-07-13) 13 July 1990 (age 27)
6
 Zebre

Ghiraldini, LeonardoLeonardo Ghiraldini
Hooker
(1984-12-26) 26 December 1984 (age 33)
94
 Toulouse

Chistolini, DarioDario Chistolini
Prop
(1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 29)
20
 Zebre

Ferrari, SimoneSimone Ferrari
Prop
(1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 24)
13
 Benetton

Lovotti, AndreaAndrea Lovotti
Prop
(1989-07-28) 28 July 1989 (age 28)
25
 Zebre

Pasquali, TizianoTiziano Pasquali
Prop
(1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 23)
7
 Benetton

Quaglio, NicolaNicola Quaglio
Prop
(1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 27)
7
 Benetton

Riccioni, MarcoMarco Riccioni
Prop
(1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 20)
0
 Benetton

Biagi, GeorgeGeorge Biagi
Lock
(1985-10-04) 4 October 1985 (age 32)
21
 Zebre

Budd, DeanDean Budd
Lock
(1986-07-31) 31 July 1986 (age 31)
11
 Benetton

Ruzza, FedericoFederico Ruzza
Lock
(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 23)
6
 Benetton

Zanni, AlessandroAlessandro Zanni
Lock
(1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 34)
104
 Benetton

Giammarioli, RenatoRenato Giammarioli
Flanker
(1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 23)
2
 Zebre

Licata, GiovanniGiovanni Licata
Flanker
(1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 21)
5
 Fiamme Oro

Mbanda, MaximeMaxime Mbanda
Flanker
(1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 (age 24)
15
 Zebre

Negri, SebastianSebastian Negri
Flanker
(1994-06-30) 30 June 1994 (age 23)
7
 Benetton

Polledri, JakeJake Polledri
Flanker
(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 22)
1
 Gloucester

Parisse, SergioSergio Parisse (c)
Number 8
(1983-09-12) 12 September 1983 (age 34)
134
 Stade Français

Steyn, BraamBraam Steyn
Number 8
(1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 25)
19
 Benetton

Gori, EdoardoEdoardo Gori
Scrum-half
(1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 28)
68
 Benetton

Palazzani, GuglielmoGuglielmo Palazzani
Scrum-half
(1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 26)
24
 Zebre

Violi, MarcelloMarcello Violi
Scrum-half
(1993-10-11) 11 October 1993 (age 24)
13
 Zebre

Allan, TommasoTommaso Allan
Fly-half
(1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 24)
38
 Benetton

Canna, CarloCarlo Canna
Fly-half
(1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 25)
29
 Zebre

McKinley, IanIan McKinley
Fly-half
(1989-12-04) 4 December 1989 (age 28)
3
 Benetton

Benvenuti, TommasoTommaso Benvenuti
Centre
(1990-12-12) 12 December 1990 (age 27)
50
 Benetton

Bisegni, GiulioGiulio Bisegni
Centre
(1992-04-04) 4 April 1992 (age 26)
9
 Zebre

Boni, TommasoTommaso Boni
Centre
(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 25)
11
 Zebre

Castello, TommasoTommaso Castello
Centre
(1991-08-14) 14 August 1991 (age 26)
10
 Zebre

Bellini, MattiaMattia Bellini
Wing
(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 24)
13
 Zebre

Minozzi, MatteoMatteo Minozzi
Wing
(1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 21)
8
 Zebre

Hayward, JaydenJayden Hayward
Fullback
(1987-02-11) 11 February 1987 (age 31)
8
 Benetton

Padovani, EdoardoEdoardo Padovani
Fullback
(1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 24)
14
 Zebre

text: Coaches[edit]

text:
Name
From
To
P
W
D
L
% W/P

 Arnaldo Cortese
 John Thomas
20 May 1929
–
1
0
0
1
0

 Arturo Cameroni
 Luigi Bricchi
29 May 1930
–
1
1
0
0
100

 Luigi Bricchi
1 November 1932
26 December 1934
4
3
0
1
75

 Luigi Bricchi
 Julien Saby
26 December 1934
7 April 1935
1
1
0
0
100

 Julien Saby
7 April 1935
14 May 1936
2
0
0
2
0

 Luigi Bricchi
 Michel Boucheron
14 May 1936
16 May 1936
2
1
0
1
50

 Luigi Bricchi
 Julien Saby
1 January 1937
17 October 1937
5
2
1
2
40

 Luigi Bricchi
6 March 1938
20 November 1938
1
0
0
1
0

 Luigi Bricchi
 Giuseppe Sessa
20 November 1938
19 March 1940
2
1
0
1
50

 Romano Bonifazi
19 March 1940
9 February 1941
2
1
0
1
50

 Luigi Bricchi
 Franco Chiaserotti
9 February 1941
2 May 1942
–
–
–
–
–

 Luigi Bricchi
 Franco Chiaserotti
2 May 1942

1
1
0
0
100

 Tommaso Fattori
18 May 1947
27 March 1949
2
1
0
1
50

 Giorgio Briasco
 Antonio Radicini
27 March 1949
26 February 1950
2
0
0
2
0

 Romano Bonifazi
26 February 1950
29 July 1950
–
–
–
–
–

 Francesco Vinci
29 July 1950
4 October 1950
–
–
–
–
–

 Renzo Maffioli
4 October 1950
25 February 1951
–
–
–
–
–

 Renzo Maffioli
 Julien Saby
25 February 1951
1 August 1954
9
6
0
3
66.7

 Piermarcello Farinelli
 Aldo Invernici
 Umberto Silvestri
1 August 1954
22 December 1956
8
5
0
3
62.5

 Giulio Fereoli
 Aldo Invernici
 Umberto Silvestri
22 December 1956
8 December 1957
2
1
0
1
50

 Sergio Barilari
 Aldo Invernici
 Umberto Silvestri
8 December 1957
19 July 1958
1
0
0
1
0

 Sergio Barilari
 Mario Battaglini
 Aldo Invernici
19 July 1958
10 April 1960
2
1
0
1
50

 Sergio Barilari
 Romano Bonifazi
10 April 1960
22 April 1962
4
2
0
2
50

 Aldo Invernici
22 April 1962
8 December 1965
7
2
0
5
28.5

 Sergio Barilari
 Mario Martone
8 December 1965
28 October 1967
7
3
1
3
42.8

 Aldo Invernici
28 October 1967
24 May 1970
8
7
0
1
87.5

 Giordano Campice
24 May 1970
25 October 1970
2
2
0
0
100

 Sergio Barilari
25 October 1970
10 April 1971
3
0
0
3
0

 Guglielmo Geremia
11 April 1971
27 May 1971
1
0
0
1
0

 Aldo Invernici
28 May 1971
19 February 1972
–
–
–
–
–

 Umberto Levorato
20 February 1972
25 November 1972
4
1
2
1
25

 Gianni Villa
26 November 1972
14 February 1975
20
6
1
13
30

 Roy Bish
15 February 1975
1º April 1977
15
8
1
6
53.3

 Isidoro Quaglio
2 April 1977
1º May 1977
2
1
0
1
50

 Gwyn Evans
23 October 1977
23 October 1978
5
1
1
3
20

 Pierre Villepreux
24 October 1978
24 October 1981
24
10
1
13
41.6

 Paolo Paladini
 Marco Pulli
25 October 1981
9 November 1985
28
16
2
10
57.14

 Marco Bollesan
10 November 1985
4 November 1988
19
7
1
11
36.8

 Loreto Cucchiarelli
5 November 1988
29 September 1989
7
1
0
6
14.3

 Loreto Cucchiarelli
 Bertrand Fourcade
29 September 1989
31 December 1989
2
1
0
1
50

 Bertrand Fourcade
1 January 1990
30 August 1993
27
16
0
11
59.3

 Georges Coste
31 August 1993
19 June 1999
48
19
1
28
39.6

 Massimo Mascioletti
20 June 1999
19 November 1999
5
2
0
3
40

 Brad Johnstone
20 November 1999
26 April 2002
27
5
0
22
18.5

 John Kirwan
27 April 2002
18 April 2005
32
10
0
22
31.3

 Pierre Berbizier
19 April 2005
30 September 2007
30
12
1
17
40

 Nick Mallett
3 October 2007
30 October 2011
42
9
0
33
21.4

 Jacques Brunel
1 November 2011
31 May 2016
50
11
0
39
22.0

 Conor O'Shea
1 June 2016

22
4
0
18
18.18

text: Individual all-time records[edit]

text: Most caps[edit]

text:
#
Player
Pos
Span
Mat
Start
Sub
Pts
Tries
Won
Lost
Draw
%

1
Sergio Parisse
Number 8
2002–
134
131
3
78
15
33
100
1
24.62

2
Martin Castrogiovanni
Prop
2002–2016
119
91
28
60
12
30
88
1
25.63

3
Marco Bortolami
Lock
2001–2015
112
92
20
35
7
29
82
1
26.33

4
Mauro Bergamasco
Flanker
1998–2015
106
90
16
75
15
30
76
0
28.30

5
Alessandro Zanni
Flanker
2005–
104
83
21
20
4
27
76
1
25.96

6
Andrea Lo Cicero
Prop
2000–2013
103
79
24
40
8
32
70
1
31.55

7
Alessandro Troncon
Scrum-half
1994–2007
101
94
7
95
19
33
67
1
33.16

8
Andrea Masi
Fullback
2000–2015
95
82
13
65
13
23
72
0
24.21

9
Leonardo Ghiraldini
Hooker
2006–
94
75
19
25
5
18
76
0
19.14

10
Mirco Bergamasco
Wing
2002–2012
89
82
7
256
17
22
66
1
25.28

Luke McLean
Fullback
2008–
89
75
14
74
7
18
71
0
20.22

text: Last updated: Italy vs Scotland, 17 Mar 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[46]

text: Most tries[edit]

text:
#
Player
Pos
Span
Mat
Start
Sub
Pts
Tries
Conv
Pens
Drop

1
Marcello Cuttitta
Wing
1987–99
54
54
0
110
25
0
0
0

2
Paolo Vaccari
Wing
1991–2003
64
63
1
107
22
0
0
0

3
Carlo Checchinato
Number 8
1990–2004
83
73
10
105
21
0
0
0

Manrico Marchetto
Wing
1972–81
43
39
4
84
21
0
0
0

5
Alessandro Troncon
Scrum-half
1994–2007
101
94
7
95
19
0
0
0

6
Mirco Bergamasco
Wing
2002–12
89
82
7
256
17
12
49
0

Serafino Ghizzoni
Wing
1977–87
60
59
1
77
17
0
0
3

Massimo Mascioletti
Wing
1977–90
54
54
0
68
17
0
0
0

9
Ivan Francescato
Centre
1990–97
38
38
0
77
16
0
0
0

10
Mauro Bergamasco
Flanker
1998–2015
106
90
16
75
15
0
0
0

Sergio Parisse
Number 8
2002-
134
131
3
78
15
0
0
1

text: Most points[edit]

text:
#
Player
Pos
Span
Mat
Start
Sub
Pts
Tries
Conv
Pens
Drop

1.
Diego Domínguez
Fly-half
1991–2003
74
73
1
983
9
127
208
20

2.
Stefano Bettarello
Fly-half
1979–88
55
54
1
483
7
46
104
17

3.
Luigi Troiani
Fullback
1985–95
47
47
0
294
2
57
57
0

4.
Ramiro Pez
Fly-half
2000–07
40
33
7
260
4
33
52
6

5.
Mirco Bergamasco
Wing
2002–12
89
82
7
256
17
12
49
0

6.
Tommaso Allan
Fly-half
2013-
38
24
14
200
7
27
36
1

7.
Luciano Orquera
Fly-half
2004-2015
48
27
21
154
3
20
31
2

8.
David Bortolussi
Fullback
2006–08
16
15
1
147
1
32
25
1

9.
Ennio Ponzi
Fly-half
1973–77
20
20
0
133
0
17
31
2

10.
Carlo Canna
Fly-half
2015-
29
14
15
116
1
12
26
3

text: Last updated: Italy vs Scotland, 17 Mar 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [46]

text: Most points in a match[edit]

text:
#
Player
Pos
Pts
Tries
Conv
Pens
Drop
Opposition
Venue
Date

1.
Stefano Bettarello
Fly-half
29
1
2
5
2
 Canada
 Toronto
1 July 1982

Diego Domínguez
Fly-half
29
0
1
6
3
 Scotland
 Rome
5 February 2000

Diego Domínguez
Fly-half
29
0
4
7
0
 Fiji
 Treviso
10 November 2001

4.
Diego Domínguez
Fly-half
28
1
7
3
0
 Netherlands
 Calvisano
21 May 1994

5.
Diego Domínguez
Fly-half
27
1
2
6
0
 Ireland
 Bologna
20 December 1997

6.
Diego Domínguez
Fly-half
25
0
5
5
0
 Romania
 Tarbes
26 October 1997

7.
Luigi Troiani
Fly-half
24
0
12
0
0
 Czech Republic
 Viadana
18 May 1994

Diego Domínguez
Fly-half
24
0
0
8
0
 Romania
 Catania
1 October 1994

Mirco Bergamasco
Wing
24
0
0
8
0
 Fiji
 Modena
27 November 2010

10.
3 players on 23 points

text: Most tries in a match[edit]

text:
#
Player
Pos
Pts
Tries
Conv
Pens
Drop
Opposition
Venue
Date

1.
Renzo Cova
Wing
12
4
0
0
0
 Belgium
 Paris
10 October 1937

Ivan Francescato
Centre
20
4
0
0
0
 Morocco
 Carcassonne
19 June 1993

3.
14 players on 3 tries

text: Most matches as captain[edit]

text:
#
Player
Pos
Span
Mat
Won
Lost
Draw
%
Pts
Tries
Conv
Pens
Drop

1.
Sergio Parisse
Number 8
2008–
86
16
70
0
18.60
63
12
0
0
1

2.
Marco Bortolami
Lock
2002–12
39
14
24
1
37.17
35
7
0
0
0

3.
Marco Bollesan
Number 8
1968–75
37
15
20
2
43.24
21
6
0
0
0

Massimo Giovanelli
Flanker
1992–99
37
14
22
1
39.18
15
3
0
0
0

5.
Massimo Cuttitta
Prop
1993–99
22
10
12
0
45.45
15
3
0
0
0

6.
Alessandro Troncon
Scrum-half
2000–07
21
7
14
0
33.33
25
5
0
0
0

7.
Marzio Innocenti
Flanker
1985–88
20
7
12
1
37.50
8
2
0
0
0

8.
Alessandro Moscardi
Hooker
2000–02
19
4
15
0
21.05
5
1
0
0
0

9.
Ambrogio Bona
Prop
1978–81
18
9
9
0
50.00
4
1
0
0
0

10.
Fabrizio Gaetaniello
Fullback
1982–83
11
7
3
1
68.18
4
1
0
0
0

text: Youngest players[edit]

text:
#
Player
Pos
Age
Opposition
Venue
Date

1.
Pietro Vinci IV
Fly-half
16 years and 176 days
 Spain
 Barcelona
20 May 1929

2.
Andrea Masi
Fullback
18 years and 149 days
 Spain
 L'Aquila
26 August 1999

3.
Sergio Parisse
Number 8
18 years and 269 days
 New Zealand
 Hamilton
8 June 2002

4.
Gianluca Limone
Centre
18 years and 318 days
 England U23
 Brescia
16 May 1979

5.
Massimo Trippitelli
Lock
18 years and 338 days
 Poland
 Sochaczew
30 September 1979

6.
Mirco Bergamasco
(Fullback)
18 years and 344 days
 France
 Stade de France
2 February 2002

7.
Rino Francescato
Centre
18 years and 362 days
 Spain
 Rome
27 November 1976

8.
Massimo Mascioletti
Wing
19 years and 2 days
 Morocco
 Casablanca
6 March 1977

9.
Francesco Vinci III
Wing
19 years and 18 days
 Spain
 Barcelona
20 May 1929

10.
Stefano Boccazzi
Scrum-half
19 years and 27 days
 Zimbabwe
 Bulawayo
22 June 1985

text: Oldest players[edit]

text:
#
Player
Pos
Age
Opposition
Venue
Date

1.
Sergio Lanfranchi
Prop
38 years and 184 days
 France
 Parma
29 March 1964

2.
Alessandro Bottacchiari
Flanker
36 years and 328 days
 Romania
 Rome
1 October 1992

3.
Andrea Lo Cicero
Prop
36 years and 313 days
 Ireland
 Rome
16 March 2013

4.
Diego Domínguez
Fly-half
36 years and 303 days
 Ireland
 Rome
22 February 2003

5.
Mauro Bergamasco
Flanker
36 years and 156 days
 Ireland
 London
4 October 2015

6.
Pietro Stievano
Wing
36 years and 66 days
 Germany
 Milan
13 March 1955

7.
Francesco Battaglini
Flanker
36 years and 14 days
 France
 Rovigo
28 March 1948

8.
Giancarlo Pivetta
Hooker
36 years and 3 days
 Spain
 Perpignan
21 June 1993

9.
Vincenzo Bertolotto
Lock
35 years and 339 days
 France
 Rovigo
28 March 1948

10.
Walter Cristofoletto
Flanker
35 years and 304 days
 France
 Stade de France
1 April 2000