Top 50 Rugbies in Italy
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest rugbies in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 282 rugbies tracked in Italy, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Rugby league, Top 14 and National Rugby League lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 5,016,697 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 149,945, and the largest, Rugby league, reaches around 3,189,443 people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each rugby, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rugby league |
3,189,443 | 2.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 2 |  Top 14 |
1,259,275 | 10.9% | Rugby | Sports |
| 3 |  National Rugby League |
567,979 | 1.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 4 |  Six Nations Championship |
372,342 | 4.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 5 |  Italian Rugby Federation |
314,227 | 89.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 6 |  Scarlets |
268,427 | 2.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 7 |  Jake LaMotta |
102,520 | 21.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 8 |  Rugby Viadana |
90,961 | 94.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 9 |  National Rugby League (France) |
74,417 | 0.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 10 |  English Premiership (rugby union) |
69,233 | 3.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 11 |  All Blacks |
67,902 | 3.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 12 |  Andrea Lo Cicero |
67,226 | 99.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 13 |  Tonya Harding |
66,565 | 2.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 14 |  England Rugby |
63,595 | 2.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 15 |  Ilona Maher |
57,295 | 1.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 16 |  Stade Français |
56,029 | 5.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 17 |  Heineken Cup |
52,436 | 11.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 18 |  Crusaders (rugby union) |
49,717 | 2.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 19 |  Sébastien Chabal |
47,573 | 7.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 20 |  Jonah Lomu |
45,094 | 6.9% | Rugby | Sports |
| 21 |  State of Origin series |
44,653 | 2.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 22 |  Sugar Ray Robinson |
39,270 | 6.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 23 |  Sonny Liston |
36,190 | 7.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 24 |  Scotland national rugby union team |
33,915 | 2.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 25 |  Rico Verhoeven |
28,584 | 2.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 26 |  The Rugby Championship |
27,754 | 2.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 27 |  Wests Tigers |
27,379 | 1.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 28 |  Rugby World Cup |
24,561 | 0.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 29 |  Women's rugby union |
23,792 | 1.9% | Rugby | Sports |
| 30 |  Brisbane Broncos |
23,787 | 1.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 31 |  Stade Toulousain |
23,638 | 0.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 32 |  Super Rugby |
22,652 | 0.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 33 |  Carlos Monzón |
20,801 | 67.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 34 |  Faf de Klerk |
20,078 | 3.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 35 |  England national rugby league team |
19,858 | 0.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 36 |  Women's Rugby World Cup |
17,116 | 4.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 37 |  Ma'a Nonu |
16,956 | 27.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 38 |  Parramatta Eels |
15,374 | 0.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 39 |  Challenge Cup |
15,348 | 3.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 40 |  Thomas Hearns |
15,180 | 6.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 41 |  Penrith Panthers |
13,694 | 0.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 42 |  Tonga national rugby union team |
12,846 | 5.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 43 |  Mike Tindall |
12,199 | 11.9% | Rugby | Sports |
| 44 |  Finn Russell |
12,118 | 1.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 45 |  Dan Carter |
11,899 | 3.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 46 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
11,801 | 1.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 47 |  Richie McCaw |
11,279 | 2.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 48 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
11,045 | 1.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 49 |  Racing 92 |
10,769 | 1.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 50 |  Newcastle Knights |
10,494 | 0.8% | Rugby | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy and ranks each rugby by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest rugby in Italy?
Rugby league currently leads with an estimated audience of 3,189,443 people in Italy.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.