Italy Head Coach Nick Mallett named today a 24-men squad ahead of RBS 6 Nations opener against Ireland on saturday 6th in Dublin.
Lock Antonio Pavanello, backrowers Simone Favaro and Manoa Vosawai, flyhalf Andrea Marcato, center Matteo Pratichetti and winger Michele Sepe left today the Azzurri training camp in Rome and has been included in the Italy "A" team that will face England Saxons on sunday in Mogliano Veneto, near Treviso.
Nick Mallett will name his starting XV to play Ireland on Thursday morning.
Matias AGUERO (Saracens, 13 caps)
Mauro BERGAMASCO (Stade Francais, 79 caps)
Mirco BERGAMASCO (Stade Francais, 66 caps)
Riccardo BOCCHINO (Femi-CZ Rovigo, uncapped)*
Marco BORTOLAMI (Gloucester RFC, 77 caps)
Gonzalo CANALE (Clermont-Auvergne, 51 caps)
Martin CASTROGIOVANNI (Leicester Tigers, 62 caps)
Lorenzo CITTADINI (Benetton Treviso, 1 cap)
Carlo Antonio DEL FAVA (MPS Viadana, 41 caps)
Paul DERBYSHIRE (Petrarca Padova, 1 cap)
Gonzalo GARCIA (Benetton Treviso, 13 caps)
Quintin GELDENHUYS (MPS Viadana, 6 caps)
Leonardo GHIRALDINI (Benetton Treviso, 24 caps) - capitano
Craig GOWER (Bayonne, 6 caps)
Andrea MASI (Racing Metro Paris, 46 caps)
Luke McLEAN (Benetton Treviso, 14 caps)
Fabio ONGARO (Saracens, 64 caps)
Salvatore PERUGINI (Bayonne, 66 caps)
Simon PICONE (Benetton Treviso, 20 caps)
Kaine Paul ROBERTSON (MPS Viadana, 41 caps)
Alberto SGARBI (Benetton Treviso, 5 caps)
Josh SOLE (MPS Viadana, 41 caps)
Tito TEBALDI (Plusvalore Gran Parma, 6 caps)
Alessandro ZANNI (Benetton Treviso, 37 caps)
*Italian Rugby Union Academy member
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