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Kirwan replaces injured quartet

15 June 2004, 2:27 pm

Italy head coach John Kirwan has made four changes to his squad for the forthcoming Test matches against Romania and Japan.

With Santiago Dellape, Simon Picone, Gianluca Faliva and Lance Persico all unavailable through injury, Kirwan has brought in Antonio Pavanello, Mario Savi, Giovanni Raineri and David Dal Maso.

The Azzurri take on Romania in Bucharest on June 26, before meeting the Japanese in Tokyo on July 4.

Italy also play a warm-up game against the Japan A side in Osaka on June 30.

Revised Italy squad: Matteo Barbini, Mauro Bergamasco, Marco Bortolami, Gonzalo Canale, Danilo Carpente, Martin Castrogiovanni, Salvatore Costanzo, David Dal Maso, Roland De Marigny, Andrea De Rossi, Carlo Antonio Del Fava, Paul Griffen, Giorgio Intoppa, Andrea Lo Cicero, Roberto Mandelli, Andrea Masi, Francesco Mazzariol, Nicola Mazzucato, Michele Nitoglia, Fabio Ongaro, Silvio Orlando, Scott Palmer, Antonio Pavanello, Enrico Pavanello, Aaron Persico, Walter Pozzebon, Giovanni Raineri, Kaine Robertson, Mario Savi, Alessandro Troncon.