Treviso duo Simon Picone and Denis Dallan return to the squad after missing Novembers Test matches against Argentina, Tonga and Fiji due to injuries, while Calvisano prop Salvatore Perugini is also back after a lay-off.

Team manager Carlo Cecchinatao said: We chose the best players around at present for next weeks meeting ahead of the RBS Six Nations.

We are hoping to go into the tournament without any injuries. This is strong group and all players called for the meeting are looking forward to playing.

Squad: Mauro Bergamasco (Stade Francais), Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Francais), Marco Bortolami (Narbonne), Gonzalo Canale (Clermont-Auvergne), Martin Castrogiovanni (Ghial Calvisano), Denis Dallan (Benetton Treviso), Carlo Del Fava (Bourgoin), Santiago Dellape (Agen), Carlo Festuccia (SKG Gran Parma), Ezio Galon (Overmach Parma), Paul Griffen (Ghial Calvisano), Andrea Lo Cicero (Conad L'Aquila), Carlos Nieto (Arix Viadana), Ludovico Nitoglia (Ghial Calvisano), Fabio Ongaro (Benetton Treviso), Samuele Pace (Arix Viadana), Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais), Salvatore Perugini (Ghial Calvisano), Ramiro Pez (Perpignan), Simon Picone (Benetton Treviso), Josh Sole (Arix Viadana), Alessandro Stoica (Montpellier), Rima Wakarua (SKG Gran Parma), Maurizio Zaffiri (Ghial Calvisano), Alessandro Zanni (Ghial Calvisano).