| Italy National Rugby News: |
| John Kirwan, Italy's national coach, has announced his starting team for Saturday's Test with Canada at the Stadio Tommaso Fattori in L'Aquila. He has included a new cap Ludovico Nitoglia on the right wing.
Nitoglia, who has only just turned 21, plays for Calvisano. He is 1,79 m tall and weighs 83 kg. |
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| There are also two uncapped players on the bench - 23-year-old flyhalf Luciano Orquera of Petrarca and 23-year-old scrumhalf Pietro Travagli of Viadana. The latter selection was made b=]necessary when Alessandro Troncon withdrew form the squad when Kirwan made Marco Bortolami captain in his place. It will be the first time on the bench for Orquera and Travagli.
Italy and Canada have played four times, each country winning twice. |