Italy name team for match against Russia

Italy head coach Nick Mallett named his team on Friday for their second Pool C match against Russia at Trafalgar Park, Nelson on Tuesday, 20 September.

ITALY:

1. Salvatore Perugini
2. Fabio Ongaro
3. Lorenzo Cittadini
4. Quintin Geldenhuys
5. Marco Bortolami
6. Paul Derbyshire
7. Mauro Bergamasco
8. Sergio Parisse (c)
9. Edoardo Gori
10. Riccardo Bocchino
11. Luke McLean
12. Matteo Pratichetti
13. Tommaso Benvenuti
14. Giulio Toniolatti
15. Andrea Masi

Replacements:

16. Tommaso D'Apice
17. Martin Castrogiovanni
18. Cornelius van Zyl
19. Alessandro Zanni
20. Pablo Canavosio
21. Luciano Orquera
22. Alberto Sgarbi