Russia announce team for Italy match

Russia coach Nikolay Nerush has announced his team to play their second match in Pool C against Italy at Trafalgar Park, Nelson, on Tuesday, 20 September.

Russia

1. Vladimir Botvinnikov
2. Vladislav Korshunov (c)
3. Ivan Prishchepenko
4. Alexander Voytov
5. Adam Byrnes
6. Vyacheslav Grachev
7. Andrey Garbuzov
8. Victor Gresev
9. Alexander Shakirov
10. Konstantin Rachkov
11. Vladimir Ostroushko
12. Alexey Makovetskiy
13. Andrey Kuzin
14. Vasily Artemyev
15. Igor Klyuchnikov

Replacements

16. Valery Tsnobiladze
17. Alexander Khrokin
18. Denis Antonov
19. Artem Fatakhov
20. Alexander Yanyushkin
21. Mikhail Sidorov
22. Yury Kushnarev