Italian Team to Face Ireland

Paul Griffen will step in to the scrumhalf position for Italy this weekend. The New Zealand-born player last played for Italy in the 2007 World Cup. Mauro Bergamasco will return to his regular flanker’s role.

ITALY TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v Ireland, 2009 RBS 6 Nations Championship, Stadio Flaminio, Sunday, February 15, kick-off 3.30pm local time/2.30pm Irish time):

15 - Andrea Masi (Biarritz Olympique) 45 caps
14 - Kaine Robertson (MPS Viadana) 36
13 - Gonzalo Canale (Clermont Auvergne) 43
12 - Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Francais) 57
11 - Matteo Pratichetti (Cammi Calvisano) 13
10 - Luke McLean (Cammi Calvisano) 4
9 - Paul Griffen (Cammi Calvisano) 38
1 - Salvatore Perugini (Toulouse) 56
2 - Fabio Ongaro (Saracens) 60
3 - Martin Castrogiovanni (Leicester Tigers) 55
4 - Santiago Dellape (Toulon) 53
5 - Tommaso Reato (Femi CZ Rovigo) 7
6 - Alessandro Zanni (Cammi Calvisano) 27
7 - Mauro Bergamasco (Stade Francais) 70
8 - Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais) (capt) 58

Replacements:
16 - Carlo Festuccia (Racing Metro Paris) 46
17 - Carlos Nieto (Gloucester) 32
18 - Carlo Del Fava (Ulster) 33
19 - Josh Sole (MPS Viadana) 34
20 - Giulio Toniolatti (AlmavivA UR Capitolina) 2
21 - Gonzalo Garcia (Cammi Calvisano) 6
22 - Andrea Bacchetti (Femi CZ Rovigo) 0

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