Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has announced a 35-man squad for their upcoming Autumn Nation Series matches including four uncapped players.
Crowley said: “The Verona gathering will be the beginning of our international window in November. We look forward to working hard to re-establish and build our foundation to give us a good foundation as we prepare to face three formidable opponents.
“We have a squad with four rookies and a growing base at our disposal. One of our main challenges will be the consolidation of our identity: it will be an important step to face all the matches in November.”
Italy Provisional Autumn Nations Series Squad
Forwards
- Pietro Ceccarelli (CA Brive, 21 caps)
- Simone Ferrari (Benetton Rugby, 37 caps)
- Danilo Fischetti (London Irish, 22 caps)
- Ivan Nemer (Benetton Rugby, 8 caps)
- Ion Neculai (Zebre Parma, 3 caps)
- Luca Bigi (Zebre Parma, 42 caps)
- Gianmarco Lucchesi (Benetton Rugby, 14 caps)
- Giacomo Nicotera (Benetton Rugby, 4 caps)
- Niccolò Cannone (Benetton Rugby, 22 caps)
- Marco Fuser (Massy, 41 caps)
- Federico Ruzza (Benetton Rugby, 33 caps)
- David Sisi (Zebre Parma, 24 caps)
- Gabriele Venditti (Zebre Parma, uncapped)
- Luca Andreani (Zebre Parma, uncapped)
- Lorenzo Cannone (Benetton Rugby, uncapped)
- Toa Halafihi (Benetton Rugby, 7 caps)
- Michele Lamaro (Benetton Rugby, 18 caps) – captain
- Sebastian Negri (Benetton Rugby, 38 caps)
- Giovanni Pettinelli (Benetton Rugby, 8 caps)
- Manuel Zuliani (Benetton Rugby, 4 caps)
Backs
- Manfredi Albanese (Benetton Rugby, 2 caps)
- Alessandro Fusco (Zebre Parma, 8 caps)
- Alessandro Garbisi (Benetton Rugby, 3 caps)
- Stephen Varney (Gloucester Rugby, 12 caps)
- Tommaso Allan (Harlequins, 63 caps)
- Paolo Garbisi (Montpellier, 20 caps)
- Leonardo Marin (Benetton Rugby, 6 caps)
- Juan Ignacio Brex (Benetton Rugby, 15 caps)
- Enrico Lucchin (Zebre Parma, uncapped)
- Tommaso Menoncello (Benetton Rugby, 3 caps)
- Luca Morisi (London Irish, 36 caps)
- Pierre Bruno (Zebre Parma, 4 caps)
- Ange Capuozzo (Stade Toulousain, 5 caps)
- Monty Ioane (Melbourne Rebels, 14 caps)
- Edoardo Padovani (Benetton Rugby, 38 caps)
