INTERNATIONAL RUGBY: Italy ‘A’ Squad at Churchill Cup

Italy "A" Churchill Cup squad
Note that Italian test veterans Marco Bortolami and Mauro Bergamasco are included. Bergamasco missed all the 2011 Six Nations competition through injury. So this is, along with all other squad players, a vital opportunity to force their way into the final Rugby World Cup squad of thirty.

Forwards

Matias Aguero (Aironi, 17 caps), Dario Chistolini (Padova), Alberto De Marchi (Aironi), Fabio Staibano (Aironi, 9 caps), Tommaso D'Apice (Roma), Andrea Manici (Parma), Valerio Bernabo (Treviso, 19 caps)(C), Marco Bortolami (Aironi, 84 caps), Joshua Furno (Aironi), Cornelius Van Zyl (Treviso), Nicola Belardo (Cavalieri), Mauro Bergamasco (Stade Français, 84 caps), Francesco Minto (Treviso), Manoa Vosawai (Treviso, 8 caps).

Backs

Edoardo Padovani (Marchiol Mogliano), Tito Tebaldi (Aironi, 14 caps), Riccardo Bocchino ( Aironi, 6 caps), DuRandt Gerber (Parma), Andrea Bacchetti (Rovigo, 2 caps), Angelo Esposito (Tarvisium), Denis Majstorovic (Cavalieri ), Gilberto Pavan ( Aironi,), Andrea Pratichetti (Treviso) Matteo Pratichetti (Aironi, 22 caps), Michele Sepe (Treviso, 3 caps), Giulio Toniolatti (Aironi, 5 caps), Ruggero Trevisan (Crociati), Giovanbattista Venditti (Aironi).

Italy ‘A’ plays..

4 June v Canada in Northampton
12 June v Russia in Worsester
18 June Finals round in Gloucester