Kieran Crowley has named his team to play Uruguay
Italy Autumn Internationals Squad 2021
Kieran Crowley has made seven changes to his Italy side to face Uruguay, after losing to Argentina last Saturday.
Edoardo Padovani moves to full-back and so Pierre Bruno comes in on the wing and there’s a change at scrum-half as Callum Braley starts ahead of Stephen Varney.
In the forwards, Danilo Fischetti and Luca Bigi come into the new look front row as Marco Fuser and Federico Ruzza make up a new lock pairing. Abraham Steyn starts at No 8.
And Ratuva Tavuyara could win his first cap from the bench.
Il XV scelto da Kieran Crowley per il match con l'Uruguay, ultimo appuntamento nelle @autumnnations 2021
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? Stadio S. Lanfranchi, Parma
? 20 novembre, kick off h 14
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Italy team to face Uruguay – Saturday 20 November
Edoardo Padovani; Pierre Bruno, Juan Ignacio Brex, Luca Morisi, Montanna Ioane; Paolo Garbisi, Callum Braley; Danilo Fischetti, Luca Bigi, Ivan Nemer, Marco Fuser, Federico Ruzza, Sebastian Negri, Michele Lamaro (captain), Abraham Steyn.
Replacements: Hame Faiva, Cherif Traore, Pietro Ceccarelli, David Sisi, Giovanni Licata, Alessandro Fusco, Carlo Canna, Ratuva Tavuyara.
Italy team to face Argentina – Saturday 13 November
Italy team to face New Zealand – Saturday 6 November
Kieran Crowley has announced his 34-man Italy squad for the autumn Internationals after being appointed head coach in May.
Crowley replaced Franco Smith in the set-up, with Smith becoming head of high performance. These autumn Internationals fixtures will be their first runout under the new coaching staff, so it will be interesting to see how the Azzurri go against New Zealand, Argentina and Uruguay.
Four uncapped players have been selected, including Benetton’s Ivan Nemer, while the experienced Michele Campagnaro and Marco Fuser have been recalled.
“We want to create a strong team identity and playing in cities like Rome, Treviso and Parma, places that have a strong rugby roots in the area, will be an important factor in working towards our goals and facing the next opponents in the best possible way,” said Crowley.
“Making our debut against the All Blacks at the Olympic Stadium with the presence of our audience will have a special flavour.”
Italy Autumn Internationals Squad 2021
Backs
(DoB/Club/Position/Test debut/caps)
Forwards
Italy Autumn Internationals Fixtures 2021
Sat 6 November, Italy 9-47 New Zealand
Sat 13 November, Italy 16-37 Argentina (1pm, Stadio Monigo, Treviso) Live on Amazon Prime
Sat 20 November, Italy 17-10 Uruguay Men (1pm, Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma) Live on Amazon Prime
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