Italrugby, all of coach Kieran Crowley’s men for Ireland

Italrugby, summoned

The technical staff of the Italian National Rugby team led by Kieran Crowley has made official the list of players called up for the third match of the Guinness Six Nations 2023 scheduled against Ireland at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Saturday, February 25 at 3:15 p.m., a match that will be broadcast live on Sky Sport Uno and TV8.

The Azzurri will meet in Verona late afternoon on Thursday, Feb. 16, with training scheduled at the Payanini Center starting Friday, Feb. 17. Italy – which will be able to count on the full group starting Sunday, Feb. 19 with the returns of players released to clubs for the upcoming weekend of competitions – will remain in the city of Verona until Wednesday, Feb. 22 before moving to Rome in the afternoon of the same day.

The only new addition to the roster is the presence of Giovanni Montemauri – initially invited to the previous two gatherings – who earns his first call-up to the major national team.

This is the list of summoned athletes:

Pylons

Pietro CECCARELLI (Brive, 25 caps)
Simone FERRARI (Benetton Rugby, 42 caps)
Danilo FISCHETTI (London Irish, 27 caps)
Marco RICCIONI (Saracens Rugby, 18 caps)
Luca RIZZOLI (Zebre Parma, rookie)
Federico ZANI (Benetton Rugby, 18 caps)

Heelers

Luca BIGI (Zebre Parma 44 caps)
Marco MANFREDI (Zebre Parma, rookie)
Giacomo NICOTERA (Benetton Rugby, 9 caps)

Second Lines

Niccolò CANNONE (Benetton Rugby, 27 caps)
Riccardo FAVRETTO (Benetton Rugby, 1 cap)
Edoardo IACHIZZI (Vannes, 2 caps)
Federico RUZZA (Benetton Rugby, 38 caps)
Andrea ZAMBONIN (Zebre Parma, 2 caps)

Third Lines

Lorenzo CANNONE (Benetton Rugby, 5 caps)
Michele LAMARO (Benetton Rugby, 23 caps) – captain
Sebastian NEGRI (Benetton Rugby, 42 caps)
Giovanni PETTINELLI (Benetton Rugby, 9 caps)
Jake POLLEDRI (Gloucester Rugby, 20 caps)
Manuel ZULIANI (Benetton Rugby, 8 caps)

Scrumhalf

Alessandro FUSCO (Zebre Parma, 7 caps)
Alessandro GARBISI (Benetton Rugby, 3 caps)
Stephen VARNEY (Gloucester Rugby, 18 caps)

Opening Mids.

Tommaso ALLAN (Harlequins, 68 caps)
Giacomo DA RE (Benetton Rugby, 1 cap)
Paolo GARBISI (Montpellier, 21 caps)

Centers

Juan Ignacio BREX (Benetton Rugby, 20 caps)
Enrico LUCCHIN (Zebre Parma, 1 cap)
Tommaso MENONCELLO (Benetton Rugby, 8 caps)
Luca MORISI (London Irish, 41 caps)

Wings/Extremes

Pierre BRUNO (Zebre Parma, 9 caps)
Ange CAPUOZZO (Stade Toulousain, 9 caps)
Giovanni MONTEMAURI (FEMI-CZ Rovigo, rookie)
Edoardo PADOVANI (Benetton Rugby, 42 caps)