Italrugby, the countdown to Chile continues
- The last day of training in Turin for the Italian Men’s National Team as they continue their preparation towards the Test Match against Chile, Italy’s third and final match in the Quilter Nations Series scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 22 at 9:10 p.m. at the Stadio Ferraris in Genoa, a match that will be broadcast live on Sky Sport and Rai.
Ahead of the match against Chile, Marco Riccioni will be missing from the call-up list. The Azzurri prop suffered an injury in training that will not allow him to be present for the last Test Match of the Men’s National Team in 2025. The player’s condition will be jointly monitored by the medical staffs of the national team and the Saracens.
Ahead of the last match in 2025, Italy’s technical staff has summoned Giosuè Zilocchi. The prop, born in 1997 under Benetton, has reached the national team’s gathering in Turin and will train regularly with the Azzurri group today.
Here is the full schedule of Italy’s matches:
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Italy v Australia 26-19, Udine – Bluenergy Stadium
Italy v South Africa 14-32, Turin – Allianz Stadium
Italy v Chile – 22.11.25 – Genoa, Stadio L. Ferraris – 9:10 pm
Here is the list of players summoned:
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Piloni
Simone FERRARI (Benetton Rugby, 68 caps)
Danilo FISCHETTI (Northampton Saints 57 caps)
Muhamed HASA (Zebre Parma 3 caps)
Mirco SPAGNOLO (Benetton Rugby, 19 caps)
Jiosuè ZILOCCHI (Benetton Rugby, 24 caps)
Talloners
Tommaso DI BARTOLOMEO (Zebre Parma, 5 caps)
Pablo DIMCHEFF (Colomiers Rugby, 2 caps)
Giacomo NICOTERA (Stade Français, 36 caps)
Second Lines
Niccolò CANNONE (Benetton Rugby, 57 caps)
Riccardo FAVRETTO (Benetton Rugby, 8 caps)
Enoch OPOKU GYAMFI (Bath, rookie)
Federico RUZZA (Benetton Rugby, 66 caps)
Andrea ZAMBONIN (Exeter Chiefs, 14 caps)
Third Lines
Lorenzo CANNONE (Benetton Rugby, 32 caps)
Alessandro IZEKOR (Benetton Rugby, 7 caps)
Giacomo FERRARI (Zebre Parma, rookie)
Michele LAMARO (Benetton Rugby, 48 caps)
David ODIASE (Zebre Parma, 3 caps)
Manuel ZULIANI (Benetton Rugby, 37 caps)
Medians of Scrum
Alessandro GARBISI (Benetton Rugby, 18 caps)
Martin PAGE-RELO (Bordeaux, 20 caps)
Stephen VARNEY (Exeter Chiefs, 36 caps)
Opening Midfielders
Giacomo DA RE (Zebre Parma, 5 caps)
Paolo GARBISI (Toulon, 49 caps)
Centers
Juan Ignacio BREX (Toulon, 48 caps)
Leonardo MARIN (Benetton Rugby, 16 caps)
Damiano MAZZA (Zebre Parma, rookie)
Tommaso MENONCELLO (Benetton Rugby, 33 caps)
Ali/Estremi
Mirko BELLONI (Zebre Parma, 2 caps)
Ange CAPUOZZO (Stade Toulousain, 30 caps)
Monty IOANE (Lyon, 41 caps)
Louis LYNAGH (Benetton Rugby, 9 caps)
Lorenzo PANI (Zebre Parma, 8 caps)
Edoardo TODARO (Northampton Saints, rookie)
Invited
Jiovanni MONTEMAURI (Zebre Parma, rookie)
Athletes not considered for injury:
Tommaso ALLAN (Perpignan, 87 caps)
Matteo CANALI (Zebre Parma, 2 caps)
Dino LAMB (Canon Eagles, 12 caps)
Gianmarco LUCCHESI (Toulon, 33 caps)
Sebastian NEGRI (Benetton Rugby, 65 caps)
Ivan NEMER (Benetton Rugby, 16 caps)
Marco RICCIONI (Saracens, 36 caps)
Jacopo TRULLA (Zebre Parma, 17 caps)
Ross VINTCENT (Exeter Chiefs, 19 caps)
