Jacques Brunel has named the Italy squad to compete in this year’s Six Nations. Sergio Parisse is once again named captain, in a squad that contains four uncapped players in Giulio Bisegni, Simone Ragusi, Michele Visentin and Marcello Violi. Violi is the only player from Italy’s Campionato d’Eccellenza to be included.
There are three France-based players in Parisse, Perpignan’s Tommaso Allan and Toulon’s Martin Castrogiovanni. England’s Premiership has a representation of six players, while the best represented club is Zebre, with 13 in the squad.
Italy squad for the Six Nations:
Forwards: Matias Aguero (Zebre), Martin Castrogiovanni (Toulon), Dario Chistolini (Zebre), Alberto De Marchi (Sale), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Leicester), Andrea Manici (Zebre), George Biagi (Zebre), Marco Bortolami (Zebre), Joshua Furno (Newcastle), Quintin Geldenhuys (Zebre), Robert Barbieri (Leicester), Mauro Bergamasco (Zebre), Simone Favaro (Treviso), Francesco Minto (Treviso), Sergio Parisse (c) (Stade Français), Alessandro Zanni (Treviso)
Backs: Edoardo Gori (Treviso), Guglielmo Palazzani (Zebre), Marcello Violi (Calvisano), Tommaso Allan (Perpignan), Kelly Haimona (Zebre), Giulioi Bisegni (Zebre), Michele Campagnaro (Treviso), Andrea Masi (Wasps), Luke McLean (Sale), Luca Morisi (Treviso), Simone Ragusi (Treviso), Leonardo Sarto (Zebre), Giovanbattista Venditti (Zebre), Michele Visentin (Zebre)
Photo by: Patrick Khachfe / Onside Images
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Yeah.. wooden spoon