Referee for the match will be Mr. Giuseppe Vivarini, at his seventh appearance in the celtic tournament.
Franco Smith lines up Brendan Williams, Ludovico Nitoglia and Christian Loamanu in the back three, with Doppies La Grange and Tommaso Iannone at centres.
The half-backs are confirmed: Alberto Di Bernardo and Fabio Semenzato are starting, with Edoardo Gori and James Ambrosini ready to come in from the bench.
The back row will be dynamic and strong with Manoa Vosawai, Alessandro Zanni and Dean Budd, while Corniel Van Zyl and Francesco Minto are playing at lock.
The front row is made up by Lorenzo Cittadini, Leonardo Ghiraldini and Alberto De Marchi.
Starting line-up:
15 Brendan Williams
14 Ludovico Nitoglia
13 Tommaso Iannone
12 Gideon La Grange
11 Christian Loamanu
10 Alberto Di Bernardo
9 Fabio Semenzato
8 Manoa Vosawai
7 Alessandro Zanni
6 Dean Budd
5 Corniel Van Zyl
4 Francesco Minto
3 Lorenzo Cittadini
2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (captain)
1 Alberto De Marchi
Replacements:
16 Giovanni Maistri
17 Michele Rizzo
18 Jacobus Roux
19 Antonio Pavanello
20 Paul Derbyshire
21 Simone Favaro
22 Edoardo Gori
23 James Ambrosini
Head Coach: Franco Smith.
TICKETING - Ticket offices at Stadio Monigo on Saturday will be open from 10 to 12 and in the afternoon from 17:30, when gates will open as well.
EVENT SPONSOR - Event sponsor of the day will be Glen Grant, who will customize the hospitality area and award the six supporters drawn.
CORRIDOR - The teams forming the corridor outside the changing-rooms and playing at half-time are: Benetton Treviso Under 8s, 10s and 12s and Rugby Bissuola Under 8s and 10s and Belluno Rugby Under 12s.
MEDIA COVERAGE - The match will be broadcast live on Sportitalia 2 (channel 226 of Sky and 61 of the DTT) with live commentary by Daniele Piervincenzi and Tommaso Visentin. You can follow the match live also on Radio VenetoUno (FM 97.5) and on Benetton Rugby's official Twitter page.
HOSPITALITY - For all Benetton Rugby's RaboDirect PRO12 matches there are some hospitality packages on sale. Visit the website elletravel.it, buy one of the "all inclusive" packages and make your day at the stadium a unique experience.
MINUTE OF SILENCE - A minute of silence, as decided by Coni, will be observed before the match to remember the former italian olympic gold medal Pietro Mennea
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