Marius Goosen will have seven of the National Team players back for the game: flankers Robert Barbieri, Paul Derbyshire and Manoa Vosawai, prop Lorenzo Cittadini, winger Angelo Esposito, centre Alberto Sgarbi and lock (and also captain) Antonio Pavanello.
Moreover, also at his disposal is scrum-half Tobias Botes, who hasn't been called up by the italian side's coach Jacques Brunel for the last two games of the RBS Six Nations.
Also with the team are two permit players from Petrarca Padova and Vea Femi CZ Rugby Rovigo Delta: Romulo Acosta and Joe Van Niekerk.
Starting line-up:
15 Angelo Esposito
14 Ludovico Nitoglia
13 Alberto Sgarbi
12 Joe Van Niekerk
11 Andrea Pratichetti
10 Mat Berquist
9 Tobias Botes
8 Marco Filippucci
7 Paul Derbyshire
6 Manoa Vosawai
5 Corniel Van Zyl
4 Antonio Pavanello (captain)
3 Lorenzo Cittadini
2 Giovanni Maistri
1 Matteo Muccignat
Replacements:
16 Franco Sbaraglini
17 Romulo Acosta
18 Ignacio Fernandez-Rouyet
19 Marco Fuser
20 Valerio Bernabò
21 Robert Barbieri
22 Fabio Semenzato
23 Brendan Williams
Head Coach: Marius Goosen.
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