10 Internationals to start against Leinster

The Italian coaching staff announced today the starting line-up for the clash against the dubliners: only three changes compared to last Friday's home game against the Ospreys. Centre Iannone gains his first cap of the season replacing Bisegni, Padovani starts at fly-half and lock Geldenhuys will pair in the second row unit with captain Bortolami.

Zebre Rugby are looking for their second win of the season after beating the other Irish side of Ulster in the fourth round while Jamie Heaslip and his team mates will seek to stop his losing streak on the road. In the previous four meetings between the two clubs Zebre have never earned points while Leinster have always found the offensive bonus.

All the 13 white & black players capped by Italy last Wednesday for the autumn internationals will be on the official 23 game list with 10 of them taking the field as starters against O'Connor side, winner of the last two edition of the Guinness PRO12. A pre-match of the clash between Italy and Ireland which will open their 2015 edition of the Six Nations at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on February 7.

Here's Zebre line-up for Saturday 11 October 2014 at Stadio XXV Aprile in Parma for the 6th round of the GUINNESS PRO12 against the Irish team of Leinster. Kick off at 4.00 pm local time :

15 David Odiete*
14 Giulio Toniolatti
13 Tommaso Iannone*
12 Gonzalo Garcia
11 Leonardo Sarto*
10 Edoardo Padovani*
9 Guglielmo Palazzani

8 Samuela Vunisa
7 Filippo Cristiano
6 Mauro Bergamasco
5 Marco Bortolami (cap)
4 Quintin Geldenhuys
3 Dario Chistolini
2 Andrea Manici*
1 Matias Aguero

Replacements :

16 Oliviero Fabiani
17 Andrea Lovotti*
18 Luciano Leibson
19 Andries Ferreira
20 Valerio Bernabò
21 Luciano Orquera
22 Kelly Haimona
23 George Biagi

Coach. Andrea CAVINATO

Not available for selection due to injury: Giulio Bisegni, Tommaso D'Apice*, Filippo Ferrarini*, Brendon Leonard, Andries Van Schalkwyk, Giovanbattista Venditti*, Michele Visentin*.

* Former member of the Italian Rugby Union U20 academy "Ivan Francescato".

Referee: Neil Paterson (Scottish Rugby union), 63rd direction in the tournament; 7th overall with Zebre Rugby.

Assistant Referees: Matteo Liperini e Francesco Russo (Both Federazione Italiana Rugby)

TMO: Carlo Damasco (Federazione Italiana Rugby)

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