The full back will be Jayden Hayward while on the wings are Angelo Esposito and Ludovico Nitoglia. The pair of centres will be formed by Tommaso Iannone who takes the place of Luca Morisi and captain Alberto Sgarbi. Sam Christie starts at fly half with Chris Smylie at scrum half.
The two props will be Alberto De Marchi and Simone Ferrari with the hooker Luca Bigi. Locks Filo Paulo and Tom Palmer. The back row sees Marco Barbini, Marco Lazzaroni, and Dean Budd will complete the XV chosen by Coach Goosen.
Benetton Rugby: 15 Jayden Hayward, 14 Angelo Esposito, 13 Tommaso Iannone, 12 Alberto Sgarbi ( C ), 11 Ludovico Nitoglia, 10 Sam Christie, 9 Chris Smylie, 8 Dean Budd, 7 Marco Lazzaroni, 6 Marco Barbini, 5 Tom Palmer, 4 Filo Paulo, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Luca Bigi, 1 Alberto De Marchi.
Replacements: 16 Davide Giazzon, 17 Cherif Traorè, 18 Filippo Filippetto, 19 Jeff Montauriol, 20 Abraham Steyn, 21 Andrea De Marchi, 22 Alberto Lucchese, 23 Simone Ragusi
Unavailable: Enrico Bacchin, Robert Barbieri, Marco Fuser, Ornel Gega, Edoardo Gori, Luke McLean, Luca Morisi, Duncan Naudè, Andrea Pratichetti, Roberto Santamaria.
Guinness PRO12 Benetton News
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