Aironi v Connacht: Teams
Aironi coach Rowland Phillips has opted to tweak his line-up for the visit of Connacht.
By Tony Curtis - Twitter: @SkySportsTC
Last Updated: 25/03/11 4:39pm
Aironi coach Rowland Phillips has opted to tweak his line-up for the visit of Connacht.
Former Parma full-back Giulio Rubini will return to the starting XV, with James Marshall moving to fly-half and Riccardo Bocchino dropping to the bench.
There is a change in the pack too, with Fabio Staibano getting the nod at tighthead prop.
Italy international Pablo Canavosio will start among the replacements as Aironi look to avenge their 11-6 defeat in Galway last time out.
Connacht have made just the one change from the side that won that encounter - with Ireland hooker Sean Cronin returning to the side.
The inclusion of Cronin means Adrian Flavin has to settle for a place on the bench.
Coach Eric Elwood has made a further change among his replacements, with Shane Monahan coming in for the injured Miah Nikora.
Aironi: 15 Giulio Rubini, 14 Kaine Robertson, 13 Matteo Pratichetti, 12 Gabriel Pizarro, 11 Danwel Demas, 10 James Marshall, 9 Tito Tebaldi, 8 Nick Williams, 7 Gareth Krause, 6 Josh Sole, 5 Marco Bortolami (capt), 4 Joshua Furno, 3 Fabio Staibano, 2 Roberto Santamaria, 1 Alberto De Marchi.
Replacements: 16 Fabio Ongaro, 17 Andrea De Marchi, 18 Luca Redolfini, 19 George Biagi, 20 Nicola Cattina, 21 Pablo Canavosio, 22 Riccardo Bocchino, 23 Horacio San Martin.
Connacht: 15 Gavin Duffy, 14 Brian Tuohy, 13 Niva Ta'auso, 12 Troy Nathan, 11 Fionn Carr, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Frank Murphy, 8 Ray Ofisa, 7 Johnny O'Connor (capt), 6 Andrew Browne, 5 Mike McCarthy, 4 Michael Swift, 3 Jamie Hagan, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Brett Wilkinson.
Replacements: 16 Adrian Flavin, 17 Ronan Loughney, 18 Rodney Ah You, 19 Bernie Upton, 20 John Muldoon, 21 Cillian Willis, 22 Keith Matthews, 23 Shane Monahan.
