Treviso v Cardiff: Teams
Treviso will look to build on their famous victory over Leinster when they tackle Cardiff Blues.
Last Updated: 23/09/10 1:29pm
Treviso will look to build on their famous victory over Leinster when they tackle Cardiff Blues.
Coach Franco Smith, though, has opted to tweak his line-up following that 29-13 victory - with five changes in total.
There will be a new-look front row, with Franco Sbaraglini, who is making his Magners League debut, joining props Pedro Di Santo and Augusto Allori.
Flanker Marco Filippucci also appears for the first time, while captain Antonio Pavanello returns to the back-row.
The Blues will face Treviso for the first time without four of their key players.
Chris Czekaj, Bradley Davies, Xavier Rush and Casey Lualala are all missing for the Cardiff side
However director of rugby Dai Young does recall fit-again Gareth Cooper to the bench, while there are chances for Kristian Dacey and Tom Davies.
Benetton Treviso: 15 Brendan Williams, 14 Joseph Maddock, 13 Tommaso Benvenuti, 12 Alberto Sgarbi, 11 Luke McLean, 10 Kristopher Burton, 9 Tobias Botes, 8 Manoa Vosawai, 7 Alessandro Zanni, 6 Marco Filippucci, 5 Corniel Van Zyl, 4 Antonio Pavanello (c), 3 Pedro Di Santo, 2 Franco Sbaraglini, 1 Augusto Allori
Replacements: 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 17 Ignacio Fernandez Rouyet, 18 Lorenzo Cittadini, 19 Enrico Pavanello, 20 Robert Barbieri, 21 Paul Derbyshire, 22 Fabio Semenzato, 23 Simon Picone.
Cardiff Blues: 15 Ben Blair, 14 Leigh Halfpenny, 13 Tom Shanklin, 12 Dafydd Hewitt, 11 Tom James, 10 Dan Parks, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 Maama Molitika, 7 Martyn Williams, 6 Michael Paterson, 5 Paul Tito (c), 4 Deiniol Jones, 3 Faao Filise, 2 T Rhys Thomas, 1 Gethin Jenkins.
Replacements: 16 Kristian Dacey, 17 Tom Davies, 18 John Yapp, 19 Andries Pretorius, 20 Sam Warburton, 21 Gareth Cooper, 22 Ceri Sweeney, 23 Gavin Evans.
