Italy v Australia: Teams
Pablo Canavosio will start at scrum-half for Italy in Saturday's Test against Australia in Padua.
Last Updated: 08/11/08 11:25am
Pablo Canavosio will start at scrum-half for Italy in Saturday's Test against Australia in Padua.
The Viadana player, who has 20 Italy caps mainly on the wing, has earned a starting spot at number nine having been deployed as the spare scrum-half on the bench during June's 26-0 defeat in South Africa and the 13-12 win in Argentina.
Among other position changes, Andrea Masi and Andrea Marcato swap their usual roles. Masi moves to full-back having played at fly-half during the Azzurri's Six Nations triumph over Scotland.
Marcato, full-back in the 23-20 win over Scotland, goes to fly-half while Mirco Bergamasco is due to start on the wing despite regularly playing at centre.
Coach Nick Mallett has also named uncapped scrum-half Giulio Toniolatti as a replacement for the first of three November Tests, with Italy also facing Argentina in Turin on November 15 and the Pacific Islanders in Reggio Emilia on November 22.
Australia team news to follow...
Italy:15 Andrea Masi, 14 Kaine Robertson, 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Gonzalo Garcia, 11 Mirco Bergamasco, 10 Andrea Marcato, 9 Pablo Canavosio; 8 Sergio Parisse (capt), 7 Mauro Bergamasco, 6 Josh Sole, 5 Marco Bortolami, 4 Carlo Antonio Del Fava, 3 Carlos Nieto, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Salvatore Perugini.
Replacements: 16 Fabio Ongaro, 17 Matias Aguero, 18 Tommaso Reato, 19 Alessandro Zanni, 20 Giulio Toniolatti, 21 Luciano Orquera, 22 Matteo Pratichetti.
