Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada has introduced a preliminary squad of 39 gamers for a coaching camp in L’Aquila from 19 to 22 June forward of their 2024 summer season tour.
This will likely be Italy’s first abroad tour since 2018. Out of the 39 athletes listed, 33 will attend the camp. The coaching in L’Aquila marks a return to the town for the primary time since 2015 and an open coaching session for the general public has been scheduled for 21 June.
The squad contains eight debutants, with 5 receiving their first call-up: Zebre Parma prop Muhamed Hasa, hooker Giampietro Ribaldi, Castres hooker Loris Zarantonello, Oyonnax flanker David Odiase and Bathtub full-back Matt Gallagher.
Damian de Allende talks concerning the plaudits heaped on him by his teammates
Damian de Allende talks concerning the plaudits heaped on him by his teammates
Gallagher beforehand performed for Saracens and Munster and is transferring to URC facet Benetton subsequent season.
Giulio Marini, beforehand unable to hitch because of damage, can also be included. Additionally returning to the squad are François Mey, Giovanni Montemauri and Jacopo Trulla – with the latter rejoining after two years out.
Injured gamers Federico Mori, Lorenzo Pani and Dino Lamb are unavailable.
“We’ve got chosen a high quality, sturdy and really balanced squad for this Summer time Tour,” mentioned Quesada. “We all know the worth of our opponents, particularly after they play at dwelling: they received’t be straightforward video games.
“This tour comes on the finish of a really lengthy season that also sees Benetton Rugby concerned within the playoffs within the URC and the TOP14 with Capuozzo and Paolo Garbisi protagonists with their golf equipment. The squad out there will replicate the identical precept because the Six Nations the place some younger gamers will likely be included inside a confirmed and skilled group – as within the current previous have been for instance Vintcent, Izekor or Lynagh – with the twin goal of being seen for the current and for the long run.
“It is going to be an amazing alternative for this group to dwell an essential collective expertise – the second of this new cycle – from a human and technical viewpoint and which is a part of the expansion path we now have set ourselves. I’m assured that everybody within the group will use the context to develop our character, strengthen our crew identification and enhance our rugby particularly in areas the place we all know we will do even higher.”
The crew will depart for Auckland on 22 June. Italy will play check matches in opposition to Samoa in Apia, Tonga in Nuku’Alofa, and Japan in Sapporo on 5, 12, and 21 July, respectively.
PROPS:
Simone Ferrari – Benetton Rugby
Danilo Fischetti – Zebre Parma
Muhamed Hasa – Zebre Parma
Marco Riccioni – Saracens
Mirco Spagnolo – Benetton Rugby
Giosuè Zilocchi – Benetton Rugby
HOOKERS:
Gianmarco Lucchesi – Benetton Rugby
Giacomo Nicotera – Benetton Rugby
Giampiero Ribaldi – Zebre Parma
Loriz Zarantonello – Castres
LOCKS:
Niccolò Cannone – Benetton Rugby
Riccardo Favretto – Benetton Rugby
Edoardo Iachizzi – Benetton Rugby
Federico Ruzza – Benetton Rugby
Andrea Zambonin – Zebre Parma
BACK ROW:
Lorenzo Cannone – Benetton Rugby
Alessandro Izekor – Benetton Rugby
Michele Lamaro – Benetton Rugby
Giulio Marini – Mogliano Veneto Rugby
Sebastian Negri – Benetton Rugby
David Odiase – Oyonnax
Ross Vintcent – Exeter
Manuel Zuliani – Benetton Rugby
SCRUMHALFS:
Alessandro Garbisi – Benetton Rugby
Martin Web page-Relo – Lione
Stephen Varney – Gloucester
FLY-HALFS:
Paolo Garbisi – Toulon
Leonardo Marin – Benetton Rugby
Giovanni Montemauri – Zebre Parma
CENTRES
Juan Ignacio Brex – Benetton Rugby
Tommaso Menoncello – Benetton Rugby
François Mey – Clermont
Marco Zanon – Benetton Rugby
BACK THREE:
Ange Capuozzo – Stade Toulousain
Matt Gallagher – Bathtub Rugby
Simone Gesi – Zebre Parma
Monty Ioane – Lione
Louis Lynagh – Harlequins
Jacopo Trulla – Zebre Parma
