Conor O’Shea names Italy Six Nations squad

Conor O’Shea names Italy Six Nations squad

  • Conor O’Shea has named a 32-man Italy Six Nations squad
  • Captain Sergio Parisse continues to star 
  • Second-row Federico Ruzza is the only uncapped player
Conor O’Shea has named a 32-man Italy Six Nations squad ahead of the 2017 campaign, which kicks off against Wales on February 5.

Sergio Parisse is joined by Marco Barbini, Simone Favaro, Maxime Mata Mbanda’, Francesco Minto and Abraham Steyn in the back-row.

Second-row Federico Ruzza is the only uncapped player in the squad.



The scrum-halves available to O’Shea are Giorgio Bronzini, Edoardo Gori and Marcello Violi while Tommaso Allan, Carlo Canna are the 10s.

Tommaso Benvenuti, Tommaso Boni, Michele Campagnaro, Luke McLean are the four centres, Giulio Bisegni, Angelo Esposito, Giovambattista Venditti are named as wings while Edoardo Padovani is the lone full-back as Italy look to improve on last year’s Wooden Spoon effort.

Italy squad for Six Nations
Forwards: Pietro Ceccarelli, Dario Chistolini, Lorenzo Cittadini, Andrea Lovotti, Sami Panico, Tommaso D’Apice, Ornel Gega, Leonardo Ghiraldini, George Fabio Biagi, Joshua Furno, Marco Fuser, Federico Ruzza, Andries Van Schalkwyk, Marco Barbini, Simone Favaro, Maxime Mata Mbanda’, Francesco Minto, Sergio Parisse (c), Abraham Jurgens Steyn
Backs: Giorgio Bronzini, Edoardo Gori, Marcello Violi, Tommaso Allan, Carlo Canna, Tommaso Benvenuti, Tommaso Boni, Michele Campagnaro, Luke McLean, Giulio Bisegni, Angelo Esposito, Giovambattista Venditti, Edoardo Padovani