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Mallett finalises his squad

Tuesday 07th October 2008

Italian mob: Nick Mallett goes through the motions with prop Andrea Lo Cicero at training

Italy coach Nick Mallett has announced a 30-man squad for the November home Tests against southern counterparts, including Australia, Argentina and the Pacific Islands.

The squad will meet in Rome for a three-day training camp from October 19 to 21. Last month a 29-man squad took part in a three-day camp in the capital.

Italy will face Australia at Padua on November 8, Argentina in Turin on November 15 and the Pacific Islands a week later in Reggio Emilia.

Italy squad:

Forwards: Matias Aguero (Saracens), Robert Barbieri (Treviso), Mauro Bergamasco (Stade Francais), Marco Bortolami (Gloucester), Carlo Antonio Del Fava (Ulster), Santiago Dellape (Toulon), Carlo Festuccia (Racing Metro), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Calvisano), Andrea Lo Cicero (Racing Metro), Carlos Nieto (Gloucester), Fabio Ongaro (Saracens), Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais/), Salvatore Perugini (Toulouse), Tommaso Reato (Rovigo), Josh Sole (Viadana), Alessandro Zanni (Calvisano)

Backs: Andrea Bacchetti (Rovigo), Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Francais), Gonzalo Canale (Clermont), Pablo Canavosio (Viadana), Gonzalo Garcia (Calvisano), Andrea Marcato (Treviso), Andrea Masi (Biarritz), Luke McLean (Calvisano), Luciano Orquera (Brive), Riccardo Pavan (Parma), Simon Picone (Treviso), Matteo Pratichetti (Calvisano), Kaine Robertson (Viadana), Giulio Toniolatti (Capitolina Rome)