Italy choose U19 squad
World Championship approaches
Gianluca Guidi and Mario Pavin, the coaches of Italy's Under-19 team, have chosen a squad of 25 players to start their preparations on 28 and 19 January in preparation for the 2006 campaign.
The matches for this year include the IRB's World Championship in Dubai which starts at the end of March. The Azzurrini hope to build on their success at the end of last month when they beat Scotland Under-19.
Their next match is against England Under-19 on 10 February.
Stefano Ambrosio (Hdi UR Capitolina), Andrea Bacchetti (Adriatic LNG Rovigo), Luca Beccaris (Ghial Calvisano), Emanuele Borboni (Admo Leonessa Brescia), Stefano Crotti (Rugby Parabiago), Alberto Dal Corso (Carrera Petrarca Padova) (captain), Giorgio Di Laura Frattura (Net.Com Lazio & Primavera), Davide Duca (Orienta ASR Frascati), Natale Duca (Arix Viadana), Nicola Gatto (Halley Ercole Monselice), Alessandro Maestri (Coop Rugby Noceto), Eugenio Martinelli (IVPC UR Sannio), Mauro Nicolli (SS Rugby Bassano), Daniele Pasqualetto (Rugby Mirano), Angelo Pauletti (Benetton Treviso), Nicola Pedrazzani (Rugby Brescia), Giacomo Pettinelli (Cus Roma), Giulio Rubini (Orienta ASR Frascati), Plinio Sciamanna (Arix Viadana), Tito Tebaldi (Coop Rugby Noceto), Gabriele Turroni (ASR Cesena), Pietro Valcastelli (Futura Park Rugby Roma), Filippo Vezzosi (Consiag I Cavalieri Prato), Michael Wilson (Benetton Treviso), Andrea Zampiron (Carrera Petrarca Padova).
