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McLean in for Italy against England

McLean, who came on as a replacement after 56 minutes in the 21-23 loss to France in Paris last weekend, will replace David Odiete, who is nursing an ankle injury.

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The 28-year-old Australian-born McLean is one of the most experienced players in the Italy squad with 76 caps.

Brunel will otherwise stick with the team which narrowly lost in the Stade de France as they bid to beat England for the first time.

Italy: 15 Luke McLean, 14 Leonardo Sarto, 13 Michele Campagnaro, 12 Gonzalo Garcia, 11 Mattia Bellini, 10 Carlo Canna, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Sergio Parisse, 7 Alessandro Zanni, 6 Francesco Minto, 5 Marco Fuser, 4 George Fabio Biagi, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Ornel Gega, 1 Andrea Lovotti.

Replacements: 16 Davide Giazzon, 17 Matteo Zanusso, 18 Martin Castrogiovanni, 19 Valerio Bernabo, 20 Abraham Steyn, 21 Guglielmo Palazzani, 22 Edoardo Padovani, 23 Andrea Pratichetti.

Date: Sunday, February 14

Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Kick-off: 15.00 (14.00 GMT)

Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Assistant referees: Jérôme Garcès (France), Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)

Agence France-Presse

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