Italy head coach Conor O'Shea has named his side to face the Springboks in Saturday's autumn international at Stadio Euganeo in Padua.
— Italrugby (@Federugby) November 23, 2017
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Forwards: 1 Andrea LOVOTTI (Zebre Rugby Club), 2 Luca BIGI (Benetton Rugby), 3 Simone FERRARI (Benetton Rugby), 4 Marco FUSER (Benetton Rugby), 5 Dean BUDD (Benetton Rugby), 6 Giovanni LICATA (Fiamme Oro Rugby), 7 Abraham STEYN (Benetton Rugby), 8 Sergio PARISSE (CAPTAIN, Stade Francais)
Backs: 9 Marcello VIOLI (Zebre Rugby Club), 10 Carlo CANNA (Zebre Rugby Club), 11 Mattia BELLINI (Zebre Rugby Club), 12 Tommaso CASTELLO (Zebre Rugby Club), 13 Tommaso BONI (Zebre Rugby Club), 14 Angelo ESPOSITO (Benetton Rugby), 15 Jayden HAYWARD (Benetton Rugby)
Replacements: 16 Leonardo GHIRALDINI (Stade Toulosain), 17 Federico ZANI (Benetton Rugby), 18 Tiziano PASQUALI (Benetton Rugby), 19 Francesco MINTO (Benetton Rugby), 20 Renato GIAMMARIOLI (Zebre Rugby Club), 21 Edoardo GORI (Benetton Rugby), 22 Ian MCKINLEY (Benetton Rugby), 23 Matteo MINOZZI (Zebre Rugby Club)