Secondrow forward Carlo Del Fava has been drafted back into Italy's World Cup squad, the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) said yesterday.

The 26-year-old was replaced by Fabio Staibano because of injury concerns earlier this month but has been given another chance in the 30-man squad after Staibano was deemed unfit.

Gonzalo Canale has been cleared to stay with the squad after injuring his shoulder in Friday's 23-20 warm-up defeat by Ireland.

ITALY (World Cup squad): M Aguero, R Barbieri, Mauro Bergamasco, Mirco Bergamasco, V Bernabo, M Bortolami (captain), D Bortolussi, G Canale, P Canavosio, M Castrogiovanni, R De Marigny, C Del Fava, S Dellape, C Festuccia, E Galon, L Ghiraldini, P Griffen, A Lo Cicero, A Masi, F Ongaro, S Parisse, S Perugini, R Pez, M Pratichetti, K Robertson, J Sole, M Stanojevic, A Troncon, M Vosawai, A Zanni.