Italy coach Pierre Berbizier has named an experienced 30-man team for the World Cup in France, with the only uncapped addition being Fijian-born loose forward Manoa Vosawai.
The 23-year-old Overmach Cariparma player was named after receiving international clearance from the IRB and joins a squad which includes four players with over 50 caps in captain and Gloucester lock Marco Bortolami, Alessandro Troncon, Mauro Bergamasco and Andrea lo Cicero.
All the rest of the players boast at least four caps to their names, while David Bortolussi, Marko Stanojevic and Pablo Canavosio return after missing out on the Six Nations earlier this year.
Berbizier's side take on Japan at the Saint Vincent Perruca Stadium on August 18th, before wrapping up their preparations for France with a visit to Ravenhill to take on Ireland on August 24th.
The Italians have been drawn in Group C of the World Cup and face New Zealand, Romania, Portugal and a probable knock-out match against Scotland in Saint Etienne on September 29th.
Backs:Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Francais), David Bortolussi (Montpellier), Gonzalo Canale (Clermont-Auvergne), Pablo Canavosio (Castres), Roland de Marigny (Cammi Calvisano), Ezio Galon (Overmach Cariparma), Paul Griffen (Cammi Calvisano), Andrea Masi (Biarritz Olympique), Ramiro Pez (Bayonne), Matteo Pratichetti (Cammi Calvisano), Kaine Robertson (Arix Viadana), Marko Stanojevic (Bristol), Alessandro Troncon (Clermont-Auvergne).
Forwards:Matias Aguero (Arix Viadana), Robert Barbieri (Overmach Cariparma), Mauro Bergamasco (Stade Francais), Valerio Bernabo' (Cammi Calvisano), Marco Bortolami (Gloucester), Martin Castrogiovanni (Leicester Tigers), Carlo Antonio del Fava (Bourgoin), Santiago Dellape' (Biarritz Olympique), Carlo Festuccia (Rolly Gran Parma), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Cammi Calvisano), Andrea lo Cicero (Infinito l'Aquila), Fabio Ongaro (Saracens), Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais), Salvatore Perugini (Stade Toulousain), Josh Sole (Arix Viadana), Manoa Vosawai (Overmach Cariparma), Alessandro Zanni (Cammi Calvisano).
