Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada has made one change to his starting XV for the visit from South Africa in Turin on Saturday, at 14:40 (SA Time).
The only change is where Saracens tighthead Marco Riccioni starts this week after an appearance from the bench last week. He swapped places with Simone Ferrari. The bench, on the other hand, has seen slightly more change, with Italy adopting a 6-2 split on this occasion to counter South Africa’s power up front.
Italy
15 Ange Capuozzo (Toulouse, 29 caps)
14 Louis Lynagh (Benetton Rugby, 8 caps)
13 Juan Ignacio Brex (Toulon, 47 caps) – captain
12 Tommaso Menoncello (Benetton Rugby, 32 caps)
11 Monty Ioane (Lyon, 40 caps)
10 Paolo Garbisi (Toulon, 48 caps)
9 Stephen Varney (Exeter Chiefs, 35 caps)
8 Lorenzo Cannone (Benetton Rugby, 31 caps)
7 Manuel Zuliani (Benetton Rugby, 36 caps)
6 Ross Vintcent (Exeter Chiefs, 18 caps)
5 Andrea Zambonin (Exeter Chiefs, 13 caps)
4 Niccolò Cannone (Benetton Rugby, 56 caps)
3 Marco Riccioni (Saracens, 35 caps)
2 Giacomo Nicotera (Stade Français, 35 caps)
1 Danilo Fischetti (Northampton Saints, 56 caps)
Replacements
16 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo (Zebre Parma, 4 caps)
17 Mirco Spagnolo (Benetton Rugby, 18 caps)
18 Simone Ferrari (Benetton Rugby, 67 caps)
19 Federico Ruzza (Benetton Rugby, 65 caps)
20 Riccardo Favretto (Benetton Rugby, 7 caps)
21 David Odiase (Zebre Parma, 2 caps)
22 Martin Page-Relo (Bordeaux, 19 caps)
23 Tommaso Allan (Perpignan, 86 caps)