Italy v Wales, Six Nations, Stadio Flaminion, February 26
Burton wins Italy recall
ESPNscrum Staff
February 24, 2011
Italy fly-half Kristopher Burton, Italy training session, Rome, Italy, January 28, 2011
Kris Burton has won a recall to the Italy fly-half berth © Getty Images
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Italy coach Nick Mallett has made three changes to his side to face Wales in Saturday's Six Nations clash at the Stadio Flaminio.

Luciano Orquera drops to the bench following a poor defensive display against England, with Benetton Treviso's Kristopher Burton taking his place at fly-half.

Treviso's Robert Barbieri joins captain Sergio Parisse and Alessandro Zanni in the back-row, taking over from Valerio Bernabo.

Racing Metro lock Santiago Dellape earns a start and will partner Quintin Geldenhuys in the second-row, replacing Aironi's Carlo del Fava.

Benetton Treviso scrum-half Fabio Semenzato will make his first start in front of the home crowd after making his Azzurri debut against England earlier this month, while on the bench there is a recall for hooker Carlo Festuccia in place of the injured Fabio Ongaro.

Italy: L McLean (Treviso); A Masi (Racing Metro), G Canale (Clermont), A Sgarbi (Treviso), Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Francais); K Burton (Treviso), F Semenzato (Treviso); S Perugini (Aironi), L Ghiraldini (Treviso), M Castrogiovanni (Leicester), S Dellape (Racing-Metro), Q Geldenhuys (Aironi), A Zanni (Treviso), R Barbieri (Treviso), S Parisse (Stade Francais).

Replacements: C Festuccia (Racing-Metro), A Lo Cicero (Racing-Metro), V Bernabo (Treviso), M Vosawai (Treviso), P Canavosio (Aironi), L Orquera (Brive), T Benvenuti (Treviso)

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