Pez out of Italy squad
PA Sport
January 23, 2008

Italy coach Nick Mallett has left Ramiro Pez out of his 25-man squad for the opening two games of the RBS 6 Nations Championship.

Italy coach Nick Mallett has left Ramiro Pez out of his 25-man squad for the opening two games of the RBS 6 Nations Championship.

Mallet, who succeeded Pierre Berbizier at the Azzurri helm in November, has dropped Venezia fly-half Pez for the encounters against Ireland on February 2 in Dublin and against England in Rome eight days later.

The clash against Ireland will mark the debut of Stade Francais' Sergio Parisse as captain of the national team, having taken over the role from Marco Bortolami.

The Azzurri will have to do without Gloucester lock Bortolami, 27, who is unavailable with an eye injury.

Italy squad:

Forwards: Mauro Bergamasco (Stade Francais), M Castrogiovanni (Leicester), CA
Del Fava (Ulster), S Dellape (Biarritz), C Festuccia (Racing Metro Paris), L
Ghiraldini (Calvisano), A Lo Cicero (Racing Metro Paris), C Nieto (Gloucester),
S Parisse (Stade Francais, captain), S Perugini (Toulouse), T Reato (Femi CZ
Rovigo), J Sole (Viadana), A Zanni (Calvisano).

Backs: Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Francais), D Bortolussi (Montpellier), G Canale
(Clermont-Auvergne), P Canavosio (Castres), E Galon (Cariparma), A Marcato
(Treviso), A Masi (Biarritz), S Picone (Treviso), M Pratichetti (Calvisano), KP
Robertson (Viadana), A Sgarbi (Treviso), P Travagli (Cariparma).

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