RUGBY:ITALY COACH Nick Mallett has recalled outhalf Kristopher Burton for tomorrow's Six Nations Championship match against Wales in Rome. Burton, who played in the opening 13-11 defeat by Ireland in Rome, replaces Luciano Orquera following Italy's 59-13 drubbing by England at Twickenham.
Robert Barbieri is brought into the backrow for his first taste of Six Nations action, lock Santiago Dellape is promoted to the starting XV at the expense of Carlo Antonio Del Fava and flanker Manoa Vosawai, hooker Carlo Festuccia and winger Tommaso Benvenuti are named among the replacements. Fabio Semenzato retains the starting scrumhalf position ahead of Pablo Canavosio.
Italy, who defeated Wales 30-23 in Rome three years ago, prop up the Six Nations table.
ITALY (v Wales, Sadio Flaminio, 2.30pm): 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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