Italy coach John Kirwan has named a 25-man training squad for the forthcoming RBS 6 Six Nations tournament matches with France and Scotland.
Forwards: S Dellape, R Martinez, F Ongaro, S Palmer (all Treviso), L Castrogiovanni, G De Carli, A De Rossi (all Calvisano), C Bezzi, A Persico, M Phillips (all Viadana), M Giacheri (Rotherham), C Festuccia (GRAN Parma), A Lo Cicero (Lazio)
Backs: D Dallan, N Mazzucato, A Troncon (all Treviso), G Raineri, P Vaccari (both Calvisano), R Pez (Rotherham), Mirco Bergamasco (Padova), A Masi (L'Aquila), G Peens (Overmach Parma), C Stoica (Castres), D Dominguez (Stade Francais) J M Queirolo (Dax).