Mallett changes two

Mallett changes two

12 Feb 2010

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Mallett changes two

Marco Bortolami and Andrea Masi have been included in Italy’s team to face England in Rome on Sunday.

Nick Mallett selected Bortolami to replace injured lock Carlo del Fava while Masi comes in for wing Kaine Robertson.

Italy - 15-Luke McLean, 14-Andrea Masi, 13-Gonzalo Canale, 12-Gonzalo Garcia, 11-Mirco Bergamasco, 10-Craig Gower, 9-Tito Tebaldi, 8-Alessandro Zanni, 7-Mauro Bergamasco, 6-Josh Sole, 5- Marco Bortolami, 4-Quintin Geldenhuys, 3-Martin Castrogiovanni, 2-Leonardo Ghiraldini (c) 1-Salvatore Perugini.
Subs: 16-Fabio Ongaro, 17-Matias Aguero, 18-Valerio Bernabo, 19-Paul Derbyshire, 20-Pablo Canavosio, 21-Riccardo Bocchino, 22-Kaine Robertson.


9 Comments

  • 1.Black Panther: Reply to this comment
    12 Feb 2010, 18:02 pm

    Cmon Mallett, lets see some latin flair from these boys. Enough of the spoil spoil spoil bump’n'grind. Run the thing !

    FORZA AZZURRI !

  • 2.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    12 Feb 2010, 18:04 pm

    @Black Panther: if they run it, they get hammered just like Fiji/Samoa when they keep it in the forwards

  • 3.Black Panther: Reply to this comment
    12 Feb 2010, 21:35 pm

    @Big Hit:

    so they get hammered playing spoiling rugby and they get hammered playing running rugby….

    How many wins in 6N so far 2 ? 3 ?

  • 4.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    12 Feb 2010, 21:49 pm

    @Black Panther: they get hammered by less playing tight rugby. I think they’ve won 3 and drawn 1. When France joined the 5N they didn’t win a game for a decade.

  • 5.Black Panther: Reply to this comment
    12 Feb 2010, 23:15 pm

    @Big Hit:

    for once youre right

    “they get hammered…”

  • 6.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    12 Feb 2010, 23:25 pm

    @Black Panther: I’m also right when I say France didn’t win a game for an entire decade and now they’re the most successful nation since they joined. These things take time, their fanbase is growing despite their NZ/Aus complaints of negative rugby and could probably get a bigger crowd than NZ.

  • 7.Black Panther: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2010, 04:26 am

    @Big Hit:

    I realise this may be something at complete polar opposites to you, BH, but Im being totally positive and supportive of Italy here, not negative. What on Earth has Aus or NZ got to do with wanting to see Italy having tries to celebrate rather than collapsed scrums ? Other than me being a Kiwi, what made you bring up Aus/NZ ?

    Ive been to about 15 Tests involving Italy, probably more in fact, and Ive cheered them even when the ABs were the opponents. I work for an Italian company, have done for 11years. My comments here reflect what they say at work.

    Furthermore, NZ has a long history of supporting the Azzurri thru coaches, tours to NZ and countless players there in amateur and pro eras. And which opponent filled the San Siro last year ? Not England. Not your beloved World Champions either.

    You really are the most embittered rugby ‘fan’ with a major chip on your shoulder.

  • 8.clayfin: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2010, 16:12 pm

    @Black Panther: You should know by now what a dickhe@d Big *** is – a typical ignorant, jealous, insecure and jingoistic englishman, with a total lack of self worth and respect – a real loser in other words.

  • 9.Black Panther: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2010, 01:12 am

    @clayfin:

    harsh but not fair

    I can sense the Dark Side has not yet overwhelmed him

    not completely anyway

    still, a major chip

    I say Italia needs to find their heart before they find their soul

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