After the heavy KO in the debut in the Tournament against Ireland, theItalia Under 20 is preparing for the second release of the World Rugby U20 Championshipopponent Australia coming off a winning debut against Georgia at the end of a game that was much less easy than the final score of 35 to 11 suggests.
With 48 hours to go until kick-off at the Athlone Stadium (the match will be played at 19:00 local time, the same time zone as Italy), the Azzurrini’s technical staff has made the team official.
What’s new in the Italy U20 lineup
Among the forwards, the start from the first minute of Milan stands out with the Number 8 in place of Captain Botturi, who will start the match from the bench. Closing the department are the two flankers Bellucci and Casartelli, who snatches his first as a starter in the Under 20: in the second important return for Piero Gritti after the long stop due to the injury suffered in the French championship, with him from the first minute the other newcomer Mirenzi, while up front the first three count Siciliano at hooker, Pisani on the right and Pelliccioli on the left. In midfield, the jersey with the 9 is worn by Casilio from L’Aquila.
ITALY U20 | the announced formation:
15 BELLONI Mirko (2004, Verona Rugby)
14 IMBERTI Francesco (2004, CUS Turin)
13 BOZZO Nicola (2004, USA Perpignan) – CAPTAIN
12 DE VILLIERS Patrick (2004, Rugby Noceto)
11 ELECTRIC Lorenzo (2004, Rugby Rovigo Delta)
10 BRISIGHELLA Simone (2004, Rugby Viadana 1970)
9 CASILIO Lorenzo (2004, Rugby Vicenza)
8 MILAN Giacomo (2005, UR Capitolina)
7 BELLUCCI Luca (2004, Rugby Roma Olimpic)
6 CASARTELLI Nelson (2005, Benetton Rugby)
5 GRITTI Piero (2005, AS Montferrand)
4 MIRENZI Samuele (2004, VII Rugby Torino)
3 PISANI Federico (2004, Verona Rugby)
2 SICILIANO Valerio (2004, CA Briviste Corrèze)
1 PELLICCIOLI Sergio (2005, Rugby Lyons)
Available:
16 GASPERINI Nicholas (2004, Rugby Viadana 1970)
17 GENTILE Francesco (2004, Mogliano Veneto Rugby)
18 ASCARI Davide (Rugby Colorno 1975)
19 MIDENA Mattia (2005, Rugby Country)
20 REDONDI Tommaso (2005, Verona Rugby)
21 BOTTURI Jacopo – Captain (2004, Petrarca Rugby)
22 JIMENEZ Mattia (2004, Petrarca Rugby)
23 SCALABRIN Marco (2004, Rugby Vicenza)
Australia U20 lineup
After the match against the Georgians, the young Wallabies have in the meantime lost Jack Barrett, Tevita Alatini and Ben Di Staso for the rest of the tournament, who join scrum-half Hwi Sharples who was already unavailable on the eve of the opening match: the four players will be replaced with four teammates arriving from Australia. Coach Nathan Gray has therefore announced the following XV against Italy:
1. Lington Ieli – ACT Brumbies, Tuggeranong Vikings
2. Ottavio Tuipulotu – Melbourne Rebels, Eastern Suburbs
3. Trevor King – Queensland Reds, Souths Brisbane
4. Toby Macpherson (c) – ACT Brumbies, Uni-Norths Owls
5. Ollie McCrea – NSW Waratahs, Eastern Suburbs
6. Aden Ekanayake – Australia Sevens, Gordon Rugby Club
7. Dane Sawers – Western Force, Kalamunda Districts
8. Jack Harley – ACT Brumbies, Gungahlin Eagles
9. Dan Nelson – ACT Brumbies, Canberra Royals
10. Harry McLaughlin-Phillips – Queensland Reds, Souths Brisbane
11. Angus Staniforth – ACT Brumbies, Canberra Royals
12. Jarrah McLeod – ACT Brumbies, Canberra Royals
13. Kadin Pritchard – ACT Brumbies, Gungahlin Eagles
14. Ronan Leahy – Western Force, Sydney University
15. Shane Wilcox – ACT Brumbies, Tuggeranong Vikings
Available:
16. Bryn Edwards – NSW Waratahs, Sydney University
17. Nathaniel Tiitii – NSW Waratahs, Eastern Suburbs
18. Nick Bloomfield – Queensland Reds, Easts Brisbane
19. Eamon Doyle – NSW Waratahs, Sydney University
20. Dominic Thygesen – Queensland Reds, Souths Brisbane
21. Billy Dickens – NSW Waratahs, Eastern Suburbs
22. Joe Dillon – NSW Waratahs, Manly Marlins
23. Frankie Goldsbrough – Queensland Reds, Easts Brisbane
World Rugby confirms live streaming broadcast
World Rugby confirms the live streaming broadcast, free and clear for all users in countries without an accredited broadcaster (therefore also Italy), on its Rugbypass.tv platform, communicating the following operating methods:
- Go to the rugbypass.tv website or download the RugbyPassTV application from the AppStore or PlayStore+
- Select “Create an Account”
- Provide the basic data requested: now you can follow the U20 World Cup and all the other free content on RugbyPass.tv
