(ANSA) - Rome, February 22 - Italy coach Conor O'Shea has
made three changes for the Six Nations match against France in
Marseille Friday night compared to the team that went down to a
56-19 defeat to Ireland two weeks ago.
Maxime Mbanda will make his first start in the back row while
Leonardo Ghiraldini returns as hooker and Andrea Lovatti as
loose-side prop.
George Biagi comes back as lock on the bench.
Here is the team:
Minozzi,Benvenuti, Boni, Castello, Bellini, Allan, Violi,
Parisse, Mbandà, Negri da Oleggio,Budd, Zanni, Ferrari,
Ghiraldini, Lovotti.
Replacements: Bigi, Quaglio, Pasquali, Biagi, Ruzza,
Gori, Canna, Hayward.
French team: Bonneval, Fall, Bastareaud, Doumayrou, Grosso,
Beauxis, Machenaud, Tauleigne, Camara, Lauret, Vahaamahina,
Gabrillagues, Slimani, Guirado, Poirot.
Italy make three changes for France
Ghiraldini, Lovatti back, Mbanda to debut