(ANSA) - Rome, November 16 - Captain Sergio Parisse has not
recovered from a calf injury and is set to miss Italy's test
match against Australia on Saturday November 24, Italy sources
said Thursday.
Parisse, who has a record 134 caps, sustained the injury
playing for Stade Francais in the Top 14.
The side field by Conor O'Shea will otherwise be a photocopy
of the one that beat Georgia last Saturday in Florence.
They were heavily beaten by Ireland in Chicago in the first
of their four autumn tests.
The Azzurri will go on to play New Zealand.
Rugby: Parisse out for Australia game
Skipper set to miss match with calf injury