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Italy coach Nick Mallett today announced a 30-man squad for the November Tests at home to Australia, Argentina and the Pacific Islands.
The squad will meet in Rome for a three-day training camp from October 19 to 21. Last month a 29-man squad took part in a three-day camp in the capital.
Italy will face Australia at Padua on November 8, Argentina in Turin on November 15 and the Pacific Islands a week later in Reggio Emilia.
Squad
Forwards (16): Matias Aguero (Saracens/ENG), Robert Barbieri (Treviso), Mauro Bergamasco (Stade Francais/FRA), Marco Bortolami (Gloucester/ENG), Carlo Antonio Del Fava (Ulster/NIR), Santiago Dellape (Toulon/FRA), Carlo Festuccia (Racing Metro/FRA/D2), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Calvisano), Andrea Lo Cicero (Racing Metro/FRA/D2), Carlos Nieto (Gloucester/ENG), Fabio Ongaro (Saracens/ENG), Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais/FRA), Salvatore Perugini (Toulouse/FRA), Tommaso Reato (Rovigo), Josh Sole (Viadana), Alessandro Zanni (Calvisano)Backs (14): Andrea Bacchetti (Rovigo), Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Francais/FRA), Gonzalo Canale (Clermont/FRA), Pablo Canavosio (Viadana), Gonzalo Garcia (Calvisano), Andrea Marcato (Treviso), Andrea Masi (Biarritz/FRA), Luke McLean (Calvisano), Luciano Orquera (Brive/FRA), Riccardo Pavan (Parma), Simon Picone (Treviso), Matteo Pratichetti (Calvisano), Kaine Robertson (Viadana), Giulio Toniolatti (Capitolina Rome)
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