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Ghiraldini blow for Italy

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Thursday 28 Jan 2016

Ghiraldini, 31, who plays for English club Leicester, was uncertain because of an injury picked up in November and will be replaced by Treviso's Davide Giazzon.

Jacques Brunel's side open their campaign against France in Paris on February 6, before taking on England on February 14 in Rome.

Italy:

Forwards: Martin Castrogiovanni (Racing 92/France), Dario Chistolini (Zebre), Lorenzo Cittadini (Wasps/England), Andrea Lovotti (Zebre), Matteo Zanusso (Treviso), Ornel Gega (Treviso), Davide Giazzon (Treviso), Valerio Bernabo (Zebre), George Fabio Biagi (Zebre), Marco Fuser (Treviso), Francesco Minto (Treviso), Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais/France), Jacopo Sarto (Zebre), Abraham Steyn (Treviso), Andries Van Schalkwyk (Zebre), Alessandro Zanni (Treviso).

Backs: Edoardo Gori (Treviso), Guglielmo Palazzani (Zebre), Carlo Canna (Zebre), Edoardo Padovani (Zebre), Mattia Bellini (Petrarca Padua), Giulio Bisegni (Zebre), Michele Campagnaro (Exeter/England), Tommaso Castello (Calvisano), Gonzalo Garcia (Zebre), Kelly Haimona (Zebre), Luke McLean (Treviso), David Odiete (Marchiol Mogliano), Andrea Pratichetti (Treviso), Leonardo Sarto (Zebre).

Agence France-Presse

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