Four changes for Scotland

| Thu, 02/26/2009 - 03:19

Italy rugby coach Nick Mallett has made four changes to the side for Saturday's Six Nations match against Scotland at Murrayfield.

Andrea Marcato comes back as full back in place of banned Andrea Masi.

Kaine Robertson is dropped from the wing so Italy's wingers will be Mirco Bergamasco and Matteo Pratichetti.

In the centre, Gonzalo Garcia is back alongside Gonzalo Canale.

Luke McLean is confirmed at fly half and Paul Griffen at scrum half.

There is no change to the back row with captain Sergio Parisse, getting his 60th cap at the age of 29, flanked by Mauro Bergamasco and Alessandro Zanni.

Marco Bortolami comes back as lock alongside Santiago Dellape' to make Italy's most experienced line-out pairing.

In the front row, props Martin Castrogiovanni and Salvatore Perugini are confirmed and Leonardo Ghiraldini returns after injury kept him out of the losses to England and Ireland.

Italy: 15 Andrea Marcato, 14 Mirco Bergamasco, 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Gonzalo Garcia, 11 Matteo Pratichetti, 10 Luke Mclean, 9 Paul Griffen, 8 Sergio Parisse (captain), 7 Mauro Bergamasco, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Marco Bortolami, 4 Santiago Dellape', 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Salvatore Perugini.

Replacements: 16 Fabio Ongaro, 17 Carlos Nieto, 18 Carlo Antonio Del Fava, 19 Josh Sole, 20 Pablo Canavosio, 21 Andrea Bacchetti, 22 Giulio Rubini.

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