Italy coach Nick Mallett on Tuesday named his squad for Italy's fourth Six Nations match, against France in Paris on Sunday March 9. The only change from the line-up that went down 47-8 in Wales on Saturday is Jacobus Erasmus of Montepaschi Viadana, who earns his first call-up.
The record-equalling thrashing by the unbeaten Welsh was a wake-up call for the Italians who finished strongly in their first two games, losing 16-11 to Ireland at Croke Park and 23-19 to England in Rome.
After France, Italy wind up their campaign in what is being billed as a wooden-spoon play-off against Scotland in Rome on March 15.
Here is the squad for the France match, in alphabetical order:
Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Francais)
Marco Bortolami (Gloucester RFC)
Gonzalo Canale (Clermont-Auvergne)
Martin Castrogiovanni (Leicester Tigers)
Jacobus Erasmus (Montepaschi Viadana)
Alessio Galante (Rolly Gran Parma)
Ezio Galon (Overmach Cariparma)
Leonardo Ghiraldini (Cammi Calvisano)
Andrea Lo Cicero (Racing Metro Paris)
Andrea Marcato (Benetton Treviso)
Andrea Masi (Biarritz Olympique)
Carlos Nieto (Gloucester RFC)
Fabio Ongaro (Saracens)
Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais, captain)
Enrico Patrizio (Carrera Petrarca Padova)
Salvatore Perugini (Stade Toulousain)
Simon Picone (Benetton Treviso)
Kaine Paul Robertson (Montepaschi Viadana)
Alberto Sgarbi (Benetton Treviso)
Josh Sole (Montepaschi Viadana)
Pietro Travagli (Overmach Cariparma)
Alessandro Zanni (Cammi Calvisano)
