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media guide TOUR 2008 /

INDEX

President’s welcome ...... 2

The ...... 4

Tour 2008 fixtures ...... 6

2007/2008 internationals ...... 7

Italian Rugby Team ...... 12

Tour opponents ...... 14

South Africa ...... 14

Argentina ...... 15

Team staff ...... 17

The players ...... 27

Statistics ...... 37

Media schedule ...... 41

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PRESIDENT’S WELCOME SALUDO DEL PRESIDENTE

Along with the Summer Tour in South Africa and Argentina, La temporada de , entrenador de la selecciòn italiana, continua con la gira MEDIA GUIDE the track record of Nick Mallett goes on as the leader of the de verano en Sur Africa y Argentina. El éxito contra Escocia y el excelente nivel de juego Italian National Team, featuring the success in the Six durante el torneo “6 Naciones” han demonstrado el continuo crecimiento del equipo. Nations by winning against Scotland and the excellent per- Durante este el año el entrenador surafricano ha demonstrado su capacidad para escoger formances which, during the tournament, have proved the con coraje. De este modo ha abierto las puertas de la selecciòn a excelentes jòvenes juga- SUMMER TOUR 2008 CA / ARGENTINA constant growth of our Italian team. dores que, finalmente, cumplieron expectativas. It has been a year that witnessed the brave choice, made Por esta razón, Mallett, a pesar de tener que enfrentarse con numerosas lesiones de sus by our South African head coach, to pave the way to a band jugadores, terminó construyendo un equipo con interesantes novedades, confirmaciones y of young new entries who did not betray the expectations. SOUTH AFRI apreciados regresos. Durante esta aventura , Mallett, a pesar de haber tenido que enfrentar- In occasion of this event Mallett, facing an unlucky chain se con las numerosas lesiones de sus jugadores, ha terminado construyendo un equipo pla- of injured players, displayed a list that includes interesting gado de interesantes novedades, confirmaciones y apreciados regresos. novelties, rightful confirms and happy comebacks. El camino de Italia hacia el éxito no serà facil, estarà lleno de trampas. SOUTH AFRI En el debut en Ciudad del Cabo el equipo italiano se enfrenterà a los Springboks, actua- The calendar that awaits is, definitely, uphill and full of pitfalls. In matter of fact, les campeones del mundo. Despuès, en la bella Cordoba, donde hace tres anos se celebrò la the debut that our National Team shall have to face in is none other than historica victoria contra los , el programa tiene previsto el desafìo contra Argentina, against the Springboks, champions of the world, while in the bonny city of Cordoba, a tercera en la sexta ediciòn de la Copa el Mundo y verdadera revelaciòn del torneo. CA / ARGENTINA TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR city that arouses the historical victory of three years ago against the Pumas, the sche- Precisamente lidiando con las claras dificultades que esta ardua gira presenta, será donde dule expects us to challenge Argentina, classified third and true revelation of the sixth deberán emerger dos cualidades esenciales para el equipo: su la mentalidad y su carácter. edition of this worldwide tournament. Estos dos importantes enfrentamientos pondràn a prueba a Italia y daràn a Mallett la posi- bilidad de tomar decisiones de cara al futuro. MEDIA GUIDE However it is facing the objective difficulties of this demanding tournament that a team shows its personality and to stand out its strong outlook. Two challenging tests which Seràn dos semanas de experiencia provechosa que permitirà probar nuevos valores y otros will try out the National Italian Team, but that at the same time shall allow Mallett to elementos de cara a la elección de la Selección. draw useful indications concerning the future of the team. Es por todo esto que la actual selección italiana, un conjunto en constante progreso, sin Two weeks of profitable experience that will enable them to put on trial new power nada que perder y libre de toda presión, podrá jugar sin inhibiciones y mostrarse al máximo and new elements, and to which will be offered the precious opportunity to demonstra- de sus posibilidades. te that they deserve it. Todos miramos con expectativas esta dificil " gira de verano" y deseamos que esta aven- tura nos deje ver en el campo un equipo en constante evolución. Having nothing to loose and being relieved from dangerous psychological pressures, Miramos con expectativas a esta dificil “gira de verano”. Deseamos que esta aventura nos the Italian Team gives life to a winning and evolving lineup, it has the chance to play deje ver en el campo a un equipo en progresión ascendente, un equipo que represente un free from any conditioning and to express itself at best. paso adelante hacia metas aun más ambiciosas y luminosas, dignas de un deporte tan So welcome to this difficult and forbidding “summer tour”. We hope that such a chal- amado y respetado y en constante expansión. lenging adventure will grant us to admire a growing National Italian Team. Furthermore we hope it represents a new step forward towards greater ambitious and beaming goals. Winning posts worthy of a beloved movement, respected and in continuous expansion. Giancarlo Dondi

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MEDIA GUIDE FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA RUGBY

PRESIDENT Giancarlo Dondi

HONORARY PRESIDENT Maurizio Mondelli

BOARD MEMBERS Massimo Ballarin Vincenzo De Masi SECRETARY UNION HEADQUARTER Alfredo Gavazzi Enore Bagatin Alessio Distinto Michele Signorini Curva Nord (vice-president) Cesare Barzoni Giulio Donati Foro Italico - 00194, Roma Nino Saccà Pier Luigi Bernabò Michele Manzo FINANCIAL DIRECTOR Ph.. +39.06.45.21.31.16 - Fax +39.06.45.21.31.76 (vice-president) Roberto Besio Pietro Mazzoni Giorgio Grenti [email protected] Zeno Zanandrea Carlo Caione www.federugby.it (vice-president) Tiziano Casagrande Moreno Trevisiol SPORT MANAGING DIRECTOR Fabrizio Gaetaniello

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TOUR FIXTURES 2007/2008 INTERNATIONALS

CAPE TOWN, “” MEDIA GUIDE Saint Vincent, Stadio Perucca – saturday, august 18th 2007 Cariparma – RWC 2007 warm-up game saturday, June 21st Test Match ITALY – JAPAN 36-12 (22-7) Kick-off 3.00 pm Italy: Bortolussi; Robertson, Canale G. (1’ sh Masi), Bergamasco Mi., Stanojevic; Pez (26’ pt. De Marigny), Troncon (32’ sh Canavosio); Parisse S., Bergamasco Ma., Sole (19’ sh Vosawai); SUMMER TOUR 2008 CA / ARGENTINA SOUTH AFRICA – ITALY Bortolami (), Dellapè (19’ sh Bernabò V.); Castrogiovanni (19’ sh Lo Cicero), Festuccia (32’ sh Ghiraldini), Lo Cicero (1’ sh Perugini) Coach: Berbizier PREVIOUS MATCHES Japan: Robyns (37’ sh Ono K.); Endo, Imamura, Onishi, Loamanu (25’ sh Aruga); Ando, SOUTH AFRI Yoshida; Miuchi (cap), O’Reily (20’ sh Asano), Makiri; Thompson, Ono H. (5’ sh Vatuvei); Played 6 Italy wins 0 Draws 0 South Africa wins 6 Soma (15’ sh Yamamura), Matsubara, Nishiura (32’ sh Soma) Italy - South Africa 26-54 Genova 17.11.2001 TM Coach: Kirwan South africa - Italy 60-14 30.06.2001 TM Referee: Pearson (England) SOUTH AFRI South Africa - Italy 101-0 19.06.1999 TM Scorers: f.h. 3’ pen. Bortolussi (3-0); 6’ try Stanojevic (8-0); 10’ try Stanojevic conv. South Africa - Italy 74-3 Port Elizabeth 12.06.1999 TM Bortolussi (15-0); 20’ try Robertson conv. Bortolussi (22-0); 26’ try Nishiura conv. Ando (22- Italy - South Africa 31-62 Bologna 08.11.1997 TM 7); s.h. 17’ try Makiri (22-12); 28’ try Lo Cicero conv. Bortolussi (29-12); 40’ try Bergamasco CA / ARGENTINA Italy - South Africa 21-40 Roma 12.11.1995 TM Ma. conv. Bortolussi (36-12) TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR

CORDOBA, “ESTADIO OLIMPICO” Belfast, Ravenhill Park – friday, august 24th 2007 Test match – RWC 2007 warm-up game

MEDIA GUIDE IRELAND – ITALY 23-20 (10-13) saturday, June 28TH Test Match Ireland: Dempsey; Murphy, Trimble, D’Arcy, Hickie (41’ sh Carney); O’Gara, Stringer (41’ sh Boss); Leamy, Best N., Easterby; O’Connell (cap, 33’ sh O’Kelly), O’Callaghan; Hayes (30’ sh Kick-off TBA Best S.), Best R. (37’ sh Flannery), Horan Coach: O’Sullivan ARGENTINA - ITALY Italy: Bortolussi (6’ sh Galon); Robertson, Canale G. (30’ sh Griffen), Bergamasco Mi. (40’ sh Canavosio), Pratichetti TRY; De Marigny, Troncon; Parisse, Barbieri R. (1’ sh Vosawai, 29’ sh Sole), Zanni; Bortolami (cap), Bernabò V.; Castrogiovanni Mar. (23’ sh Perugini), Ongaro, PREVIOUS MATCHES Perugini (11’ sh Aguero) Played 14 Italy wins 4 Draws 1 Argentina wins 9 Coach: Berbizier Argentina - Italy 24-6 Mendoza 09.06.2007 TM Referee: Owens (Wales) Italy - Argentina 16-23 Roma 18.11.2006 TM Scorers: f.h. 6’ pen. O’Gara (3-0); 22’ drop Bortolussi (3-3); 26’ try Trimble conv. O’Gara (10- Italy - Argentina 22-39 Genova 19.11.2005 TM 3); 32’ pen. Bortolussi (10-6); 38’ try Troncon conv. Bortolussi (10-13); s.h. 7’ pen. O’Gara Argentina - Italy 29-30 Cordoba 17.06.2005 TM (13-13); 38’ drop O’Gara (16-13); 41’ try Pratichetti conv. De Marigny (16-20); 42’ try O’Gara Argentina - Italy 35-21 Salta 11.06.2005 TM conv. O’Gara (23-20) Italy - Argentina 6-36 Roma 16.11.2002 TM Argentina - Italy 38-17 Buenos Aires 14.07.2001 TM Italy - Argentina 23-19 Piacenza 07.11.1998 TM , Stade Velodrome – saturday, september 8th 2007 Italy - Argentina 18-18 Lourdes 22.10.1997 Coppa Latina RWC, I round, I match, Pool C Argentina - Italy 26-6 Tucuman 17.10.1995 Coppa Latina NEW ZEALAND – ITALY 76-14 (43-7) Italy - Argentina 31-25 East London 04.06.1995 RWC '95 New Zealand: MacDonald; Howlett, Muliaina (10’ sh Toeava), McAlister, Sivivatu; Carter Argentina - Italy 21-16 Buenos Aires 24.06.1989 TM (18’ sh Mauger), Kelleher (10’ sh Leonard); So’oialo, McCaw (cap, 18’ sh Masoe), Collins Argentina - Italy 25-16 Christchurch 28.05.1987 RWC '87 Italy - Argentina 19-6 Rovigo 24.10.1978 TM 6 7 impaginato inglese def 9-06-2008 22:23 Pagina 8

(4’-14’ sh Tialata); Williams (31’ sh Lauaki), Jack; Hayman, Mealamu (10’ sh Oliver), Cardoso-Pinto, Pinto (26’ sh Pissarra); Uva V. (cap), Uva J. (23’ sh Murinello), Girao; Uva G., Woodcock (14’ sh Tialata) Penalva; Spachuck (20’ sh Silva), Correia (29’ sh Figuereido), Cordeiro (20’ sh Murè) Coach: Henry Coach: Moraiz Italy: Bortolussi (26’ sh Galon); Robertson, Masi, Bergamasco Mi., Stanojevic; De Marigny, Referee:Jonker (South Africa) MEDIA GUIDE Troncon (v-cap, 26’ sh Griffen); Parisse S., Bergamasco Ma., Zanni (2’ sh Vosawai); Scorers: f.h. 3’ try Masi conv. Bortolussi (7-0); 16’ pen. Bortolussi (10-0); 29’ pen. Bortolussi Bortolami (cap), Dellapè (18’ sh Bernabò); Castrogiovanni Mar. (12’ sh Perugini), Ongaro (13-0); 32’ try Penava (13-5); 40’ pen. Bortolussi (16-5); s.h. 22’ pen. Bortolussi (19-5); 31’ (12’ sh Festuccia), Perugini (1’ sh Lo Cicero) try Bergamasco Ma. (24-5); 36’ try Masi conv. Bortolussi (31-5)

Coach: Berbizier SUMMER TOUR 2008 Referee: Barnes (England) CA / ARGENTINA Scorers: f.h. 1’ try McCaw conv. Carter (7-0); 6’ try McCaw conv. Carter (14-0); 10’ pen. Saint Etienne, Stade Geoffroy Guichard – saturday, september 29th 2007 Carter (17-0); 12’ try Howlett conv. Carter (24-0); 15’ try Muliaina conv. Carter (31-0); 18’ RWC, I round, IV match, Pool C try Sivivatu conv. Carter 38-0; 28’ try Sivivatu (43-0); 37’ try Stanojevic conv. Bortolussi SCOTLAND – ITALY 18-16 (43-7); s.h. 10’ try Jack conv. Carter (50-7); 15’ try Howlett conv. Carter (57-7); 18’ try Scotland: Lamont R. (25’ pt. Southwell); Lamont S., Webster, Dewey (20’ sh Henderson), SOUTH AFRI Howlett (62-7); 27’ try Collins conv. McAlister (69-7); 29’ m, Collins conv. McAlister (76- Paterson; Parks, Blair (32’ sh Cusiter); Taylor, Hogg (29’ sh Brown, White (cap); Hamilton (32’ 7); 30’ try Bergamasco Mi. tr De Marigny (76-14) sh MacLeod), Hines; Murray, Ford, Kerr (25’ sh Smith)

Note: 3’ sh giallo Hayman (NZ); 20’ sh giallo Perugini (I). Match di sole, 30° circa, terre- Coach: Hadden SOUTH AFRI no in ottime condizioni. Stade Velodrome esaurito. Italy: Bortolussi; Robertson, Canale G., Bergamasco Mi., Masi (39’ sh Galon); Pez, Troncon (cap); Parisse S., Bergamasco Ma., Sole; Del Fava, Dellapè; Castrogiovanni (35’ sh Perugini), Festuccia (13’ sh Ongaro), Perugini (9’ sh Lo Cicero)

Marseille, Stade Velodrome – wednesday, september 12th 2007 Coach: Berbizier CA / ARGENTINA

TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR RWC, I round, II match, Pool C Referee:Kaplan (South Africa) ITALY – ROMANIA 24-18 (8-0) Scorers: f.h. 2’ pen. Paterson (3-0); 5’ pen. Paterson (6-0); 12’ try Troncon conv. Bortolussi Italy: Bortolussi (8’ sh Galon); Robertson, Canale G., Bergamasco Mi., Masi (1’-5’ sh (6-7); 17’ pen. Bortolussi (6-10); 32’ pen. Paterson (9-10); 34’ pen. Paterson (12-10); s.h. Galon); Pez, Griffen (9’ sh Troncon); Parisse S., Bergamasco Ma., Sole (8’ sh Vosawai); 6’ pen. Paterson (15-10); 11’ pen. Paterson (18-10); 15’ pen. Bortolussi (18-13); 21’ pen. Bortolami (cap), Dellapè (6’ sh Bernabò V.); Castrogiovanni Mar., Festuccia, Lo Cicero Bortolussi (18-16) MEDIA GUIDE Coach: Berbizier Romania: Dumitras (39’ sh Vlad); Fercu, Gal, Gontineac, Brezoianu; Dimofte, Sirbu (39’ sh Calafateanu); Tonita (30’ sh Ratiu), Manta (40’ sh Tudori), Corodeanu; Petre, Socol (cap); Dublin-Croke Park, saturday, february 2nd 2008 Balan B., Tincu (39’ pt-1’st, 13’-16sh, 29’ sh Mavrodin) Petrisor (23’ sh Popescu) RBS 6 Nations 2008, I match Coach: Santamans IRELAND – ITALY 16-11 (10-3) Referee: Spreadbury (England) Ireland: Dempsey; Trimble, O’Driscoll B. (cap), D’Arcy (26’ pt. Kearney), Murphy; O’Gara, Scorers: f.h. 5’ try Dellapè (5-0); 13’ pen. Bortolussi (8-0); s.h. 2’ try Manta (8-5); 7’ try Reddan (34’ sh Stringer); Leamy, Wallace D., Easterby; O’Kelly (26’ sh O’Driscoll TRY), Tincu conv. Dimofte (8-12); 13’ try tecnica Italy conv. Pez (15-12); 21’ pen. Pez (18-12); O’Callaghan; Hayes (33’ sh Buckley), Best R. (20’ sh Jackman), Horan 24’ pen. Pez (21-12); 29’ pen. Dimofte (21-15); 30’ pen. Pez (24-15); 32’ pen. Dimofte Coach: O’Sullivan (24-18) Italy: Bortolussi (31’ sh Marcato); Robertson, Canale G., Bergamasco Mi., Canavosio (24’ Note: 44.251 spettatori, terreno in buone condizioni, serata calda. 12’ sh cartellino giallo f.h. Galon); Masi, Travagli; Parisse S. (cap), Bergamasco Ma., Sole (1’ sh Zanni); Del Fava Manta (R) (33’ sh Reato), Dellapè; Castrogiovanni Mar. (39’ sh Cittadini), Ghiraldini L. (15’ sh Festuccia), Lo Cicero (15’ sh Perugini) Coach: Mallett Paris, – wednesday september 19th 2007 Referee:Kaplan (South Africa) RWC, I round, III match, Pool C Scorers: f.h. 11’ pen. O’Gara (3-0); 17’ try Dempsey conv. O’Gara (10-0); 37’ pen. Bortolussi ITALY – PORTUGAL 31-5 (16-5) (10-3); s.h. 16’ pen. O’Gara (13-3); 20’ try Castrogiovanni (13-8); 24’ pen. O’Gara (16-8); Italy: Bortolussi; Canavosio, Canale G., Masi, Pratichetti TRY; De Marigny, Troncon (39’ sh 29’ pen. Bortolussi (16-11) Griffen); Vosawai (18’ sh Orlando), Bergamasco Ma., Parisse S.; Bortolami (cap), Del Fava; Castrogiovanni Mar. (23’ sh Perugini), Ghiraldini, Lo Cicero (23’ sh Aguero) Coach: Berbizier Portugal: Cabral; Mateus Da. (20’ sh Foro), Sousa, Mateus Di. (29’ pt. Gama), Aguilar;

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Roma, – sunday, february 10th 2008 pt. – 1’st Erasmus); Castrogiovanni Mar. (18’ sh Nieto), Ghiraldini L. (15’ sh Ongaro), Lo RBS 6 Nations 2008, II match Cicero (15’ sh Perugini) ITALY – ENGLAND 19-23 (6-20) Coach: Mallett

Italy: Bortolussi D.; Robertson, Canale G. (22’ sh Sgarbi), Bergamasco Mi., Galon; Masi (32’ Referee:Lewis (Ireland) MEDIA GUIDE sh Marcato), Travagli (15’ sh Picone); Parisse S. (cap), Bergamasco Ma., Sole; Del Fava, Scorers: f.h. 13’ try Floch conv. Yachvili (7-0); 17’ pen. Marcato (7-3); 26’ pen. Yachvili Dellapè (32’ sh Zanni); Castrogiovanni Mar. (19’ sh Nieto), Ghiraldini L. (22’ sh Festuccia), (10-3); 30’ pen. Marcato (10-6); 36’ pen. Yachvili (13-6); s.h. 12’ try Jauzion (18-6); 17’ Lo Cicero (12’ sh Perugini) try Castrogiovanni conv. Marcato (18-13); 15’ try Rougerie conv. Yachvili (25-13) Coach: Mallett England: Balshaw; Sackey, Noon (11’-22’ sh Tait), Flood, Vainikolo; Wilkinson (25’ sh SUMMER TOUR 2008

CA / ARGENTINA Cipriani), Gomarsall (19’ sh Wigglesworth); Easter (25’ sh Narraway), Lipman, Haskell; Roma, Stadio Flaminio – saturday, march 15th 2008 Borthwick (cap), Shaw (35’ sh Kay); Stevens, Regan (15’ sh Mears), Payne RBS 6 Nations 2008, V match Coach: Ashton ITALY – SCOTLAND 23-20 (10-17) Referee:Rolland (Ireland) Italy: Marcato; Robertson, Canale G., Bergamasco Mi., Galon; Masi (21’ sh Travagli), Picone

SOUTH AFRI Scorers: f.h. 3’ try Sackey conv. Wilkinson (0-7); 5’ pen. Bortolussi (3-7); 12’ pen. (23’ sh Patrizio); Parisse S. (cap), Zanni, Sole; Bortolami, Del Fava (6’-13’ sh Erasmus); Bortolussi (6-7); 15’ try Flood conv. Wilkinson (6-14); 31’ pen. Wilkinson (6-17); 37’ pen. Castrogiovanni Mar. (17’ sh Nieto), Ghiraldini (28’ sh Ongaro), Lo Cicero (16’ sh Perugini)

Wilkinson (6-20); s.h. 3’ pen. Bortolussi (9-20); 15’ pen. Bortolussi (12-20); 19’ pen. Coach: Mallett SOUTH AFRI Wilkinson (12-23); 35’ try Picone conv. Bortolussi (19-23) Scotland: Southwell; da nielli (6’ pt. Henderson), Webster, Morrison, Paterson; Parks, Blair (cap); Taylor, Hogg (30’ sh Brown), Strokosch; MacLeod (19’ sh White), Hines; Murray (17’ sh Smith), Thomson (12’ sh Lawson S.), Jacobsen (17’ sh Dickinson)

Cardiff, – saturday, february 23rd2008 Coach: Hadden CA / ARGENTINA RBS 6 Nations, III match Scorers: f.h. 12’ try tecnica Italy conv. Marcato (7-0); 20’ try Hogg conv. Paterson (7-7); TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR WALES – ITALY 47-8 (13-8) 25’ pen. Parks (7-10); 37’ pen. Marcato (10-10); 41’ try Blair conv. Paterson (10-17); s.h. Wales: Byrne; Jones TRY, Shanklin, Henson (30’ sh Parker), Williams S.; Jones S. (26’ sh 19’ try Canale conv. Marcato (17-17); 30’ pen. Marcato (20-17); 32’ pen. Paterson (20-20); Hook), Peel (3’ sh Phillips); Jones R. (cap), Williams TRY (26’ sh Delve), Thomas J.; Evans 39’ drop Marcato (23-20) (26’ sh Jones De.), Gough; Thomas R. (26’ sh Jones Du.), Rees (15’ sh Bennett), Jenkins Referee: Owens (Wales) Coach: Gatland MEDIA GUIDE Italy: Marcato; Sgarbi, Canale G., Bergamasco Mi., Galon; Masi (12’ sh Buso), Picone (18’ sh Travagli); Parisse S. (cap), Bergamasco Ma., Sole (21’ sh Zanni); Del Fava, Dellapè (11’ sh Bortolami); Castrogiovanni Mar. (19’-28’ pt. Lo Cicero, 30’ sh Perugini), Ghiraldini L. (30’ sh Festuccia), Perugini (11’ sh Lo Cicero) Coach: Mallett Referee:Pearson (England) Scorers: f.h. 4’ pen. Jones S. (3-0); 10’ pen. Jones S. (6-0); 12’ try Castrogiovanni Mar. (6- 5); 27’ try Byrne conv. Jones S (13-5); 41’ pen. Marcato (13-8); s.h. 1’ try Shanklin conv. Jones S. (20-8); 6’ pen. Jones S. (23-8); 10’ pen. Jones S. (26-8); 16’ try Williams S. conv. Jones S. (33-8); 27’ try Byrne conv. Hook (40-8); 33’ try Williams S. conv. Hook (47-8)

Paris-Stade de – sunday, march 9th 2008 RBS 6 Nations 2008, IV match FRANCE – ITALY 25-13 France: Floch (13’-21’ sh Clerc); Rougerie, Jauzion, David (18’ sh Traille), Malzieu; Trinh- Duc, Yachvili D. (30’ sh Tomas); Picamoles, Ouedraogo, Diarra (10’ sh Bonnaire); Thion (27’ sh Mela), Nallet (cap); Mas (21’ sh Poux), Szarzewski (23’ sh Guirado), Barcella Coach: T. Lievremont Italy: Marcato; Robertson, Canale G. (34’ sh Patrizio), Bergamasco Mi., Galon; Masi, Picone (28’ sh Travagli); Parisse S. (cap), Zanni, Sole; Bortolami (7’-14’ pt. Erasmus), Del Fava (35’

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THE ITALIAN TEAM

ITALY MEDIA GUIDE

Opponents P W D L Opponents P W D L Founded: 1928 Argentina 14 4 1 9 Yugoslavia 3 3 0 0 Australia 11 0 0 11 2 2 0 0 Clubs: 1024 SUMMER TOUR 2008 Belgium 2 2 0 0 Madagascar 2 2 0 0 CA / ARGENTINA Oldest club: Sport Italia Milano e Lazio Bulgaria 1 1 0 0 Morocco 8 6 0 2 Canada 6 4 0 2 Namibia 3 1 0 2 Players: 63.000 Catalunya 2 1 1 0 New Zealand 10 0 0 10 Stadium: Stadio Flaminio, Roma Czech Republic 12 10 1 1 New Zealand Jr. 1 0 0 1

SOUTH AFRI Head Coach: Nick Mallett Croatia 1 1 0 0 Netherlands 4 4 0 0 IRB Ranking: 11th (on June 9th 2008) Fiji 7 3 0 4 Poland 7 6 0 1 National anthem: “Inno di Mameli” France 29 1 0 28 Romania 41 22 3 16 Home jersey: light blue France XV 1 0 0 1 Portugal 12 10 1 1 SOUTH AFRI Away jersey: white France "A" 10 0 0 10 Russia 3 3 0 0 France A1 19 1 1 17 Scotland 14 5 0 9 RWCPALMARES France Espoirs 1 0 0 1 Scotland"A" 3 1 0 2 Wales 15 2112 Spain 27 23 13 1987 pool stages 1999 pool stages CA / ARGENTINA Georgia 1 1 0 0 United States 2 2 0 0 TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR 1991 pool stages 2003 pool stages Germany 20 15 1 4 South Africa 6 0 06 1995 pool stages 2007 pool stages Japan 4 4 0 0 Tonga 3 2 0 1 2007/2008 INTERNATIONALS Scotland – Italy 18-16, St. Etienne 29/09 (RWC) England 14 0 0 14 Tunisia 3 3 0 0 Italy - Scotland 23-20, Roma 15/03 (6N) Italy – Portugal 31-5, Paris 19/09 (RWC) England XV 1 0 1 0 USSR 14 4 1 9 France - Italy 25-13, Paris 09/03 (6N) Italy – Romania 24-18, Marseille 12/09 (RWC) England "A" 1001 Uruguay 3300 MEDIA GUIDE Wales- Italy 47-8, Cardiff 23/02 (6N) N. Zealand – Italy 76-14, Marseille 08/09 (RWC) England U23 3 1 1 1 Western Samoa 3 0 03 Italy - England 19-23, Roma 10/02 (6N) Ireland – Italy 23-20, Belfast 25/08 Ireland 16 3 0 13 4 3 0 1 Italy – Japan 36-12, St. Vincent 18/08 Ireland - Italy 16-11, Dublin 02/02 (6N) Cook Islands 1 0 0 1 370 159 14 197

SUMMER TOUR 2008 SQUAD Forwards: (Benetton Treviso, 6 caps), Carlo Antonio DEL FAVA (Ulster, 28 caps), Santiago DELLAPE’ (, 50 caps), Jaco ERASMUS (Montepaschi Viadana, 2 caps), (Cammi Calvisano, 11 caps - captain), Alejandro MORENO (, 4 caps), Carlos NIETO (Gloucester, 26 caps), (Saracens, 53 caps), Tommaso REATO (Femi CZ Rovigo, 1 cap), (Carrera Petrarca Padova, 1 cap), Ignacio ROUYET (Montepaschi Viadana, uncapped), (Montepaschi Viadana, 28 caps), (Cammi Calvisano, 22 caps)

Backs: (, 18 caps), Gonzalo GARCIA (Cammi Calvisano, uncapped), (Benetton Treviso, 7 caps), (Biarritz Olympique, 40 caps), Luke MCLEAN (Cammi Calvisano, uncapped), Ludovico Maria NITOGLIA (Cammi Calvisano, 17 caps), Enrico PATRIZIO (Carrera Petrarca Padova, 3 caps), Riccardo PAVAN (Overmach Cariparma, uncapped) Simon PICONE (Benetton Treviso, 15 caps), (Cammi Calvisano, 8 caps), (Montepaschi Viadana, 30 caps)

The RBS 6 Nations 2008 squad

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TOUR OPPONENTS MEDIA GUIDE SOUTH AFRICA ARGENTINA

Founded: 1992 Founded: 1899

Clubs: 613 Clubs: 317 SUMMER TOUR 2008 Players: 464.000 Players: n.a. CA / ARGENTINA Stadium: Newlands Stadium Stadium: n.a. Cape Town Head Coach: Santiago Phelan rd Head Coach: Pieter De Villiers IRB Ranking: 3 (on June 9th 2008) th National anthem: “Marcha de la Patria”

SOUTH AFRI IRB Ranking: 1 (on June 9th 2008) National anthem: “Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrika” Home jersey: white and light-blue stripes Away jersey: dark blue

Home jersey: dark green and yellow - SOUTH AFRI

RWC PALMARES RWC PALMARES 1987 pool stages 1999 quarter final 1991 pool stages 2003 pool stages CA / ARGENTINA 1987 - 1999 bronze medal 1995 pool stages 2007 bronze medal

TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR 1991 - 2003 4° 1995 World Champion 2007 World Champion 2007-2008 INTERNATIONALS 2007-2008 INTERNATIONALS Argentina – Ireland 22-20, Santa Fe 26/05 Argentina – Namibia 63-3, Marseille 22/09 (RWC) Argentina – Ireland 16-0, Buenos Aires 02/06 Ireland – Argentina 15-30, Paris PdP 30/09 (RWC) South Africa – England 58-10, 26/05 England – South Africa 0-36, Parigi St. Denis 14/09 (RWC) Argentina – Italy 26-6, Mendoza 09/06 Argentina – Scotland 19-13, Paris St. Denis 07/10 (RWC) MEDIA GUIDE South Africa – England 55-22, 02/06 South Africa – Tonga 30-25, Lens 22/09 (RWC) Argentina – Chile XV 70-14, San Isidro 03/08 S. Africa – Argentina 37-13, Paris St. Denis 14/10 (RWC) South Africa – Australia 22-19, Cape Town 16/06 (3N) South Africa – USA 64-15, Montpellier 30/09 (RWC) Wales – Argentina 27-20, Cardiff 18/08 France – Argentina 10-34, Paris PdP 19/10 (RWC) South Africa – N. Zealand 21-26, Durban 23/06 (3N) South Africa – Fiji 37-20, Marsiglia 07/10 (RWC) France – Argentina 12-17, Paris St. Denis 07/09 (RWC) Argentina - Scotland 21-15, Rosario 07/06 Australia – South Africa 25-17, Sydney 07/07 (3N) S. Africa – Argentina 37-13, Parigi St. Denis 14/10 (RWC) Argentina – Georgia 33-3, Lyon 11/09 (RWC) Argentina - Scotland, Buenos Aires 14/06 N. Zealand – South Africa 33-6, Christchurch 14/07 (3N) England – South Africa 6-15, Parigi St. Denis 20/10 (RWC) South Africa – Namibia 105-13, Cape Town 15/08 South Africa - Wales 43-17, Bloemfontein 07/06 Scotland – South Africa 3-27, Edinburgo 25/08 South Africa - Wales, Pretoria 14/06 South Africa – Samoa 59-7, Parigi PdP 09/09 (RWC) LOS PUMAS SQUAD Forwards: Gomez KODELA (Belgrano Athletic), GAMBARINI, STUART (both CASI), SPRINGBOKS SQUAD Aranguren (CUBA), Lagarrigue (Cardenales), Durand (Champagnat), Senatore Forwards: , , BJ BOTHA, , (Gimnasia y Esgrima Rosario), Maria (La Tablada), Costa Repetto (Los Matreros), , , , Brian MUJATI, Danie Genoud (Los Tordos), Campos (Pueyrredon), Lecot (Regatas Bella Vista), Abadie (San ROSSOUW, (cap), , , Gurthrö STEENKAMP, CJ VAN Fernando), Bettolli, Caceres (both Tucuman Lawn Tennis), Guzman (Tucuman RC) DER LINDE, , Backs: Fernandez (Hindu), Urdapilleta (CUBA), Amelong (Jockey Club Rosario), Backs: Gcobani BOBO, Tonderai CHAVHANGA, Bolla CONRADIE, , Azcarate (Club Natacion y Gimnasia), Camacho (Buenos Aires), Contepomi Peter GRANT, , , , , Ricky (Newman), Gauthier, Senillosa (both Hindu), Barrera Oro (Universitario), Serra JANUARIE, , , , Francois STEYN (SIC), Vergallo (Jockey Club Rosario), Albarracin (La Plata), Bruzzone, Lalanne, Lopez Fleming (all SIC), Bustos Moyano (Cordoba Athletic), Merello (Regatas Bella Vista), Miralles (Duendes), Nunez Piossek (Huirapuca)

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TEAM STAFF MEDIA GUIDE

President Giancarlo Dondi ...... 18 Head Coach Nick Mallett ...... 19 SUMMER TOUR 2008 Team manager Carlo Checchinato ...... 19 Assistant coach backs Jean-Philippe Cariat ...... 19 Assistant coach forwards Carlo Orlandi ...... 20

Assistant coach ...... 20 SOUTH AFRI Fitness trainer Alex Marco ...... 21

Video analyst David Fonzi ...... 21 CA / ARGENTINA Chief doctor Gianluca Melegati ...... 22 Team doctor Roberto Pozzoni ...... 22 Physio Jarno Celeghin ...... 23 Osteopath Sante Lugarini ...... 23 Baggage master Alberto Calabrò ...... 24 Team media manager Andrea Cimbrico ...... 25

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GIANCARLO DONDI NICK MALLETT FEDERATION PRESIDENT HEAD COACH President of the Italian Rugby Federation since September 21 Born in Haileybury (England) on October 30, 1956. In the MEDIA GUIDE 1996, he is at his third mandate as Chief of the FIR. same year he was born he moved with his family in Born on April 19 1935 in , he is married and father of and afterwards, in 1963, in South Africa obtaining the citizen- two daughters. He played in the Rugby Parma team and in the ship. Fiamme Oro Padova, a team where he became captain too. He He graduated at the in 1977 and won the selections, in that same year, to play for the Western won two Italian Championships and more than once summo- SUMMER TOUR 2008

CA / ARGENTINA ned by the Italian selections. Province team before getting back to England, where he atten- As director, before becoming President of the FIR, he has been ded with extreme success the prestigious Oxford University actively involved in the development and in the management representing it both in the rugby and cricket teams. of the local rugby movement, taking in charge from 1971 to When he returned in South Africa, he played again – always as – for the Western Province team, with which he won SOUTH AFRI 1975 the position of president of the Rugby Parma. He has been elected many times as Vice president of the FIR and presided the Technical Federal Committee and four Currie Cups from 1982 to 1985 playing also in the Italian championship, sea- last but not least, for twelve years he has been in charge of the International son 1982/83, for the Rugby Rovigo. In 1984 he wore twice the green and gold suite Activity: Team Manager of the Italian Team at the World Cup from 1991 to 1995, at of the Springboks, the National South African team. SOUTH AFRI the Mediterranean Games in 1992 and the brilliant tournament in Argentina in 1989 After experiencing for seven years as coach and player in France, he once again got back in South Africa in 1994, achieving in 1995 the role of head coach of the pro- and in Australia in 1994. He is the resident that has introduced Italy in the impor- vince of Boland and afterwards that of assistant coach of the Springboks. tant 6 Nations Championship, bringing our country at international levels.

Entitled Head Coach of the National South African Team in 1997, he led the CA / ARGENTINA Since 1996 he is member of the International Board and since 1994 he is the Vice

TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR Springboks obtaining seventeen victories in a row between August 1997 and president of the AER-FIRA (Rugby European Association). From may 1st, 2008, he’s December 1998, a record today still unbeaten. part of the IRB Executive Board. After ending the adventure with the Springboks with the record of twenty-seven vic- Among the important rewards he received during his career as director we must tories in thirty-eight matches, he returned again in Europe where he took the lead point out the Sports Merit Golden CONI Star (1991), the Sports Merit Gold Medal of the Stade Francais guiding it successfully in the most important French given to him in 1993 at the AER-FIRA and the “Gran Cordon d’Or” received in 2006 MEDIA GUIDE Championship in 2003 and in 2004, and then once again he got back to his birthpla- at the European Federation. ce to assume the role of Rugby Director of the Western Province. He held this char- On december 27 2004 he received the Medal of Honor “Commendator of the Italian ge until the appointment as Head Coach of the National Italian Rugby Team. At his Republic”. first experience in the 6 Nations with the Italian Team, entrustung the role of Captain to , he grazed a memorable victory against England and led the Italian Team successfully beating Scotland the last round of the Tournament.

OPPONENT SCORE VENUE&DATE TOURNAMENT

Italy - Scotland 23-20 Roma 15/03/2008 RBS 6 Nations France - Italy 25-13 ParisSt.Denis 09/03/2008 RBS 6 Nations Wales - Italy 47-8 Cardiff 23/02/2008 RBS 6 Nations Italy - England 19-23 Roma 10/02/2008 RBS 6 Nations Ireland - Italy 16-11 Dublin 02/02/2008 RBS 6 Nations

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CARLO CHECCHINATO CARLO ORLANDI TEAM MANAGER ASSISTANT COACH - FORWARDS MEDIA GUIDE Carlo Checchinato, born in Adria (Rovigo) on August 30th 1970, Born on November 1 1967 in Piacenza, he started in the Lyons since November 2005 is the Team Manager of the Italian National and later on joined , Rovigo and Piacenza Rugby, always Team, after having uninterruptedly played for fourteen years in playing as a hooker. He was Champion of Italy with the club the National Team. Following the path of his father Giancarlo, who of Milan in 1995/1996.

played for 5 times in the Italian League during the Seventies as a He played in the Italian National Team for 42 test matches SUMMER TOUR 2008

CA / ARGENTINA lock, he grew up playing in the Rovigo team and at the age of 20 from 1992 to 2000, running off the last match against France years old he made his first entrance in the National Italian Team. in the 6 Nations 2000 Tournament and together with Massimo With the National Italian Team he played four World Cups Cuttitta and he was one of the best Italian (1991,1995,1999,2003) and five tournaments of the 6 Nations, first rows playing with them in 25 events. Trained in the

SOUTH AFRI gathering 83 test matches (all-time lock together with Alessandro Federation, he followed the Under 19s National Team and the Troncon) and scoring 21 trys, establishing the record of the top try Under 21s National Team together with Andrea Cavinato, lea- forward scorer in the history of international rugby. ding the Italian Team to the World Championship U21s in 2002 and 2003.

Playing as lock and as scrum half, he joind the Benetton Treviso after having left the club Since 2003 he is part of the Nazionale staff as Forwards Coach. SOUTH AFRI of his city, he then conquered seven titles as Champion of Italy in his career and was cap- tain of the Italian National Team in the inaugural match of the World Championship in 2003 against the All Blacks.

When he ended his career as a player, in 2003/2004, he immediately joined the Italian CA / ARGENTINA

TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR staff and as team manager he partecipated at his fifth World Cup in autumn 2007, for the first time not as a player. He lives in Treviso with his wife Marta and his sons Antonio and Pietro.. ALESSANDRO TRONCON

MEDIA GUIDE ASSISTANT COACH One of the oldest talents of Italian rugby, Alessandro Troncon grew up in the Benetton Treviso, showing immediately his tal- ent as scrum half. In 1993 he joined the Mirano, he got back JEAN -PHILIPPE CARIAT in Treviso after a season, afterwards he achieved in 1994, at ASSISTANT COACH - BACKS 21 years old, his first presence in the National Italian Team, playing against Spain. He played as Capitain in twenty match- He is born on August 8 1954 in Riscle, a medieval Pyrenean es and was one of the first Italian players to distinguish in an locality near the Atlantic Ocean not far from Tarbes. A versa- international championship by joining the Clermont for three tile utility back, able to play any roles of both back and for- seasons from 1999 to 2002. After the French experience he ward in Auch and Angouleme. He played in the major French once again got back to play in his own city of origin, gaining championships but without playing in the National League. other two titles of Champion of Italy in 2004 and in 2006 after Gym teacher and , Pau and Colomiers coach; it was those achieved in 1998 and 1999. In 2007, his last year as a player, he returned in with the Colomiers that he arrived to play the final round for the Italian Team and was entitled “man of the match” in Twickenham against the title of Champion of France in 2000, surrendering only to England and in the historical victory in Edinburgh against Scotland. He ended his the Stade Francais. He is married and father of two sons, who sport career after the World Championship 2007, but never leaving the rugby world are both rugby players. His arrival in the Italian staff as assi- because he immediately joined the staff as assistant to Nick Mallett. stant to is quite curious: they never knew each other but met on the plane to Toulouse the nominee day of Berbizier as Italian Head Coach. From that day on a fruitful relationship began. Even after Berbizier left our team, having passed to the Racing Metro of Paris, he remained in the Italian Team staff as assistent of Nick Mallett.

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DAVID FONZI GIANLUCA MELEGATI VIDEO ANALYST CHIEF DOCTOR Born in on August 28 1974, he graduated at the Istituto Fully graduated in 1983 with a degree in Surgery and Medicine Universitario di Scienze Motorie. He played for the Super 10 at the Università degli Studi of Milan. He completed his expe- MEDIA GUIDE with the Rugby Roma until 1999 as scrum half, and afterwards rience following for 20 years Sports Medicine specializing in he joined the Ealing RC. After leaving the sports career he Physical Therapy and Rehab, two disciplines he specialized in immediately achieved the patent of second level coach and following stages at the University of Pittzburgh. He acquired since 2006 he began to cooperate with the FIR as video-ana- important experiences at the Sport Traumatology Center of the SUMMER TOUR 2008

CA / ARGENTINA lyst assistant to Simone Santa Maria. Istituto Ortopedico G. Pini of Milan, where he was the respon- Subsequently when Simone Santa Maria joined the Metro- sible of the Isokinetic area. Physiatrist at the Istituto Racing Parigi and Nick Mallett joined the Italian Staff, he Ortopedico G. Pini of Milan, at the Physical Therapy and Rehab became the video-analyst of the National Italian Team. Department, from 1990 to 2000, he was the Physio Isokinetic Responsible, Sport Rehab Ambulatory Responsible and SOUTH AFRI Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Responsible. He is now working at the Sport Rehab Center and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

at the Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi of Milano, besides being consultant of the SOUTH AFRI Istituto Ortopedico G. Pini of Milano for Physical Therapy and Rehab and teaches Physical Medicine and Rehab at the Università Statale of Milano. He dedicated his time to three kinds of sports: rugby, volleyball and ski. Italian Ski

Federation Medical Committee Member and Manager of the National Ski Team CA / ARGENTINA

TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR Therapists. He is the National Volleyball Team Rehab Consultant. From ‘94 to ‘99 he is the Italian National Rugby medical staff member. ALEX MARCO FITNESS TRAINER

MEDIA GUIDE Alex Marco is born in Clamard, a city in northern France not far from Paris, on August 8 1977. Excellent rugby player, he left his sport career at 24 years old, joining immediately the Stade Francais as fitness trainer. After two years and two titles in the , working with Nick Mallett being the head coach, he continued his adventure with the french club also when the head coach was Fabien Galthiè. ROBERTO POZZONI In summer 2007 he was member of the French National Team TEAM DOCTOR staff as a fitness trainer, during the world championships in He comes from Milan and he specialized in orthopaedics and France. When the tournament ended he replaced his country- traumatology in 1998. “Doctor” Roberto Pozzoni is at his first man Pascal Valentini and became the fitness trainer of the season with the Italian National Rugby Team after having held Italian National Team. the office of team doctor of the Inter youngsters club, of the He is married and he is one of the youngest international fitness trainers. National Hockey On Ice Team and of the Ski Team. He worked in all the traumatology centers of Milan and now he works at the Traumatology Sport and Arthroscopic Surgery Center of the Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi. He published articles both in national and international mag- azines. He replaced Alessandro Patricola. He is married and father of two children.

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JARNO CHELEGHIN ALBERTO CALABRO’ PHYSIO BAGGAGE MASTER Jarno Celeghin is born on March 3 1975 in Rovigo. He played He is born on April 10 1968 in Rome; he has been more than in the young rugby teams of Rovigo from 1990 to 1996. He once a Greco-roman wrestling Champion of Italy in the 74- MEDIA GUIDE then graduated at the Università degli Studi of Ferrara in 82kg categories. In 2001 he entered in the Federation as Physiotherapy with the highest grades. He carried on his Warehouse Master, which is what he does still now. Since the apprenticeship at the Ospedale riabilitativo S.Giorgio of summer tour 2006 he is part of the Nazionale Maggiore staff Ferrara and at the Isokinetic of Bologna, one of the best sports as Baggage Master. He is married with Monica and father of SUMMER TOUR 2008

CA / ARGENTINA rehab centres. Since 2000 he began to work with the Adriatic three children: Noemi, Gabriel e Christian. LNG Rovigo, together with some of the Young National Teams and finally with the Nazionale Maggiore. He followed a trai- ning course for the Tecar Terapia application at the Unibell International, a therapy he frequently uses with the Italian SOUTH AFRI Team. Since September 2005 he teaches taping at the CONI School of Rome. He runs the rehab centre “Equipe” in Rovigo together with his Team colleague Sante

Lugarini. SOUTH AFRI CA / ARGENTINA

TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR SANTE LUGARINI ANDREA CIMBRICO OSTEOPATH TEAM MEDIA MANAGER Sante Lugarini is born on February 11 1967 in Rovigo. He has He is born on October 29, 1980 in . He achieved a clas- been Champion of Italy with the red and blue club in the sic diploma at the “Collegio Emiliani” of Genova-Nervi and he

MEDIA GUIDE Under 15s and Under 19s categories. practiced rugby at school. Diploma in Mass physiotherapist in 1995 and Osteopath in Former water polo player of the Sportiva Nervi and of the Rari 2002, he was physiotherapist of the Atletica Leggera delle Nantes Sori before undertaking the journalist career. He works Fiamme Oro Padova, the National Women Rugby Team and in the FIR Press Agency since November 2003. Since autumn Rugby Rovigo. He has also followed the Italian 800mt runner 2006 he follows full-time the National Team. Andrea Longo at the Europeans 1998. Since august 2005 he is He was the press manager of the Rowing World Championship part of the Nazionale Maggiore staff together with Jarno U23s in 2002 and of the World Championship Snowboard 2003 Celeghin, with whom he directs the physiotherapy centre and media manager of the Italian National Team at the World “Equipe” in Rovigo. He is married with Sabina and has two due Championships “France 2007”. children: Marcello – already a rugby player – and Anna. He was the speaker at many conventions that treated lower art rehab.

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THE PLAYERS MEDIA GUIDE Leonardo Ghiraldini (team captain) ...... 28 Robert Barbieri ...... 28

Pablo Canavosio ...... 28 SUMMER TOUR 2008 Carlo Antonio Del Fava ...... 29 ...... 29 Jaco Erasmus ...... 29

Gonzalo Garcia ...... 30 SOUTH AFRI Andrea Marcato ...... 30 Andrea Masi ...... 30 CA / ARGENTINA Luke McLean ...... 31 Alejandro Moreno ...... 31 Carlos Nieto ...... 31 Ludovico Maria Nitoglia ...... 32 Fabio Ongaro ...... 32 Enrico Patrizio ...... 32 Riccardo Pavan ...... 33 Simon Picone ...... 33 Matteo Pratichetti ...... 33 Tommaso Reato ...... 34 Michele Rizzo ...... 34 Kaine Robertson ...... 34 Ignacio Rouyet ...... 35 Josh Sole ...... 35 Alessandro Zanni ...... 35

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LEONARDO GHIRALDINI - Captain CARLO ANTONIO DEL FAVA HOOKER LOCK birthplace: Padova; birthdate: 26.12.84; position: hooker; birthplace: Umtata ; birthdate: 01.07.81; position: lock; MEDIA GUIDE height: 184cm; weight: 99kg; Club: Cammi Calvisano; Caps: height: 198cm; weight: 109kg; Club: Ulster; Caps: 28; 11; International debut: Japan – Italy 6-52, Tokyo 11.06.06; International debut: Wales – Italy 44-10, Cardiff 27.03.04; points scored: -; 6N Caps: 6; RWC Caps: 1; honours: “A”, points scored: -; 6N Caps: 16; RWC Caps: 2; honours: “A” Seven, U21, U19, U18 Website: -

Website: - SUMMER TOUR 2008

CA / ARGENTINA WAL04, ROM04, JAP04, IRL05, WAL05, SCO05, ENG05, JAP06, FIJ06, WAL07, IRL07, JAP07, POR07, IRL08, FRA05, TON05, ARG05, FIJ05, IRL06, ENG06, FRA06, ENG08, WAL08, FRA08, SCO08 WAL06, SCO06, JAP06, FIJ06, POR06, URU07, ARG07, POR07, SCO07(2) , IRL08, ENG08, WAL08, FRA08, SCO08 SOUTH AFRI

ROBERT BARBIERI SANTIAGO DELLAPÉ’ SOUTH AFRI FLANKER LOCK birthplace: Toronto; birthdate: 05.06.84; position: flanker; birthplace: La Plata; birthdate: 09.05.78; position: lock; height: 185cm; weight: 105kg; Club: Benetton Treviso; Caps: height: 200cm; weight: 116kg; Club: Biarritz Olympique; CA / ARGENTINA TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR 6; International debut: Japan – Italy 6-52, Tokyo 11.06.06; Caps: 50; International debut: France – Italy 33-12, Paris points scored: - 02.02.02; points scored: 15 (3 tries); 6N Caps: 28; RWC 6N Caps: - ; RWC Caps: -; honours: “A”, U21 Caps: 6; honours: Barbarians, “A” Website: - Website: - MEDIA GUIDE JAP06, FIJ06, POR06, URU07, ARG07, IRL07(2) FRA02, SCO02, IRL02, ENG02, NZL02, ESP02, ARG02, FRA03, SCO03, SCO03, GEO03, TON03, CAN03, WAL03, ENG04, FRA04, SCO04, IRL04, WAL04, CAN04, NZL04, IRL05, WAL05, SCO05, ENG05, FRA05, ARG05, IRL06, ENG06, WAL06, SCO06, JAP06, FIJ06, POR06, RUS06, AUS06, ARG06, CAN06, FRA07, ENG07, SCO07, WAL07, IRL07, JAP07, NZL07, ROM07, SCO07(2) , IRL08, ENG08, WAL08 PABLO CANAVOSIO SCRUMHALF/WING JACO ERASMUS birthplace: Cordoba; birthdate: 26.12.81; position: scrum- LOCK/FLANKER half/wing; height: 175cm; weight: 85kg; Club: Castres; Caps: birthplace: Empangeni (RSA); birthdate: 31.07.1979; posi- 18; International debut: Australia – Italy 69-21, tion: flanker/n.8; height: 198cm; weight: 105kg; Club: 25.06.05; Points scored: 20 (4 tries) Montepaschi Viadana; Caps: 2; International debut: France – 6N Caps: 6 ; RWC Caps: 1; honours: Seven Italy 25-13, Paris 09.03.08; points scored: -; 6N Caps: 2; Website: - RWC Caps: -; honours: “A”, Seven

AUS05, TON05, FIJ05, IRL06, ENG06, FRA06, WAL06, FRA08, SCO08 SCO06, FIJ06, POR06, RUS06, AUS06, ARG06, ARG07, JAP07, IRL07(2), POR07, IRL08

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GONZALO GARCIA LUKE MCLEAN CENTRE FLYHALF/FULLBACK birthplace: Mendoza (Arg); birthdate: 18.02.84; position: birthplace: Townsville; birthdate: 29.06.87 ; position: ful- MEDIA GUIDE center; height: 185cm; weight: 96kg; Club: Cammi Calvisano; lback; height: 185cm ; weight: 90kg ; Club: Cammi Calvisano; Caps: uncapped; honours: Argentina U21 Caps: uncapped; honours: Australia U19 SUMMER TOUR 2008 CA / ARGENTINA SOUTH AFRI

ANDREA MARCATO ALEJANDRO MORENO SOUTH AFRI FLYHALF/FULLBACK PROP birthplace: Padova; birthdate: 17.04.83; position: apertura; birthplace: Buenos Aires birthdate: 21.04.73; position: prop; height: 182cm; weight: 85kg; Club: Benetton Treviso; Caps: height: 185cm; weight: 115kg; Club: Leicester Tigers; Caps: 7; International debut: Japan – Italy 6-52, Tokyo 11.06.06; 4; international debut: Italy-Tonga 25-28, Leicester CA / ARGENTINA TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR points scored: 24 (5 pens, 3 convs, 1 drop); 6N Caps: 5; RWC 10.10.99; points scored: -; 6N Caps: 2; RWC Caps: 2; Caps: - honours: Argentina (3 caps), “A”

JAP06, POR06, IRL08, ENG08, WAL08, FRA08, SCO08 TON99, NZL99, FRA02, SCO02 MEDIA GUIDE

ANDREA MASI CENTRE / WING / FLYHALF CARLOS NIETO birthplace: L’Aquila; birthdate: 30.03.81; position: PROP center/wing; height: 183cm; weight: 97kg; Club: Biarritz birthplace: La Plata; birthdate: 28.04.76; position: prop; Olympique; Caps: 40; International debut: Italy – Spain 42- height: 185cm; weight: 106kg; Club: Gloucester RFC; Caps: 11, L’Aquila 26.08.99; points scored: 50 (10 tries); 6N Caps: 26; International debut: Italy – England 9-45, Roma 18; RWC Caps: 8; honours: “A”, U21, U19 07.04.02; points scored: -; 6N Caps: 12; RWC Caps: -; Website: - honours: “A” Website: - ESP99, ENG03, FRA03, SCO03, SCO03, IRL03, NZL03, TON03, CAN03, WAL03, ENG04, IRL04, WAL04, ROM04, IRL02, ARG05(1), ARG05(2), AUS05, TON05, ARG05(3), JAP04, CAN04, IRL05, WAL05, SCO05, ENG05, FRA05, FIJ05, IRL06, ENG06, FRA06, WAL06, JAP06, FIJ06, ARG05, ARG05, AUS05, JAP06, FIJ06, POR06, RUS06, FRA07, SCO07, JAP07, AUS06, ARG06, CAN06, FRA07,SCO07, WAL07, IRL07, NZL07, ROM07, POR07, SCO07(2) , IRL08, ENG08, WAL08, FRA08, SCO08 ARG07, ENG08, FRA08, SCO08

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LUDOVICO MARIA NITOGLIA RICCARDO PAVAN WING CENTRE / WING MEDIA GUIDE birthplace: Roma; birthdate: 27.10.83; position: wing; birthplace: Conegliano (TV); birthdate: 13.10.1986; posi- height: 178cm; weight: 80kg; Club: Cammi Calvisano; Caps: tion: center/wing; height: 187cm; weight: 91kg; Club: 17; International debut: Italy – Canada 51-6, L’Aquila Overmach Cariparma; Caps: uncapped; honours: “A”, U21, 06.11.04; points scored: -; 6N Caps: 10; RWC Caps: -; U19, U18

honours: “A”, Seven, U21, U19 SUMMER TOUR 2008 Website: - CA / ARGENTINA CAN04, NZL04, USA04, IRL05, WAL05, SCO05, ENG05, FRA05, ARG05, TON05, ARG05, FIJ05, IRL06, ENG06, FRA06, WAL06, SCO06 SOUTH AFRI

FABIO ONGARO SOUTH AFRI HOOKER birthplace: Venezia; birthdate: 23.09.77; position: hooker; SIMON PICONE height: 183cm; weight: 104kg; Club: Saracens; Caps: 53; SCRUMHALF/ CENTRE CA / ARGENTINA International debut: Italy – Canada 17-22, Rovigo 11.11.00; birthplace: Roma; birthdate: 26.09.82; position: TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR points scored: 20 (4 tries); 6N Caps: 21; RWC Caps: 6; scrumhalf/center; height: 180cm; weight: 89kg; Club: honours: “A”, U21, U18 Benetton Treviso; Caps: 15; International debut: Ireland – Website: - Italy 19-3, Dublin 20.03.04; points scored: 5 (1 try); 6N Caps: 10; RWC Caps: - CAN00, NAM01, RSA01, URU01, ARG01, ARG02, AUS02, MEDIA GUIDE ENG03, FRA03, SCO03, IRL03, GEO03, NZL03, TON03, IRL04, WAL04, FRA05, ENG06, FRA06, SCO06, JAP06, CAN03, WAL03, ENG04, FRA04, SCO04, IRL04, ROM04, POR06, RUS06, ARG06, CAN06, ENG08, WAL08, FRA08, JAP04, CAN04, NZL04, USA04, IRL05, WAL05, SCO05, SCO08 ENG05, FRA05, TON05, ARG05, FIJ05, IRL06, ENG06, FRA06, WAL06, SCO06, JAP06, FIJ06, POR06, RUS06, AUS06, ARG06, CAN06, FRA07, SCO07, URU07, ARG07, IRL07(2), NZL07, SCO07(2) , FRA08, SCO08

MATTEO PRATICHETTI ENRICO PATRIZIO CENTRE / WING CENTRE birthplace: Roma; birthdate: 27.07.85; position: birthplace: Camposanpiero (PD); birthdate: 15.01.85; posi- center/wing; height: 190cm; weight: 100kg; Club: Cammi tion: center; height: 188cm; weight: 95kg; Club: Carrera Calvisano; Caps: 8; International debut: Italy – New Zealand Petrarca Padova; Caps: 3; International debut: Uruguay – 10-59, Roma 13.11.04; points scored: 20 (4 tries); 6N Caps: Italy 5-29, Montevideo 02.06.07; points scored: -; 6N Caps: 3; RWC Caps: 1; honours: “A”, U21, U19, U18, U17 2; RWC Caps: -; honours: “A”, U21, U19, U18, U17 Website: -

URU07, FRA08, SCO08 NZL04, ENG07, WAL07, IRL07, URU07, ARG07, IRL07(2), POR07

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TOMMASO REATO IGNACIO ROUYET LOCK PROP birthplace: Rovigo; birthdate: 12.05.84; position: lock; birthdate: Buenos Aires; birthdate: 22.10.78; position: MEDIA GUIDE height: 193cm; weight: 96kg; Club: Femi CZ Rovigo; Caps: 1; pilone; height: 180cm; weight 99kg; Club: Montepaschi international debut: Ireland – Italy 16-11, Dublin 02.02.08; Viadana; Caps: uncapped points scored: -; 6N Caps: 1; RWC Caps: -; honours: „A“, U21, U19, U18 SUMMER TOUR 2008

CA / ARGENTINA IRL08 SOUTH AFRI

JOSH SOLE SOUTH AFRI MICHELE RIZZO LOCK/FLANKER PROP birthplace: Hamilton; birthdate: 15.02.80; position: flan- birthplace Dolo (Ve); birthdate: 16.09.82; position pilone; ker/N.8; height: 196cm; weight: 110kg; Club: Montepaschi height 188cm; weight: 102kg; Club: Carrera Petrarca Padova; Viadana; Caps: 28; International debut: Argentina – Italy 35- CA / ARGENTINA TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR Caps: 1; international debut Australia – Italy 69-21, 21, Salta 11.06.05; points scored: 20 (4m.); 6N Caps: 13; Melbourne 25.06.05; points scored: -; 6 Nations caps: -; RWC Caps: 2; honours: - RWC caps: - Website: -

AUS05 ARG01 (1), TON05, ARG05, IRL06, ENG06, FRA06, WAL06, MEDIA GUIDE SCO06, JAP06, FIJ06, RUS06, AUS06, ARG06, CAN06, FRA07, ENG07, IRL07, URU07, ARG07, JAP07, IRL07(2), ROM07, SCO07(2) , IRL08, ENG08, WAL08, FRA08, SCO08

KAINE ROBERTSON WING ALESSANDRO ZANNI birthplace: Auckland; birthdate: 29.10.80; position: wing; FLANKER height: 178cm; weight: 76kg; Club: Montepaschi Viadana; birthplace: Udine; birthdate: 31.01.84; position: Caps: 30; International debut: Romania – Italy 25-24, flanker/N.8; height: 193cm; weight: 99kg; Club: Cammi Bucarest 20.06.04 ; points scored: 60 (12 tries); 6N Caps: 13; Calvisano; Caps: 22; International debut: Italy – Tonga 48-0, RWC Caps: 3; honours: “A”, Seven Prato 12.11.05; points scored: 5 (1m.); 6N Caps: 11; RWC Website: - Caps: 1; honours: “A”, U21, U19, U18

ROM04, JAP04, CAN04, NZL04, USA04, IRL05, WAL05, TON05, ARG05(3), FIJ05, FRA06, WAL06, SCO06, POR06, SCO05, FRA05, ARG05, ARG05, AUS05, POR06, RUS06, RUS06, AUS06, ARG06, CAN06, SCO07, WAL07, IRL07, FRA07, ENG07, SCO07, WAL07, IRL07, URU07, ARG07, URU07, IRL07(2), NZL07, IRL08, ENG08, WAL08, FRA08, JAP07, IRL07(2), NZL07, ROM07, SCO07(2), IRL08, ENG08, FRA08, SCO08 SCO08

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STATISTICS MEDIA GUIDE MOST CAPPED PLAYER 101 Alessandro Troncon

MOST CAPS AS CAPTAIN

37 SUMMER TOUR 2008

CA / ARGENTINA 37

LONGEST INTERNATIONAL CAREER 15 years Sergio Lanfranchi (1949-64) SOUTH AFRI 14 years Carlo Checchinato (1990-2004)

TOP SCORER SOUTH AFRI 983 Diego Dominguez

TOP TRY-SCORER CA / ARGENTINA 25 TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR

LARGEST WIN IN A TEST-MATCH 104-8 vs Czech Republic, Viadana 18.05.94

MEDIA GUIDE LARGEST DEFEAT IN A TEST-MATCH 101-0 vs South Africa, Durban 19.06.99

MOST POINTS SCORED IN A TEST-MATCH 29 Stefano Bettarello in Canada vs Italy 9-37, Toronto 01.07.83 29 Diego Dominguez in Italy vs Scotland 34-20, Roma 05.02.00

MOST TRIES SCORED IN A TEST-MATCH 4 Renzo Cova in Italy vs Belgium 45-0, Paris 10.10.37 4 in Italy vs Morocco 70-9, Carcassonne 19.06.93

MOST CONVERSIONS SCORED IN A TEST-MATCH 12 in Italy vs Czech Republic 104-8, Viadana 18.05.94

MOST DROP-GOALS SCORED IN A TEST-MATCH 3 Rocco Caligiuri in Transvaal XV vs Italy 28-24, 11.07.73 3 Diego Dominguez in Italy vs Scotland 34-20, Roma 05.02.00

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MOST CAPPED PLAYERS TOP SCORERS

CAPS PLAYER CAPS PLAYER POINTS PLAYER DETAIL MEDIA GUIDE 101 TRONCON 40 PEZ 983 Diego DOMINGUEZ 9 tries, 209 pens., 127 convs., 19 drop-goals 83 CHECCHINATO 40 MASI 483 Stefano BETTARELLO 7 t., 104 pens., 46 convs., 17 drop-goals 76 LO CICERO 39 GAETANIELLO FABR. 294 Luigi TROIANI 2 t., 57 pens., 57 convs. 74 DOMINGUEZ 39 MAZZUCATO 260 Ramiro PEZ 4 m.,52 pens., 33 convs., 6 drop-goals SUMMER TOUR 2008 71 STOICA 38 FRANCESCATO I. 153 1 t. 25 pens. 35 convs., 1 drop-goals CA / ARGENTINA 69 CUTTITTA MAS. 38 FRANCESCATO R. 133 Ennio PONZI 31 pens., 17 convs., 2 drop-goals 67 BORTOLAMI 38 GRIFFEN 110 Marcello CUTTITTA 25 t. 65 BERGAMASCO Ma. 37 SGORLON A. 107 Paolo VACCARI 22 t.

SOUTH AFRI 64 VACCARI 35 BARBA 105 Carlo CHECCHINATO 21 t. 60 GHIZZONI 34 ARANCIO 105 22 pens., 18 convs., 1 drop-goals 60 GIOVANNELLI 34 BONETTI 99 22 pens., 15 convs., 1 drop-goals SOUTH AFRI 56 PERSICO A. 34 BONOMI 95 Alessandro TRONCON 19 t. 55 BETTARELLO 34 DE ROSSI A. 93 6 t., 13 pens., 5 convs., 5 drop-goals 54 CUTTITTA MAR. 34 LORIGIOLA 84 Enrico MARCHETTO 21 t.

54 MASCIOLETTI 33 MAZZARIOL 78 2 t., 14 pens., 13 convs. CA / ARGENTINA

TOUR 2008 SUMMER TOUR 54 PROPERZI 33 ROBAZZA 77 17 t., 3 drop-goals 54 CASTROGIOVANNI MAR. 32 DE CARLI 77 Ivan FRANCESCATO 16 t. 53 PIVETTA 31 ARTUSO 75 15 t. 53 ONGARO 31 CRISTOFOLETTO 72 Gabriel FILIZZOLA 5 t., 5 pens., 16 convs. 53 PARISSE S. 30 GAETANIELLO FABIO 70 Elio LAZZARINI 14 pens., 11 convs., 2 drop-goals MEDIA GUIDE 52 BERGAMASCO Mi. 30 ROBERTSON 68 17 t. 52 PERUGINI 29 BORDON 65 13 t. 50 BONA 28 SALSI 60 Kayne ROBERTSON 12 t. 50 DELLAPE’ 28 VENTURI 55 11 t. 48 GIACHERI 28 SOLE 50 Andrea MASI 10 t. 47 BOLLESAN 28 DEL FAVA 50 10 t. 47 TROIANI 27 ALTIGERI 49 Andrea SCANAVACCA 2t., 7pens., 9 convs. 45 ROSSI G. 27 DE ANNA 47 2 t., 3 convs., 6 pens., 5 drop-goals 45 FESTUCCIA 26 CALIGIURI 47 1 t. 12 pens. 3 convs. 44 MOSCARDI 26 GHINI AL. 46 Edgardo VENTURI 11 t. 43 MARCHETTO 26 MORELLI GIO. 45 9 t. 42 FAVARO 26 NIETO 45 Marko STANOJEVIC 9 t. 42 FRANCESCATO N. 25 PEDRONI 42 INNOCENTI 25 PIETROSANTI 42 ORLANDI 24 COSSARA 42 DALLAN D. 24 CROCI 41 COLELLA 24 DE BERNARDO 41 FEDRIGO 24 LAZZARINI 41 CANALE 24 AMBRON

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TOP TRY-SCORERS TOP DROP-SCORERS MEDIA GUIDE TRIES PLAYER INTL CAREER DROPS PLAYER INTL CAREER MEDIA GUIDE 25 Marcello CUTTITTA 1987-1999 19 Diego DOMINGUEZ 1991-2003 22 Paolo VACCARI 1991-2003 17 Stefano BETTARELLO 1979-1988 21 Carlo CHECCHINATO 1990-2004 6 Ramiro PEZ 2000 SUMMER TOUR 2008

21 Enrico MARCHETTO 1972-1981 5 Massimo BONOMI 1988-1996 SUMMER TOUR 2008 19 Alessandro TRONCON 1994-2007 5 Oscar COLLODO 1977-1987 17 Serafino GHIZZONI 1977-1987 3 Rocco CALIGIURI 1969-1979 17 Massimo MASCIOLETTI 1977-1990 3 Serafino GHIZZONI 1977-1987 16 Ivan FRANCESCATO 1990-1997 3 Lelio LAZZARINI 1970-1974 15 Mirco BERGAMASCO 2002 3 Pierluigi PACIFICI 1969-1971 13 Mauro BERGAMASCO 1998 2 Roberto MARTINI 1965-1968 SOUTH AFRI

12 Kayne ROBERTSON 2004 2 Ennio PONZI 1973-1977 SOUTH AFRI 11 Cristian STOICA 1997 2 Claudio TORRESAN 1980-1985 11 Edgardo VENTURI 1983-1993 2 Tommaso VISENTIN 1996 10 Vittorio AMBRON 1962-1972 1 Ivan ALOISIO 1933-1936 CA / ARGENTINA 10 Andrea MASI 1999 1 Nando BARBINI 1953-1960 CA / ARGENTINA 10 Martin CASTROGIOVANNI 2002 1 Aldo CALUZZI 1970-1974 9 Diego DOMINGUEZ 1991-2003 1 Aldo CECCHETTO-MILANI 1952 9 Luca MARTIN 1997 1 Gianmatteo CECCHIN 1970-1972 9 1981-1991 1 Massimo BRUNELLO 1988-1993 9 Marko STANOJEVIC 2006 1 Claudio DELLA VALLE 1968-1971 8 Elio DE ANNA 1972-1980 1 2004 7 1985-1993 1 Renzo MAFFIOLI 1933-1937 7 Stefano BETTARELLO 1979-1988 1 Ettore PARMIGGIANI 1942-1948 7 Paolo ROSI 1948-1954 1 Gert PEENS 2002 7 1999 1 Mario PISANESCHI 1948-1955 7 Marco BORTOLAMI 2001 1 Giampiero RICCI 1967-1969 7 2000 1 Raffaello SALVAN 1973-1974 6 Massimo BONOMI 1988-1996 1 Daniele TEBALDI 1985-1991 6 1963-1975 1 Francesco VINCI III 1929-1940 6 1990-2000 1 Rima WAKARUA 2003 6 Nello FRANCESCATO 1972-1982 1 Loredano ZUIN 1977-1979 6 Elio MICHELON 1969-1971 1 David BORTOLUSSI 2006 6 Alessandro MOSCARDI 1993-2002 1 Andrea MARCATO 2006 6 Francesco VINCI III 1929-1940 6 2003

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MEDIA SCHEDULE MEDIA GUIDE MEDIA GUIDE All times are local. The schedule for Argentina week will be announced by email and on the union website later during the tour. SUMMER TOUR 2008 TUESDAY 10TH JUNE where: Park Hotel “La Borghesiana” - Rome SUMMER TOUR 2008 what: training camp starts media access: footage only THURSDAY 19TH JUNE USEFUL CONTACTS who:: - when: 10.00 what: visit to S.O.S. Bambini Village in Cape where: Park Hotel “La Borghesiana” - Rome Town - 17a Matopo Rd, Thornton 7460 Gianfranco BELLE’ media access: - SUNDAY 15TH JUNE who: staff and players Union Communications Director when: 6pm what: team leaves to South Africa where: S.O.S. Bambini Village in Cape Town Mob. +39.335.844.55.38 where: Aeroporto“Leonardo da Vinci” – Rome media access: full [email protected] WEDNESDAY 11TH JUNE media access: footage only when: tba what: media briefing flight: BA549 to Londra Heathrow/Cape Town Andrea CIMBRICO SOUTH AFRI who: assistant coaches, two players when: 1.35pm FRIDAY 20TH JUNE Team media manager SOUTH AFRI where: Park Hotel “La Borghesiana” - Rome what: Captain’s Run Mob. +39.320.78.77.687 media access: full MONDAY 16TH JUNE who:: - [email protected] when: 12.00pm what: team arrives in South Africa where: Newlands Stadium – Cape Town CA / ARGENTINA where: Cape Town International Airport media access: footage only SOUTHERN SUN NEWLANDS (Cape Town) CA / ARGENTINA what: training media access: footage only when: 11.00am (first twenty minutes only) Main Road, Newlands 7700 who:: - flight: BA059 ph. +27.21.68.36.562 where: Park Hotel “La Borghesiana” - Rome when: 7.50am what: press conference [email protected] media access: footage only who:: Head Coach, Manager, Captain when: 10.00 what: press conference where: Newlands Stadium – Cape Town UNION WEBSITE who:: Union Presidenrt, Head Coach, Manager, media access: full www.federugby.it THURSDAY 12TH JUNE Captain, vice-Captain (if named) when: 12.00pm www.federugby.it what: training where: Southern Sun Newlands who:: - media access: full SUNDAY 22ND JUNE where: Park Hotel “La Borghesiana” - Rome when: 12.00pm what: team leaves to Argentina media access: footage only who:: - when: 10.00 TUESDAY 17TH JUNE media access: footage only what: training flight: MH201 to Buenos Aires/Cordoba what: media briefing who: - when: 10.45am who:: Head Coach, Manager, two players where: Bishop School where: Park Hotel “La Borghesiana” - Rome media access: footage only MONDAY 23RD JUNE media access: full when: 10.00am (first twenty minutes only) no media access when: 12.00pm what: team announcement to play South Africa MONDAY 30TH JUNE FRIDAY 13TH JUNE who:: Head Coach, Manager what: team arrives in Italy no media access where: Southern Sun Newlands media access: footage only media access: full where: Aeroporto Leonardo da Vinci” – Rome SATURDAY 14TH JUNE when: 12.30pm flight: AZ681 what: media briefing when: 6.10am who: four players WEDNESDAY 18TH JUNE where: Park Hotel “La Borghesiana” - Rome what: media briefing media access: full who: ten players in the starting line-up when: 12.00pm where: Southern Sun Newlands media access: full what: training when: 12.00pm

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