The Italian National Team Thread

[Deano]

I thought Id open one. With us currently in the 6N most of the discussion is in there, but this forum and thread can be for discussing the players form and transfers while there is not many international games around.

 

[Deano]

Here is Italy A team against England Saxons

ITALIA “Aâ€
15 Riccardo PAVAN (Overmach Cariparma)
14 Ludovico NITOGLIA (Cammi Calvisano)
13 Gilberto PAVAN (Overmach Cariparma)
12 Alessio GALANTE (Rolly Gran Parma)
11 Michele SEPE (AlmavivA UR Capitolina)
10 Paolo BUSO (Cammi Calvisano)
9 Giulio TONIOLATTI (AlmavivA UR Capitolina)
8 Jacobus ERASMUS (Montepaschi Viadana)
7 Robert BARBIERI (Benetton Treviso)
6 Silvio ORLANDO (Benetton Treviso)
5 Antonio PAVANELLO (Benetton Treviso)
4 Gonzalo PADRO' (Carrera Petrarca Padova)
3 Lorenzo CITTADINI (Cammi Calvisano)
2 Luigi FERRARO (Montepaschi Viadana) â€" capitano
1 Matias AGUERO (Saracens)

a disposizione
16 Matteo PIETROSANTI (AlmavivA UR Capitolina)
17 Franco SBARAGLINI (Benetton Treviso)
18 Mantvydas TVERAGA (Overmach Cariparma)
19 Paul DERBYSHIRE (Rolly Gran Parma)
20 Fabio SEMENZATO (Benetton Treviso)
21 Luciano RODRIGUEZ (Orved San Donà)
22 Alessandro CHILLON (Overmach Cariparma)

From this list there are some names that Mallet will be looking out for. Cittadini, Barbieri, Nitoglia and Buso in particular.

 

[Deano]

U20 team against England

ITALIA
15 Matteo NAVA (Giunti Firenze 1931)
14 Andrea BACCHETTI (Femi-CZ Rovigo)
13 Roberto QUARTAROLI (Easy Living L’Aquila)
12 Alberto CHIESA (Consiag I Cavalieri Prato) - capitano
11 Edoardo ROTELLA (AlmavivA UR Capitolina)
10 Riccardo BOCCHINO (AlmavivA UR Capitolina)
9 Luca MARTINELLI (Antares Benevento)
8 Luca PETILLO (Mantovani Pol. Lazio)
7 Simone FAVARO (Benetton Treviso)
6 Nicola SIMION (Benetton Treviso)
5 Alberto CAZZOLA (Favero Montebelluna)
4 Filippo GIUSTI (Colleferro Rugby)
3 Massimiliano RAVALLE (Overmach Cariparma)
2 Tommaso D’APICE (Antares Benevento)
1 Andrea DE MARCHI (Mont de Marsan)

a disposizione
16 Marc Piero COLIA (AlmavivA UR Capitolina)
17 Lorenzo SEBASTIANI (Easy Living L’Aquila)
18 Lorenzo PULITI (Montepaschi Viadana)
19 Raffaele Joshua FURNO (Antares Benevento)
20 Giovanni MASSARO (Antares Benevento)
21 Alberto MARCONATO (Benetton Treviso)
22 Giuseppe SAPUPPO (Amatori Catania)

 

[Deano]

Genova, Stadio Sciorba â€" sabato 9 febbraio
RBS 6 Nazioni Under 20 2008, II giornata
ITALIA U20 - INGHILTERRA U20 13-22 (6-7)
Italia: Nava (1’ st. Sapuppo); Bacchetti, Quartaroli, Chiesa (cap), Rotella; Bocchino, Martinelli; Petillo, Favaro, Simion; Cazzola, Giusti; Ravalle (26’ st. Colia), D’Apice, De Marchi An. (34’ st. Sebastiani)
Inghilterra: Tonks (1’ st. Norton); Cato, Eves, Turner-Hall, Stegmann; Goode (30’ st. Miller), Youngs (30’ st. Arr); Ellis H. (cap), Saull, Fisher; Hobson, Thomas; Corbisiero, Gray (26’ st. Freer), Catt
Arbitro: Bodilly (Galles) Marcatori: p.t. 8’ cp. Bocchino (3-0); 17’ m. Corbisiero tr. Goode (3-7); 33’ cp. Bocchino (6-7); s.t. 7’ m. Cato (6-12); 16’ cp. Goode (6-15); 22’ m. Corbisiero tr. Goode (6-22); 37’ m. Petillo tr. Bocchino (13-22)
Note: giornata di sole, forte vento di tramontana, 3000 spettatori circa. 20’ st. giallo Simion

ITALIA A - INGHILTERRA A 15-38

ITALIA A: Pavan R. (Rodriguez), Nitoglia, Pavan G. (Semenzato), Galante, Sepe (Pietrosanti), Buso, Toniolatto (Sbaraglini), Erasmus, Barbieri (Derbyshire), Orlando (Rodriguez), Pavanello (Tveraga), Padro' (Chillon), Cittadini, Ferraro, Aguero. All: Ghini-Zanato

INGHILTERRA A: Abendanon, Biggs, Armitage, Crockett, Rudd (Care), Jarvis, Dickson, Guest, Woods, Dowson, Kennedy, Short (Brown), Golding, Paice, Clarke. A disp. Long, Brooks, Springgay, Skinner, Ojo. All. Bates

Arb. Laffon - Guillermard - Bernard.

Marcatori: 14' pt r. Buso, 21' pt r. Jarvis, 32' pt meta Guest r. Jarvis, 39' pt meta Erasmus, 6' st meta Armitage r. Jarvis, 13' st meta Biggs r. Jarvis, 18' st meta Kennedy r. Jarvis, 29' st Crockett r. Jarvis, 40' st meta Chillon r. Buso.

 

[_ALLE88_]

Why Nitoglia is in Italy A.. I think is better than Canavosio ( :wacko: ), Sgarbi...

 

[Lollo84]

Nitoglia was great until two years ago

 

[Deano]

He has been injured so at the moment he is in the 'A' team. Maybe he will be tried in the senior team with a bit of time.

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Italy U20 for Wales

Questi i 22 atleti convocati:

Andrea BACCHETTI (Femi CZ Rovigo)
Riccardo BOCCHINO (AlmavivA UR Capitolina)
Alberto CAZZOLA (Favero Montebelluna)
Alberto CHIESA (Consiag I Cavalieri Prato)
Tommaso D'APICE (Antares Benevento)
Andrea DE MARCHI (Mont de Marsan)
Simone FAVARO (Benetton Treviso)
Francesco FIORANI (Benetton Treviso)
Filippo GIUSTI (Colleferro Rugby)
Alberto MARCONATO (Benetton Treviso)
Luca MARTINELLI (Antares Benevento)
Giovanni MASSARO (Antares Benevento)
Gabriele MORELLI (Cammi Calvisano)
Vittorio NARDONE (Antares Benevento)
Matteo NAVA (Giunti Firenze)
Luca PETILLO (Mantovani Pol. Lazio)
Lorenzo PULITI (Montepaschi Viadana)
Roberto QUARTAROLI (Easy Living L'Aquila)
Massimiliano RAVALLE (Overmach Cariparma)
Edoardo ROTELLA (AlmavivA UR Capitolina)
Giuseppe SAPUPPO (Amatori Catania)
Lorenzo SEBASTIANI (Easy Living L'Aquila)

 

[Nidhogg]

I have a question that hasn't really got anything to do with the Italian rugby team per se, but with their kit. I loved the old jersey they had, with Jaguar as sponsor. Would any of you know where I could buy one like that? I've searched the web, but nothing came up

Also, I don't get to see Italian club rugby, but how good is that young lad that replaced Masi at fly-half against England?

 

[Deano]

Firstly I have no idea where you can get the kit, but I will search around. Secondly I also dont really watch Italian club rugby, danit is normally the handy person for such knowledge on the Italian game in general. However from what danit has said Marcato is talented, but also he has alot of work.

 

[FerraraZ]

I found the rugby italian jersey that was closest to what they play in at www.rugbystore.co.uk

I just ordered one a few days ago so I'll let you know. Its a tight fit playing jersey with everything.

 

[Bryan Ray]

is Buso performing well right now? he is being tipped to replace Bortolussi who has fractured his shoulder in training

 

[Nidhogg]

@Chez, is that the current one with the Cariparma logo? I'd appreciate some feedback, I'm looking to buy that one myself. I'm 6 foot 4/5 and 90 kg and around 200 pounds, and I thought I'd order a Large one.

@Deano, "talented but needs work", that seems to be the trend these days. I hope he'll get a start so we can see him at work for a considerable period, not just 10-minute spells.

 

[Matpel]

whats wrong w nitoglia

 

[Tamarro]

c'mon italy, we can win the match versus scotland

 

[Albybeto]

I hope ...

I prefer to win against France

 

[cagiuce]

We can win against Scotland

 

[Busko]

We can win against Scotland
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This is called premonition :cheers:

Anyway, about the old italian jersey with the Jaguar logo: try here, the italian eBay site. I hope this is not advertising.... :unsure:

 

[Deano]

San Donà di Piave (VE), domenica 16 marzo
Europei U18, quarti di finale
ITALIA â€" ROMANIA 25-0
Italia: Trevisan; Rodwell, Ricciardi, Benvenuti, Venditti; Benettin, Chillon (32’ st. Scanferla); Santelli, Cicchinelli, Ferrarini (32’ st. Zanet); Stinchelli, Cazzola F.; Carugi (8’ st. Corradi), Manici (20’ st. Rampa), Denti (8’ st. Zamparo)
Romania: Niacso; Baltatu, Lazar F., Ionita, Apostol; Patrascu, Gradinaru; Mototolea (29’ st. Ciocan), Ilie, Lazar D.; Rosu, Drenceanu (29’ st. Tanase); Florescu (12’pt. Sasu), Cornei, Tamba (29’ st. Olari)
Marcatori: p.t. 9’ cp. Benvenuti (3-0); 15’ m. Rodwell (8-0); 29’ m. Trevisan tr. Benvenuti (15-0); st. 31’ cp. Benvenuti (18-0); 33’ m. Benvenuti tr. Benvenuti (25-0).
Note: 30’ pt. giallo Cicchinelli (I); 2’ st. giallo Chillon (I); 24’ st. giallo Zamparo (I) e Ionita ®. un minuto di silenzio per Mario Lodigiani

Also here is the U20 Six Nation score v Scotland. Good win

Mogliano Veneto (TV), venerdì 14 marzo 2008
RBS 6 Nazioni U20, V giornata
ITALIA â€" SCOZIA 14-13 (3-3)
Italia: Fiorani; Bacchetti, Quartaroli, Chiesa (cap), Rotella; Bocchino, Martinelli; Petillo, Favaro, Giusti; Cazzola A., Bernini; Ravalle, D’Apice, De Marchi An.
Scozia: Allan; Jones, Kinlock, McColl, Bury (Murray, 18’ st. Dixon); Jackson, Samson; Simmonds (28’ st. Burton), Calder (cap), McKenzie; Brown J., Gray; Niven, Brown F. (23’ st. Duncan), Strain
Marcatori: p.t. 14’ cp. Bocchino (3-0); 37’ cp. Jackson (3-3); s.t. 4’ m. Strain tr. Jackson (3-10); 9’ cp. Bocchino (6-10); 14’ m. Ravalle (11-10); 32’ cp. Jackson (11-13); 40’ cp. Bocchino (14-13)
Note: 15’ st. giallo Strain Arbitro: Gauzere (Francia)

The results in U20 six nation were satisfying.

Ireland 6-0 Italy

Italy 13-22 Ireland

Wales 33-13 Italy

France 24-16 Italy

Italy 14-13

We never really got beaten badly and considering the last few 6N U20 teams it seems we have a good youth to work upon.

 

[Feffo]

Italy U20 played very well,instead of the "A" selection...It os maybe the strongest Italian second selection ever made but they didn't play well...Anyway I hope to see Orquera in the First National Team.He is a really good Fly Half,even if I prefer Marcato...

 

[w3lshrugby]

Very good performance by Italian U20. The Senior side is starting to get stronger, I can feel something coming for the Italians. I always thought they would beat Scotland, and only seemed to struggle completely in the second half v Wales. Italy's future is very bright! I predict the Italians to break into the Top 3 in the 6 Nations in one of the years before the 2011 World Cup.

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