Refreshed Azzurri To Challenge Scotland

A much revised Italian side will run out against Scotland this Saturday (20 August) at Murrayfield for the EMC Test in comparison to their last outing against Japan earlier this month. Tickets for the visit of the Azzurri are on sale now from www.scottishrugby.org or from the 24 hour credit card hotline 0844 335 3933. They cost from£5 for children and students and from£10 for adults. You can also buy tickets on the day. Turnstiles open at 3pm on Saturday. Tickets can be collected at the Scottish Rugby Ticket Centre from 9am on Saturday. We encourage all supporters to come to the ground early and enjoy the big-match build-up including special features on Scotland’s largest permanent big screens at a sports ground.    The 11 changes that coach Nick Mallett has opted for see lock, Cornelius Van Zyl make his first start for his country while Andrea Masi, Gonzalo Canale and Mirco Bergamasco all step back into the fray resuming their positions in the backline. Captain Sergio Parisse, wing Tommaso Benvenuti and front-rowers Andrea Lo Cicero and Leonardo Ghiraldini are the ones to retain their places.Italian team to play ScotlandSaturday 20 August, kick-off 5pm: 15 Andrea Masi (Aironi)14 Tommaso Benvenuti (Treviso), 13 Gonzalo Canale (Clermont-Auvergne)12 Gonzalo Garcia (Treviso)11 Mirco Bergamasco (Racing-Metro)10 Luciano Orquera (Aironi)9 Fabio Semenzato (Treviso)1 Andrea Lo Cicero (Racing-Metro) 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (Treviso)3 Martin Castrogiovanni (Leicester Tigers)4 Carlo Antonio Del Fava (Aironi) 5 Cornelius Van Zyl (Treviso)6 Paul Derbyshire (Treviso) 8 Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais) Captain7 Robert Barbieri (Treviso) Replacements Tommaso D’Apice (Aironi), Lorenzo Cittadini (Treviso), Marco Bortolami (Aironi), Alessandro Zanni (Treviso), Pablo Canavosio (Calvisano), Riccardo Bocchino (Cavalieri Prato), Matteo Pratichetti (Aironi)