TEST MATCH RUGBY: IRB Nations

11.06.2010
Italy A v Argentina A

Venue: Bucharest

Referee:

Preview
It is quite likely that one of the finalists for this tournament could could from one of these teams. Both are strong squads, especially the Italians who have a number of test caps among them.

Prediction: Italy A by 5 points

Teams

Argentina A
15. Joaquin Tuculet
14. Belisario Agulla
13. Gabriel Ascarate
12. Nicolas Sanchez
11. John Imhoff
10. Santiago González Iglesias
9. Nicolás Bruzzone
8. Macoma Benjamin
7. Agustín Guzmán
6. Bruno Rodrigo
5. Agustin Smidt
4. Carlos Caceres
3. Guillermo Roan
2. Alvaro Tejeda
1. Matías Narváez
Replacements
16. Esteban Bustillo
17. Nahuel Chaparro
18. Pasman Ignacio
19. Paul Colacrai
20. Landajo Martin
21. Thomas Rosati
22. Francisco Merello
Coaches: Daniel Hourcade and Raul Perez

Adapted from http://www.rugbyfun.com.ar/nota.asp?not_codigo=69634

Italy A
15 Andrea MARCATO (Benetton Treviso, 16 caps)
14 Tommaso BENVENUTI (Benetton Treviso)
13 Andrea PRATICHETTI (Femi-CZ Rovigo)
12 Alberto SGARBI (Benetton Treviso, 5 caps)
11 Samuele PACE (MPS Viadana, 3 caps)
10 Luciano ORQUERA (Brive, 14 caps)
9 Fabio SEMENZATO (Benetton Treviso)
8 Jaco ERASMUS (MPS Viadana, 3 caps)
7 Francesco MINTO (Banca Monte Parma)
6 Robert BARBIERI (Benetton Treviso, 7 caps)
5 Enrico PAVANELLO (Benetton Treviso, 8 caps)
4 Antonio PAVANELLO (Benetton Treviso, 5 caps)
3 Pedro DI SANTO (Benetton Treviso)
2 Carlo FESTUCCIA (Racing-Metro Paris, 47 caps)
1 Matteo MUCCIGNAT (Benetton Treviso)
Replacementsa
16 Davide GIAZZON (Banca Monte Parma)
17 Andrea DE MARCHI (Femi-CZ Rovigo)
18 Massimiliano RAVALLE (Femi-CZ Rovigo)
19 Agustin CAVALIERI (Carrera Petrarca Padova)
20 Silvio ORLANDO (Benetton Treviso, 14 caps)
21 Giulio TONIOLATTI (Futura Park Rugby Roma, 5 caps)
22 Roberto QUARTAROLI (Banca Monte Parma, 3 caps)
Head Coach: Gianluca Guidi

Adapted from http://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1648:nazionale-a-domani-esordio-in-irb-nations-cup&catid=110:italia-a&Itemid=416