Rugby: Quesada Makes Five Changes for Second Test Against South Africa

Port elizabeth: Gonzalo Quesada has made five changes to the starting 15 for Saturday’s second test match against South Africa in Port Elizabeth after the Azzurri went down 42-24 to the world champion Springboks in the first test in Pretoria last Saturday. It will also be the final match of the Italian rugby summer tour, after which the two countries will meet again on November 15th at the Allianz Stadium in Turin for the autumn tests. Italy started their three-test summer tour with a 73-6 win against Namibia in Windhoek on June 27.

According to Ansa News Agency, on Saturday there will be a new extended backline with Mirko Belloni making his first start for the senior national team at fullback, while Lynagh and Trulla will play on the wing. The center pairing of Menoncello and Zanon is confirmed, while Alessandro Garbisi will start in midfield alongside Giacomo Da Re, making his third consecutive start. In the back row, where Lorenzo Cannone has been unable to recover from the back injury he suffered last Saturday, Ross Vintcent will wear the No. 8 jersey, with Zuliani and the returning Sebastian Negri completing the lineup.

Captain Niccol² Cannone and Zambonin are confirmed in the second row, as are the front row of Ferrari, Di Bartolomeo, and Fischetti. Dimcheff, Spagnolo, Hasa, Canali, Izekor, Odiase, Varney, and Bertaccini are ready to come off the bench. This is the anti-Springboks Italy: 15 Belloni, 14 Lynagh, 13 Menoncello, 12 Zanon, 11 Trulla, 10 Da Re, 9 A. Garbisi, 8 Vintcent, 7 Zuliani, 6 Negri, 5 Zambonin, 4 N. Cannone, 3 Ferrari, 2 Di Bartolomeo, 1 Fischetti.