Overview
- Kick-off is set for Saturday, November 8 at Bluenergy Stadium in Udine at 18:40 local time, with Andrew Brace refereeing.
- The backline features Ange Capuozzo, Louis Lynagh and Monty Ioane, with Tommaso Menoncello partnering captain Juan Ignacio Brex in the centers and Paolo Garbisi teaming with Stephen Varney at halfback.
- Only three starters have fewer than 20 caps and there are no uncapped players in the squad, reflecting a preference for continuity.
- Regular captain Michele Lamaro is out after a right-thigh muscle injury in training and has returned to Treviso for monitored rehabilitation; back-rower Sebastian Negri is also unavailable.
- This will be the 22nd test meeting between the sides, with Italy having edged the last encounter 28-27 in Florence in November 2022.