Italian Squad for Tour to Japan 2018

On 9 May 2018, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced the Italian squad for their tour of Japan in June.

Italy will play a warm-up game against Japan Rugby Top League side Yamaha Jubilo at the Nagano U-Stadium in Nagano city, Nagano prefecture on Saturday, 2 June 2018. This will be followed by the two tests against Japan on the following two Saturdays at the Oita Bank Dome in Oita prefecture and then the Noevir Stadium in Hyogo prefecture.

Forwards: Simone Ferrari, Andrea Lovotti, Tiziano Pasquali, Cherif Traore, Federico Zani, Luca Bigi, Oliviero Fabiani, Leonardo Ghiraldini, George Biagi, Dean Budd, Marco Fuser, Federico Ruzza, Alessandro Zanni, Giovanni Licata, Sebastiani Negri, Jake Polledri and Abraham Jurgens Steyn. Backs: Guglielmo Palazzani, Tito Tebaldi, Marcello Violi, Tommaso Allan, Carlo Canna, Giulio Bisegni, Michele Campagnaro, Tommaso Castello, Luca Morisi, Mattia Bellini, Tommaso Benvenuti, Jayden Hayward, Matteo Minozzi and Edoardo Padovani.

Yamaha Jubilo v Italy

Date: Saturday, 2 June 2018
Venue: Nagano U-Stadium, Nagano city, Nagano prefecture
Kick-off: 14.00

Japan v Italy

Date: Saturday, 9 June 2018
Venue: Oita Bank Dome, Oita prefecture
Kick-off: 14.45

Japan v Italy

Date: Saturday, 16 June 2018
Venue: Noevir Stadium, Hyogo prefecture
Kick-off: 14.00