Benetton Treviso team to face Glasgow
After two weeks of Heineken Cup games, Benetton Treviso are coming back to RaboDirect PRO12 action tomorrow, after two good efforts and wins against Scarlets and Edinburgh.
The opponent, however, it is also in a positive moment, coming from four consecutive wins in the Celtic competition.
The match against Glasgow Warriors will be played at the Stadio Monigo of Treviso, wand kick-off at 19:05. Irish referee Leo Colgan will be in charge.
There are many changes to the team. Manoa Vosawai starts as number 8. Front row consists of all Italian-Argentine players: Ignacio Fernandez-Rouyet, Franco Sbaraglini and Pedro Di Santo and in the second row in addition to Francesco Minto there will be back Corniel Van Zyl, also captain of the day.
Among the backs there is the opportunity to see the work of Christian Loamanu, injured in the summer friendly against Saracens. In the replacements, Australian Brendan Williams returns to action.
Starting lineup:
15 Luke McLean
14 Christian Loamanu
13 Tommaso Benvenuti
12 Alberto Sgarbi
11 Tommaso Iannone
10 Kristopher Burton
9 Tobias Botes
8 Manoa Vosawai
7 Alessandro Zanni
6 Simone Favaro
5 Corniel Van Zyl (captain)
4 Francesco Minto
3 Pedro Di Santo
2 Franco Sbaraglini
1 Ignacio Fernandez-Rouyet
On the bench:
16 Leonardo Ghiraldini
17 Michele Rizzo
18 Lorenzo Cittadini
19 Antonio Pavanello
20 Valerio Bernabò
21 Marco Filippucci
22 Fabio Semenzato
23 Brendan Williams
Head Coach: Franco Smith.
MINUTE SILENCE – A minute of silence will be held to remember the former Benetton Rugby player, Piero Dotto, who tragically died yesterday.
MATCH: BENETTON TREVISO vs WARRIORS
VENUE: STADIO MONIGO (TREVISO)
DATE: 27th October 2012
K.O.: 19:05 (7:05 pm)
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