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Quesada sticks with Italy's Wallabies heroes for Springboks Test / Photo: © AFP
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Quesada sticks with Italy's Wallabies heroes for Springboks Test
Gonzalo Quesada largely kept faith with the Italy team that stunned Australia last weekend, making just one change to the team announced on Thursday for the Azzurri's tough test against South Africa.
In the front row, Saracens prop Marco Riccioni replaces Simone Ferrari for Saturday's clash against the world champions in Turin.
Italy beat Australia 26-19 in Udine last Saturday, highlighting once again the progress the nation has made over the last few years.
Try-scoring heroes Louis Lynagh and Monty Ioane start on the wings while Paolo Garbisi, who kicked the rest of the team's points against the Wallabies, reprises his role at fly-half.
However, South Africa are a different proposition entirely and come into the match off the back of an impressive 32-17 victory over France in Paris.
Italy were twice beaten by Rassie Erasmus's team during a short tour of South Africa in July, conceding 87 points over the two games -- and were even blanked 45-0 in one.
The Italians have only ever prevailed once in 18 meetings between the two countries, in Florence back in 2016.
Italy (15-1)
Ange Capuozzo; Louis Lynagh, Juan Ignacio Brex, Tommaso Menoncello, Monty Ioane; Paolo Garbisi, Stephen Varney; Lorenzo Cannone, Manuel Zuliani, Ross Vintcent; Andrea Zambonin, Niccolo Cannone, Marco Riccioni, Giacomo Nicotera, Danilo Fischetti
Replacements;
Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, Mirco Spagnolo, Simone Ferrari, Federico Ruzza, Riccardo Favretto, David Odiase, Martin Page-Relo, Tommaso Allan
S. Soares--JDB
