Game 5
Russia 32 def. Italy 18
Team Info
Russia
- Previous Game:
- European Shield 2012/13 - Game 2 vs. Germany
- Next Game:
- European Shield 2012/13 - Round 6 vs. Serbia
- Out:
- Zakir Priznyakov (wing), Roman Safronov (front row), Mikhail Burlutskiy (bench), Andrey Sevostianov (bench), Vladimir Gotsulyak (bench)
- In:
- Alexey Mikhailov (centre), Petr Botnarash (centre), Sergei Konstantinov (front row), Sergey Zuev (front row), Anatoly Grigorev (bench), Victor Tolstov (bench)
- Changes:
- Alexey Volkov (centre to wing), Igor Chuprin (centre to bench), Artem Grigoryan (halfback to bench), Eduard Ososkov (hooker to halfback), Vadim Fedchuk (front row to second row), Vladimir Vlasyuk (second row to hooker)
Italy
- Previous Game:
- European Shield 2012/13 - Game 4 vs. Germany
- Next Game:
- European Shield 2012/13 - Round 9 vs. Russia
- Out:
- Drake Muyodi (wing), Ivan Barani (centre), Giancoma Alfonsi (wing), Nourou Bance (front row), Chris Vitalini (lock), Chris De Meyer (bench)
- In:
- Christophe Calegari (centre), Fabio Nannini (wing), Dario Esposito (front row), Matt Sands (lock), Kelly Rolleston (bench)
- Changes:
- Rodrigo Marchesi (centre to wing), Thomas Piscitelli (bench to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson