Game 9
Italy 38 def. Russia 18
Team Info
Italy
- Previous Game:
- European Shield 2012/13 - Game 5 vs. Russia
- Next Game:
- European Shield 2012/13 - Round 10 vs. Germany
- Out:
- Thomas Piscitelli (centre), Fabio Nannini (wing), Dario Esposito (front row), Giovanni Franchi (second row), Matt Sands (lock), Fabio Berzieri (bench), Kelly Rolleston (bench), Stefano Cardella (bench)
- In:
- Octavian Ilinca (wing), James Saltonstall (centre), Pierangelo Ceretti (five-eighth), Chris Vitalini (front row), Raymond Nasso (hooker), Gioele Celerino (second row), Drake Muyodi (bench), Chris De Meyer (bench), Ivan Barani (bench)
- Changes:
- Gert Peens (five-eighth to bench), Jonathan Marcinczak (hooker to lock)
Russia
- Previous Game:
- European Shield 2012/13 - Game 8 vs. Serbia
- Next Game:
- European Shield 2012/13 - Round 11 vs. Germany
- Out:
- Sergei Konstantinov (front row), Sergey Gaponov (lock)
- In:
- Konstantin Roschin (front row), Denis Chuprin (bench)
- Changes:
- Vadim Fedchuk (centre to second row), Alexey Nikolaev (second row to bench), Igor Chuprin (bench to centre), Kirill Nechaev (bench to lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson