ROME (Reuters) -Alessandro Garbisi takes over at scrumhalf and Tommaso Allan is selected at fullback in the Italy team to face England in Rome in their Six Nations opener on Saturday.

Alessandro Garbisi, the younger brother of Paolo, will make his Rugby World Cup debut at scrumhalf, and there’s another tournament debut for 6-foot-4 Zebre wing Lorenzo Pani, who debuted in July.

The two have always played rugby with 21-year-old Alessandro, who plays with Benetton, two years younger than Paolo, who plays his club rugby in France with Montpellier.

Italy bring in Lorenzo Pani, Alessandro Garbisi, Niccolo Cannone and Marco Riccioni for the Rugby World Cup Pool A clash against Uruguay at the Stade de Nice on Thursday, making four changes from ...

The fly-half's brother Alessandro Garbisi, on as a substitute, scored in the 73rd minute after a mix-up in the Japan defence, before Vintcent added another after the hooter.

Italy coach Kieran Crowley made on Monday four changes to his team for the Rugby World Cup clash with Uruguay which could be key to the Azzurri's hopes of reaching the knockout stages for the ...

(Reuters) -Italy bring in Lorenzo Pani, Alessandro Garbisi, Niccolo Cannone and Marco Riccioni for the Rugby World Cup Pool A clash against Uruguay at the Stade de Nice on Thursday, making four ...