Italian coach Brad Johnstone has called up 46 players, and will add four more over the next few days, for Italy's training camp in Tirrenia from December 27 to31.
The group is expected to provide Italy and Italy A squads for the 2001 Six Nations.
Diego Dominguez will not be among the players, although it is still rumored that he will be taking part in next year's Tournament. Also missing will be Rome's Andrea Scanavacca, Rome's first choice at n° 10 ahead Ramiro Pez, who is one of Johnstone's 46.
The 46 players are: Baroni, Menapace, Muraro, Rocco Salvan (Petrarca
Padova); Beltramini, Bergamasco, Dallan Denis, Dallan Manuel, Garozzo, Gritti, Mazzariol, Mazzucato, Moscardi, Ongaro, Perziano, Pilat, Pozzebon, Preo, Saviozzi, Visser (Benetton Treviso); Benatti, Bezzi, Francesio, Persico, Queirolo (Viadana); Caione, De Carli, Lo Cicero,Mazzi, Pez, Raineri (Roma); Casagrande, Frati, Larini, Piovan, Pulli
(Parma); De Rossi, Lanzi, Mastrodomenico (Calvisano), Martin
(Northampton); Moretti (Worcester); Paoletti (La Rochelle); Stoica
(Narbonne); Troncon (Montferrand); Rivaro (Cambridge University);Zaffiri (L'Aquila).