Northampton Saints prop Danillo Fischetti has been named in the Italian starting XV to face Australia on Saturday (8 November, kick-off: 6:40pm).
The Italian loosehead prop joined Saints this summer ahead of the 2025/26 season, and has made six appearances so far in the Black Green and Gold jersey since joining from Zebre.
Fischetti earns his 56th cap for the Azzurri in the clash at Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, where Italy will be hoping to repeat their historic first-ever victory over the Wallabies which they achieved the last time the two nations met in 2022.
Italy v Australia
Saturday, 8 November
Bluenergy Stadium
Kick-off: 6:40pm
15 Ange Capuozzo (Stade Toulousain, 28 caps)
14 Louis Lynagh (Benetton Rugby, 7 caps)
13 Juan Ignacio Brex (Toulon, 46 caps) – capitano
12 Tommaso Menoncello (Benetton Rugby, 31 caps)
11 Monty Ioane (Lione, 39 caps)
10 Paolo Garbisi (Toulon, 47 caps)
9 Stephen Varney (Exeter Chiefs, 34 caps)
1 Danilo Fischetti (Northampton Saints, 55 caps)
2 Giacomo Nicotera (Stade Français, 34 caps)
3 Simone Ferrari (Benetton Rugby, 66 caps)
4 Niccolò Cannone (Benetton Rugby, 55 caps)
5 Andrea Zambonin (Exeter Chiefs, 12 caps)
6 Ross Vintcent (Exeter Chiefs, 17 caps)
7 Manuel Zuliani (Benetton Rugby, 35 caps)
8 Lorenzo Cannone (Benetton Rugby, 30 caps)
Replacements:
16 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo (Zebre Parma, 3 caps)
17 Mirco Spagnolo (Benetton Rugby, 16 caps)
18 Marco Riccioni (Saracens, 34 caps)
19 Federico Ruzza (Benetton Rugby, 64 caps)
20 Alessandro Izekor (Benetton Rugby, 6 caps)
21 Martin Page-Relo (Bordeaux, 18 caps)
22 Tommaso Allan (Perpignan, 86 caps)
23 Leonardo Marin (Benetton Rugby, 15 caps)