Experienced back row forward Josh Sole has been replaced by the uncapped Paul Derbyshire for Italy¿s tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Coach Nick Mallett forced to turn to uncapped Derbyshire
Experienced back row forward Josh Sole has been replaced by the uncapped Paul Derbyshire for Italy's tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Twenty nine-year-old New Zealand-born Sole, capped 38 times, withdrew from the squad on Monday because of a wrist injury.
Sole's withdrawal is the latest blow for coach Nick Mallett, who has already lost Leicester Tigers prop Martin Castrogiovanni, scrum-half Simon Picone and full-back Andrea Marcato.
Italy are due to face-off against Australian on June 13 and 20 and then round off their tour against the All Blacks on June 27.
Forwards: Matias Aguero (Saracens/ENG), Mauro Bergamasco (Stade Francais/FRA), Marco Bortolami (Gloucester/ITA), Carlo Antonio Del Fava (Ulster/IRL), Paul Derbyshire (Petrarca), Simone Favaro (Rovigo), Quintin Geldenhuys (Viadana), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Calvisano), Jean-Francois Montauriol (Venice), Sergio Parisse (capt, Stade Francais/FRA), Salvatore Perugini (Toulouse/FRA), Tommaso Reato (Rovigo), Ignacio Rouyet (Viadana), Franco Sbaraglini (Treviso), Fabio Staibano (Castres/FRA), Alessandro Zanni (Calvisano)
Backs: Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Francais/FRA), Kristopher Burton (Prato), Gonzalo Canale (Clermont/FRA), Pablo Canavosio (Viadana), Gonzalo Garcia (Calvisano), Craig Gower (Bayonne/FRA), Luke McLean (Calvisano), Gilberto Pavan (Overmach Parma), Matteo Pratichetti (Calvisano), Roberto Quartaroli (Overmach Parma), Kaine Robertson (Viadana), Giulio Rubini (Overmach Parma), Tito Tebaldi (Parma), Giulio Toniolatti (Rome)
