Rugby World Cup 2003 Squad

Coach

John Kirwan

Captain: Alessandro Troncon (Scrumhalf, Treviso)

Team Name: Azzurri
Playing Strip: Blue jerseys, white shorts

THE TEAM

Name	Club	Position
Matteo Barbini	Padova	Centre
Andrea Benatti	Arix Viadana	Flanker
Mauro Bergamasco	Stade Francais, France	Flanker
Mirco Bergamasco	Stade Francais, France	Wing
Cristian Bezzi	Arix Viadana	Lock
Marco Bortolami	Padova	Lock
Gonzalo Canale	Treviso	Fullback
Carlo Checchinato	Treviso	Lock
Martin Castrogiovanni	Calvisano	Prop
Denis Dallan	Treviso	Wing
Manuel Dallan	Treviso	Centre
Andrea De Rossi	Calvisano	Flanker
Santiago Dellape	Treviso	Lock
Carlo Festuccia	Gran Parma	Hooker
Andrea Lo Cicero	Lazio and Primavera	Prop
Ramiro Martinez	Treviso	Prop
Andrea Masi	Viadana	Centre
Ramiro Martinez	Treviso	Prop
Matteo Mazzantini	Viadana	Scrumhalf
Francesco Mazzariol	Gran Parma	Flyhalf
Nicola Mazzucato	Calvisano	Wing
Fabio Ongaro	Treviso	Hooker
Scott Palmer	Treviso	Flanker
Sergio Parisse	Treviso	Number 8
Salvatore Perugini	Calvisano	Prop
Gert Peens	Parma	Fullback
Aaron Persico	Leeds, England	Flanker
Matthew Phillips	Arix Viadana	Flanker
Cristian Stoica	Montpellier, France	Centre
Alessandro Troncon (c)	Treviso	Scrumhalf
Rima Wakarua	Leonessa Brescia	Flyhalf
Vincenzo Zullo	Calvisano	Flyhalf