Sawt Falasteen - Page-Relo to start at scrum-half for Italy against France

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Page-Relo to start at scrum-half for Italy against France
Page-Relo to start at scrum-half for Italy against France / Photo: Geoff Caddick - AFP/File

Page-Relo to start at scrum-half for Italy against France

Martin Page-Relo will start at scrum-half for Italy when they take on France in the third round of the Six Nations in Lille on Sunday.

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The Lyon player will line up with Paolo Garbisi at halfback, the third pairing newly-installed coach Gonzalo Quesada has employed since taking the reins before the championship.

South Africa-born Exeter flanker Ross Vintcent makes his first start at No 8, with Michele Lamaro captaining the side from openside flanker.

Italy (15-1)

Ange Capuozzo; Tommaso Menoncello, Juan Ignacio Brex, Federico Mori, Monty Ioane; Paolo Garbisi, Martin Page-Relo; Ross Vintcent, Michele Lamaro (capt), Riccardo Favretto; Federico Ruzza, Niccolo Cannone; Giosue Zilochhi, Giacomo Nicotera, Danilo Fischetti

Replacements: Gianmarco Lucchesi, Mirco Spagnolo, Simone Ferrari, Matteo Canali, Andrea Zambonin, Manuel Zuliani, Stephen Varney, Leonardo Marin

Coach: Gonzalo Quesada (ARG)

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