Exeter's South Africa-born No.8 Ross Vintcent has been called up by new Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada.
Vintcent joins prop trio Matteo Nocera, Luca Rizzoli and Mirco Spagnolo and back row Alessandro Izekor as the uncapped players selected ahead of their fixture with England on February 3.
Gloucester scrumhalf Stephen Varney is also selected.
ITALY SQUAD
Forwards: Pietro Ceccarelli, Danilo Fischetti, Matteo Nocera, Luca Rizzoli, Mirco Spagnolo, Giosuè Zilocchi, Gianmarco Lucchesi, Marco Manfredi, Giacomo Nicotera, Niccolò Cannone, Edoardo Iachizzi, Federico Ruzza, Andrea Zambonin, Lorenz...