ITALY

Italy go into this year’s edition under a new head coach in Roberto Santamaria who has picked 17 forwards and 13 backs.
A third of the group are born in 2005, showing the youthful nature of Santamaria’s squad.
For their new leader Santamaria, the start of the campaign was inevitably characterised by some painful choices.
He said: “I confirm, having had to communicate the decision made to the boys left out of the 30 was very, very difficult, but after all this is part of their path of growth, as it is of our role as coaches.
“Compared to the Six N...