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Benetton Treviso star Tommaso Benvenuti who lit up the opening two rounds of this year's Heineken Cup, scoring four tries will make his debut for Italy this
weekend.
The 19-year-old who scored a brace against Leicester Tigers and Perpignan in Europe's premier competition earlier this year, will line-up on the wing against Argentina in Verona.
No8 Sergio Parisse is fit to play having recovered from a neck injury and Robert Barbieri steps in for Mauro Bergamasco, who suffered a shoulder injury in training but should be fit to face Australia next week.
Italy: 15 Luke McLean, 14 Tommaso Benvenuti , 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Andrea Masi, 11 Mirco Bergamasco, 10 Craig Gower, 9 Tito Tebaldi, 8 Sergio Parisse (c), 7 Robert Barbieri, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Quintin Geldenhuys, 4 Carlo Antonio Del Fava, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Salvatore Perugini.
Replacements: 16 Fabio Ongaro, 17 Andrea Lo Cicero, 18 Santiago Dellape', 19 Paul Derbyshire, 20 Pablo Canavosio, 21 Luciano Orquera, 22 Alberto Sgarbi.
Date: Saturday, November 13 (KO 15:00)
England v Australia
Northampton Saints skipper Dylan Hartley has forced his way into the England starting line-up after his performance off the bench against New Zealand last weekend.
Hartley is the only change in the fifteen that will take to the field and on the bench Heineken Cup winner Simon Shaw takes the place of Gloucester's Dave Attwood.
England: 15-Foden; 14-Ashton, 13-Tindall, 12-Hape, 11-M Cueto; 10-Flood, 9-Youngs; 1-Sheridan, 2-Hartley, 3-Cole, 4-Lawes, 5-Palmer, 6-Croft, 7-Moody (capt), 8-Easter
Replacements: 16-Thompson, 17-Wilson, 18-Shaw, 19-Fourie, 20-Care, 21-Hodgson, 22-Armitage.
Australia: 15-Beale; 14-O'Connor, 13-Ashley-Cooper, 12-Giteau, 11-Mitchell; 10-Cooper, 9-Genia; 1-Robinson, 2-Moore, 3-Alexander, 4-Chisholm, 5-Sharpe, 6-Elsom (capt), 7-Pocock, 8-McCalman.
Replacements: 16-Edmonds, 17-Slipper, 18-Mumm, 19-Brown, 20-Burgess, 21-Barnes, 22-Turner.
Date: Saturday, November 13 (KO 14:30)
Wales v South Africa
Wales are boosted by the return of British & Irish Lion Lee Byrne at full-back and his availability means James Hook can move into a more creative role at inside-centre.
18-year-old Scarlets winger George North will make his debut at the Millennium Stadium after starring since making his debut for the region in August.
Upfront Martyn Williams replaces Sam Warburton and Ryan Jones and Andy Powell are named among the replacements.
Wales: 15 Lee Byrne, 14 George North, 13 Tom Shanklin, 12 James Hook, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Jonathan Thomas, 7 Martyn Williams, 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Bradley Davies, 4 Alun-Wyn Jones, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Gethin Jenkins.
Replacements: 16 Huw Bennett, 17 Paul James, 18 Ryan Jones, 19 Andy Powell, 20 Richie Rees, 21 Andrew Bishop, 22 Chris Czekaj.
South Africa: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 Frans Steyn, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (capt), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira,
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Willem Alberts, 20 Francois Hougaard, 21 Zane Kirchner, 22 Patrick Lambie.
Date: Saturday, November 13 (KO 14:30)
New Zealand v Scotland
Scotland will be looking to continue their impressive run of tests victories following their successful tour to Argentina in the summer.
Edinburgh's Mike Blair captain's the side from scrum-half.
Scotland: 15 Hugo Southwell, 14 Rory Lamont, 13 Max Evans , 12 Graeme Morrison , 11 Sean Lamont, 10 Dan Parks, 9 Mike Blair (c), 8 Richie Vernon , 7 John Barclay , 6 Kelly Brown, 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Richie Gray , 3 Euan Murray , 2 Ross Ford, 1 Allan Jacobsen .
Replacements: 16 Scott Lawson, 17 Alasdair Dickinson, 18 Nathan Hines , 19 Ross Rennie, 20 Rory Lawson, 21 Ruaridh Jackson, 22 Nikki Walker.
New Zealand: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Isaia Toeava, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (c), 6 Liam Messam, 5 Samuel Whitelock, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Keven Mealamu/Hikawera Elliot, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Andrew Hore, 17 John Afoa, 18 Anthony Boric, 19 Daniel Braid, 20 Andy Ellis, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Ma'a Nonu.
Date: Saturday, November 13 (KO 17:15)
France v Fiji
France have named a side that includes 14-changes from their last Six Nations match for the visit of Fiji.
Biarritz Olympique's Imanol Harinordoquy captain's the side from No8 and plays alongside club mates Dimitri Yachvili and Damien Traille at nine and ten respectively.
France: 15 Jerome Porical, 14 Julien Arias, 13 David Marty, 12 Fabrice Estebanez, 11 Maxime Medard, 10 Damien Traille, 9 Dimitri Yachvili, 8 Imanol Harinordoquy (c), 7 Alexandre Lapandry, 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo, 5 Jerome Thion, 4 Romain Millo-Chluski, 3 Luc Ducalcon, 2 Guilhem Guirado, 1 Jerome Schuster
Replacements: 16 Benjamin Noirot, 17 Thomas Domingo, 18 Julien Pierre, 19 Sebastien Chabal, 20 Morgan Parra, 21 David Skrela, 22 Alexis Palisson, 23 Nicolas Mas.
Date: Saturday, November 13 (KO 18:00)
Ireland v Samoa
Leinster Lock Devin Toner will make his debut for Ireland in a side that includes 10 changes from last weekend's defeat by South Africa.
Tom Court, Sean Cronin and John Hayes form a new front row while Denis Leamy and Sean O'Brien also come into in the Ireland pack.
Ronan O'Gara and Peter Stringer earn starts with Luke Fitzgerald switching to full-back and Paddy Wallace and Andrew Trimble are also included.
Samoa take to the field with nine European-based players including Leicester's Alesana Tuilagi, David Lemi of Wasps and London Irish centre Seilala Mapusua.
Ireland: 15 Luke Fitzgerald, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O'Driscoll (capt), 12 Paddy Wallace, 11 Andrew Trimble, 10 Ronan O'Gara, 9 Peter Stringer, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Sean O'Brien, 6 Denis Leamy, 5 Devin Toner, 4 Donncha O'Callaghan, 3 John Hayes, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Tom Court.
Replacements: 16 Rory Best, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Donnacha Ryan, 19 Stephen Ferris, 20 Isaac Boss, 21 Jonathan Sexton, 22 Keith Earls.
Samoa: 15 Paul Williams, 14 David Lemi, 13 George Pisi, 12 Seilala Mapusua, 11 Alesana Tuilagi, 10 Tasesa Lavea, 9 Kahn Fotualii, 8 George Stowers, 7 Manaia Salavea, 6 Ofisa Trevarinus, 5 Kane Thompsen, 4 Filipo Lavea Levi, 3 Anthony Perenise, 2 Mahonri Schwalger (capt), 1 Sakaria Taulafo.
Replacements:16 Tii Paulo, 17 Simon Lemalu, 18 Iosefa Tekori, 19 Afa Aiono, 20 Junior Poluleuligaga, 21 Gavin Williams, 22 Jamie Helleur.
Date: Saturday, November 13 (KO 14:30)
