The Italian women's national rugby team has assembled at the Giulio Onesti Olympic Training Center to prepare to take on the USA Sunday Nov. 18 at 2:30pm local time, 8:30am Eastern, 5:30am Pacific.

Head Coach Andrea Di Giandomenico is eager to measure his squad against one of the best teams in the world, and a team Italy plays rarely.
Di Giandeomenico will be looking to use Italy's speed game to their advantage, but appear to be concerned about the physicality of the USA pack.

Italy Squad of 24
Debora Ballarini (ASD Rugby Riviera del Brenta)
Sara Barattin (Rugby Casale ASD)
Melissa Bettoni (Fed. Francese)
Giuliana Campanella (Red&Blu Rugby ASD)
Chiara Castellarin (Rugby Colorno FC SRL SSD)
Vanessa Chindamo (ASD Rugby Monza 1949)
Maria Grazia Cioffi (Red&Blu Rugby ASD)
Michela Este (Benetton Rugby Treviso)
Marta Ferrari (ASD Rugby Riviera del Brenta)
Manuela Furlan (Benetton Rugby Treviso)
Lucia Gai (ASD Rugby Riviera del Brenta)
Silvia Gaudino (ASD Rugby Monza 1949)
Cristina Molic (ASD Rugby Riviera del Brenta)
Anita Nespoli (ASD Rugby Riviera del Brenta)
Valentina Ruzza (Valsugana Rugby Padova ASD)
Veronica Schiavon (ASD Rugby Riviera del Brenta)
Flavia Severin (Benetton Rugby Treviso)
Michela Sillari (Rugby Colorno FC SRL SSD)
Michela Tondinelli (Benetton Rugby Treviso)
Alice Trevisan (ASD Rugby Riviera del Brenta)
Maria Diletta Veronese (Valsugana Rugby Padova ASD)
Paola Zangirolami (Valsugana Rugby Padova ASD)
Awa Coulibaly (ASD Rugby Monza 1949)
Cecilia Zublena (Federazione Italiana Rugby)