Aironi name strong side for visit to Cork

ITALIAN side Aironi have named a strong side for their game with Munster in Musgrave Park on Saturday (7.30).

Former Munster player Nick Williams starts at number eight with former French star Ludovic Mercier at out-half.

The front-row of de Marchi, Ongaro and Perugini will certainly test the home trio with Del Falvo also very experienced in the second-row.

The Aironi side is:

15 LAHARRAGUE, JULIEN

14 RUBINI, GIULIO

13 QUARTAROLI, ROBERTO

12 DES FOUNTAIN DYLAN

11 TONIOLATTI, GIULIO

10 MERCIER, LUDOVIC

9 TEBALDI, TITO

1 DE MARCHI, ALBERTO

2 ONGARO, FABIO

3 PERUGIN,I SALVATORE

4 DEL FAVA, CARLO ANTONIO

5 GELDENHUYS, QUINTIN (c)

6 ERASMUS, JACO

7 KRAUSE, GARETH

8 WILLIAMS, NICK

Replacements

16 DE MARCHI, ANDREA

17 SANTAMARIA, ROBERTO

18 MILANI, LUIGI

19 BORTOLAMI, MARCO

20 BIRCHALL, ALDO

21 WILSON, MICHAEL

22 BENETTIN, ALBERTO

23 PIZARRO, GABRIEL

Referee: Graham Knox (Scotland, seven games refereed in the Magners League)

Assistants: Paul Haycock, David Connolly (Ireland)'

TMO: Brian Fitzgerald (Ireland).