Italy suffer Tommaso Allan injury blow

Italy are set to be without fly-half Tommaso Allan for the rest of the Six Nations after he suffered a dislocated shoulder against England.

A medical update from the team says Allan faces 30 days out with the injury.

The Italians have now named uncapped fly-half Matteo Minozzi in their squad that is preparing to face France.

Italy squad

Forwards: Pietro Ceccarelli, Dario Chistolini, Lorenzo Cittadini, Andrea Lovotti, Sami Panico, Tommaso D’Apice, Ornel Gega, Leonardo Ghiraldini, George Fabio Biagi, Marco Fuser, Federico Ruzza, Andries Van Schalkwyk, Simone Favaro, Maxime Mata Mbanda’, Francesco Minto, Sergio Parisse (c), Abraham Jurgens Steyn

Backs: Giorgio Bronzini, Edoardo Gori, Marcello Violi, Carlo Canna, Matteo Minozzi, Tommaso Benvenuti, Tommaso Boni, Michele Campagnaro, Luke McLean, Giulio Bisegni, Angelo Esposito, Giovambattista Venditti, Edoardo Padovani, Luca Sperandio