Italy and Spain have confirmed their 19 man squads for this Saturday's big qualification game for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup to be staged in Lignano, Italy.
The group A fixture Italy versus Spain kick offs at 4pm local time, 2nd November at Stadio Communale G. Teghil, Viale Europa, Lignano Sabbiadoro. The game will be streamed live on the Facebook on F..I.R.L @italiarugbyleague facebook page and can be seen here: https://m.facebook.com/ItaliaRugbyLeague/?locale2=it_IT
Italy Head Coach Leo Epifania said: "Preparations for the upcoming qualifiers are on track, the squad and staff have been great. We are now looking forward to the matches and the business end of the campaign".
Spain Head Coach Darren Fisher Said: "It’s been a good week in recovery and we are looking forward to some final preparations. The squad know where we need to fix up some areas and where we need to be more clinical to get something from tomorrow. The team build on believe and passion and we base it all as a family, in that alone there will be nothing left behind tomorrow and we are looking forward to a good contest"
Spains 19 man squad v Italy
Antonio Puerta*, Juan Mudarra*, Rafael Garcia*.(Custodians RL) Hadriel Mehamed Gonzales*, Miquel Tomas (Torrent Tigres), Kevin Aparicho, (Rennes etudiant club rugby) Luc Franco, Gaetan Estruga, Maxime Garcia,(Albi RL) Daniel Garcia (Crosfields) Alex Doutres (Palau) Emir-Walid Bouregba (Lezignan), Miguel Blanco- Charters (Seaton Rangers) Anthony Delgado, Alexis Escamilla, Julien Agullo, Romain Palleres, (Carcassone)Romain Franco (Catalans Dragons) Ludovic Renu (VARL)
* Domestic Quota (DQ) Player (total 4)
ITALY SQUAD 19 MAN SQUAD
Simone Boscolo*, Jack Campagnolo (Tully Tigers RLFC), Gioele Celerino* (West Wales Raiders), Samuel Doleres (Eastwood RLC), Gus Garzaniti (Wests Magpies), Anton laria (St Marys), Ryan King (Mounties), Richard Lepori (Swinton Lions), Giuseppe Pagani* (Lignano Sharks), Alexander Myles, John Trimboli (Penrith Panthers), Ethan Natoli, (Coogee Randwick), Rinaldo Palumbo (London Skolars), Emanuele Passera* (Parma Cowboys), Daniel Petralia, (Wentworthville Magpies), Brenden Santi (Toulouse Olympique), Joseph Tramontana, Rhys Sciglitano (Blacktown Workers), Alec Susino (Barrow Raiders)
* Domestic Players (total 4)
Ireland, Spain and Italy are in Group A of the qualifiers and the nations which finish as the top two will qualify for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.