Queanbeyan Blues captain-coach, Terry Campese, has been named to start at five-eighth Italy as they kick off the Rugby League World Cup campaign on Sunday against Ireland.
Campese starts in a strong Azzuri side that boasts the likes of James Tedesco and former Gungahlin Bulls junior, Paul Vaughan.
Meanwhile, Matt Walsh, who previously wrote a column for the Rugby Leage Record has also been named to start at halfback for the USA against Fiji.
Ireland v ItalyBarlow Park, Cairns, 2pm Sunday (3pm AEDT) IRELAND1 Scott Grix
2 Shannon McDonnell
3 Ed Chamberlain
4 Centre Michael MORGAN
5 Wing Liam Kay
6 Api Pewhairangi
7 Liam Finn (c)
8 1 Brad Singleton
9 Michael McIlorum
10 Kyle Amor
11 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook
12 Oliver Roberts
13 George King
14 Tyrone MCCARTHY
15 James HASSON
16 Joe Philbin
17 Anthony Mullally
18 Joe Keyes
19 Will Hope
20 Jack Higginson
21 Matty Hadden
ITALY1 James TEDESCO
2 Mason CERRUTO
3 Justin CASTELLARO
4 Nathan MILONE
5 Josh MANTELLATO
6 Terry CAMPESE7 Jack JOHNS
8 Paul VAUGHAN
9 Ryan GHIETTI
10 Daniel ALVARO
11 Joel RIETHMULLER
12 Mark MINICHIELLO (c)
13 Nathan BROWN
14 Colin WILKIE
15 Brendan SANTI
16 Shannon WAKEMAN
17 Jayden WALKER
18 Christophe CALEGRI
19 Christopher CENTRONE
20 Joe TRAMONTANA
21 Gavin HISCOX
Fiji v USATownsville Stadium, 7.40pm Saturday (8.40pm AEDT)FIJI1 Kevin NAIQAMA (c)
2 Suliasi VUNIVALU
3 Taane MILNE
4 Akuila UATE
5 Marcelo MONTOYA
6 Jarryd HAYNE
7 Henry RAIWALUI
8 Ashton SIMS
9 Apisai KOROISAU
10 Kane EVANS
11 Viliame KIKAU
12 Korbin SIMS
13 Tui KAMIKAMICA
14 Joe LOVODUA
15 Jacob SAIFITI
16 Eloni VUNAKECE
17 Petero Benjamin NAKUBUWAI
18 Brayden WILIAME
19 James STORER
20 Junior ROQICA
21 Pio SECI
USA1 Corey MAKELIM
2 Ryan BURROUGHS
3 Junior VAIVAI
4 Jonathan ALLEY
5 Wing Bureta FARAIMO
6 Kristian FREED
7 Matthew WALSH8 1 Eddy PETTYBOURNE
9 David MARANDO
10 Mark OFFERDAHL (c)
11 Danny HOWARD
12 Matt SHIPWAY
13 Nicholas NEWLIN
14 Sam TOCHTERMAN-TALBOTT
15 Andrew KNEISLY
16 Steve HOWARD
17 Gabriel FARLEY
18 Charles JOSEPH CORTALANO
19 Joe EICHNER
20 David ULCH
21 Joshua RICE
More:
http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=7-1084-0-0-0&sID=13485&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=60282263