Italy coach Jacques Brunel has named four uncapped players in his 30-man squad for the for the first two games of the RBS 6 Nations Championship.

Italy 27 United States 10

Treviso are intent on making it two out of three home wins in this year’s Heineken Cup against Munster at Stadio Monigo on Saturday.

MUNSTER’S error-ridden performances against Leinster and Northampton over the last couple of weeks and Benetton Treviso’s sensational victory over French champions Perpignan mean there should be little danger of complacency in the home camp ahead of this afternoon’s Heineken Cup clash at Thomond Park.

MUNSTER skipper Paul O’Connell insists “the morale of the team is the same as it ever was” despite back-to-back defeats against Leinster and Northampton.

HISTORY makers they may be, but Benetton Treviso know their new-found status as Heineken Cup giant-killers will count for nothing as Munster look to take their frustration out on the Italians next Saturday.

Ireland international lock and London Irish captain Bob Casey has been cited for an alleged stamp on lock Cornelius van Zyl in the Round 6 Heineken Cup Pool 1 match against Benetton Treviso last Saturday.

Perpignan 55 Treviso 13