Raineri needs to make his mark at fly-half

ROMA centre Giovanni Raineri has been handed the fly-half role for Italy’s daunting Six Nations task against England at Twickenham on Saturday.

Fri, 16 Feb, 2001 - 11:41

ROMA centre Giovanni Raineri has been handed the fly-half role for Italy’s daunting Six Nations task against England at Twickenham on Saturday.

Raineri is switched from midfield to replace Ramiro Pez, who has been axed after Ireland exploited his kicking and defensive weaknesses a fortnight ago.

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