San Francisco Frontiers - Star Capuozzo at wing in Quesada's Italy debut against England

Toulouse star Capuozzo has been shifted from full-back to make way for Perpignan playmaker Tommaso Allan, with Lyon's Monty Ioane on the left flank.

There are a host of familiar faces from the team which under Quesada's predecessor Kieran Crowley made a mark in international rugby with an ambitious playing style but flopped at last year's World Cup.

Those include Montpellier fly-half Paolo Garbisi who plays alongside his scrum-half brother Alessandro, with Gloucester's Stephen Varney on the bench.

"There's a huge amount of enthusiasm for the start of the Six Nations," said Quesada.

"The staff and players have all shown great effort by rapidly emerging themselves in new ways of doing things... We can't wait to get out on the pitch."

Italy lost all five of their matches at last year's Six Nations, collecting their eighth consecutive wooden spoon.

They were knocked out of the World Cup at the pool stage after being heavily beaten by France and New Zealand.

Italy (15-1)

Tommaso Allan; Ange Capuozzo, Juan Ignacio Brex, Tommaso Menoncello, Monty Ioane; Paolo Garbisi, Alessandro Garbisi; Lorenzo Cannone, Michele Lamaro (capt), Sebastian Negri; Federico Ruzza, Niccolo Cannone; Pietro Ceccarelli, Gianmarco Lucchesi, Danilo Fischetti

Replacements:

Giacomo Nicotera, Mirco Spagnolo, Giosue Zilocchi Andrea Zambonin, Edoardo Iachizzi, Manuel Zuliani, Stephen Varney, Lorenzo Pani

Coach: Gonzalo Quesada (ARG)

M.Powell--SFF