AP, Rome :Italy is resting captain and No. 8 Sergio Parisse for its penultimate Six Nations match against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.Parisse has a calf injury and coach Jacques Brunel has decided to save him for next week’s tournament closer at home against England.Prop Martin Castrogiovanni, tied with Parisse as Italy’s most capped player, will hold the record by himself when he makes his 105th appearance on Saturday.Robert Barbieri moves from the openside flank to take Parisse’s place at No. 8, and lock Marco Bortolami will captain the side for the 39th time in Dublin.”With five players unavailable we had to adapt ourselves,” Brunel said on Thursday. “Among the halfbacks we wanted to give a chance to those who had played less like (Luciano) Orquera, also because against Scotland we didn’t manage the pressure well in our half. I wanted to integrate (Tito) Tebaldi into the group before the tournament but he had a slight injury and we couldn’t select him.
