He made a “very positive” start to Paige Rylo’s training with Italy according to his coach

By Le Figaro with AFP

published On 03/09/2023 at 12:31to update On 09/03/2023 at 12:41

Rillo, half of the Toulouse scrum, called up Martin Page with Italy for the final rally of the season Six Nations Championshipappeared for the first time,very positiveCoach Kieran Crawley said Thursday that he’s in training. The future Lyon player, 24, was not selected among the 23 Italian players for the match against Wales on Saturday in Rome, but “will stayWith the group to continue its adaptation, select the technician.

Martin Page-Rilot, a French national, was called up for the first time with Italy to prepare for the last two matches against Welsh and then Scotland. Under the tutelage of Antoine Dupont at Toulouse, Gersu is eligible for the Azzurro jersey under international rules because his maternal grandparents were born in Italy, according to the Italian federation.

“It is a situation where we are in the lightKieran Crowley explained during an online press conference, referring in particular to the recent announcement of the withdrawal of high-profile rugby team Manfredi Albanese, who is only 21 years old. “We head into the World Cup with three runs, Stephen Varney (21, 19 caps), Alessandro Fusco (23, 8 caps) and Alessando Garbisi (20, 3 caps, brother of opener Paolo Garbisi). But if there is an injury, what should we do? We need to evaluate the alternativesadded the New Zealand coach. “We knew he was eligible for Italy, we watched his matches and decided to bring him in for those two weeks, to see how he fits in, to assess him.Crowley followed Relo’s page.

And his first impressionsvery positiveIn scrum-half 1.73m and 77kg, who will join Lyon next summer for two seasons: “He is very fast, makes good passes, and has a good kickHowever, as for first choice with Italy, we will have to wait because the manager should not put him on the score sheet either against Scotland in the last game of the Six Nations, March 18th.

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