The experience in the group is prop Lucia Gai, with 95 caps, while 65-times capped back rower Elisa Giordano captains the Azzurre.
Italy will take to the field for the first time in this year's Championshiop at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma on 24th March (15:00 GMT) on the opening day of the Guinness Women's Six Nations. There they will face reigning champions England.
Following round one, the Azzurre will travel to face Ireland (31st March) and France (9th April), before facing Scotland at home in Parma (20th April), then finishing against Wales at Principality Stadium (27th April).
ITALY SQUAD:
Forwards – Ilaria ARRIGHETTI (Stade Rennais) – Alice CASSAGHI (CUS Milano Rugby) – Giulia CAVINA (CUS Milano Rugby) – Giordana DUCA (Valsugana Rugby Padova) – Valeria FEDRIGHI (Stade Toulousain) – Giada FRANCO (Rugby Colorno) – Lucia GAI (Valsugana Rugby Padova) – Elisa GIORDANO (Valsugana Rugby Padova) – Laura GURIOLI (Villorba Rugby) – Isabella LOCATELLI (Rugby Colorno) – Gaia MARIS (ASM Romagnat Rugby) – Alessia PILANI (Rugby Colorno) – Sara SEYE (Ealing Trailfinders) – Francesca SGORBINI (ASM Romagnat Rugby) – Emanuela STECCA (Villorba Rugby) – Sara TOUNESI (Sale Sharks) – Silvia TURANI (Harlequins) – Vittoria VECCHINI (Valsugana Rugby Padova) – Beatrice VERONESE (Valsugana Rugby Padova)
Backs – Beatrice CAPOMAGGI (Villorba Rugby) – Micol CAVINA (Villorba Rugby) – Alyssa D’INCÀ (Villorba Rugby) – Francesca GRANZOTTO (Unione Rugby Capitolina) – Veronica MADIA (Grenoble Amazones) – Aura MUZZO (Villorba Rugby) – Vittoria OSTUNI MINUZZI (Valsugana Rugby Padova) – Beatrice RIGONI (Sale Sharks) – Michela SILLARI (Valsugana Rugby Padova) – Sofia STEFAN (Valsugana Rugby Padova) – Emma STEVANIN (Valsugana Rugby Padova)
