Toa Halafihi (Getty Images)
Former Hurricanes backrower Toa Halafihi will make his Italy debut in this weekend’s Six Nations trip to France, the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) said on Friday.
Halafihi, 28, qualifies for the Azzurri on residency grounds after joining Treviso in 2018.
The No. 8, originally from Gisborne on New Zealand’s north island, benefits from injuries to the likes of Jake Polledri and Johan Meyer as well as Sergio Parisse’s potential return later in the tournament.
His club team-mate and winger Tommaso Menoncello is another
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