Italy's Martin Castrogiovanni takes part in the Captain's run in Auckland September 9, 2011, ahead of their Rugby World Cup opening match against Australia Wallabies on Sunday. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen
ROME (Reuters) - Prop Martin Castrogiovanni, ruled out of Italy's win over Scotland at the weekend because of a dog bite, has been dropped for the Six Nations matches against France and Wales.
Castrogiovanni, who needed 14 stitches after being bitten on the nose by a friend's dog, was not in the 30-man squad named by coach Jacques Brunel on Tuesday and did not figure among the players who were listed as excluded through injury.
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