(Reuters) - Juan Ignacio Brex will make his debut at inside centre for Italy as coach Franco Smith named his team on Thursday to face France in their Six Nations opener in Rome.
Argentine-born Brex, 28, who has represented Argentina at several levels but never won a full cap, will start on Saturday alongside Montanna Ioane, who receives his second cap, but first in the Six Nations.
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