Joburg-born Ross Vintcent will wear the No 8 jersey when Italy face the Springboks in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
The 24-year-old loose forward came off the bench in the first Test against the Boks in Pretoria last Saturday.
Vintcent, a Bishops old boy, qualifies for Italy through his maternal grandfather and has earned 16 caps for his adopted country.
Italy were outplayed in the first half at Loftus, trailing 28-3, but produced a spirited fightback in the second to lose 42-24.
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Coach Gonzalo Quesada has made five changes for the second Test, with fullback Mirko Belloni, centre Marco Zanon, loose forwards Vintcent and Sebastian Negri, and hooker Tommaso Di Bartolomeo all coming into the starting XV.
Zimbabwe-born Negri returns from injury, adding valuable experience with 64 Test caps, while Belloni will make his first Test start.
ITALY – 15 Mirko Belloni, 14 Louis Lynagh, 13 Tommaso Menoncello, 12 Marco Zanon, 11 Jacopo Trulla, 10 Giacomo Da Re, 9 Alessandro Garbisi, 8 Ross Vintcent, 7 Manuel Zuliani, 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Niccolo Cannone, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, 1 Danilo Fischetti.Bench: 16 Pablo Dimcheff, 17 Mirco Spagnolo, 18 Muhamed Hasa, 19 Matteo Canali, 20 Alessandro Izekor, 21 David Odia se, 22 Stephen Varney, 23 Giulio Bertaccini.
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