Troncon has made more test appearances than any other player in Italian rugby union history.

This will leave him just one behind the record of Alessandro Troncon.

He's working with Troncon and could have a future at halfback for the 2011 World Cup.

He did not have more caps mostly due to the strong opposition from Alessandro Troncon.

In the beginning I saw Simon as a replacement for Troncon but that wasn't possible because of injury.

Troncon spent two years at French side Montferrand before returning to Treviso.

As much as usual and more, judging by the reaction of Alessandro Troncon at the final whistle.

Scotland were the victims on both those occasions as well, but, to look at and hear Troncon yesterday evening, familiarity has bred anything but contempt.

Italy regained possession and skipper Troncon scurried over for Bortolussi to convert.

Troncon, now on Italy's coaching staff, is lining up at inside centre as they run through some training moves and clattering into defenders like nobody's business."

Will the team be unsettled by news that Troncon - who's contract is up at the end of the season - could be returning to Italy?

From the resultant ruck, Troncon then sold the Scottish defence with dummy five metres out and dived over the line.

They are well drilled by Nick Mallett and Alessandro Troncon, their former scrum-half.

Alessandro Troncon (born 6 September 1973 in Treviso) is a former Italian rugby union player.

Kaplan and his touch judges missed that and, worse, did not realise the intent when Troncon whacked Parks to the turf off the ball.

"Something tells me that legendary Italian scrum-half Alessandro Troncon is wishing he could come out of retirement one last time.

With Bortolami absent, scrum-half Alessandro Troncon will captain Italy on his 101st appearance.

Man of the match was awarded to Italian Alessandro Troncon, who scored a late try to put the match out of reach.

The team was very renewed due the international retirement by Diego Dominguez and Alessandro Troncon, that came back only in November.

Coach Pierre Berbizier moves back to France after the tournament, Troncon may retire and others are considering their futures - this is their final shot.

The retirement of Alessandro Troncon after last year's World Cup has left Italy searching for the best scrumhalf option. '

Italy scored the only try of the game through skipper Alessandro Troncon with full-back David Bortolussi adding one conversion and three penalties.

He was replaced as first choice scrum-half by Alessandro Troncon for the 2005 Six Nations Championship appearing as a replacement on two occasions.

Inspired by Bach: Works for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni & Paolo Troncon.

The position has been a problem since the Azzurri's most capped player Alessandro Troncon, now part of Mallett's coaching team, retired after the 2007 World Cup.