Benetton Rugby enter the European Rugby Challenge Cup for just the second time since 2003 and will be hoping to reach the knockout stages for the first time. Here we take a look at some of the off-season acquisitions made by head coach Kieran Crowley. Derrick Appiah The 23-year-old joins the Italian club after a season at RFU Championship side London Scottish. Appiah has previous experience of the Challenge Cup, having played on four occasions for Worcester Warriors, scoring a try against Enisei-STM in 2016. The prop also made three appearances for fellow Italian team Mogliano in the 2013/14 season. Dewaldt Duvenage The South Africa youth international joins Benetton after a year with Super Rugby side Stormers, where he previously spent five seasons from 2009 to 2013. The 30-year-old scrum-half then played for Perpignan in 2013, featuring in the European Cup on four occasions. Duvenage has also spent time with Currie Cup sides Western Province and Boland Cavaliers. https://twitter.com/BenettonRugby/status/1022358673044250626 Iliesa Ratuva Tavuyara The 28-year-old wing joins Benetton after a spell with New Zealand side Waikato, whom he represented in the Mitre 10 Cup. He has also played in France, for Bordeaux-Bègles, although he didn’t feature in European competition. In 2016 he was second behind All Blacks centre Rieko Ioane for try assists in the Mitre 10 Cup. Giovanni Pettinelli The 22-year-old Pettinelli is one of Italy's promising rugby talents and has joined Benetton Rugby after a spell at Rugby Calvisano, who played in last year's Continental Shield. The back-row forward had national experience on the World Rugby U20 Championship stage in 2016 and featured for Emerging Italy in the 2018 Nations Cup.