| Full name | Zebre Parma | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Union |  Federazione Italiana Rugby | ||
| Nickname | The XV of the North-West (il XV del Nord-Ovest) | ||
| Founded | 1973(as Invitational Team – disbanded in 1997) 2012; 13 years ago (2012)(as Professional Team) | ||
| Location | Parma, Italy | ||
| Ground(s) | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi,Parma (Capacity: 5,000) | ||
| President | Gianni Fava | ||
| Coach | Massimo Brunello | ||
| Captain | Giovanni Licata | ||
| League | United Rugby Championship | ||
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| Official website | |||
| www | |||
The2025–26 season isZebre Parma'sfifth season in theUnited Rugby Championship, and their 14th season of professional rugby. Along with competing in the URC and its Scottish-Italian Shield competition, the club will also participate in the2025–26 EPCR Challenge Cup.
| Zebre Parma United Rugby Championship squad[a] | ||
|---|---|---|
Props Hookers Locks | Back row
Scrum-halves Fly-halves | Centres Wings Fullbacks |
| (c) denotes the team captain,Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Italy on residency or dual nationality. Players and their allocated positions from the Zebre Parma website.[1]
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| Zebre Parma Additional Players squad[a][b][c][d][e][f][g] | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks | Back row Scrum-halves Fly-halves
| Centres Wings Fullbacks |
| (c) denotes the team captain,Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Italy on residency or dual nationality. Players and their allocated positions from the Zebre Rugby and F.I.R. website.[2][3]
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| 27 September 2025 | (1 BP)Zebre Parma | 31 – 28 |  Edinburgh (2 BP) | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
| 15:05 | Try:D Bartolomeo (3') Pitinari (12') Gesi (34') Fusco (44') Con:Da Re(4', 13', 35', 45') Pen:Roger (79') | Try:McConnell (17') Bradbury (23') Velacott (50') Harrison (75') Con:Healy (18', 24', 51', 76') Cards:Licata  Pitinari  64' to 74' | Attendance: 2 276 Referee:Ben Whitehouse  |
| 5 October 2025 | Zebre Parma | 22 – 20 |  Lions (1 BP) | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
| 14:00 | Try:Stavile (12') Di Bartolomeo (35') Nocera (79') Con:da Re (36') Roger (80') Pen: Roger (64') | Report | Try:Kotze (52') Keyter (56') Brandon (74') Con:Dobela (75') Pen:CW Smith (17') | Attendance: 2,175 Referee:Craig Evans |
| 11 October 2025 | Ospreys | 24 – 0 | Zebre Parma | Brewery Field,Bridgend | |
| 15:00 | Try:Cokanasiga (15') Morse (18') Ratti (74') Con:D. Edwards (16', 18', 75') Pen: D. Edwards (59') | Report | Attendance: 4,519 Referee:Eoghan Cross  |
| 18 October 2025 | Zebre Parma | 13 – 31 | Stormers (1 BP) | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
| 19:45 | Try:Belloni, (20') Con:da Re (21') Pen: da Re (63', 67') Cards:Nocero 59' | Report | Try:de Villiers (6') Feinberg-Mngomezulu, (37', 46') Gelant, (58') Nel (80') Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, (38', 58', 80'+1) | Attendance: 2,176 Referee:Andrew Brace |
| 25 October 2025 | (1 BP)Leinster | 50 – 26 | Zebre Parma (1 BP) | Aviva Stadium,Dublin | |
| 17:30 | Try:Kenny (2' c, 27' c) Soroka (7' m, 12' c) Cahir (48' c) Byrne (55' m) Snyman (68' c) Connors (78' m) Con: (2', 13', 27', 49', 69') Cards:A Osborne 30' | Report Scoreboard Highlights | Try:Belloni (10' c) Dominguez (20' c) Quattrini (32' c) Marco Zanon (73' m) Con:da Re (11', 21', 33') Cards: Dominguez 37' | Attendance: 14,128[27] Referee:Ian Kenny |
| 29 November 2025 | Zebre Parma | v | Cardiff | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
| 13:00 |
| 20 December 2025 | Benetton | v | Zebre Parma | Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso | |
| 14:00 |
| 27 December 2025 | Zebre Parma | v | Benetton | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
| 14:30 |
| 3 January 2026 | Glasgow Warriors | v | Zebre Parma | Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | |
| 19:45 |
| 24 January 2026 | Zebre Parma | v | Glasgow Warriors | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
| 19:45 |
| 31 January 2026 | Zebre Parma | v | Connacht | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
| 15:00 |
| 28 February 2026 | Munster | v | Zebre Parma | Thomond Park, Limerick | |
| 17:30 |
| 20 March 2026 | Scarlets | v | Zebre Parma | Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | |
| 19:45 |
| 28 March 2026 | Zebre Parma | v | Ulster | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
| 19:45 |
| 17 April 2026 | Edinburgh | v | Zebre Parma | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium | |
| 19:45 |
| 24 April 2026 | Zebre Parma | v | Dragons | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
| 19:45 |
| 9 May 2026 | Bulls | v | Zebre Parma | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | |
| 12:45 |
| 16 May 2026 | Sharks | v | Zebre Parma | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
| 12:45 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stormers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 39 | +118 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23 | Qualifies for home URC quarter-final; Qualification for the2026–27 Champions Cup |
| 2 | Munster | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 89 | +36 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 23 | |
| 3 | Glasgow Warriors | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 64 | +97 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Cardiff | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 87 | +24 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |
| 5 | Ulster | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 103 | +32 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 16 | Qualifies for URC quarter-final; Qualification for the2026–27 Champions Cup |
| 6 | Bulls | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 147 | −8 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| 7 | Leinster | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 136 | −10 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 8 | Lions | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 145 | −12 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 9 | Zebre Parma | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 153 | −61 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 10 | Qualification for the2026–27 Challenge Cup |
| 10 | Edinburgh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 71 | +38 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 11 | Benetton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 129 | −41 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 12 | Connacht | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 74 | +2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 13 | Sharks | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 96 | 136 | −40 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 14 | Ospreys | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 140 | −30 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 15 | Dragons | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 151 | −77 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 16 | Scarlets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 126 | −68 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Italian x Scottish Shield | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | Pos overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edinburgh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10th | |||
| 2 | Zebre Parma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4th | |||
| 3 | Benetton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 57 | -41 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9th | |||
| 4 | Glasgow Warriors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6th | |||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[29]
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| Green background indicates teams currently leading the regional shield. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, these teams win their respective regional shields. (S) : URC Shield champion | |||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Black Lion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homeround of 16 |
| 2 | Connacht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Montauban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Montpellier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Awayround of 16 |
| 5 | Ospreys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Zebre Parma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
after Round 4
| Domestic league | European rugby | Overall attendance | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Fixtures | Attendance | League | Fixtures | Attendance | Total | Average | ||||||
| Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | ||||||
| 2025–26 United Rugby Championship | 3 | 6,627 | 2,209 | 2,276 | 2,175 | 2025–26 EPCR Challenge Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6,627 | 2,209 |
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