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Zebre Parma
Union	Italian Rugby Federation
Nickname(s)	The XV of the North-West (il XV del Nord-Ovest)
Founded	1973 (as Invitational Team – disbanded in 1997) ; 2012; 12 years ago (as Professional Team)
Location	Parma, Italy
Ground(s)	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma (Capacity: 5,000)
President	Michele Dalai
Coach(es)	Massimo Brunello
Captain(s)	Danilo Fischetti
League(s)	United Rugby Championship
2023–24	4th, Scottish/Italian Shield ; (16th overall)
1st kit	2nd kit
Official website
	www.zebreparma.it

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Zebre Parma (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdzɛbre], meaning "Zebras") are an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR competitions from the 2012–13 season.^[1] They are based in Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. They are operated by the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) and replaced Aironi in the Pro12.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Zebre Parma, often referred to as "the XV of the North-West" (Italian: il XV del Nord-Ovest), represents the four committees of Emilia-Romagna, Liguria, Lombardy and Piedmont, which includes tens of thousands of members and several clubs.^[7] Since 2018, it represents also teams from others committees like Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche, Tuscany and Sicily.^[8] The team was officially named Zebre Parma at the start of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season.^[9]^[10]

History

The entry of Italian teams into the Celtic League had been proposed for many years. After several failed attempts, there was hope that a deal for Italian entry would be done in time for the 2010–11 season, with the Scots delaying support for entry until changes were made to the Celtic League management structure. In February 2010, it was announced that the planned expansion of the Celtic League was to be put on hold. The reasons were the insistence by existing members that the Italian teams could be ejected after three years. Also, the financial demands that the league placed on the Italians could not be met. The existing teams said this was to cover the need to have larger squads to cover the extra fixtures and additional travel expenses.^[11] Agreement was reached in early March 2010 to allow Italian teams entry to the Celtic League in time for the 2010–11 season.^[12] The clubs will also be guaranteed places in the annual Heineken Cup, which had previously been awarded to the two top teams in the National Championship of Excellence.

Italy have failed to make an impact in the Six Nations Championship since joining in 2000. This has largely been blamed on the fact their best players do not have a competitive enough domestic tournament or are forced to play abroad. The fact that the Six Nations decider in 2009 between Wales and Ireland featured 42 Celtic League players out of 44 in their squads supported this notion.^[13]

After initial applications in 2010, it was proposed that Aironi would join along with a new team, Praetorians Roma,^[14] but Benetton Treviso were nominated instead. Benetton Treviso and Duchi Nord-Ovest could not agree to form one club to represent the Veneto region and lost out in the first round of bidding despite the region being the traditional home of Italian rugby.^[15] However, Pretorians Roma failed to satisfy the evaluators of their financial muscle and Benetton Treviso were nominated in their place.^[16]

Aironi struggled in their first season; a surprise European Cup win over Biarritz was the only highlight of a campaign in which they managed only one Pro12 victory. At the end of a second season of struggle on the pitch, Aironi succumbed to financial difficulties off it. Their licence to play both in the European Cup and Pro12 was revoked by the Italian Rugby Federation.^[17] The Federation decided against another domestic Italian club taking over the running of the licence, instead opting to maintain complete control of a planned new franchise.^[18] In June 2012, it was announced that the new franchise would be known as Zebre and based in Parma.^[19]

Zebre did not enjoy much success in their first season, 2012–13, finishing bottom after winless campaigns in both the Pro12 and the Heineken Cup. Although they finished the subsequent 2013–14 season bottom once again, their performance was much improved, seeing their first victory against Cardiff Blues at the Arms Park into Round 3 of Pro12,^[20] in a season in which they had five league victories, with their away win in Cardiff followed by home victories against the Ospreys, Edinburgh, Cardiff Blues and Italian Rivals Treviso, who finished the season a single point ahead of Zebre. They fared somewhat worse in 2014–15, managing only 3 victories and finishing bottom of the table for the third season running. In the 2015–16 seasons they again earned five victories including back to back victories against Treviso and a bonus-point victory against the Newport Gwent Dragons. Zebre avoided finishing in last place for the first time.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Italian Celtic League/Pro12/Pro14 derbies:
- Winners: 1 (2015–16)

Current standings

2024–25 United Rugby Championship

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If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:^[21]

number of matches won;
the difference between points for and points against;
the number of tries scored;
the most points scored;
the difference between tries for and tries against;
the fewest red cards received;
the fewest yellow cards received.

Green background indicates teams that are in play-off places and earn a place in the 2025–26 European Champions Cup

Pink background indicates teams that are in play-off places and earn a place in the 2025–26 European Challenge Cup
Yellow background indicates the team that won the 2024–25 European Challenge Cup and thus qualify for the 2025–26 European Champions Cup, but are not in a play-off place
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2025–26 European Challenge Cup.
Q: qualified for play-offs. H: home field advantage secured for quarter-and semi-final. h; home field advantage secured for quarter-final X: cannot reach play-offs. E: qualified for Champions Cup.

The team

Name history

Founded in 1973 by the former Italian national captain Marco Bollesan, Zebre (English: Zebras) was chosen, in 2012, by the Italian Rugby Federation as the new franchise's name. The name had been used by an invitational select rugby union team based in Northwest Italy that played regular fixtures between 1973 and 1997. In those 23 years, 25 matches were held against international clubs; and resulted in a high number of victories for Zebre. The opening match was an unofficial test played in Milan in 1973 against the Australian team of Randwick Sydney, who won 21–50. Zebre had a memorable 48–38 victory against the Barbarians in Brescia in June 1997.^[22]

Two other former select teams are Dogi (The Doges) based in Triveneto and I Lupi (The Wolves) based in Central and Southern Italy.^[23]

Stadium and training

The team play in Parma at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, the former home ground of Crociati Parma and the F.I.R. Academy. Initially, the ground is being refurbished and expanded. Zebre usually hold their summer training camp at Parma University.^[24] In its history, Zebre played also official matches in others different homegrounds:
– In the 2012–13 Pro12 season at Reggio Emilia's Stadio Città del Tricolore, against Leinster;^[25]
– In the 2017–18 Pro14 season at Stadio Tommaso Fattori of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, against Dragons;^[26]
– In the 2018–19 Pro14 season at Stadio Luigi Zaffanella of Viadana, Lombardy, against Leinster^[27]
– In the 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup season at Stadio San Michele of Calvisano, Lombardy, against Brive^[28]
– In the 2019–20 Pro14 season at Stadio Giovanni Mari of Legnano, Lombardy, against Munster;^[29]

Staff and coaching team

The staff for the 2024–25 season is:^[30]

Head coach – Massimo Brunello
Assistant coaches – Aldo Birchall, Emiliano Bergamaschi, Mattia Dolcetto, David Sisi
Technical director – Franco Tonni
Rugby Operations Manager - George Biagi
Team Manager – Gabriele Di Giulio, Gianmarco Garavaldi
Fitness coach – Francesco Della Ceca, Sebastiano Peri, Pietro Scirocchi, Harrison Westbrook
Video analyst – Niccolò Gaetaniello, Flavio Ferraresi, Sara Squassabia

Players

Zebre is mostly based on Italian players, rather than foreigners.^[31] In 2012, of the initial list of 36 contracted players, only three were ineligible to play for Italy. Nineteen former Aironi players were included in the original squad. An emphasis on youth development was also visible, with a significant portion of the squad being made up of members of F.I.R. Academy Ivan Francescato .^[24]

Current squad

Zebre Parma United Rugby Championship squad^[a]
Props Paolo Buonfiglio Danilo Fischetti (c) Luca Franceschetto Muhamed Hasa Ion Neculai Matteo Nocera Juan Pitinari* Luca Rizzoli Hookers Luca Bigi Tommaso Di Bartolomeo Giampietro Ribaldi Locks Matteo Canali Leonard Krumov Rusiate Nasove Andrea Zambonin	Back row Luca Andreani Iacopo Bianchi Giacomo Ferrari Giovanni Licata Davide Ruggeri Bautista Stavile* Guido Volpi* Scrum-halves Thomas Dominguez* Alessandro Fusco Gonzalo García Ratko Jelic Fly-halves Giacomo Da Re Giovanni Montemauri Gerónimo Prisciantelli*	Centres Scott Gregory Enrico Lucchin Damiano Mazza Luca Morisi Wings Simone Gesi Fetuli Paea Fullbacks Lorenzo Pani Jacopo Trulla

(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.^[32] ^ Taking into account signings and departures head of 2024–25 season as listed on List of 2024–25 United Rugby Championship transfers.

Additional player squad

Zebre Parma Additional Players squad ^[a]^[b]^[c]^[d]^[e]^[f]^[g]^[h]^[i]^[j]
Props Samuele Taddei ^[a] Bruno Vallesi ^[c] Hookers Giovanni Quattrini^[i] Locks Samuele Mirenzi ^[e] Francesco Ruffolo ^[f] Davide Salvan ^[d]	Back row Giacomo Milano ^[b] Samuele Locatelli ^[h] Scrum-halves Patricio Baronio* ^[h] Thomas Manca* ^[b] Fly-halves Simone Brisighella ^[c]	Centres Giulio Bertaccini ^[g] Filippo Drago ^[j] Wings Albert Einstein Batista ^[f] Filippo Bozzoni ^[e] Alessandro Gesi ^[a] Fullbacks None currently named

(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.^[39]^[40]^[41]^[42]^[43] ^ ^a ^b ^c Academy player on loan to Serie A Elite team Colorno^[33]^[34] ^ ^a ^b ^c Academy player on loan to Serie A team Noceto ^ ^a ^b ^c Academy player on loan to Serie A Elite team Viadana^[35] ^ ^a ^b Academy player on loan to Serie A team Parma^[36] ^ ^a ^b ^c Academy player on loan to Serie A Elite team Valorugby Emilia ^ ^a ^b ^c Additional player under contract with Serie A Elite team Colorno ^ ^a ^b Additional player under contract with Serie A Elite team Valorugby Emilia ^ ^a ^b ^c Additional player under contract with Serie A Elite team Viadana ^ ^a ^b Additional player under contract with Serie A Elite team Viadana^[37] ^ ^a ^b Temporary loan from URC team Benetton^[38]

Selected former players

Former players who have played for Zebre and have caps for their respective country

Season records

Pro12

Season	Pos	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Bonus	Points
2012–13	12th	22	0	0	22	10	10
2013–14	12th	22	5	2	15	5	29
2014–15	12th	22	3	0	19	3	15
2015–16	11th	22	5	0	17	4	24
2016–17	12th	22	3	0	19	7	19

Pro14

Season	Conference	Pos	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Bonus	Points
2017–18	Conference A	7th	21	7	0	14	8	36
2018–19	Conference A	7th	21	3	0	18	7	19
2019–20	Conference A	6th	15	3	1	11	7	21
2020–21	Conference A	6th	16	4	0	12	1	17

European Rugby Challenge Cup

Season	Pool/Round	Pos	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Bonus	Points
2014–15	Pool 5	3rd	6	2	0	4	0	8
2015–16	Pool 4	2nd	6	3	0	3	1	13
2017–18	Pool 3	3rd	6	1	0	5	4	8
2018–19	Pool 4	3rd	6	3	0	3	2	14
2019–20	Pool 4	3rd	6	2	1	3	3	13

Heineken Cup / European Rugby Champions Cup

Season	Pool/Round	Pos	Played	Lost	Bonus	Points
2012–13	Pool 3	4th	6	6	1	1
2013–14	Pool 3	4th	6	6	0	0
2016–17	Pool 2	4th	6	6	0	0

Personnel honours and records

(correct as of 03 Oct 2024)

Bold indicates active player

Category	Player	Total
Tries	Dries Van Schalkwyk	24
Tries	Simone Gesi	24
Appearances	Guglielmo Palazzani	161
Points	Carlo Canna	717

Most tries
Rank	Player	Tries
1	Dries Van Schalkwyk	24
1	Simone Gesi	24
3	Mattia Bellini	21
4	Johan Meyer	19
5	Carlo Canna	17
6	Giovanbattista Venditti	15
	Giulio Bisegni	15
	Tommaso Boni	15
	Jacopo Trulla	15
10	Pierre Bruno	14

Most appearances
Rank	Player	Apps
1	Guglielmo Palazzani	161
2	Oliviero Fabiani	140
3	George Biagi	119
4	Giulio Bisegni	118
4	Carlo Canna	118
6	Dario Chistolini	116
6	Andrea Lovotti	116
8	Tommaso Boni	113
9	Leonard Krumov	111
10	Andrea De Marchi	109

Most points
Rank	Player	Points
1	Carlo Canna	717
2	Luciano Orquera	242
3	Antonio Rizzi	153
4	Gerónimo Prisciantelli	128
5	Edoardo Padovani	123
5	Simone Gesi	123
7	Dries Van Schalkwyk	120
8	Daniel Halangahu	109
9	Kelly Haimona	107
9	Marcello Violi	107

Zebre Parma Women

Since November 2023, the Franchise has also had a women's team, which plays official tests with Spanish team.^[44]

References

^ "Zebras to take over from Aironi – The Irish Times – Thu, Jun 07, 2012". The Irish Times. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "Italian side Aironi to pull out of Pro12 after their licence is revoked". BBC Sport. 6 April 2012.
^ "Italy announces new club". Ercrugby.com. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "Zebre will replace Aironi for Italy – RTÉ Sport". Rte.ie. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "Zebre to replace Aironi in Rabo Direct Pro12 | Rugby Week News,Rugby Club Fixtures,Results". Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ "London Wasps sign Italy back Andrea Masi from Aironi". Bbc.co.uk. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "Zebre Rugby - IO CI SONO nasce la comunità dei club della franchigia bianconera". www.zebrerugby.eu. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014.
^ "Zebre Family".
^ ""Zebre Parma" e il nuovo nome promosso dalla franchigia federale nello United Rugby Championship". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "ZEBRE PARMA: PRESENTATO IL NUOVO LOGO DELLA FRANCHIGIA DUCALE". Zebre Parma (in Italian). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^ "Peter Bills: Italian fury at 'insult' after Magners League snub". Independent.ie. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^ "RTÉ Sport: Italian teams to join Magners League". Rte.ie. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^ Roberts, Gareth (21 March 2009). "Wales 15–17 Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^ "Aironi and Praetorians set for Magners League | Live Rugby News | ESPN Scrum". Scrum.com. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^ "International Rugby Union | Italy Rugby Union News". Planet Rugby. 21 July 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^ "Italians' bid to join the League not a done deal". The Irish Times. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^ "Italian side Aironi to pull out of Pro12 after their licence is revoked". Bbc.co.uk. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "Tournaments | Magners League | Aironi | Viadana's Pro12 bid rejected". Planet Rugby. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "Rugby Union News | New PRO12 team to be called Zebras". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "Home".
^ League Format (3) "Competition Rules". United Rugby Championship. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
^ "Le Zebre battono i Barbarians".
^ Nauright, John (6 April 2012). Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]: History, Culture, and Practice. Abc-Clio. ISBN 9781598843019.
^ ^a ^b "Heineken Champions Cup".
^ "Zebre 22 – 41 Leinster Rugby". Pro12. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
^ "All'aquila le Zebre Battono I Dragons 34–32 Davanti AI 6000 del Fattori". 14 April 2018.
^ "Quattro Mete non Bastano Alle Zebre Rugby, Superate 24 a 40 Allo Stadio Zaffanella di Viadana". 16 February 2019.
^ "SECONDO SUCCESSO PIENO PER LE ZEBRE: A CALVISANO IL XV DI MICHAEL BRADLEY SUPERA 27 A 24 IL BRIVE NEL 3° TURNO DI CHALLENGE CUP". 7 December 2019.
^ "AL MILANO RUGBY WEEK È FESTA SOLO A METÀ: IL MUNSTER PASSA 28 A 0 ALLO STADIO GIOVANNI MARI". 21 February 2020.
^ "Lo staff tecnico per la stagione 2022/23". Zebre Parma.
^ "Tournaments | Magners League | Aironi | French coach for new Italian Pro12 team". Planet Rugby. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "Giocatori". Zebre Parma. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^ "SAMUELE TADDEI SI UNISCE ALL'HBS COLORNO". Rugby Colorno (in Italian). 26 September 2023.
^ "Alessandro Gesi si unisce all'HBS Colorno". Rugby Colorno (in Italian). 18 October 2023.
^ "Quattro giocatori emblema del Rugby Viadana 1970 continueranno a vestirne la maglia". Rugby Viadana (in Italian).
^ "PRIMA SQUADRA: Ancora conferme nella rosa per la stagione 2024/25". Rugby Parma (in Italian).
^ "VIADANA SI RINFORZA CON UNA GIOVANE ZEBRA". Zebre Parma (in Italian).
^ "Le Zebre Parma ingaggiano in prestito il centro Filippo Drago dalla Benetton Treviso". Zebre Parma (in Italian).
^ "Academy". Zebre Parma.
^ "Quattro giovani prospetti entrano nelle Accademie di Franchigia dal 2024/25". F.I.R. Rugby (in Italian). 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "FRANCESCO DELLA CECA: "LAVORIAMO IN CRESCENDO. ABBIAMO RITROVATO I GIOCATORI IN OTTIME CONDIZIONI"5". Zebre Parma (in Italian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ "Filippo Bozzoni in prestito al Valorugby Emilia fino al termine della stagione". Zebre Parma (in Italian). Retrieved 27 November 2024.
^ "Giovanni Quattrini in prestito al Rugby Viadana 1970 fino a fine stagione". Zebre Parma (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
^ "NASCE LA FRANCHIGIA FEMMINILE DELLE ZEBRE PARMA". Zebre Parma (in Italian). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

External links

Official website
Zebre section on Official Pro12 Site (in English)

[32] Taking into account signings and departures head of 2024–25 season as listed on List of 2024–25 United Rugby Championship transfers.

[Additional_Player_Colorno-36] Academy player on loan to Serie A Elite team Colorno^[33]^[34]

[Additional_Player_Noceto-37] Academy player on loan to Serie A team Noceto

[Academy_Player_Viadana-39] Academy player on loan to Serie A Elite team Viadana^[35]

[Additional_Player_Parma-41] Academy player on loan to Serie A team Parma^[36]

[Additional_Player_Valorugby_Emilia-42] Academy player on loan to Serie A Elite team Valorugby Emilia

[Permit_Player_Colorno-43] Additional player under contract with Serie A Elite team Colorno

[Permit_Player_Valorugby-44] Additional player under contract with Serie A Elite team Valorugby Emilia

[Permit_Player_Viadana-45] Additional player under contract with Serie A Elite team Viadana

[Additional_Player_Viadana-47] Additional player under contract with Serie A Elite team Viadana^[37]

[Temporary_Loan_Player-49] Temporary loan from URC team Benetton^[38]

[1] "Zebras to take over from Aironi – The Irish Times – Thu, Jun 07, 2012". The Irish Times. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[2] "Italian side Aironi to pull out of Pro12 after their licence is revoked". BBC Sport. 6 April 2012.

[3] "Italy announces new club". Ercrugby.com. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[4] "Zebre will replace Aironi for Italy – RTÉ Sport". Rte.ie. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[5] "Zebre to replace Aironi in Rabo Direct Pro12 | Rugby Week News,Rugby Club Fixtures,Results". Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

[6] "London Wasps sign Italy back Andrea Masi from Aironi". Bbc.co.uk. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[7] "Zebre Rugby - IO CI SONO nasce la comunità dei club della franchigia bianconera". www.zebrerugby.eu. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014.

[8] "Zebre Family".

[9] ""Zebre Parma" e il nuovo nome promosso dalla franchigia federale nello United Rugby Championship". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[10] "ZEBRE PARMA: PRESENTATO IL NUOVO LOGO DELLA FRANCHIGIA DUCALE". Zebre Parma (in Italian). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

[11] "Peter Bills: Italian fury at 'insult' after Magners League snub". Independent.ie. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

[12] "RTÉ Sport: Italian teams to join Magners League". Rte.ie. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

[13] Roberts, Gareth (21 March 2009). "Wales 15–17 Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

[14] "Aironi and Praetorians set for Magners League | Live Rugby News | ESPN Scrum". Scrum.com. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

[15] "International Rugby Union | Italy Rugby Union News". Planet Rugby. 21 July 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

[16] "Italians' bid to join the League not a done deal". The Irish Times. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

[17] "Italian side Aironi to pull out of Pro12 after their licence is revoked". Bbc.co.uk. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[18] "Tournaments | Magners League | Aironi | Viadana's Pro12 bid rejected". Planet Rugby. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[planetrugby1-19] "Rugby Union News | New PRO12 team to be called Zebras". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[20] "Home".

[21] League Format (3) "Competition Rules". United Rugby Championship. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

[22] "Le Zebre battono i Barbarians".

[23] Nauright, John (6 April 2012). Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]: History, Culture, and Practice. Abc-Clio. ISBN 9781598843019.

[ercrugby1-24] "Heineken Champions Cup".

[25] "Zebre 22 – 41 Leinster Rugby". Pro12. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

[26] "All'aquila le Zebre Battono I Dragons 34–32 Davanti AI 6000 del Fattori". 14 April 2018.

[27] "Quattro Mete non Bastano Alle Zebre Rugby, Superate 24 a 40 Allo Stadio Zaffanella di Viadana". 16 February 2019.

[28] "SECONDO SUCCESSO PIENO PER LE ZEBRE: A CALVISANO IL XV DI MICHAEL BRADLEY SUPERA 27 A 24 IL BRIVE NEL 3° TURNO DI CHALLENGE CUP". 7 December 2019.

[29] "AL MILANO RUGBY WEEK È FESTA SOLO A METÀ: IL MUNSTER PASSA 28 A 0 ALLO STADIO GIOVANNI MARI". 21 February 2020.

[30] "Lo staff tecnico per la stagione 2022/23". Zebre Parma.

[31] "Tournaments | Magners League | Aironi | French coach for new Italian Pro12 team". Planet Rugby. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[Giocatori-33] "Giocatori". Zebre Parma. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

[34] "SAMUELE TADDEI SI UNISCE ALL'HBS COLORNO". Rugby Colorno (in Italian). 26 September 2023.

[35] "Alessandro Gesi si unisce all'HBS Colorno". Rugby Colorno (in Italian). 18 October 2023.

[38] "Quattro giocatori emblema del Rugby Viadana 1970 continueranno a vestirne la maglia". Rugby Viadana (in Italian).

[40] "PRIMA SQUADRA: Ancora conferme nella rosa per la stagione 2024/25". Rugby Parma (in Italian).

[46] "VIADANA SI RINFORZA CON UNA GIOVANE ZEBRA". Zebre Parma (in Italian).

[48] "Le Zebre Parma ingaggiano in prestito il centro Filippo Drago dalla Benetton Treviso". Zebre Parma (in Italian).

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v t e Zebre Parma – current squad
Forwards	Luca Andreani Iacopo Bianchi Luca Bigi Paolo Buonfiglio Matteo Canali Dylan de Leeuw Tommaso Di Bartolomeo Giacomo Ferrari Danilo Fischetti Taina Fox-Matamua Riccardo Genovese Muhamed Hasa Josh Kaifa Leonard Krumov Giovanni Licata Marco Manfredi Ion Neculai Matteo Nocera Juan Pitinari Giampietro Ribaldi Daniele Rimpelli Luca Rizzoli Davide Ruggeri Alessio Sanavia Dave Sisi Bautista Stavile Guido Volpi Andrea Zambonin Liam Zocchi-Dommann
Backs	Filippo Bozzoni Pierre Bruno Ben Cambriani Thomas Dominguez Tiff Eden Alessandro Fusco Gonzalo García Simone Gesi Scott Gregory Ratko Jelic Enrico Lucchin Damiano Mazza Giovanni Montemauri Luca Morisi Fetuli Paea Lorenzo Pani Gerónimo Prisciantelli Franco Smith Jacopo Trulla
Coach	Fabio Roselli