Zebre Team for Final Away Game of the Season v Cardiff Blues

The technical staff have confirmed many players selected for last game in Parma against Edinburgh when Stadio XXV Aprile's posts prevented a late drop goal attempt by Italy's fly-half Luciano Orquera to prevent the first win of the season for the "black & white striped" boys.

Australian fly-half Halangahu is back in action after missing 4 games due to a muscular injury, while 3 Italy internationals are out of the game injured : Bergamasco, Buso and Geldenhuys.

Zebre and Cardiff have the 2 worst records of scored tries with 23 and 24 in 19 rounds and, With Halfpenny sitting at the top of the RaboDirect PRO12 kickers table with a rate of more than 86 % and Orquera with a 75% rate, discipline and kicks will be so important to achieve the win from both sides. Cardiff won at Stadio XXV Aprile in Parma in last November 17-7 thanks to 3 Sweeney penalties and a try by Trevett matching the Italian one scored by winger Pace.

Here's Zebre Rugby line-up for Saturday afternoon game at the Arms Park Stadium in Cardiff facing the Blues in the 20th Round of the RaboDirect PRO12. Kick off at 2.30 pm local time :
15 Ruggero TREVISAN*
14 Leonardo SARTO*
13 Giovanbattista VENDITTI*
12 Gonzalo GARCIA
11 Sinoti SINOTI
10 Daniel HALANGAHU
9 Alberto CHILLON*

8 Andries VAN SCHALKWYK
7 Filippo FERRARINI*
6 Josh SOLE
5 Marco BORTOLAMI (cap)
4 Michael VAN VUREN
3 Luciano LEIBSON
2 Davide GIAZZON
1 Matias AGUERO

Replacements :
16 Carlo FESTUCCIA
17 Andrea DE MARCHI
18 Salvatore PERUGINI
19 Nicola BELARDO*
20 Filippo CRISTIANO
21 Tito TEBALDI
22 Alberto CHIESA*
23 Matteo PRATICHETTI

Coach. Christian GAJAN

* Former member of the Italian Rugby Union academy "Ivan Francescato" of Tirrenia.

Not available for selection through injury : Mauro BERGAMASCO, Paolo BUSO, Nicola CATTINA, Filippo CAZZOLA*, Carlo FAZZARI*, Quintin GELDENHUYS, Luca REDOLFINI, Dave RYAN.

Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU, 1st competition game)
Assistant Referees: Tim Hayes, Julian Smith (both WRU)
Citing Commissioner: Aurwel Morgan (WRU)

No tv coverage of the game.