Bisegni: Zebre heading in right direction

The Parma outfit recorded their first ever win against Irish opposition in round four, beating Ulster 13-6, and came within a whisker of handing high-flying Ospreys a shock defeat in Parma last Friday.

One of several new faces in the side, the former Azzurri under-20's centre signed from Lazio Rugby in the summer and has not looked back, winning four starts in Treviso's opening five games.

And after scoring his first professional try in Friday's 15-14 defeat, 22-year-old Bisegni could not be happier with life in the GUINNESS PRO12.

"This new experience is exceptional," he said. "I love Parma, a beautiful city. I really love my teammates and our staff too who are always helpful and professional.

"I am living my dream of playing top quality rugby and I must confess that there's nothing wrong here at the moment. To me and my career this is the perfect spot because I can learn from anybody.

"I am obviously very happy about the start of the season, but we haven't achieved anything yet and we all know that it will be a long year.

"Zebre were not an awful team last season, and of course we are not the team to beat now, but we're definitely heading in the right direction and have done a good job in the off-season.

"We are growing. Our efficacy in the set pieces is very high and we play with a lot of confidence in defense.

"We're working on our attacking moves at the moment, although we need time to get used to each other as a lot of guys were signed in the summer.

"We are getting stronger and more effective, but we are still lacking some self-belief especially when we face the crucial part of each game.

"In those occasions we tend to lose our accuracy but we should stay focused for the entire 80 minutes."

Enrico Borra

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