Zebre line-up for re-arranged Glasgow fixture

Parma (Italy), April 7, 2016 - The Parma facilities are ready to host tomorrow night the 12th round of the Guinness Pro12 fwhich was due to be played in January, because of the European cups matches re-arranged because of the last November terrorist attacks in Paris.

Over the weekend dedicated to the quarter-finals of the European Cups, Zebre Rugby will host the Glasgow Warriors at the Stadio Lanfranchi. Tomorrow's clash will be the first seasonal match between the two teams, in fact, the second leg will be held later this month in Scotland in the penultimate round of the regular season of Guinness Pro12. After three consecutive away games, Zebre Rugby are back in front of the home crowd in the prestigious challenge against the defending champions of the tournament after the last year win in Belfast against Munster in the final.

The italian Northwest side has never beaten the Warriors in the previous six games and is just back from the defeat in Edinburgh. After beating Leinster in the re-arranged fixture of two weeks ago, the Warriors are back in the fight for a place in the playoffs when there are only 4 games remaining until the end of the regular season. Zebre, instead, after the bonus point caught in Parma in February against the league leaders Connacht, are looking to move their table and improve the tally of victories in the Guinness PRO12 now at four in 18 rounds. Both teams will deploy several internationals in action in the last RBS Six Nations.

Compared to last Friday's challenge at Murrayfield Zebre have to waive some players injured during last match such as fly-half Haimona and back-rowers Cook and Meyer while others return to disposal recovered from their injures like lock Bernabo, winger Berryman and flanker Cristiano. Finally it's also back in action with the white & black jersey the international centre Garcia, at rest last weekend after playing as a starter all five challenges of the last Six Nations with Italy jersey.

Here's Zebre line-up for Friday, April 7 match at Stadio Lanfranchi in Parma for the re-arranged 12nd round of the Guinness PRO12 against the Glasgow Warriors. Kick off at 7.30 pm local time:

15 Kayle Van Zyl
14 Dion Berryman
13 Matteo Pratichetti
12 Gonzalo Garcia
11 Leonardo Sarto*
10 Carlo Canna
9 Guglielmo Palazzani

8 Gideon Koegelenberg
7 Federico Ruzza*
6 Emiliano Caffini*
5 Marco Bortolami (cap)
4 Quintin Geldenhuys
3 Dario Chistolini
2 Oliviero Fabiani
1 Andrea Lovotti*

Replacements :

16 Bruno Postiglioni
17 Andrea De Marchi
18 Pietro Ceccarelli
19 Valerio Bernabò
20 Filippo Cristiano
21 Luke Burgess
22 Giulio Bisegni
23 Ulrich Beyers

Coach. Gianluca Guidi

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

Not available for selection due to injury: George Biagi, Jean Cook, Emiliano Coria, Tommaso D'Apice*, Paul Derbyshire, Kelly Haimona, Andrea Manici*, Johan Meyer, Mils Muliaina, Edoardo Padovani*, Jacopo Sarto, Andries Van Schalkwyk, Marcello Violi*, Michele Visentin*.

Referee: Ian Davies (Welsh Rugby Union)
Assistant Referees: Matteo Liperini and Filippo Bertelli (both Federazione Italiana Rugby)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (Federazione Italiana Rugby)

Live tv coverage in Italy on Rai Sport 2 and on streaming on www.raisport.rai.it . Live radio coverage on www.sportparma.com end live text coverage of the game on www.pro12rugby.com