Cook and Ceccarelli back in Zebre starting XV

The 20th round of the Guinness PRO12 will see Zebre again in front of the home crowd after last weekend's fixture against the Glasgow Warriors. In the seven previous encounters Zebre have won over the Belfast's side once in the last match played in Parma on September 2014. The 13-6 final score was the first success in the history of the young franchise against an opponent from the Irish Rugby Football Union.

Points are up for grabs with just three rounds until the conclusion of the regular season. Ulster - currently fifth in the table standings - are in the run for a spot in the playoffs targeted in the last three seasons. Also Ulster want to secure a place in next season's EPCR Champions Cup, with the Guinness PRO12 to qualify one team from each union plus three teams according to the final standings. Zebre are chasing the fifth win of the season to equal the record achieved in the 2013-14 season; the four points are lacking for Geldenhuys and his team mates since the return derby in Treviso of January 3rd.

Compared to last Friday's match against the Glasgow Warriors Zebre have back rower Beyers back from injury along with Ceccarelli and Boni, rested last weekend.

Here's Zebre line-up for Saturday, April 16 match at Stadio Lanfranchi in Parma for the 20th round of the Guinness PRO12 against Ulster. Kick off at 5.00 pm local time:

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

8 Gideon Koegelenberg
7 Federico Ruzza*
6 Jean Cook
5 Valerio Bernabò
4 Quintin Geldenhuys (cap)
3 Pietro Ceccarelli
2 Oliviero Fabiani
1 Andrea Lovotti*

Replacements:
16 Bruno Postiglioni
17 Andrea De Marchi
18 Dario Chistolini
19 Marco Bortolami
20 Emiliano Caffini*
21 Luke Burgess
22 Ulrich Beyers
23 Tommaso Boni*

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: Nigel Owens (Welsh Rugby Union)
Assistant Referees: Matteo Liperini and Filippo Bertelli (both Federazione Italiana Rugby)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (Federazione Italiana Rugby)