Zebre Rugby opened their winning account this season with a 19-14 success over Edinburgh at Murrayfield last Friday, but have not recorded successive victories in the Championship since beating Benetton Rugby Treviso home and away over Christmas and New Year last season.

Parma, October 27, 2016 - Zebre have welcomed back their italian internationals who attended a senior national team camp in Rome in preparation for the November test matches.

Edinburgh Rugby have won their last three matches, the two most recent in the European Challenge Cup taking them to the top of pool five in that tournament.

Leonardo Sarto scored against his former side as Glasgow Warriors battled to their fourth Guinness PRO12 victory of the season in a hard-fought 33-28 encounter against Zebre in Italy.

Parma is ready for Zebre Rugby who will play tomorrow in the sixth round of the Guinness PRO12, the first one of the "Big Weekend" organized by the tournament board with national derbies in Wales and Ireland and the two Italian sides to challenge the two Scots.

Zebre have not been victorious since a 47-22 win over Newport Gwent Dragons in Parma in round 22 of the Guinness PRO12 last season.

Munster's Irish internationals did the damage as they convincingly beat Zebre 49-5 in a seven-try showing to move top of the Guinness PRO12 table.

Zebre Rugby left Parma this morning to make their first trip to Ireland this season.
The Italian side will face Munster in Limerick tomorrow night in the fifth round of the Guinness PRO12.

Munster Rugby's solitary defeat in their last six Guinness PRO12 encounters was 23-24 in Cork to Cardiff Blues in round 2.

Zebre head coach Gianluca Guidi believes that while ill-discipline is still costing his side dear in the Guinness PRO12, the Italians will take a lot of positives from their narrow defeat to Cardiff Blues.

After this morning team's run in the sunny Stadio Lanfranchi, Zebre Rugby coaching staff announced the line-up that will face Cardiff Blues.

Following the abandonment of their clash with Connacht on Saturday, Zebre are still the only side in the Guinness PRO12 yet to have played at home this season.

Gianluca Guidi insists he had no complaints with Zebre's game against Connacht being called off despite his side leading at the time.

GUINNESS PRO12 Statement regarding the abandonment of Zebre Rugby v Connnacht Rugby

Four months since the last official match, Parma will host the Guinness PRO12 for the fifth successive season.