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2026–27 Zebre Parma season

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The 2026–27 season is Zebre Parma's sixth season in the United Rugby Championship, and in all formats of the competition. Along with competing in the URC and its Scottish-Italian Shield competition, the club will also participate in the 2026–27 EPCR Challenge Cup.

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2026–27 season
Head coachMassimo Brunello
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Squad and management

Transfers

Main article: Zebre Parma

2026–27 Zebre Parma squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain.
Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Italy on residency or dual nationality.
Taking into account signings and departures ahead of 2026–27 season as listed on List of 2025–26 United Rugby Championship transfers.
Source: [16]

Additional players

2026–27 Zebre Parma additional players

Props

  • Argentina Octavio Barbatti[A]*
  • Italy Federico Pisani[B]

Locks

  • Italy Simone Invernizzi[C]

Back row

  • Italy Matteo Sebastiani[D]

Scrum halves

  • South Africa Migael Prinsloo[E]*

Fly-halves

  • Italy Francesco Alderighi[F]

Centres

Wings

  • Italy Manuel Scappini[J]
(c) denotes the team captain.
Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Italy on residency or dual nationality.
Taking into account signings and departures ahead of 2025–26 season as listed on List of 2026–27 United Rugby Championship transfers.
  1. [A]
    Additional player from Petrarca Padova
  2. [B]
    Additional player from Petrarca Padova
  3. [C]
    Additional player from FIR Academy
  4. [D]
    Additional player from FIR Academy
  5. [E]
    Additional player from Valorugby Emilia
  6. [F]
    Additional player from FIR Academy
  7. [G]
    Additional player from Valorugby Emilia
  8. [H]
    Additional player from FIR Academy
  9. [I]
    Additional player from Petrarca Padova
  10. [J]
    Additional player from FIR Academy
Source: [17]

United Rugby Championship

Main article: 2026–27 United Rugby Championship

Matches

Zebre will begin their sixth URC campaign at home to Bulls from South Africa.

26 September 2026 Zebre Italy v South Africa Bulls Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi  
2 October 2026 Cardiff Wales v Italy Zebre Cardiff Arms Park  
10 October 2026 Zebre Italy v Scotland Edinburgh Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi  
23 October 2026 Connacht Ireland v Italy Zebre The Sportsground, Galway  
31 October 2026 Dragons Wales v Italy Zebre Rodney Parade, Newport  
5 December 2026 Zebre Italy v Ireland Munster Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi  
19 December 2026 Zebre Italy v Italy Benetton Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi  
27 December 2026 Benetton Italy v Italy Zebre Stadio Monigo, Treviso  
2 January 2027 Zebre Italy v Scotland Glasgow Warriors Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi  
23 January 2027 Lions South Africa v Italy Zebre Ellis Park Stadium, Jo'burg  
30 January 2027 Stormers South Africa v Italy Zebre Cape Town Stadium  
27 February 2027 Zebre Italy v Wales Scarlets Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi  
20 March 2027 Ulster Ireland v Italy Zebre Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
26 March 2027 Glasgow Warriors Scotland v Italy Zebre Scotstoun Stadium  
17 April 2027 Zebre Italy v South Africa Sharks Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi  
23 April 2027 Zebre Italy v Wales Ospreys Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi  
7 May 2027 Edinburgh Scotland v Italy Zebre Edinburgh Rugby Stadium  
15 May 2027 Zebre Italy v Ireland Leinster Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi  

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Bulls 1 1 0 0 47 13 +34 7 1 1 0 5 Qualification for the Champions Cup and knockout stage
2 Sharks 1 1 0 0 41 24 +17 5 4 1 0 5
3 Stormers 1 1 0 0 29 15 +14 4 2 1 0 5
4 Glasgow Warriors 1 1 0 0 26 20 +6 4 2 1 0 5
5 Edinburgh 1 1 0 0 34 29 +5 4 4 1 0 5
6 Cardiff 1 1 0 0 21 15 +6 3 2 0 0 4
7 Lions 1 1 0 0 27 26 +1 3 4 0 0 4
8 Benetton 1 0 1 0 19 19 0 3 3 0 0 2
9 Dragons 1 0 1 0 19 19 0 3 3 0 0 2 Qualification for the Challenge Cup
10 Leinster 1 0 0 1 26 27 −1 4 3 1 1 2
11 Ulster 1 0 0 1 29 34 −5 4 4 1 1 2
12 Munster 1 0 0 1 20 26 −6 2 4 0 1 1
13 Scarlets 1 0 0 1 15 21 −6 2 3 0 1 1
14 Ospreys 1 0 0 1 24 41 −17 4 5 1 0 1
15 Connacht 1 0 0 1 15 29 −14 2 4 0 0 0
16 Zebre 0 0 0 0 13 47 −34 1 7 0 0 0
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Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: UnitedRugby.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won 2) The difference between points for and points against 3) The number of tries scored 4) The most points scored 5) The difference between tries for and tries against 6) The fewest red cards received 7) The fewest yellow cards received.[18]

URC Scottish Italian Shield

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2026–27 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield tables view · watch · edit · discuss
Italy Scotland Italian x Scottish Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
—Italy Benetton 0000000000008
—Scotland Edinburgh 0000000000005
—Scotland Glasgow Warriors 0000000000004
—Italy Zebre Parma 00000000000016
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[19]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams currently leading the regional shield. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, these teams win their respective regional shields.

(S) : URC Shield champion

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EPCR Challenge Cup

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EPCR Challenge Cup Pool 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 South Africa Cheetahs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Home round of 16
2 Ireland Ulster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 France Perpignan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Wales Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Away round of 16
5 France Bayonne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Italy Zebre Parma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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First match(es) will be played: 16 October 2026. Source: EPCR[20]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.


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