Zebre 31 - 28 Edinburgh

Full time

27 Sep 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

Zebre Parma triumphed over Edinburgh Rugby with a close score of 31-28 in a thrilling encounter at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi. The home side started strong, with Di Bartolomeo and Pitinari both scoring early tries, complemented by conversions from Da Re, giving them a 14-0 lead. Edinburgh responded through tries from McConnell and Bradbury, showing resilience despite being down to 14 men after Licata's red card. Zebre's Gesi and Fusco added to their tally, pushing the score to 31-14 before the visitors made a late comeback. Vellacott and Harrison crossed for Edinburgh, narrowing the gap as they sought to steal the game. However, the home team's defense held firm in the final moments. The match showcased exciting performances, particularly from Da Re and Healy, who were instrumental in their respective teams' scoring efforts.

Weather

Temperature: 19.9°C (Feels like 19.6°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 7.9 km/h, gusting to 16.2 km/h Humidity: 69% Cloud Cover: 83%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Tommaso Di Bartolomeo · Zebre

5 - 0
3'

Conversion

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

7 - 0
7'

Missed Drop Goal

Ben Healy · Edinburgh
11'

Try

Juan Pitinari · Zebre

12 - 0
12'

Conversion

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

14 - 0
14'

Red Card

Giovanni Licata · Zebre
16'

Try

Liam McConnell · Edinburgh

14 - 5
17'

Conversion

Ben Healy · Edinburgh

14 - 7
22'

Try

Magnus Bradbury · Edinburgh

14 - 12
23'

Conversion

Ben Healy · Edinburgh

14 - 14
33'

Try

Simone Gesi · Zebre

19 - 14
34'

Conversion

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

21 - 14
Halftime 21 - 14
Second Half
43'

Try

Alessandro Fusco · Zebre

26 - 14
44'

Conversion

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

28 - 14
45'

Substitution

Pierre Schoeman on for James Whitcombe · Edinburgh
49'

Try

Ben Vellacott · Edinburgh

28 - 19
50'

Conversion

Ben Healy · Edinburgh

28 - 21
50'

Substitution

Sam Skinner on for Grant Gilchrist · Edinburgh
50'

Substitution

D'Arcy Rae on for Paul Hill · Edinburgh
50'

Substitution

Hamish Watson on for Liam McConnell · Edinburgh
50'

Substitution

Duhan van der Merwe on for Jack Brown · Edinburgh
55'

Substitution

Alessandro Ortombina on for Matteo Canali · Zebre
60'

Substitution

Samuele Locatelli on for Davide Ruggeri · Zebre
63'

Yellow Card

Juan Pitinari · Zebre
63'

Substitution

Paolo Buonfiglio on for Muhamed Hasa · Zebre
63'

Substitution

Martin Roger on for Giacomo Da Re · Zebre
64'

Substitution

Ion Neculai on for Mirko Belloni · Zebre
66'

Substitution

Giampietro Ribaldi on for Tommaso Di Bartolomeo · Zebre
72'

Substitution

Charlie Shiel on for Ben Vellacott · Edinburgh
72'

Substitution

Patrick Harrison on for Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh
72'

Substitution

Thomas Dominguez on for Alessandro Fusco · Zebre
73'

Yellow Card Complete

Juan Pitinari · Zebre
75'

Try

Patrick Harrison · Edinburgh

28 - 28
75'

Conversion

Ben Healy · Edinburgh

28 - 23
79'

Penalty

Martin Roger · Zebre

31 - 28
Fulltime 31 - 28

Player ratings

Zebre

15 Lorenzo Pani 6.5
14 Mirko Belloni 7.2
13 Giulio Bertaccini 6.5
12 Damiano Mazza 6.8
11 Simone Gesi 8.1
10 Giacomo Da Re 6.1
9 Alessandro Fusco 7.1
1 Muhamed Hasa 5.6
2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo 8.3
3 Juan Pitinari 5.1
4 Matteo Canali 6.6
5 Leonard Krumov 6.2
6 Davide Ruggeri 6.8
7 Bautista Stavile 7.5
8 Giovanni Licata 4.2
16 Giampietro Ribaldi 6.3
17 Paolo Buonfiglio 6.3
18 Ion Neculai 6.0
19 Alessandro Ortombina 6.6
20 Guido Volpi –
21 Samuele Locatelli 6.5
22 Thomas Dominguez –
23 Martin Roger 6.4

Edinburgh

15 Wes Goosen 6.6
14 Harry Paterson 5.5
13 Piers O'Conor 6.3
12 James Lang 6.3
11 Jack Brown 5.6
10 Ben Healy 6.0
9 Ben Vellacott 6.6
1 James Whitcombe 6.1
2 Ewan Ashman 7.3
3 Paul Hill 6.1
4 Marshall Sykes 6.1
5 Grant Gilchrist 6.1
6 Liam McConnell 6.3
7 Luke Crosbie 6.0
8 Magnus Bradbury 6.6
16 Patrick Harrison –
17 Pierre Schoeman 6.2
18 D'Arcy Rae 5.9
19 Sam Skinner 5.9
20 Hamish Watson 6.1
21 Charlie Shiel –
22 Findlay Thomson –
23 Duhan van der Merwe 6.2