Zebre 23 - 37 Benetton

Full time

27 Dec 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 8

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

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Benetton Rugby triumphed over Zebre Parma with a score of 37-23 in a thrilling URC clash. Ignacio Mendy opened the scoring with an early try for Benetton, followed by a conversion from Jacob Umaga. Zebre struggled early on, losing Giacomo Ferrari to a yellow card but managed to score penalties through Giacomo Da Re. The turning point came in the second half when Paolo Odogwu and Louis Werchon added tries for Benetton, extending their lead. Zebre's Simone Gesi and Malik Faissal scored late tries, but it was too little too late. Umaga's excellent kicking kept Benetton ahead throughout the match. Overall, Benetton's discipline and attacking prowess secured them a well-deserved victory.

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Where to watch in: United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 9.6°C (Feels like 11.6°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 6.4 km/h, gusting to 13.1 km/h Humidity: 73% Cloud Cover: 0%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Try

Ignacio Mendy · Benetton

0 - 5
2'

Conversion

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

0 - 7
5'

Yellow Card

Giacomo Ferrari · Zebre
6'

Penalty

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

0 - 10
8'

Penalty

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

3 - 10
12'

Penalty

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

6 - 10
15'

Yellow Card Complete

Giacomo Ferrari · Zebre
16'

Substitution

Giampietro Ribaldi on for Tommaso Di Bartolomeo · Zebre
18'

Penalty

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

6 - 13
24'

Yellow Card

Michele Lamaro · Benetton
26'

Substitution

Tommaso Di Bartolomeo on for Giampietro Ribaldi · Zebre
28'

Substitution

Matteo Nocera on for Juan Pitinari · Zebre
30'

Penalty

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

9 - 13
34'

Yellow Card Complete

Michele Lamaro · Benetton
40'

Penalty

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

9 - 16
Halftime 9 - 16
Second Half
41'

Substitution

David Odiase on for Giovanni Licata · Zebre
42'

Try

Simone Gesi · Zebre

14 - 16
43'

Conversion

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

16 - 16
52'

Yellow Card

Damiano Mazza · Zebre
52'

Penalty Try

No Player · Benetton

16 - 23
53'

Substitution

Nicholas Gasperini on for Siua Maile · Benetton
56'

Substitution

Thomas Dominguez on for Alessandro Fusco · Zebre
56'

Substitution

Giulio Bertaccini on for Giacomo Da Re · Zebre
57'

Substitution

Tiziano Pasquali on for Giosue Zilocchi · Benetton
57'

Substitution

So'otala Fa'aso'o on for Manuel Zuliani · Benetton
57'

Substitution

Destiny Aminu on for Mirco Spagnolo · Benetton
57'

Substitution

Federico Ruzza on for Riccardo Favretto · Benetton
57'

Substitution

Louis Werchon on for Andy Uren · Benetton
61'

Try

Paolo Odogwu · Benetton

16 - 28
62'

Conversion

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

16 - 30
62'

Substitution

Niccolo Cannone on for Eli Snyman · Benetton
62'

Yellow Card Complete

Damiano Mazza · Zebre
67'

Substitution

Giampietro Ribaldi on for Tommaso Di Bartolomeo · Zebre
67'

Substitution

Davide Ruggeri on for Alessandro Ortombina · Zebre
67'

Substitution

Paolo Buonfiglio on for Muhamed Hasa · Zebre
69'

Try

Louis Werchon · Benetton

16 - 35
70'

Conversion

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

16 - 37
70'

Substitution

Rhyno Smith on for Jacob Umaga · Benetton
82'

Try

Malik Faissal · Zebre

21 - 37
83'

Conversion

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

23 - 37
Fulltime 23 - 37

Player ratings

Zebre

15 Giovanni Montemauri 6.4
14 Malik Faissal 8.2
13 Marco Zanon 5.9
12 Damiano Mazza 5.1
11 Simone Gesi 6.7
10 Giacomo Da Re 6.1
9 Alessandro Fusco 6.0
1 Muhamed Hasa 6.5
2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo 6.1
3 Juan Pitinari 5.5
4 Alessandro Ortombina 6.0
5 Leonard Krumov 5.4
6 Giacomo Ferrari 5.2
7 Samuele Locatelli 6.4
8 Giovanni Licata 6.3
16 Giampietro Ribaldi 5.8
17 Paolo Buonfiglio 5.9
18 Matteo Nocera 5.6
19 David Odiase 6.2
20 Davide Ruggeri 5.8
21 Thomas Dominguez 5.9
22 Giulio Bertaccini 5.7
23 Bautista Stavile –

Benetton

15 Matt Gallagher 7.1
14 Ignacio Mendy 7.9
13 Tommaso Menoncello 8.7
12 Malakai Fekitoa 6.6
11 Paolo Odogwu 7.6
10 Jacob Umaga 7.8
9 Andy Uren 6.4
1 Mirco Spagnolo 7.3
2 Siua Maile 6.7
3 Giosue Zilocchi 7.1
4 Riccardo Favretto 7.6
5 Eli Snyman 6.6
6 Alessandro Izekor 7.2
7 Manuel Zuliani 7.9
8 Michele Lamaro 5.0
16 Nicholas Gasperini 7.2
17 Destiny Aminu 6.5
18 Tiziano Pasquali 5.9
19 Niccolo Cannone 6.6
20 So'otala Fa'aso'o 7.0
21 Federico Ruzza 6.6
22 Louis Werchon 7.6
23 Rhyno Smith 5.7