Zebre 15 - 31 Connacht

Full time

31 Jan 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 11

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

Connacht Rugby secured a convincing 31-15 victory over Zebre Parma at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi. Joe Joyce scored a crucial try just before halftime, giving Connacht a 7-3 lead. Sean Jansen's two tries in the second half highlighted Connacht's attacking prowess, with Sam Gilbert converting all but one of their scores. Gonzalo Garcia's yellow card for Zebre impeded their momentum, allowing Connacht to capitalize. Zebre managed a try from Gonzalo Garcia and another late score from Oisin McCormack but it wasn't enough. Martin Roger added a penalty for Zebre, but Connacht's defense held firm. The win marked a strong performance by Connacht, continuing their dominance over Zebre in recent encounters.

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Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 7.5°C (Feels like 7.5°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 4.2 km/h, gusting to 10.1 km/h Humidity: 84% Cloud Cover: 97%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
25'

Penalty

Martin Roger · Zebre

3 - 0
40'

Try

Joe Joyce · Connacht

3 - 5
40'

Substitution

Oisin McCormack on for Paul Boyle · Connacht
Halftime 3 - 5
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Sam Gilbert · Connacht

3 - 7
41'

Substitution

Paul Boyle on for Oisin McCormack · Connacht
46'

Substitution

Juan Pitinari on for Enrique Pieretto · Zebre
49'

Try

Sean Jansen · Connacht

3 - 12
50'

Conversion

Sam Gilbert · Connacht

3 - 14
50'

Substitution

Peter Dooley on for Jordan Duggan · Connacht
50'

Substitution

Bautista Stavile on for Davide Ruggeri · Zebre
50'

Substitution

Fiachna Barrett on for Jack Aungier · Connacht
55'

Try

Gonzalo Garcia · Zebre

8 - 14
57'

Substitution

David O'Connor on for Josh Murphy · Connacht
57'

Substitution

Oisin McCormack on for Sean O'Brien · Connacht
58'

Substitution

Alessandro Ortombina on for Matteo Canali · Zebre
58'

Substitution

Enrico Lucchin on for Giovanni Montemauri · Zebre
59'

Yellow Card

Gonzalo Garcia · Zebre
60'

Try

Sean Jansen · Connacht

8 - 19
61'

Conversion

Sam Gilbert · Connacht

8 - 21
62'

Substitution

Thomas Dominguez on for Giacomo Ferrari · Zebre
66'

Substitution

Luca Franceschetto on for Paolo Buonfiglio · Zebre
66'

Substitution

Sean Naughton on for Josh Ioane · Connacht
67'

Substitution

Niall Murray on for Joe Joyce · Connacht
69'

Substitution

Matt Victory on for Dylan Tierney-Martin · Connacht
69'

Substitution

Franco Carrera on for Gonzalo Garcia · Zebre
69'

Substitution

Shilo Klein on for Giampietro Ribaldi · Zebre
69'

Yellow Card Complete

Gonzalo Garcia · Zebre
70'

Substitution

Ben Murphy on for Caolin Blade · Connacht
72'

Yellow Card

Chay Mullins · Connacht
73'

Try

Bautista Stavile · Zebre

15 - 21
73'

Conversion

Martin Roger · Zebre

10 - 21
77'

Penalty

Sam Gilbert · Connacht

15 - 24
82'

Yellow Card Complete

Chay Mullins · Connacht
89'

Yellow Card

Marco Zanon · Zebre
90'

Try

Oisin McCormack · Connacht

15 - 29
91'

Conversion

Sam Gilbert · Connacht

15 - 31
Fulltime 15 - 31

Player ratings

Zebre

15 Giovanni Montemauri 8.1
14 Mirko Belloni 6.0
13 Giulio Bertaccini 7.2
12 Marco Zanon 6.5
11 Simone Gesi 7.1
10 Martin Roger 6.2
9 Gonzalo Garcia 6.2
1 Paolo Buonfiglio 6.3
2 Giampietro Ribaldi 7.1
3 Enrique Pieretto 5.8
4 Matteo Canali 6.6
5 Leonard Krumov 6.7
6 Giacomo Ferrari 6.6
7 Iacopo Bianchi 6.7
8 Davide Ruggeri 6.5
16 Shilo Klein 6.0
17 Luca Franceschetto 6.1
18 Juan Pitinari 6.2
19 Franco Carrera 6.2
20 Alessandro Ortombina 6.9
21 Thomas Dominguez 6.2
22 Enrico Lucchin 6.1
23 Bautista Stavile 7.1

Connacht

15 Sam Gilbert 6.9
14 Shane Jennings 7.7
13 Harry West 6.5
12 Cathal Forde 8.0
11 Chay Mullins 4.5
10 Josh Ioane 6.3
9 Caolin Blade 8.1
1 Jordan Duggan 7.0
2 Dylan Tierney-Martin 8.2
3 Jack Aungier 6.4
4 Josh Murphy 7.3
5 Joe Joyce 7.8
6 Paul Boyle 6.8
7 Sean O'Brien 7.4
8 Sean Jansen 9.1
16 Matt Victory 6.5
17 Peter Dooley 6.5
18 Fiachna Barrett 6.3
19 David O'Connor 6.9
20 Niall Murray 6.0
21 Ben Murphy 6.4
22 Sean Naughton 6.4
23 Oisin McCormack 7.1