Zebre 12 - 28 Ulster

Full time

28 Mar 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 14

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

Zebre Parma faced Ulster Rugby at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, ending in a 12-28 defeat for the home side. Tommaso Di Bartolomeo opened the scoring for Zebre with an early try, converted by Martin Roger. However, Ulster responded swiftly with tries from Tom McAllister and Rob Herring, both converted by James Humphreys, establishing a solid lead. A red card for Simone Gesi in the 27th minute left Zebre at a disadvantage. In the second half, Ulster extended their lead with further tries from Zac Ward and Werner Kok, both converted by Nathan Doak. Zebre managed to score a late try through Jacopo Trulla but it was too late to change the outcome. Ulster's comprehensive victory showcased their strength, while Zebre struggled to capitalize on early momentum.

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Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 11.3°C (Feels like 11.5°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 3.4 km/h, gusting to 5.9 km/h Humidity: 57% Cloud Cover: 90%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
10'

Try

Tommaso Di Bartolomeo · Zebre

5 - 0
10'

Substitution

Juan Pitinari on for Enrique Pieretto · Zebre
11'

Conversion

Martin Roger · Zebre

7 - 0
19'

Try

Tom McAllister · Ulster

7 - 5
20'

Conversion

James Humphreys · Ulster

7 - 7
27'

Red Card

Simone Gesi · Zebre
40'

Substitution

Angus Bell on for Eric O'Sullivan · Ulster
Halftime 7 - 7
Second Half
43'

Try

Rob Herring · Ulster

7 - 12
44'

Conversion

James Humphreys · Ulster

7 - 14
45'

Substitution

Nathan Doak on for James Humphreys · Ulster
49'

Substitution

Scott Wilson on for Tom McAllister · Ulster
49'

Substitution

Juarno Augustus on for Bryn Ward · Ulster
51'

Try

Zac Ward · Ulster

7 - 19
52'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

7 - 21
55'

Substitution

Ben Moxham on for Zac Ward · Ulster
60'

Substitution

Matthew Dalton on for Iain Henderson · Ulster
60'

Substitution

Giacomo Ferrari on for Muhamed Hasa · Zebre
61'

Substitution

Ion Neculai on for Alessandro Ortombina · Zebre
64'

Substitution

Giovanni Quattrini on for Tommaso Di Bartolomeo · Zebre
64'

Substitution

Giovanni Licata on for Matteo Canali · Zebre
66'

Substitution

Ben Carson on for James Hume · Ulster
66'

Substitution

Thomas Dominguez on for Alessandro Fusco · Zebre
66'

Substitution

Luca Morisi on for Marco Zanon · Zebre
66'

Substitution

Jacopo Trulla on for Giacomo Da Re · Zebre
68'

Try

Werner Kok · Ulster

7 - 26
69'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

7 - 28
69'

Substitution

James McCormick on for Rob Herring · Ulster
74'

Try

Jacopo Trulla · Zebre

12 - 28
84'

Yellow Card

Scott Wilson · Ulster
Fulltime 12 - 28

Player ratings

Zebre

15 Giacomo Da Re 5.8
14 Mirko Belloni 7.7
13 Giulio Bertaccini 8.3
12 Marco Zanon 6.6
11 Simone Gesi 3.6
10 Martin Roger 6.3
9 Alessandro Fusco 6.1
1 Muhamed Hasa 5.4
2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo 7.1
3 Enrique Pieretto 5.9
4 Matteo Canali 5.8
5 Leonard Krumov 6.3
6 Alessandro Ortombina 6.0
7 Bautista Stavile 7.2
8 David Odiase 7.2
16 Giovanni Quattrini 5.9
17 Juan Pitinari 6.3
18 Ion Neculai 5.7
19 Giacomo Ferrari 6.0
20 Giovanni Licata 6.5
21 Thomas Dominguez 5.8
22 Jacopo Trulla 6.5
23 Luca Morisi 6.0

Ulster

15 Ethan McIlroy 6.2
14 Werner Kok 6.6
13 James Hume 7.4
12 Stuart McCloskey 7.3
11 Zac Ward 6.7
10 James Humphreys 6.3
9 Conor McKee 6.4
1 Eric O'Sullivan 6.5
2 Rob Herring 8.2
3 Tom McAllister 7.4
4 Iain Henderson 6.1
5 Joe Hopes 6.5
6 David McCann 7.3
7 Nick Timoney 6.8
8 Bryn Ward 6.1
16 James McCormick 6.1
17 Angus Bell 6.5
18 Scott Wilson 4.8
19 Matthew Dalton 6.7
20 Juarno Augustus 7.8
21 Nathan Doak 6.5
22 Ben Carson 6.1
23 Ben Moxham 6.5