Edinburgh 31 - 30 Zebre

Full time

17 Apr 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 15

Hive Stadium

Edinburgh Rugby triumphed over Zebre Parma with a narrow 31-30 victory in a thrilling encounter. Connor Boyle opened the scoring for Edinburgh with an early try, converted by Ross Thompson. Zebre responded quickly, scoring two tries through Fusco and Gesi, showcasing their attacking prowess. Ewan Ashman proved crucial for Edinburgh, scoring two tries, while Thompson's conversion accuracy kept the home side in contention. The match remained competitive throughout, with Montemauri's penalty just before halftime keeping Zebre close. In a dramatic finish, Boan Venter's late try sealed the win for Edinburgh, despite a strong response from Zebre. This match continued the close rivalry, with Edinburgh finally overcoming Zebre after previous losses.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 12.1°C (Feels like 6.5°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 26.7 km/h, gusting to 50.2 km/h Humidity: 68% Cloud Cover: 22%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Try

Connor Boyle · Edinburgh

5 - 0
5'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

7 - 0
9'

Try

Alessandro Fusco · Zebre

7 - 5
10'

Conversion

Giovanni Montemauri · Zebre

7 - 7
13'

Try

Simone Gesi · Zebre

7 - 12
18'

Try

Hector Patterson · Edinburgh

12 - 12
19'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

14 - 12
35'

Try

Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh

19 - 12
40'

Penalty

Giovanni Montemauri · Zebre

19 - 15
Halftime 19 - 15
Second Half
45'

Try

Jacopo Trulla · Zebre

19 - 20
46'

Substitution

Paul Hill on for Ollie Blyth-Lafferty · Edinburgh
50'

Substitution

Cammy Scott on for Ross Thompson · Edinburgh
52'

Substitution

Muhamed Hasa on for Paolo Buonfiglio · Zebre
55'

Substitution

Dylan Richardson on for Freddy Douglas · Edinburgh
55'

Substitution

Matteo Nocera on for Ion Neculai · Zebre
55'

Substitution

Boan Venter on for Pierre Schoeman · Edinburgh
59'

Substitution

Leonard Krumov on for Alessandro Ortombina · Zebre
60'

Try

Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh

24 - 20
61'

Substitution

Shilo Klein on for Giovanni Quattrini · Zebre
64'

Substitution

Thomas Dominguez on for Luca Morisi · Zebre
66'

Penalty

Giovanni Montemauri · Zebre

24 - 23
66'

Substitution

Tom Currie on for Liam McConnell · Edinburgh
67'

Substitution

Ben Vellacott on for Hector Patterson · Edinburgh
67'

Substitution

Jack Brown on for Malelili Satala-Navlivou · Edinburgh
67'

Substitution

Iacopo Bianchi on for Giacomo Ferrari · Zebre
72'

Try

Matteo Nocera · Zebre

24 - 28
73'

Conversion

Giovanni Montemauri · Zebre

24 - 30
73'

Substitution

Glen Young on for Marshall Sykes · Edinburgh
78'

Try

Boan Venter · Edinburgh

29 - 30
79'

Conversion

Cammy Scott · Edinburgh

31 - 30
Fulltime 31 - 30

Player ratings

Edinburgh

15 Piers O'Conor 6.2
14 Darcy Graham 5.3
13 Mosese Tuipulotu 6.8
12 Findlay Thomson 6.7
11 Malelili Satala-Navlivou 6.5
10 Ross Thompson 6.8
9 Hector Patterson 7.9
1 Pierre Schoeman 6.1
2 Ewan Ashman 9.3
3 Ollie Blyth-Lafferty 6.2
4 Marshall Sykes 6.6
5 Grant Gilchrist 6.9
6 Liam McConnell 6.6
7 Freddy Douglas 6.4
8 Connor Boyle 7.4
16 Dylan Richardson 6.5
17 Boan Venter 7.6
18 Paul Hill 6.4
19 Glen Young –
20 Tom Currie 6.4
21 Ben Vellacott 6.3
22 Cammy Scott 6.6
23 Jack Brown 5.9

Zebre

15 Jacopo Trulla 7.4
14 Malik Faissal 8.6
13 Luca Morisi 6.1
12 Damiano Mazza 5.8
11 Simone Gesi 7.8
10 Giovanni Montemauri 6.9
9 Alessandro Fusco 7.1
1 Paolo Buonfiglio 5.8
2 Giovanni Quattrini 7.1
3 Ion Neculai 5.1
4 Matteo Canali 6.7
5 Alessandro Ortombina 7.0
6 Giacomo Ferrari 6.3
7 Samuele Locatelli 6.7
8 Giovanni Licata 7.0
16 Shilo Klein 6.7
17 Muhamed Hasa 5.7
18 Matteo Nocera 6.4
19 Leonard Krumov 5.9
20 Iacopo Bianchi 6.1
21 Thomas Dominguez 6.0
22 Martin Roger –
23 Enrico Lucchin –