Zebre 18 - 19 Dragons

Full time

24 Apr 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 16

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

Dragons RFC narrowly defeated Zebre Parma 19-18 in a thrilling encounter at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi. The home side took an early lead with a penalty from Giacomo Da Re before Jared Rosser scored the first try for Dragons, converted by Angus O'Brien. Zebre capitalised on a yellow card for Levi Douglas, with Tommaso Di Bartolomeo scoring a try just after halftime. Da Re's kicking kept Zebre in the game, adding penalties and a conversion for Samuele Locatelli's try. A late try from David Richards sealed the victory for Dragons, despite Zebre's strong performance. Both sides showcased resilience, but it was Dragons' ability to finish strongly that made the difference. This result added to the competitive rivalry between the two teams.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 20.7°C (Feels like 18.6°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 10.5 km/h, gusting to 23.0 km/h Humidity: 46% Cloud Cover: 0%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
9'

Substitution

Matteo Nocera on for Ion Neculai · Zebre
13'

Penalty

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

3 - 0
23'

Try

Jared Rosser · Dragons

3 - 5
24'

Conversion

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

3 - 7
Halftime 3 - 7
Second Half
42'

Yellow Card

Levi Douglas · Dragons
42'

Try

Tommaso Di Bartolomeo · Zebre

8 - 7
42'

Substitution

Muhamed Hasa on for Paolo Buonfiglio · Zebre
52'

Penalty

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

11 - 7
52'

Substitution

Elliot Dee on for Brodie Coghlan · Dragons
52'

Substitution

Owain James on for Dillon Lewis · Dragons
52'

Substitution

Morgan Lloyd on for Rhodri Williams · Dragons
52'

Yellow Card Complete

Levi Douglas · Dragons
53'

Substitution

Matthew Screech on for Levi Douglas · Dragons
58'

Substitution

Seb Davies on for Shane Lewis-Hughes · Dragons
59'

Substitution

Samuele Locatelli on for Giovanni Licata · Zebre
62'

Substitution

Marco Zanon on for Damiano Mazza · Zebre
62'

Substitution

Huw Anderson on for Jared Rosser · Dragons
67'

Try

Ben Carter · Dragons

11 - 14
67'

Conversion

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

11 - 9
68'

Substitution

Thomas Dominguez on for Alessandro Fusco · Zebre
68'

Substitution

Shilo Klein on for Tommaso Di Bartolomeo · Zebre
68'

Substitution

Bautista Stavile on for Alessandro Ortombina · Zebre
68'

Substitution

Rhodri Jones on for Rodrigo Martinez · Dragons
70'

Try

Samuele Locatelli · Zebre

18 - 14
70'

Conversion

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

13 - 14
71'

Substitution

Dillon Lewis on for Owain James · Dragons
74'

Substitution

Jacopo Trulla on for Giulio Bertaccini · Zebre
82'

Try

David Richards · Dragons

18 - 19
Fulltime 18 - 19

Player ratings

Zebre

15 Giovanni Montemauri 8.0
14 Malik Faissal 6.7
13 Giulio Bertaccini 6.7
12 Damiano Mazza 6.6
11 Simone Gesi 8.0
10 Giacomo Da Re 6.7
9 Alessandro Fusco 5.7
1 Paolo Buonfiglio 6.2
2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo 8.0
3 Ion Neculai –
4 Matteo Canali 6.7
5 Leonard Krumov 7.1
6 Alessandro Ortombina 7.2
7 David Odiase 8.6
8 Giovanni Licata 6.7
16 Shilo Klein 5.7
17 Muhamed Hasa 5.6
18 Matteo Nocera 7.2
19 Bautista Stavile 6.0
20 Samuele Locatelli 7.1
21 Thomas Dominguez 5.7
22 Marco Zanon 5.9
23 Jacopo Trulla –

Dragons

15 Angus O'Brien 6.6
14 David Richards 7.0
13 Fetuli Paea 7.9
12 Aneurin Owen 7.7
11 Jared Rosser 6.8
10 Tinus de Beer 7.0
9 Rhodri Williams 6.6
1 Rodrigo Martinez 6.6
2 Brodie Coghlan 8.1
3 Dillon Lewis 6.7
4 Levi Douglas 5.7
5 Ben Carter 7.0
6 Shane Lewis-Hughes 5.7
7 Thomas Young 8.3
8 Aaron Wainwright 7.4
16 Elliot Dee 6.9
17 Rhodri Jones 6.3
18 Owain James 6.4
19 Matthew Screech 6.5
20 Seb Davies 5.9
21 Morgan Lloyd 6.5
22 Harri Ackerman –
23 Huw Anderson 6.3