Zebre 23 - 19 Ospreys

Full time

11 Jan 2026

Stage: Pool 1 Round 3

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

Zebre Parma secured a hard-fought 23-19 victory over Ospreys in the Challenge Cup. Giacomo Da Re was instrumental, scoring 13 points through penalties and a conversion. The home side took an early lead with a try from Alessandro Fusco, followed by a successful conversion. Ospreys responded in the second half with tries from Morgan Morse and Keiran Williams, keeping the pressure on Zebre. However, Zebre's Samuele Locatelli scored a crucial try late in the game to seal the win. The match saw numerous substitutions, but neither team could fully capitalize on their changes. Overall, Zebre's resilience and Da Re's kicking accuracy proved decisive in this thrilling encounter.

Weather

Temperature: 7.7°C (Feels like 10.2°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 6.2 km/h, gusting to 14.0 km/h Humidity: 52% Cloud Cover: 0%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
9'

Substitution

David Odiase on for Samuele Locatelli · Zebre
16'

Penalty

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

3 - 0
21'

Try

Alessandro Fusco · Zebre

8 - 0
21'

Substitution

Samuele Locatelli on for David Odiase · Zebre
23'

Conversion

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

10 - 0
27'

Penalty

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

13 - 0
35'

Substitution

Steffan Thomas on for Garyn Phillips · Ospreys
35'

Substitution

Luca Franceschetto on for Paolo Buonfiglio · Zebre
40'

Substitution

Lewis Lloyd on for Dewi Lake · Ospreys
40'

Substitution

Gwilym Evans on for James Fender · Ospreys
Halftime 13 - 0
Second Half
41'

Substitution

James Fender on for Gwilym Evans · Ospreys
44'

Try

Morgan Morse · Ospreys

13 - 5
45'

Conversion

Dan Edwards · Ospreys

13 - 7
53'

Substitution

Gwilym Evans on for James Fender · Ospreys
53'

Substitution

Daniel Kasende on for Iestyn Hopkins · Ospreys
53'

Substitution

Reuben Morgan-Williams on for Kieran Hardy · Ospreys
54'

Try

Keiran Williams · Ospreys

13 - 12
55'

Conversion

Dan Edwards · Ospreys

13 - 14
57'

Substitution

Bautista Stavile on for Iacopo Bianchi · Zebre
57'

Substitution

David Odiase on for Giacomo Ferrari · Zebre
58'

Penalty

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

16 - 14
61'

Substitution

Marco Zanon on for Mirko Belloni · Zebre
68'

Try

Dan Edwards · Ospreys

16 - 19
70'

Substitution

Alessandro Ortombina on for Matteo Canali · Zebre
70'

Substitution

Giovanni Quattrini on for Tommaso Di Bartolomeo · Zebre
71'

Substitution

Enrique Pieretto on for Muhamed Hasa · Zebre
72'

Substitution

Kian Hire on for Tom Botha · Ospreys
73'

Try

Samuele Locatelli · Zebre

21 - 19
74'

Conversion

Giacomo Da Re · Zebre

23 - 19
74'

Substitution

Thomas Dominguez on for Alessandro Fusco · Zebre
75'

Substitution

Owen Watkin on for Evardi Boshoff · Ospreys
Fulltime 23 - 19

Player ratings

Zebre

15 Giovanni Montemauri 6.5
14 Mirko Belloni 6.7
13 Giulio Bertaccini 7.5
12 Damiano Mazza 6.8
11 Simone Gesi 6.5
10 Giacomo Da Re 7.1
9 Alessandro Fusco 7.7
1 Paolo Buonfiglio 6.5
2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo 6.8
3 Muhamed Hasa 7.3
4 Matteo Canali 7.8
5 Leonard Krumov 6.2
6 Iacopo Bianchi 7.0
7 Samuele Locatelli 7.5
8 Giacomo Ferrari 6.3
16 Giovanni Quattrini 6.3
17 Luca Franceschetto 6.4
18 Enrique Pieretto –
19 Alessandro Ortombina 6.3
20 David Odiase 6.8
21 Thomas Dominguez –
22 Marco Zanon 6.3
23 Bautista Stavile 6.1

Ospreys

15 Jack Walsh 6.3
14 Iestyn Hopkins 7.5
13 Evardi Boshoff 6.4
12 Keiran Williams 8.0
11 Keelan Giles 6.2
10 Dan Edwards 7.2
9 Kieran Hardy 6.5
1 Garyn Phillips 4.4
2 Dewi Lake 6.7
3 Tom Botha 5.1
4 Ryan Smith 7.0
5 James Fender 6.1
6 James Ratti 7.7
7 Harri Deaves 7.8
8 Morgan Morse 8.4
16 Lewis Lloyd 6.9
17 Steffan Thomas 6.5
18 Kian Hire –
19 Lewis Jones –
20 Gwilym Evans 6.1
21 Reuben Morgan-Williams 6.2
22 Owen Watkin –
23 Daniel Kasende 5.9