Zebre vs Connacht | United Rugby Championship

Zebre

Connacht

Saturday 17 May 2025

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, TBC

Zebre

Connacht

Tries

Jacopo Trulla 69'

Bautista Stavile 36'

Shamus Hurley-Langton 60'

Shayne Bolton 27'

Cian Prendergast 16'

Conversions

Giovanni Montemauri 37'

JJ Hanrahan 61'; 17';

Penalties

JJ Hanrahan 78'

Timeline

End of Second Half

81'

Eoin de Buitlear

Out: Dave Heffernan

78'

JJ Hanrahan

Penalty

78'

Luca Morisi

Out: Giovanni Montemauri

74'

Jacopo Trulla

Try

69'

Matthew Devine

Yellow Card

68'

Guido Volpi

Out: Matteo Canali

66'

Paolo Buonfiglio

Out: Danilo Fischetti

64'

Matthew Devine

Out: Ben Murphy

63'

Enrico Lucchin

Out: Damiano Mazza

61'

Jordan Duggan

Out: Denis Buckley

61'

JJ Hanrahan

Conversion

61'

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Try

60'

Giacomo Ferrari

Out: Davide Ruggeri

59'

Gonzalo Garcia

Out: Scott Gregory

56'

Piers O'Conor

Out: Finn Treacy

54'

Juan Pitinari

Out: Muhamed Hasa

53'

Sean Jansen

Out: Paul Boyle

51'

Jack Aungier

Out: Finlay Bealham

51'

Tommaso Di Bartolomeo

Out: Luca Bigi

47'

Darragh Murray

Out: Joe Joyce

41'

Cathal Forde

Out: David Hawkshaw

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Giovanni Montemauri

Conversion

37'

Bautista Stavile

Try

36'

Shayne Bolton

Try

27'

JJ Hanrahan

Conversion

17'

Cian Prendergast

Try

16'

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Connacht

Zebre

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Top Performers

Ball Carries

S. Cordero

Ball Carries: 16

Tackles

G. Licata

Tackles: 11

Points

J. Hanrahan

Points: 7

Insights

United Rugby Championship

Points per match

1723

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1110

Match Information

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, TBC

United Rugby Championship

Saturday 17 May 2025

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, TBC

Zebre

Connacht

Tries

Jacopo Trulla 69'

Bautista Stavile 36'

Shamus Hurley-Langton 60'

Shayne Bolton 27'

Cian Prendergast 16'

Conversions

Giovanni Montemauri 37'

JJ Hanrahan 61'; 17';

Penalties

JJ Hanrahan 78'

Timeline

End of Second Half

81'

Eoin de Buitlear

Out: Dave Heffernan

78'

JJ Hanrahan

Penalty

78'

Luca Morisi

Out: Giovanni Montemauri

74'

Jacopo Trulla

Try

69'

Matthew Devine

Yellow Card

68'

Guido Volpi

Out: Matteo Canali

66'

Paolo Buonfiglio

Out: Danilo Fischetti

64'

Matthew Devine

Out: Ben Murphy

63'

Enrico Lucchin

Out: Damiano Mazza

61'

Jordan Duggan

Out: Denis Buckley

61'

JJ Hanrahan

Conversion

61'

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Try

60'

Giacomo Ferrari

Out: Davide Ruggeri

59'

Gonzalo Garcia

Out: Scott Gregory

56'

Piers O'Conor

Out: Finn Treacy

54'

Juan Pitinari

Out: Muhamed Hasa

53'

Sean Jansen

Out: Paul Boyle

51'

Jack Aungier

Out: Finlay Bealham

51'

Tommaso Di Bartolomeo

Out: Luca Bigi

47'

Darragh Murray

Out: Joe Joyce

41'

Cathal Forde

Out: David Hawkshaw

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Giovanni Montemauri

Conversion

37'

Bautista Stavile

Try

36'

Shayne Bolton

Try

27'

JJ Hanrahan

Conversion

17'

Cian Prendergast

Try

16'

Start of First Half

Top Stats

2Tries3

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

194

Offload

Metres Gained

435

529

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

130

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 5 meetings

Won

EPCR Challenge Cup

United Rugby Championship

18 Feb 2023

34 - 57

United Rugby Championship

21 May 2022

22 - 20

United Rugby Championship

22 Nov 2020

12 - 47

United Rugby Championship

Head to Head

Previous 5 meetings

Won

Last 5 Meetings

EPCR Challenge Cup

United Rugby Championship

18 Feb 2023

34 - 57

United Rugby Championship

21 May 2022

22 - 20

United Rugby Championship

22 Nov 2020

12 - 47

United Rugby Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Zebre

Leinster 76 - 5 Zebre

10 May 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Edinburgh 25 - 25 Zebre

25 Apr 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Glasgow Warriors 6 - 14 Zebre

19 Apr 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Bulls 63 - 24 Zebre

29 Mar 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Sharks 35 - 34 Zebre

22 Mar 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Connacht

Edinburgh 21 - 31 Connacht

10 May 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Lions 26 - 7 Connacht

26 Apr 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Stormers 34 - 29 Connacht

19 Apr 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Racing 92 40 - 43 Connacht

12 Apr 2025 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Cardiff Rugby 35 - 20 Connacht

5 Apr 2025 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Danilo Fischetti

Luca Bigi

Muhamed Hasa

Matteo Canali

Leonard Krumov

Davide Ruggeri

Bautista Stavile

Giovanni Licata

Alessandro Fusco

Giovanni Montemauri

Simone Gesi

Damiano Mazza

Fetuli Paea

Scott Gregory

Jacopo Trulla

Denis Buckley

Dave Heffernan

Finlay Bealham

Josh Murphy

Joe Joyce

Cian Prendergast

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Paul Boyle

Ben Murphy

JJ Hanrahan

Finn Treacy

Bundee Aki

David Hawkshaw

Shayne Bolton

Santiago Cordero

Substitutes

Tommaso Di Bartolomeo

Paulo Buonfiglio

Juan Pitinari

Guido Volpi

Giacomo Ferrari

Gonzalo Garcia

Luca Morisi

Enrico Lucchin

Eoin de Buitléar

Jordan Duggan

Jack Aungier

Darragh Murray

Sean Jansen

Matthew Devine

Cathal Forde

Piers O'Conor

Commentary

81’

End of second half

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

79’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Santiago Cordero bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

78’

Substitution on

Eoin de Buitlear comes on.

78’

Substitution off

Dave Heffernan comes off.

78’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

JJ Hanrahan kicks the penalty.

74’

Substitution on

Zebre Parma decide to make a substitution, with Luca Morisi getting some game time.

74’

Substitution off

Zebre Parma decide to make a substitution, with Giovanni Montemauri being replaced.

72’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Jacopo Trulla took full advantage.

70’

Conversion

Giovanni Montemauri curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

69’

Try

A series of passes by Zebre Parma results in a try for Jacopo Trulla

69’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Jacopo Trulla took full advantage.

69’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Alessandro Fusco.

68’

Yellow card

Matthew Devine (Connacht Rugby) is shown a yellow card

68’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Bautista Stavile took full advantage.

66’

Substitution on

Zebre Parma make a substitution with Guido Volpi coming on.

66’

Substitution off

Zebre Parma make a substitution with Matteo Canali coming off.

64’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Sean Jansen goes through the gap.

64’

Substitution on

Zebre Parma sub Paolo Buonfiglio comes onto the field.

64’

Substitution off

Danilo Fischetti departs for Zebre Parma.

63’

Substitution on

Connacht Rugby sub Matthew Devine comes onto the field.

63’

Substitution off

Ben Murphy departs for Connacht Rugby.

62’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Bautista Stavile goes through the gap.

61’

Substitution on

Zebre Parma sub Enrico Lucchin comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Damiano Mazza departs for Zebre Parma.

61’

Substitution on

Connacht Rugby sub Jordan Duggan comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Denis Buckley departs for Connacht Rugby.

61’

Conversion

The Connacht Rugby supporters go wild as JJ Hanrahan successfully kicks the conversion.

60’

Try

Connacht Rugby are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Shamus Hurley-Langton touching down.

60’

Try assist

Cian Prendergast played a key part in that try.

59’

Substitution on

Giacomo Ferrari comes on for Zebre Parma.

59’

Substitution off

Davide Ruggeri leaves the field.

57’

Clean break

What a run here by Sean Jansen as they get over the gainline!

56’

Substitution on

Gonzalo Garcia comes on for Zebre Parma.

56’

Substitution off

Scott Gregory leaves the field.

54’

Substitution on

Piers O'Conor comes on.

54’

Substitution off

Finn Treacy comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Juan Pitinari comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Muhamed Hasa comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Sean Jansen comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Paul Boyle comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Jack Aungier comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Finlay Bealham comes off.

50’

Clean break

What a run here by Cathal Forde as they get over the gainline!

47’

Substitution on

Zebre Parma decide to make a substitution, with Tommaso Di Bartolomeo getting some game time.

47’

Substitution off

Zebre Parma decide to make a substitution, with Luca Bigi being replaced.

42’

Clean break

JJ Hanrahan makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

41’

Substitution on

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Darragh Murray coming on.

41’

Substitution off

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Joe Joyce coming off.

40’

Substitution on

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Cathal Forde coming on.

40’

Substitution off

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with David Hawkshaw coming off.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

40’

End of first half

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

39’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Zebre Parma has led to Jacopo Trulla being able to wriggle through a gap.

37’

Conversion

Giovanni Montemauri does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

36’

Try

Incisive passing by Zebre Parma is finished off by Bautista Stavile, as they goes over for the try.

36’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Fetuli Paea.

36’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Zebre Parma has led to Jacopo Trulla being able to wriggle through a gap.

33’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Zebre Parma has led to Scott Gregory being able to wriggle through a gap.

32’

Clean break

Trouble here as Ben Murphy breaches the defence.

30’

Penalty Goal - Hit Left Post

Giovanni Montemauri hits the left post with their penalty attempt.

28’

Conversion

JJ Hanrahan curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

27’

Try

Silky skills by Connacht Rugby ends with a try for Shayne Bolton.

27’

Clean break

Trouble here as Shayne Bolton breaches the defence.

27’

Try assist

JJ Hanrahan played a key part in that try.

23’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Finn Treacy bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

17’

Conversion

JJ Hanrahan converts the try.

16’

Try

A bit of individual brilliance by Cian Prendergast leads to a try for Connacht Rugby

16’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Cian Prendergast took full advantage.

16’

Try assist

Shayne Bolton sets up the try.

1’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Bautista Stavile goes through the gap.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Connacht

Zebre

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

S. Cordero

Ball Carries: 16

Tackles

G. Licata

Tackles: 11

Points

J. Hanrahan

Points: 7

Insights

United Rugby Championship

Points per match

1723

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1110

Match Information

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, TBC

United Rugby Championship