Ulster Rugby vs Zebre

ZEBRE LOOKING TO GET BACK ON FORM

OPPOSITION

The Italians slipped to their fourth straight PRO12 defeat as an in-form Leinster continued their charge towards the league summit with their tenth win from their last 11 games. However, it was a vastly improved performance on home soil for Zebre, after conceding 103 points in their previous two matches. And Guidi is urging his side not to let their heads drop in the middle of a tough string of fixtures, with a challenging trip to Ulster this weekend. “It’s a tough phase of the season, where we face the best teams in the tournament without many of our young national players,” said Guidi. “We gave something to Leinster but there was not much difference between the two teams there. “We must make sure we take the good away from that performance rather than losing confidence. For some parts we played at par, putting them in trouble, but then gave away positive situations, which is frustrating. “I think we need to analyse our entire season. Zebre is a team that had to grow and has grown. Our project was set out over three years at the start of this summer, and from that perspective there are already several good things. I think our permit players were exceptional - Fabio Semenzato and Ian McKinley - have done really well and I hope we can take the game to Ulster come Friday night.” Zebre Head Coach, Gianluca Guidi insists his side can take plenty of positives away from last Sunday’s clash with Leinster despite losing out to the Province for the second time in three weeks.

CLUB STATS //Location Parma, Italy //Founded 1973 //Ground Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi //Capacity 3,500 //Last Game

Leinster Rugby (H) 10 - 27(L) Sunday 28th Feb 2016, 16:00 //Next Game Munster Rugby (A) Friday 25th March 2016, 19:00 //Recent Form W L L L L

STAFF // Coach Gianluca Guidi // Captain George Biagi

CONTACT Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Cittadella del Rugby Via San Leonardo 110/a Parma, Italy Tel +39 0521 221168

www.zebrerugby.eu

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