Italy coach Jacques Brunel has revealed that the selection of ten Zebre players for the Azzurri's summer tour of South Africa is a reward for a season in which the results did not reflect the performances on the field.

Zebre flanker Mauro Bergamasco insists he will keeping fighting to break back into the national set-up after completing a relatively injury-free RaboDirect PRO12 season.

Zebre skipper Marco Bortolami admits it was tough to see his side complete a winless RaboDirect PRO12 season after the latest narrow defeat - this time at the hands of Munster.

After a weekend of rest due to the European rugby club semifinals, Zebre are back in action this Friday for the last Round of the RaboDirect PRO12, hosting in Parma the Irish side of Munster.

Dopo un avvio caratterizzato dai calci di Sexton e Halangahu, la partita prende vita al 10' quando Denton viene liberato all'ala e permette agli ospiti di portarsi in vantaggio.

The "Città del Tricolore" Stadium will host the rugby match Zebre VS Leinster in a special event in the aim to raise funds for the territories in the provinces of Reggio Emilia and Mantua damaged by the earthquake.

Zebre forwards coach Vincenzo Troiani insists his team remain confident as they look to pull off a first win before the end of the season.

Last training of the week for the 23 capped players in the Zebre Rugby roster which will travel tomorrow to Cardiff for the last away game of the first season of the RaboDirect PRO12 for the italian franchise who will host Irish duo Leinster & Munster in the last two rounds of the PRO12.

Zebre flanker Filippo Ferrarini believes the Italian side have laid the perfect foundations for an assault on the RabDirect PRO12 next season despite Friday's heartbreaking defeat to Edinburgh Rugby.

After this morning captain's run at the Rugby Citadel of Parma, Zebre coaching staff has delivered the starting line-up for the Italian franchise who will take the field tomorrow at 7pm local time against Edinburgh Rugby in the 19th round of the RaboDirect PRO12.

Buona la partenza della formazione di casa, che al quinto minuto si accende innescata da un lampo di Sinoti, che serve Venditti fermato fallosamente: dalla touche che segue il fallo contro l'ala bianconera nasce un lungo possesso per Bergamasco e compagni che però faticano ad avanzare palla in mano, finendo anzi per retrocedere sino alla perdita di possesso.

Zebre skipper Marco Bortolami believes Tito Tebaldi will benefit a lot from his move to RaboDirect PRO12 champions the Ospreys next season having had his own experience of playing abroad.

Travel's eve for Zebre that tomorrow will fly to Ireland for the last time this season. This will be the 5th time, the second one in Galway facing Connacht after the Heineken Cup Pool 3 Round six match played at the Sportsground one month ago; with Zebre so near to their first win after leading the score with 10 minutes left on the clock.

Zebre Rugby team had its captain's run this morning at the Rugby Citadel in Parma while a light snow fall is covering the north of Italy since Thursday morning

Zebre need to make Sunday's clash with the Dragons a landmark moment, according to forwards coach Vincenzo Troiani.

Parma - At the end of last training at Parma's Rugby Citadel this morning, the technical staff of Zebre directed by Christian Gajan have announced the side that will fly to Northern Ireland to face Ulster on Friday.

Parma - It was a special day yesterday for Marco Bortolami, captain of Zebras and ambassador of the Italians at the RaboDirect PRO12 for the season.

Zebre Rugby technical staff has cleared all doubts regarding the starting line-up that will face the 2nd placed Glasgow Warriors in the 14th Round of the RaboDirect PRO12 in Parma next Sunday.

Zebre fly-half Luciano Orquera was quick to down play his own starring role in Italy's Six Nations victory over France on Sunday, instead shining the light on his side's never-say-die attitude.

Mauro Bergamasco insists he has been working on his discipline in a bid to help Zebre announce themselves in their debut RaboDirect PRO12 campaign.

Christian Gajan, head coach of the Zebre, has announced today the starting line-up of the Italian side for the first 2013 game that will take place in Swansea tomorrow, Friday 4th January, against the reigning champions Ospreys.

After the first leg of the back-to-back Italian derby of RaboDirect PRO12 played in Parma last Saturday, the coaching staff of Zebre has announced today its starting line-up for the return match tomorrow in Treviso.

Zebre coaching staff has announced today the starting line-up of the white & black side to face their first ever RaboDirect PRO12 italian derby of Saturday in Parma. The back-to-back derbies will see the second leg next Saturday in Treviso

Dries van Schalkwyk only arrived in Italy this summer but already he is adamant that he's found his home in Parma with the Zebre.

Zebre winger Giovanbattista Venditti admits his side need to work on their physicality if they are to compete with Europe's best after a heavy defeat at home to Harlequins.

Iniziano bene le Zebre che nei primi minuti provano a imporre il proprio gioco, ma Leinster chiude gli spazi e la franchigia federale non ottimizza il possesso di palla.

Christian Gajan announced today his side to face the Heineken Cup champion Leinster in the 10th round of RaboDirect PRO12 Saturday at the RDS Arena in Dublin.

With nothing to lose against Leinster, Zebre director of rugby Christian Gajan has challenged his side to draw on their encouraging recent away performances to rediscover their defensive solidity.

In un match caratterizzato dal basso ritmo e dai tanti errori nella nona giornata della RaboDirect Pro 12.

Zebre Rugby technical director Christian Gajan has selected his side to face Cardiff Sunday in Parma for the 9th Round of the RaboDirect PRO12. There are several players recovering from their injuries in relation to the available players of last Sunday game vs Ulster.

Zebre sporting director Roberto Manghi insists his players are learning valuable lessons after seeing them pick up their first try-bonus point of the year.

Serve una meta tecnica nel finale all'Ulster per mantenere lo score pulito in questo avvio della RaboDirect PRO 12 e negare alle Zebre la prima vittoria, imponendosi 27-25 a Parma.

Zebre director of rugby Christian Gajan insists morale is high in the camp ahead of the clash with RaboDirect PRO12 leaders Ulster at the Stadio XXV Aprile.

The head coach of the new Italian franchise , Christian Gajan, announced today Zebras' side for the round 4 match of RaboDirect PRO12 hosted Sunday at 3PM local time at Stadio XXV Aprile in Parma, Italy.

The Italian Rugby Federation announces that it has made available to the technical staff of the Zebras for their recovery of the RaboDirect PRO12 round 4 in Parma against Ulster of next Sunday 18th November, two permit players from their respective clubs in the main Italian league "Eccellenza" : Rugby Reggio's winger Alessandro Castagnoli (born in 1988) and Cavalieri Prato's centre Ross McCann (class '89)

Zebre coach Roberto Manghi insists it's only a matter of time before the Italians break their RaboDirect PRO12 duck after seeing his side go down narrowly away to the Scarlets.

Zebre backs coach Alessandro Troncon insists there can be no excuses with the club still chasing a first RaboDirect PRO12 success.

Marco Bortolami captained his country for the first time at the age of 21 and has racked up 94 caps for the Azzurri to date in an 11-year international career.

Zebre's coaching staff - composed by forwards coach Troiani and backs coach Troncon and directed by Gajan - has selected its side for the Saturday night game at Parc Y Scarlets against the Welsh franchise of RaboDirect PRO12

Il Munster si impone con una ripresa perfetta nella settima giornata della RaboDirect PRO12.

Zebre's head coach Christian Gajan has selected his side to face Munster Rugby at Thomond Park tomorrow night (7.45 pm local time) in the 7th round of the RaboDirect PRO12. It is the fourth away game for the new Italian franchise owned by Italian rugby union.

Patrick Blunt is 18 years old. After finishing college in England this year he moved back to Milan. He has followed Zebre ever since they came into existence but prior to that he was a keen Aironi fan. He also enjoys playing rugby as much as he enjoys watching it and currently plays with a "Serie C" rugby club in Milan.

Christian Gajan, Direttore Tecnico delle Zebre, ha ufficializzato la formazione che venerdì sera scenderà in campo allo stadio XXV Aprile di Parma alle ore 19.05 italiane per affrontare i campioni in carica, i gallesi Ospreys nel sesto turno della RaboDirect PRO12.

Christian Gajan, Technical Director of the Zebras, has made few changes to his side that will face reigning RaboDirect PRO12 champions Ospreys on Friday night at the stadium XXV Aprile, in the sixth round of the competition.

Il primo successo della franchigia federale sfuma nel finale contro i Glasgow Warriors.

Christian Gajan, Technical Director of the Zebras, has announced today his side that will take on Glasgow Friday night in the new Scotstoun Stadium at 7.35 PM local time in the fifth round of the RaboDirect PRO12.

At the end of the first Zebre training session of the week, which will eventually bring the Italian side to their second consecutive away game in Scotland, we approached the Samoan Sinoti Sinoti, one of three Southern hemipshere foreigners in the white & black roster.

Resiste il record d'imbattibilità interna dell'Edimburgo contro i club italiani anche nel terzo turno della RaboDirect PRO12, con Tim Visser che segna due mete in un match senza storia contro le Zebre.

Zebre Rugby have announced their starting XV that will take on Edinburgh in the 3rd round of the RaboDirect PRO12 Friday at Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Zebre flanker Nicola Belardo admits he is desperate to earn a birthday selection for the RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Edinburgh after making his debut in last week's defeat to Connacht.

Quartaroli e Cattina infortunati, resteranno a lungo non a disposizione di Christian Gajan.

La franchigia federale esordirà in casa contro il Connacht nella seconda giornata della RaboDirect PRO12.

Zebre will run out at the Stadio XXV Aprile for the first time in the RaboDirect PRO12 against Connacht on Friday night but captain Gonzalo Garcia has told fans not to expect a fiesta of free-flowing rugby.

Zebre's technical director Christian Gajan named today the side who will face Connacht on friday evening at 7.05pm local time (18:05 UK/Ire), making its all-time home debut in RaboDirect PRO12 in Parma's XXV Aprile Stadium.

Quattro mete in un solo tempo condannano la nuova squadra italiana alla prima pesante sconfitta nella RaboDirect Pro 12 contro i Newport Dragons.

Reincarnations don't come more surprising than Herons turning into Zebras over the course of a summer but in Italy the disbandment of Aironi and the birth of Zebre has been a swift transition.

La franchigia federale giocherà la sua prima partita ufficiale domani sera a Newport.

Mauro Bergamasco insists he's found a fresh lease of life with RaboDirect PRO12 new-boys Zebre and he's looking to make use of all 92 Test caps for Italy in the club's curtain raiser against the Dragons on Friday.

Zebre technical director Gajan has named the team that will face Dragons in the opening game of 2012/13 RaboDirect PRO12 in Newport.

32-year-old international lock Marco Bortolami will skipper the new Italian franchise team Zebre in the RaboDirect and Heineken Cup 2012/13 season, the new Parma-based team announced today.

28-year-old Daniel Halangahu, who won 75 caps in Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby, is the new Zebre utility back ahead of 2012/13 RaboDirect PRO12 and Heineken Cup campaigns.

Zebre informed 24-year-old centre Alberto Chiesa joined the new italian franchise team from Estra I Cavalieri Prato ahead of 2012/13 season.

While the new official website will be launched later in July on www.zebrerugby.eu domain, Zebre - the new Italian franchise to play RaboDirect PRO12 and Heineken Cup from next 2012/13 season - set up a strong social media campaign, aiming to involve most fans who are close to the new Parma-based squad.

Andrea Manici, the young Parma hooker, will be a RaboDirect PRO12 rookie in the Zebre roster and declared: "It will be important that Parma supports us"

Zebre announced today 27-year-old south african number eight Andries Van Schalkwyk signed a two-year deal with the new Italian team that will take part in 2012/13 Rabodirect PRO12 and Heineken Cup.

Zebre's technical director Christian Gajan today commented on Rabodirect PRO12 fixtures that will see the new Parma-based franchise team make its debut in Wales, against Newport Gwent Dragons, on the last weekend of August...

Zebre inform that 32-year-old hooker Carlo Festuccia, 53 times an italian international, has signed a two-year deal with the team.

Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) informs that international lock Quintin Geldenhuys will play for the new Zebre franchise team, based in Parma, for the 2012/13 season.