Zebre Parma were beaten 29-12 by Edinburgh in Round 3 of the United Rugby Championship. After trailing 15-5 at half-time, the hosts conceded a third Edinburgh try, scored by Magnus Bradbury, before reducing the deficit through Giacomo Ferrari, whose try was converted by Tommaso Allan. Ewan Ashman sealed the result at the end of the match, taking Edinburgh to a 29-12 victory. The Scottish side claimed five league points thanks to the win and their four tries, while Zebre Parma finished the match without a point. Magnus Bradbury was named Player of the Match.
FIRST HALF
Edinburgh opened the scoring in the 6th minute with a penalty from James Grayson. Two minutes later, Malelili Satala was shown a yellow card, leaving the visitors temporarily down to 14 players. Zebre Parma capitalised in the 12th minute, when captain Alessandro Fusco crossed for a try. Giovanni Montemauri missed the conversion, leaving the score at 5-3.
Satala returned to the field in the 19th minute after completing his sin-bin period. Edinburgh extended their lead in the 30th minute through a try by Matt Currie, converted by Grayson. In the 37th minute, both Alessandro Fusco's yellow card and Freddy Douglas's try were recorded. Grayson missed the conversion in the 38th minute, leaving the visitors 15-5 ahead.
Half-time: Zebre Parma 5-15 Edinburgh.
SECOND HALF
Edinburgh made their first substitution in the 41st minute, with Harri Morris replacing Ewan Ashman. In the 47th minute, Zebre Parma brought on Filippo Alongi for Juan Barbotti. Alessandro Fusco also completed his sin-bin period and returned to the field in the same minute. At the 50-minute mark, Paul Hill replaced Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, while Francisco Minervino came on for Tommaso Di Bartolomeo in the 53rd minute.
Edinburgh scored their third try in the 56th minute through Magnus Bradbury, with James Grayson adding the conversion to make it 22-5. Zebre Parma made two substitutions in the same minute, with Bautista Stavile Bravin replacing Davide Ruggeri and Federico Pisani coming on for Sergio Pelliccioli. In the 57th minute, Tommaso Allan replaced Simone Gesi and Marco Zanon came on for Damiano Mazza. A minute later, Edinburgh brought on Marshall Sykes for Callum Hunter-Hill.
Giacomo Ferrari replaced Samuele Locatelli in the 62nd minute. Edinburgh were temporarily reduced to 14 players in the same minute when Harri Morris was shown a yellow card. At the 66-minute mark, Patricio Baronio Gauna replaced Alessandro Fusco, while Ewan Ashman came on for Freddy Douglas.
Zebre Parma reduced the deficit in the 72nd minute through a try by Giacomo Ferrari. Morris completed his sin-bin period in the same minute. Tommaso Allan converted the try in the 73rd minute to make it 22-12. Edinburgh then made three further substitutions: Jamie Stewart replaced Pierre Schoeman, Tom Currie came on for Harri Morris, and Conor McAlpine replaced Hector Patterson.
Edinburgh sealed the victory late in the game with a try from Ewan Ashman in the 80th minute, converted by James Grayson at 80+1, to make the final score 29-12.
Full-time: Zebre Parma 12-29 Edinburgh.
++ MATCH REPORT ++
Result: Zebre Parma 12-29 Edinburgh
Venue: Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
Date: Saturday, 10 October 2026
Kick-off: 16:00
Referee: Adam Jones
Assistant referees: Clara Munarini, Riccardo Angelucci
TMO: Keith David
Scorers: 6' Penalty, Grayson (0-3) 12' Try, Fusco (5-3) 30' Try, Currie; conversion, Grayson (5-10) 37' Try, Douglas (5-15) 56' Try, Bradbury; conversion, Grayson (5-22) 72' Try, Ferrari (10-22) 73' Conversion, Allan (12-22) 80' Try, Ashman (12-27) 80+1' Conversion, Grayson (12-29)
Kicking: James Grayson (Edinburgh) 4/5 Giovanni Montemauri (Zebre Parma) 0/1 Tommaso Allan (Zebre Parma) 1/1
Yellow cards: 8' Edinburgh – Malelili Satala 37' Zebre Parma – Alessandro Fusco 62' Edinburgh – Harri Morris
Attendance: 2,305
Player of the Match: Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh Rugby)
Zebre Player of the Match: Samuele Locatelli
TEAMS
ZEBRE PARMA
15 Giovanni Montemauri 14 Mirko Belloni 13 Giulio Bertaccini 12 Damiano Mazza (57' Marco Zanon) 11 Simone Gesi (57' Tommaso Allan) 10 Giacomo Da Re 9 Alessandro Fusco (C) (66' Patricio Baronio Gauna) 8 Davide Ruggeri (VC) (56' Bautista Stavile Bravin) 7 Samuele Locatelli (62' Giacomo Ferrari) 6 Alessandro Ortombina 5 Leonard Krumov 4 Matteo Canali 3 Juan Barbotti (47' Filippo Alongi) 2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo (53' Francisco Minervino) 1 Sergio Pelliccioli (56' Federico Pisani)
Replacements: 16 Francisco Minervino 17 Federico Pisani 18 Filippo Alongi 19 Giacomo Ferrari 20 Bautista Stavile 21 Patricio Baronio 22 Marco Zanon 23 Tommaso Allan
Head Coach: Massimo Brunello
EDINBURGH RUGBY
15 Piers O’Conor (VC) 14 Malelili Satala 13 Matt Currie (C) 12 Mosese Tuipulotu 11 Geordie Gwynn (56' Rory McHaffie) 10 James Grayson 9 Hector Patterson (73' Conor McAlpine) 8 Magnus Bradbury (C) 7 Freddy Douglas (66' Ewan Ashman) 6 Liam McConnell 5 Glen Young (VC) 4 Callum Hunter-Hill (58' Marshall Sykes) 3 Ollie Blyth-Lafferty (50' Paul Hill) 2 Ewan Ashman (41' Harri Morris) 1 Pierre Schoeman (73' Jamie Stewart)
Replacements: 16 Harri Morris 17 Jamie Stewart 18 Paul Hill 19 Marshall Sykes 20 Tom Currie 21 Conor McAlpine 22 Cameron Scott 23 Rory McHaffie
Head Coach: Sean Everitt
NOTES
Zebre Parma supported the Pink Ribbon Ball initiative during the match, raising awareness of breast cancer. During the half-time contest, a Pink Ribbon ball donated by Diario della Luna and Gilbert was presented to Zebre Parma President Giovanni Fava.
The matchday also featured the inaugural Zebre Senza Confini Tournament, an inclusive rugby tournament held as part of the Zebre Legacy project, involving Zebre Parma and Gamberi Cuori Gialloblù.
The match also marked Davide Ruggeri's 50th appearance for Zebre Parma.