Parma lineup for third round of the Challenger Cup against Dragons announced
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Parma lineup for third round of the Challenger Cup against Dragons announced
DANILO FISCHETTI CLOSE TO HIS 50TH OFFICIAL APPEARANCE WITH LE ZEBRE
Parma, 12 January 2024 – First match of 2024 for the Zebre Parma First Team . While the women's franchise made their international debut with last Sunday's victory in Valencia, coach Roselli's XV will return to action on Saturday 13 January at the Lanfranchi Stadium in Parma in the 3rd round of the EPCR Challenge Cup .
The opponents of the day, at 4.15pm , will be the Gallesi Dragons , third in Group One with 6 points, the result of a victory and a defeat in the first two days of December.
It will be the 19th official match with the Newport team, defeated on seven occasions by the players of the ducal franchise. The challenge will be broadcast live via paid live streaming on the EPCR TV platform ( https://epcrugby.tv/ ); alternatively, it will be possible to follow the textual commentary of the match on the Zebre Twitter account with the hashtag #ZEBvDRA .
The yellow-blues, fourth in the standings with four points after the away win at Oyonnax, need a victory to fuel their run for the playoffs of the tournament, which starts in the first weekend of April with the direct elimination round of 16.
During the week, the Zebre technical staff welcomed the return of Licata and Lucchin to the team, the latter having started from the first minute. Rest session for the captain and for the Azzurri n° 9 Alessandro Fusco who continues his recovery process following an ankle injury suffered on 30 December in Treviso.
In addition to the athletes called up with the U23 national team, Filippo Bozzoni, Tommaso Di Bartolomeo and Riccardo Genovese, Luca Andreani and David Sisi will not take part in the match, both injured in the return derby with Benetton Rugby on the ankle and hand respectively.
The team will be led by national team center Luca Morisi. Danilo Fischetti is chasing the milestone of 50 official appearances with the Zebre shirt.
The statements of the head coach Fabio Roselli :“After the derbies and a few days of rest, we return to play a very important match in front of our fans in terms of the cup progress. We focused a lot on our strengths to regain enthusiasm, energy and to put in a high-level performance. We know it will be a difficult match: Dragons are a very rough team who will put pressure on us in collisions and match points. We absolutely must not underestimate this dangerous opponent. We are confident that we will play a great match." The Frenchman Benoit Rousselet
will direct the meeting , assisted by his compatriots Thomas Chérèque and Hervé Lasausa . The designated TMO is Cédric Marchat , also from the Fédération Française de Rugby.
Parma, 12 January 2024 – First match of 2024 for the Zebre Parma First Team . While the women's franchise made their international debut with last Sunday's victory in Valencia, coach Roselli's XV will return to action on Saturday 13 January at the Lanfranchi Stadium in Parma in the 3rd round of the EPCR Challenge Cup .
The opponents of the day, at 4.15pm , will be the Gallesi Dragons , third in Group One with 6 points, the result of a victory and a defeat in the first two days of December.
It will be the 19th official match with the Newport team, defeated on seven occasions by the players of the ducal franchise. The challenge will be broadcast live via paid live streaming on the EPCR TV platform ( https://epcrugby.tv/ ); alternatively, it will be possible to follow the textual commentary of the match on the Zebre Twitter account with the hashtag #ZEBvDRA .
The yellow-blues, fourth in the standings with four points after the away win at Oyonnax, need a victory to fuel their run for the playoffs of the tournament, which starts in the first weekend of April with the direct elimination round of 16.
During the week, the Zebre technical staff welcomed the return of Licata and Lucchin to the team, the latter having started from the first minute. Rest session for the captain and for the Azzurri n° 9 Alessandro Fusco who continues his recovery process following an ankle injury suffered on 30 December in Treviso.
In addition to the athletes called up with the U23 national team, Filippo Bozzoni, Tommaso Di Bartolomeo and Riccardo Genovese, Luca Andreani and David Sisi will not take part in the match, both injured in the return derby with Benetton Rugby on the ankle and hand respectively.
The team will be led by national team center Luca Morisi. Danilo Fischetti is chasing the milestone of 50 official appearances with the Zebre shirt.
The statements of the head coach Fabio Roselli :“After the derbies and a few days of rest, we return to play a very important match in front of our fans in terms of the cup progress. We focused a lot on our strengths to regain enthusiasm, energy and to put in a high-level performance. We know it will be a difficult match: Dragons are a very rough team who will put pressure on us in collisions and match points. We absolutely must not underestimate this dangerous opponent. We are confident that we will play a great match." The Frenchman Benoit Rousselet
will direct the meeting , assisted by his compatriots Thomas Chérèque and Hervé Lasausa . The designated TMO is Cédric Marchat , also from the Fédération Française de Rugby.
The players called up for the match between Zebre Parma and Dragons scheduled for Saturday 13 January at 4.15pm at the Lanfranchi Stadium in Parma and valid for the 3rd round of the EPCR Challenge Cup 2023/24:
15. Lorenzo Pani (22)
14. Pierre Bruno (50)
13. Luca Morisi (Cap) (7)
12. Enrico Lucchin (61)
11. Simone Gesi (30)
10. Giovanni Montemauri (6)
9. Gonzalo Garcia ( 12)
8. Davide Ruggeri (16)
7. Iacopo Bianchi (50)
6. Guido Volpi (19)
5. Andrea Zambonin (43)
4. Leonard Krumov (96)
3. Matteo Nocera (43)
2. Marco Manfredi (46) )
1. Danilo Fischetti (49)
Available:
16. Giampietro Ribaldi (25)
17. Luca Rizzoli (22)
18. Juan Pitinari (24)
19. Matteo Canali (4)
20. Giacomo Ferrari (15)
21. Thomas Dominguez (4)
22. Geronimo Prisciantelli (27)
23. Scott Gregory (8)
Coach Fabio Roselli
Not available due to injury: Luca Andreani, Paolo Buonfiglio, Ben Cambriani, Taina Fox-Matamua, Ion Neculai, Fetuli Paea, Jake Polledri, David Sisi, Nicolò Teneggi, Jacopo Trulla
Called up to the U23 national team meeting: Filippo Bozzoni, Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, Riccardo Genovese
Referee : Benoit Rousselet (Fédération Française de Rugby)
Assistants : Thomas Chérèque (Fédération Française de Rugby) and Hervé Lasausa (Fédération Française de Rugby) Rugby)
TMO : Cédric Marchat (Fédération Française de Rugby)
The match will be produced and streamed on the EPCR TV website https://epcrugby.tv/
Textual commentary of the match on the Zebre Twitter account with the hashtag #ZEBvDRA
14. Pierre Bruno (50)
13. Luca Morisi (Cap) (7)
12. Enrico Lucchin (61)
11. Simone Gesi (30)
10. Giovanni Montemauri (6)
9. Gonzalo Garcia ( 12)
8. Davide Ruggeri (16)
7. Iacopo Bianchi (50)
6. Guido Volpi (19)
5. Andrea Zambonin (43)
4. Leonard Krumov (96)
3. Matteo Nocera (43)
2. Marco Manfredi (46) )
1. Danilo Fischetti (49)
Available:
16. Giampietro Ribaldi (25)
17. Luca Rizzoli (22)
18. Juan Pitinari (24)
19. Matteo Canali (4)
20. Giacomo Ferrari (15)
21. Thomas Dominguez (4)
22. Geronimo Prisciantelli (27)
23. Scott Gregory (8)
Coach Fabio Roselli
Not available due to injury: Luca Andreani, Paolo Buonfiglio, Ben Cambriani, Taina Fox-Matamua, Ion Neculai, Fetuli Paea, Jake Polledri, David Sisi, Nicolò Teneggi, Jacopo Trulla
Called up to the U23 national team meeting: Filippo Bozzoni, Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, Riccardo Genovese
Referee : Benoit Rousselet (Fédération Française de Rugby)
Assistants : Thomas Chérèque (Fédération Française de Rugby) and Hervé Lasausa (Fédération Française de Rugby) Rugby)
TMO : Cédric Marchat (Fédération Française de Rugby)
The match will be produced and streamed on the EPCR TV website https://epcrugby.tv/
Textual commentary of the match on the Zebre Twitter account with the hashtag #ZEBvDRA
