Full time
That’s full time at Hive Stadium and Zebre Parma take the win. 17-22.
That’s full time at Hive Stadium and Zebre Parma take the win. 17-22.
We stop Zebre in our 22 and have a scrum with a few minutes left to play.
We attack with multiple phases on the Zebre line but the visitors get on ball and win the turnover pen.
Zebre are down to 13 men as Guido Volpi is sent off for a dangerous and high tackle on Luke Crosbie. We kick to the corner.
We’re looking at a high shot on Crosbie here…
Great defence forces the visitors into touch but we’re squint with the lineout.
BACK IN IT AS CROSBIE POWERS OVER!!!
The conversion is unsuccessful. 17-22.
What a beak from Benji!
The 9 brings us within 10m before offloading to Wes who is dragged down. We move it wide before the visitors 15 is panellised or a cynical tackle and eventually sent to the bin.
We kick to the corner!
The visitors power over from a lineout drive. Giacomo Da Re converts. It’s 12-22.
The visitors send penalty into our 22.
Ali Price makes way for Ben Vellacott at 9.
Zebre have are squint at the lineout and we’ll have a scrum on half-way.
We needed that!!!
Mosese hits a short line to power over to get us right back in the match!!!
Thompson converts and it’s 12-15.
We win another penalty and Healy angles one into the corner. Big chance coming up.
We finally get a call from the ref as Wes gets blocked on a kick chase.
We kick just short of the Zebre 22.
D’Arcy Rae and Glen Young make way.
Paul Hill and Sam Skinner are on.
That’s three more points from the visitors.
That’s nearly a beast of a ball from Ben Healy who has Zebre in reverse. The ball trickles over the line and it’s a 22 dropout.
Emiliano Boffelli picks up a knock and is replaced by Ben Healy. Wes Goosen moves to the win with Healy at 15.
The Italians are in our 22 building an attack.
Matt Currie is off for HIA and is replaced by James Lang.
We return to action at Hive Stadium. Big 40 needed.
We win a big penalty in our 22 to bring the half to and end.
Work to be done at the break.
An attack fizzles into nothing and Zebre win a breakdown pen.
We win the scrum pen and Thompson angles one into the corner…
Big chance here.
Zebre are loose with handling and a ball goes behind. Mo reacts well and races through, the pack get on ball and win the scrum.
We go off our feet at the breakdown and Zebre will kick to touch rom their own 22.
Ross Thompson collects a long ball in the back field and sends a beauty of a spiral long to get Zebre in reverse.
We move it wide and a tidy offload from Currie nearly frees Boffelli but the attack comes up short.
We’re right back into action and look lively before getting turned over.
Zebre go quick and race 30m before Ross Thompson gets back to cover well.
Ross McCann is eventually pinged for a cynical tackle when tracking back and is shown a yellow card.
Zebre take the lead once again as scrum-half Gonzalo Garcia powers over. Guiacomo Da Re adds the extras and it’s 5-12.
Not sure what we’re looking at precisely…
But the TMO has called it and Boffelli is called for a high tackle.
Zebre kick to touch 5m out…
Wes has been the best player on the park so far!
The full-back has been all action so far, mopping up kicks and running back from deep.
That’s a quality run from Mosese who hits a short line to barrel over his opposite man. Ooft.
Boan Venter is first on the scene and wins a quality turnover in our 22!
We’re move the ball short and Ali Price eventually clears our lines.
TRY TIME!
The ball is moved wide to Ross McCann who shows great feet and plenty of power to burrow over the line!
The conversion is wide and it’s 5-5.
We get hands on ball and win the turnover penalty on half-way.
Thompson nudges onto the to the 22. A chance to get back on top here.
Zebre break the deadlock, scoring down the Lothian stand side with winger Jacopo Trulla touching down.
The conversion is missed.
We’re building the phases and looking sharp in attack.
Wes Goosen has made a series of half breaks and has only been a late tackle away breaking the gain line.
We go again in the Zebre 22.
We’re underway at Hive Stadium!
Kick-off 7:35 pm