Zebre V Edinburgh

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Zebre   (closest I could get to a Zebra) V Edinburgh   

At Stadio XXV Aprile, 3.30pm local time (2.30pm UK & Ireland).
Live on Sport Mediaset/BBC ALBA

Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU, 55th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Matteo Liperini, Andrea Spadoni (FIR)
Citing Commissioner: Roberto Carra (FIR)
TMO: Carlo Damasco (FIR)

Zebre

15 David ODIETE*
14 Leonardo SARTO*
13 Tommaso IANNONE*
12 Gonzalo GARCIA
11 Giovanbattista VENDITTI*
10 Luciano ORQUERA
9 Brendon LEONARD

8 Samuela VUNISA
7 Andries VAN SCHALKWYK
6 Filippo CRISTIANO
5 George BIAGI
4 Quintin GELDENHUYS (cap)
3 Dario CHISTOLINI
2 Davide GIAZZON
1 Matias AGUERO

16 Tommaso D'APICE*
17 Andrea DE MARCHI
18 Dave RYAN
19 Michael VAN VUREN
20 Filippo FERRARINI*
21 Guglielmo PALAZZANI
22 Kameli RATUVOU
23 Dion BERRYMAN

Not available for selection due to injury: Mauro BERGAMASCO, Marco BORTOLAMI, Paolo BUSO, Nicola CATTINA, Andrea MANICI*, Salvatore
PERUGINI, Matteo PRATICHETTI, Roberto QUARTAROLI*, Giulio TONIOLATTI

Edinburgh

15 Jack Cuthbert
14 Tom Brown
13 Matt Scott
12 Andries Strauss
11 Tim Visser

10 Carl Bezuidenhout
9 Sean Kennedy

1 Wicus Blaauw
2 Ross Ford
3 Willem Nel
4 Ben Toolis
5 Ollie Atkins
6 Mike Coman CAPTAIN
7 Roddy Grant
8 David Denton

16 James Hilterbrand
17 Alasdair Dickinson
18 Simon Berghan
19 Alex Toolis
20 Cornell Du Preez
21 Grayson Hart
22 Harry Leonard
23 Sam Beard

This is possibly the most talked about and anticipated sporting event this weekend, with literally one journalist interested in writing anything about it.  Zebre have astounded everyone this year by picking up 3 wins and, given that 2 of them were against the Blues (   ) and the Blues comprehensively outplayed us last week, this can only mean one thing - an embarrassing defeat for Edinburgh.

Selection wise, despite Solomons usually sticking to the same 15 players playing 80 minutes of each and every game, rumours are Edinburgh's signing of the decade Cornell Du Preez will be rested.  This is definitely a good idea with Glasgow on the horizon.  Personally I think Nel, Gilchrist, Denton and Cuthbert should also be rested, but can't see that happening.

I am literally wetting myself with excitement for this titanic clash of the titans.

Any idea which players? Edinburgh can't really give many, especially in the backs...

What a dreadful result, and I understand that if we lose the last 3 games, as is likely, we will have lost the same number as Bradley last season. How depressing!

RDW_Scotland wrote:Any idea which players? Edinburgh can't really give many, especially in the backs...

Nothing is confirmed yet but I heard Roddy grant and tom brown are wanting to play at the commonwealth games so they would have to play at scotstoun and the London 7s

CraigS1874 wrote:

RDW_Scotland wrote:Any idea which players? Edinburgh can't really give many, especially in the backs...

Nothing is confirmed yet but I heard Roddy grant and tom brown are wanting to play at the commonwealth games so they would have to play at scotstoun and the London 7s

Roddy grant was carried off, I would imagine that his season is now over

Oh FFS! I hate being and Edinburgh fan. I want to see the Italians do well but could they do it against someone else please?

I was going to call Edinburgh Muppets - but Kermit at SH, Miss piggy at lock and Animal at flanker would be better

Can someone post a highlight showing the Matt Scott try but cutting out the rest of the match please???

Next weeks game will be tough as the derby games usually are. Why again did Edimburgh boot out Geoff Cross?

Big season coming up for Edinburgh next season.

So if Grant is injured we can get Ross Rennie back yeah....?

  

Nah. No rennie. Solomons doesn't want to freshen things up.

Next back row for us is coman at 6, Denton at 8 and Du Preez at 7

Betcha

No, no. Du Preez is being Rested.
So he'll only play 76 minutes of the game.