| Home team | Zebre |
| Away team | Dragons |
| Venue | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi |
| Competition | URC |
| Kick off time | 7:45 pm |
| Watch Live in the UK | Premier Sports |
Zebre vs Dragons URC preview at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi as the bottom two sides in the league.
Both teams have only won two matches in the URC this season, but the Dragons sit seven points ahead due to their three draws throughout the year. Zebre sit seven points behind the Dragons, but the Dragons could catch the Scarlets with a win.
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Zebre vs Dragons lineups tbc
| Zebre | Dragons | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Buonfiglio | 1 | Martinez | |||
| Di Bartolomeo | 2 | Coghlan | |||
| Neculai | 3 | Lewis | |||
| Canali | 4 | Douglas | |||
| Krumov | 5 | Carter | |||
| Ortombina | 6 | Lewis-Hughes | |||
| Odiase | 7 | Young | |||
| Licata | 8 | Wainwright | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Fusco | 9 | Williams | |||
| Da Re | 10 | de Beer | |||
| Gesi | 11 | Rosser | |||
| Mazza | 12 | Owen | |||
| Bertaccini | 13 | Paea | |||
| Faissal | 14 | Richards | |||
| Montemauri | 15 | O’Brien | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Klein | 16 | Dee | |||
| Hasa | 17 | Jones | |||
| Nocera | 18 | James | |||
| Stavile | 19 | Screech | |||
| Locatelli | 20 | Davies | |||
| Dominguez | 21 | Lloyd | |||
| Zanon | 22 | Ackerman | |||
| Trulla | 23 | Anderson | |||
Recent Form:
Zebre (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 17th April 2026 | URC | Edinburgh | 31-30 |
| Loss | 11th April 2026 | Challenge Cup | Dragons | 32-35 |
| Won | 5th April 2026 | Challenge Cup | Pau | 31-15 |
| Loss | 28th March 2026 | URC | Ulster | 12-28 |
| Loss | 20th March 2026 | URC | Scarlets | 36-17 |
Zebre have won two matches in the URC this season, but haven’t won in the league since October. Their best form this season has come in the Challenge Cup, where they got knocked out by the Dragons. In the last round, they conceded in the final moments to lose 31-30 to Edinburgh. The lead kept changing throughout the match, and they were 30-24 behind with five minutes to go. Boan Venter scored late to lose 31-30.
Dragons (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 17th April 2026 | URC | Bulls | 7-47 |
| Won | 11th April 2026 | Challenge Cup | Zebre | 32-35 |
| Won | 5th April 2026 | Challenge Cup | Stade Francais | 31-36 |
| Loss | 28th March 2026 | URC | Lions | 42-26 |
| Loss | 22nd March 2026 | URC | Stormers | 29-21 |
The Dragons have also won two matches this season, but are ahead of their opponents thanks to their three draws. The Dragons’ two wins came either side of the New Year, and they have only won in the Challenge Cup since then. They were only 12-7 behind at halftime, but the South Africans went on to score five second-half tries.
Zebre vs Dragons head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 11th April 2026 | Challenge Cup | Dragons | 32-35 |
| 28th February 2025 | URC | Zebre | 31-21 |
| 29th March 2024 | URC | Dragons | 20-13 |
| 13th January 2024 | Challenge Cup | Zebre | 20-17 |
| 29th October 2022 | URC | Dragons | 47-7 |
These teams met in the Challenge Cup just two weeks ago, and the Dragons won by three points. The Dragons took a 35-20 lead with just three minutes to go, and Zebre scored two tries late on to make the score closer. Each of the last four meetings have been settled by 10 points or less. Before the Challenge Cup match, the home team had won seven matches in a row.
