Zebre vs Biarritz Olympique Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Zebre vs Biarritz Olympique taking place? Zebre vs Biarritz Olympique will take place on Saturday 11th December, 2021 at 13:00 (UK)
Where is Zebre vs Biarritz Olympique taking place? Zebre vs Biarritz Olympique will take place at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma
Where can I get tickets for Zebre vs Biarritz Olympique? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Zebre vs Biarritz Olympique on in the UK? BT Sport have the rights to show European Rugby Challenge Cup matches in the UK so it is worth checking their schedule for Zebre vs Biarritz Olympique
Where can I stream Zebre vs Biarritz Olympique? If Zebre vs Biarritz Olympique is televised on BT Sport, subscribers will be able to stream the match live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Zebre: 15 Jacopo Trulla, 14 Giovanni D’Onofrio, 13 Giulio Bisegni (c), 12 Enrico Lucchin, 11 Mattia Bellini, 10 Antonio Rizzi, 9 Guglielmo Palazzani, 8 Giovanni Licata, 7 Maxime Mbanda, 6 Potu Junior Leavasa, 5 Liam Mitchell, 4 Leonard Krumov, 3 Eduardo Bello, 2 Oliviero Fabiani, 1 Andrea Lovotti
Replacements: 16 Massimo Ceciliani, 17 Paolo Buonfiglio, 18 Ion Neculai, 19 Andrea Zambonin, 20 Jacopo Bianchi, 21 Nicolò Casilio, 22 Tim O’Malley, 23 Junior Laloifi
Biarritz Olympique: 15 Romain Lonca, 14 Steeve Barry, 13 Brieuc Plessis-Couillaud, 12 François Vergnaud, 11 Yohann Artru, 10 Gilles Bosch, 9 Kerman Aurrekoetxea, 8 Steffon Armitage (c), 7 Antoine Erbani, 6 Dave O’Callaghan, 5 Evan Olmstead, 4 Joshua Tyrell, 3 Quentin Samaran, 2 Baptiste Erdocio, 1 Ushangi Tcheisvhili
Replacements: 16 Billy Scannell, 17 Léo Carella, 18 Vakhtangi Akhobadze, 19 Kevin Gimeno, 20 Mathieu Hirigoyen, 21 Barnabé Couilloud, 22 Brett Herron, 23 Darly Domvo
THE PREDICTION
The Challenge Cup often seems to throw up this kind of fixture early in the competition, with both Zebre and Biarritz rock-bottom of their respective domestic leagues. Zebre have lost all five of their United Rugby Championship matches so far whilst Biarritz have been occasionally fierce at home but pretty well-beaten in each of their six away games so far. The visitors could well sneak this one with Zebre in such poor form but taking the hosts to win, perhaps even with a small concession of +1, seems the most likely way this one edges.
