Where is Zebre Rugby Club situated?

Zebre (The Zebras in Italian) is an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby League, Pro14 and EPCR (European Rugby Champions Cup) competitions from the 2012–13 season. Based in Parma, Italy - they are operated by the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR).

Zebre, often referred to as “the XV of the North-West", represents the four committees of Emilia-Romagna, Liguria, Lombardy and Piedmont, which includes tens of thousands of members and clubs from other committees in the surrounding area. Since 2018, it also represents teams from other committees like Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche, Tuscany and Sicily.

The Zebre Rugby team was initially founded as an invitational team back in 1973. However, they only formed fully as a professional team in 2012 when they were invited to join the PRO12 (now the PRO14).

Due to the fact that Zebre Rugby feature in elite competitions, they do attract top talent and a number of internationals play for the Zebre Rugby team. They include prop Andrea Lovotti, scrum-half Guglielmo Palazzani and fly-half Carlo Canna. In the history of Zebre Rugby, more than 40 players have been capped for Italy after featuring for Zebre Rugby.