TRY! Venditti crosses the whitewash to give his team the lead here early on in the first half. Haimona calmly slots his first effort of the game and Zebre with the ideal opener to this game.

Palo e dentro

Both teams explode out the gates and show the physicality that only the Italians have with some huge collisions at the breakdown in the opening two minutes.

Sam Christie has hands on the ball and nods to his team to let them know its time.

Both teams take to the field and this derby is nearly underway.

5 minutes until kick off here on a cold and dry day in Parma. Perfect conditions for a good game of running rugby.

Hello and welcome to today's Pro 12 game between Zebre and Benetton Treviso at the Stadio XXV Aprille. Both teams will be eager to set a marker early in this all Italian match up. Both teams will we looking to use this game to spark a run of good form. Treviso will be hunting down their first win in the competition while Zebre will be searching for the same standard of play they had in their win over Edinburgh at the end of November. Stay with us as we provide live updates of game events in what is sure to be a thrilling encounter!

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