Dragons RFC are in BKT United Rugby Championship action on Friday evening as the Men of Gwent face Zebre Parma in Round 13 at Rodney Parade (kick-off 7.35pm). Ahead of the fixture, we bring all the information you need to know…
TV:
Live on Viaplay, Premier Sports, Super Sport, URC TV and BBC Wales.
Officials:
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 78th game) Assistant: Adam Jones (WRU) & Carwyn Williams (WRU) TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
Overall URC head-to-head record:
Played 18, Dragons won 10, Zebre won 7, Drawn 1
Did you know?
- Dragons RFC have lost their last three BKT United Rugby Championship matches since beating Scarlets 13-12 at Rodney Parade on New Year’s Day.
- Dragons have won two of their last three home fixtures at Rodney Parade in the Championship.
- Dragons have won only one of their last seven fixtures against Italian opponents in all competitions: 47-7 over Zebre at Newport in October 2022.
- Zebre Parma have lost their last seven BKT United Rugby Championship matches since their 22-all draw with Cardiff in Parma in Round 5.
- Zebre have won only once away from home in any competition since January 2021, beating Oyonnax 21-14 in the EPCR Challenge Cup last December.
- Zebre have won only three of their last fifteen encounters with Welsh regions in all tournaments and all three victories were against Dragons.
- Zebre have already beaten Dragons this season, 20-17 in Parma in Round 3 of the EPCR Challenge Cup in January.
- The last four fixtures between the two sides in the URC have all gone the way of home field advantage whilst Zebre’s solitary victory at Rodney Parade came in November 2019.
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