Zebre Parma

Zebre Parma
UnionItalian Rugby Federation
Nickname(s)The XV of the North-West (il XV del Nord-Ovest)
Founded1973 (as Invitational Team – disbanded in 1997)
2012 (2012) (as Professional Team)
LocationParma, Italy
Ground(s)Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma (Capacity: 5,000)
PresidentDomenico Bordieri
Coach(es)Massimo Brunello
Captain(s)Danilo Fischetti
Most appearancesGuglielmo Palazzani (161)
Top scorerCarlo Canna (717)
Most triesSimone Gesi (29)
League(s)United Rugby Championship
2024–2515th (Scottish/Italian Shield: 4th)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.zebreparma.it
Current season

Zebre Parma (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdzɛbre], meaning "Zebras") are an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR competitions from the 2012–13 season. They are based in Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. They are operated by the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) and replaced Aironi in the Pro12.

Zebre Parma, often referred to as "the XV of the North-West" (Italian: il XV del Nord-Ovest), represents the four committees of Emilia-Romagna, Liguria, Lombardy and Piedmont, which includes tens of thousands of members and several clubs. Since 2018, it represents also teams from others committees like Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche, Tuscany and Sicily. The team was officially named Zebre Parma at the start of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season.