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We welcome Zebre Parma to the Swansea.com Stadium and welcome you all back as we resume our United Rugby Championship campaign. After the recent victory over league leaders, Edinburgh, it made a real difference to the players to have you there and we look forward to producing another performance reminiscent of that one.
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The Ospreys are my home region and, as a Maesteg boy, I come from a real rugby community and where I come from has big ties to the Ospreys. I have a big attachment to the Ospreys and they have a history of giving local boys an opportunity and a chance to play for the team. I grew up watching the Ospreys and wanting to play for them.
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“It’s just great to be back with some familiar faces that I have known for a long time and some people I don’t know. Alun Wyn is still here and it feels like he is getting younger rather than older. Then, you have players like Tips and Webby who bring a level of experience and know-how that demands respect. I’m just grateful for the opportunity, really. I always looked out for Ospreys results while I was away. I am an Ospreys supporter and to get the chance to wear the jersey again is READ MORE something I don’t take for granted.”
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ZEBRE RUGBY We welcome Zebre Parma to the Swansea.com Stadium for this afternoon’s round 13 clash in the United Rugby Championship. Our Italian opponents are on the hunt for their first win of the season but despite a turbulent campaign, they are a big physical team and a threat to any side they come up against in the league. The last time we went toe to toe in Swansea, a hard fought battle between the two sides saw Ospreys just come out on top with a try from Rhys Webb sealing the victory for the home side. Our previous encounter earlier on in the same season saw the Italians come out on top out in Parma in a tight 23-17 win.
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ANTONIO RIZZI The 24-year old outside half joined Zebre Parma during 2020, signing from fellow Italian team Benetton where he spent the previous two seasons. During his time with Zebre he has scored 119 points for the side including most recently crossing the whitewash for a try during their United Rugby Championship match against the Vodacom Bulls. Rizzi has represented his country at all age-grade levels and was selected in the Italian squad for the 2020 Six Nations.
ASAELI TUIVUAKA Namosi native Asaeli Tuivuaka or also known as “The Tank” made his debut for Fiji at the Canada leg of the 2018/2019 World Sevens. He is known for his powerful runs, punishing defence and a body built out of granite. Tuivuaka played for the Fijian Drua and the Fijian Warriors before being selected to the Fijian 7s squad in 2018. Tuivuaka was selected to represent Fiji at the Olympics. His physicality turned the tide for Fiji against Australia and Argentina in the finals. Following the Olympics he linked up with Zebre Parma.
PIERRE BRUNO Italian international Bruno joined Zebre Parma at the start of the 2017/18 season and has gone onto make 37 appearances for the side and scored 12 tries. He was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 34-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He made his debut for Italy on 20 November 2021 against Uruguay, scoring a try in Italy's 17-10 win. Bruno currently sits top of the URC stats for Zebre including two tries scored, 339 metres made and 5 turnovers won during the course of the season.
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During February half term, Ospreys in the Community welcomed over 430 children to the Ospreys High Performance Centre for a weeklong run of rugby camps! Children aged between 6-12 years old joined us for our ever-popular 3-day camps full of rugby fun where they learnt new skills, met new friends and even got the chance to meet the Ospreys players for selfies and autographs! The Ospreys in the Community team are already looking forward to the next round of rugby camps which are set to take place during the Easter holidays. But be quick! Spaces are LEARN MORE filling up fast!
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