Sean Everitt will be very happy with that line-out from his side. Zebre are shellshocked by the power of the maul but manage to take it down illegally.

Ben Healy kicks to the corner and from five metres out they go again...

Wes Goosen gathers a glorious cross-field kick from Ben Healy but Mark Bennett knocks on and the Edinburgh attack comes to nothing.

Zebre are struggling slightly with the pace of the hosts.

Hamish Watson take a bow! After some pretty heavy pressure from Zebre, the openside flanker manages to get the turnover just inside his own 22.

It has been very loose from the hosts in the early stages so far. This maybe isn't the way head coach Sean Everitt would've wanted the game to start as Zebre become very dangerous in this style of play.

Zebre have managed to push Edinburgh back to behind their own 22. Even with a turnover, the hosts are struggling to make something happen here.

Ben Healy kicks off into the Edinburgh sunshine.

Despite Zebre propping up the URC standings, Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt isn't taking anything for granted.

"We know what they’re going to bring. They’re always difficult opposition," he said.

"I think it comes down to soft moments. They don’t give you much on how they attack.

"They use their maul effectively to play from, and generally they’re quite conservative, and they defend really well and they’re aggressive off the line. So they force you into making mistakes.

“They’ve had some really tight results, especially at home, and certainly their results away have been improving.”

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Ryan Wilson
Former Glasgow Warriors player on Premier Sports

When Zebre go on the road it is a real struggle for them but any team that travels to them have a struggle.

For the first 40 minutes against Glasgow when Glasgow went to Parma, Zebre really ground them down and made it really difficult so they will be looking to do the same here tonight.

The visitors have made a nine changes from their side that were defeated by Glasgow last time out.

Fetulli Paea starts ahead of Lorenzo Pani in the backs as there is a new look pack as Giampietro Ribaldi, Juan Pitiniari, and Matteo Canali start this week.

Thomas Dominguez continues at scrum-half after impressing against Glasgow.

Chris Paterson
Former Scotland international on Premier Sports

Last year this was a really difficult game for Edinburgh and former head coach Mike Blair said they were really lucky to win, I can see it being the same again tonight.

Emiliano Boffelli drops out through injury as Edinburgh make two changes for this crucial URC home game with Zebre.

The Argentina international has suffered a recurrence of his back injury and his absence means Matt Currie shifts to the wing, with Mark Bennett coming in at outside centre.

Viliame Mata starts ahead of Luke Crosbie at the back of the scrum.

With three games remaining, Edinburgh are currently a point outside the play-off spots.

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Edinburgh: Goosen, Currie, Bennett, Lang, van der Merwe, Healy, Price; Schoeman, Ashman, Nel, Skinner, Gilchrist (C), Ritchie, Watson, Mata

Replacements: Cherry, Venter, Sebastian, Sykes, Crosbie, Vellacott, Scott, Dean.

Zebre: Prisciantelli, Trulla, Paea, Lucchin, Gesi, Montemauri, Dominguez; Hasa, Ribaldi, Pinitari, Canali, Zambonin, Ferrari, Fox-Matamua, Licata (C)

Replacements: Di Bartolomeo, Taddei, Genovese, Sisi, Stavile, Garcia, Mazza, Pani

Hello and welcome to our coverage of round 16 of the United Rugby Championship.

Ninth-placed Edinburgh host bottom side Zebre, with the Scottish capital bathed in glorious sunshine.

With only three rounds of the regular season left, every point counts for Sean Everitt's side, as they chase a quarter-final spot.

Let's get cracking and have a look at how the teams line up.

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