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United Rugby Championship

Winless Zebre run extends to 28 as David Kriel scores Bulls hat-trick

By PA

04 Nov 2023

(Photo by Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images)

Zebre Parma’s search for a BKT United Rugby Championship victory goes on after they went down to a 54-29 defeat to Vodacom Bulls at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi.

Zebre’s losing run was stretched to 28 as centre David Kriel went in for a hat-trick of tries with Akker van der Merwe and Devon Williams crossing for two apiece.

Sergeal Petersen also touched down and Johan Goosen booted six conversions and Chris Smith one.

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The Italians, though, did secure a try bonus point thanks to scores from Jacopo Bianchi, Geronimo Prisciantelli, Scott Gregory and Lorenzo Pani. Prisciantelli added nine points with the boot.

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Michael 381 days ago

Defence, set-piece, Defence, set-piece…=Zebre. Need 2 more grizzled, experienced forwards, at least. Concentrate on ddddddd,Defence.

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Tom 2 minutes ago

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Well to be honest, my main point was just that beating a crap England team was a false dawn. There were a lot of Aussies on here getting excited after that match. Considering where Eddie left Australia they have made progress

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YeowNotEven 3 minutes ago

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I agree with that, every dude with more than 50 caps got a free ride this year no matter how bad their form was.

But using Will Jordan as a second play making full back when that isn’t his game? That’s on razor.

Bash in crash backs to set up quick rucks over the gainline when it clearly doesn’t work? Razor.

Forwards not Vern Cotter-ing it when we get in the 22?

Razors fault again.

Tired fatigued players with one foot on the plane home scraping past Italy?

That’s all Razor.

I’ve full faith in the man and he’s building the team going forward but come on.

How long are we going to keep blaming All Black failings on Ian Foster.

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Tom 4 minutes ago

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Uh I'm not a Kiwi and I truly hope you don't actually believe there's a Kiwi conspiracy to sabotage Aussie rugby... because if you do believe that then I'm genuinely concerned for you.

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HU 5 minutes ago

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would have put Finn Russell over DMac, but otherwise quite comprehensible

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JW 7 minutes ago

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I like Tupaea but Umaga-Jensen's (both em) frame a bit more. Neither have really proved much with all their injuries however.

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JW 10 minutes ago

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LOL there's no more instinctive attacker and rugby player than Beauden Barrett dude.

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SadersMan 15 minutes ago

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Fair comment but we also can't ignore the the fact that NZ Rugby had to threaten to sack the guy & his coaching team in 2022. The ABs were literally a laughing stock at that point. The flow on effects don't disappear overnight. But yeah, I hear ya. Moving on.

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EatBreath7s 16 minutes ago

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Seriously world rugby, you gave the mens 7s player of the year to someone who played....... 3 tournaments.

It does beg the question, In almost 25 years of this mens award there has only been 1 X2 winner of the award, does everybody eventually get a turn at winning it?

Please don't get me started on the womens 7s player of the year, it had to be Jorga Miller in my book

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KVI 17 minutes ago

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He's not trying to re write it or eradicate a culture - have you even read the principles?? It's pretty straight forward. Equal rights for all.

Perenara is paid to play rugby and not push his political agenda. It was disrespectful and not the time or place. All Blacks - stick to rugby!

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JW 18 minutes ago

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BB is terrible, can't pass and can't clear.

How on earth you think he's a 10 I don't know!

That was a nice kick into the 22 of his brothers pass though.

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JW 23 minutes ago

'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability

Not really, the problem areas are his. I do think Razor made a conscious choice to continue with those problems and see if he was good enough to fix them though (Ukitu makes an argument above). Ultimately you would have hoped for more future development last year or two to bring in this year, but of course it was crisis modem so there was very little. Just really lucky a few players played well this year imo.

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JW 28 minutes ago

'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability

Always going to be the way with Beauden leading.

As in you think from his first year at the Crusaders he thought he might have discovered the right way to transition into a team?

That would seem to fit, but agree he took it way too far. Other than that I would have been pretty happy with the year. Can add Aussie to that list too! Crikey.

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YeowNotEven 38 minutes ago

'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability

It isn’t Ian fosters fault that the All Blacks played garbage 14 months after he left the job.

Surely we can put responsibility for current ABs performances on the current coach and players.

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CL 40 minutes ago

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Coach of the Year...who? What a farse!!

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JW 45 minutes ago

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