The two sides may have never met in Europe before – but the TOP 14 side are unbeaten in their nine games against teams from Italy in European competition, winning eight and drawing one. 

They play at the Stade Felix Mayol, Toulon, kicking off at 8pm UK time. 

Other key facts: 

• RC Toulon have won 16 of their last 18 games in the pool stage of the EPCR Challenge Cup (losing two), including each of the most recent nine by an average margin of 20 points. 
• Zebre have won their last two away games in the EPCR Challenge Cup, both in France against Top 14 teams (Stade Français Paris & CA Brive), as many wins as in their previous 13 games on the road in the competition (L11). 
• Zebre made the most tackles (159) of any team last weekend in the EPCR Challenge Cup but they also missed the most tackles (31); they won 10 turnovers, only USAP (11) recorded a better tally. 
• Liam Mitchell (Zebra Parma) made 21 successful tackles last weekend in the EPCR Challenge Cup, more than any other player during Round 1. 

Quotes: 

RC Toulon head coach Franck Azéma: “The first game is always tricky because, in this competition, every team gives 300%. There’s a high level of visibility, as people talk about it across Europe, so teams want to perform well. Zebre have a lot of internationals in their squad, which means that they’re capable of playing very well, and they’ll want to put in a big performance. For us and certainly for me, we’re already focusing on it, because it’ll be an important game.”