{"id":25976,"date":"2018-02-23T12:22:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T12:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=25976"},"modified":"2018-02-23T12:22:21","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T12:22:21","slug":"zebre-no-pushovers-warns-blues-boss-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/02\/23\/zebre-no-pushovers-warns-blues-boss-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"Zebre no pushovers, warns Blues boss Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BLUES boss Danny Wilson has warned his play-off chasing charges not to underestimate an improving Zebre ahead of their Sunday PRO 14 clash.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiff travel to the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi after victory against Munster, holding off a second half fightback from the Irishmen to prevail 25-18. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Blues\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/02\/09\/blues-ready-rough-ride-toyota-cheetahs\/\">defensive frailties<\/a> resurfaced as the game wore on, with hooker Matthew Rees sin-binned for straying offside. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wilson will have been pleased by how intelligently Cardiff \u2013 who are looking to overhaul the Toyota Cheetahs in third \u2013 ran the clock down. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He is, however, taking nothing for granted against Zebre.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe all know it\u2019s a tough place to go to win. Gone are the days where you go to Zebre to pick up a bonus-point win,\u201d he added. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wilson\u2019s wariness is justified. Although bottom of Conference A, Zebre are just five points behind the Ospreys, and coach Michael Bradley believes there is more to come from his team.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe\u2019re still holding onto the top end of the league in terms of line-breaks and offloads created,\u201d he said.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25993\" style=\"width: 737px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25993\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Zebre-vs.-Connacht-copy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"737\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Zebre-vs.-Connacht-copy.png 737w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Zebre-vs.-Connacht-copy-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Zebre-vs.-Connacht-copy-500x334.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Zebre-vs.-Connacht-copy-370x247.png 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Zebre-vs.-Connacht-copy-293x196.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25993\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Zebre-vs.-Connacht-copy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"737\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Zebre-vs.-Connacht-copy.png 737w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Zebre-vs.-Connacht-copy-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Zebre-vs.-Connacht-copy-500x334.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Zebre-vs.-Connacht-copy-370x247.png 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Zebre-vs.-Connacht-copy-293x196.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/noscript> Michael Bradley says Zebre are a club on the up. Photo: Zebre Rugby Club<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This combination of physicality and flair make Zebre a different proposition from previous seasons, says Blues forward Macauley Cook. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThey are getting better and better and we need to watch out for that,\u201d he acknowledged.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zebre have won four times in 2017-18, including against Connacht last week. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since joining the old Celtic League in 2012, they have never recorded more than five wins in a season.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Against a Blues team missing a host of Welsh internationals, Bradley believes Zebre can equal that total: \u201cIt\u2019s changing times in Italian rugby. Why not?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><i>Kick-off<\/i>: 1pm<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BLUES boss Danny Wilson has warned his play-off chasing charges not to underestimate an improving Zebre ahead of their Sunday PRO 14 clash. Cardiff travel to the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi after victory against Munster, holding off a second half fightback from the Irishmen to prevail 25-18. The Blues\u2019 defensive frailties resurfaced as the game wore on, with hooker Matthew Rees sin-binned for straying offside. 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