Cardiff Blues 61-13 Zebre
Cardiff Blues started life under coach Danny Wilson with an 11-try bonus-point win over Zebre in the Pro12.
The home side crossed for four unconverted tries in the first half as wingers Tom James and Aled Summerhill added to two from captain Josh Navidi.
Rhys Patchell and Josh Turnbull scored three tries each after the break, with Summerhill adding his second.
Zebre's points came from a Ulrich Beyers converted try and two Maicol Azzolini penalties.
It was a thoroughly convincing victory for the Blues, who showed the Italians no mercy in the second half to score almost at will.
There was little evidence of what was to come in the opening 20 minutes as the Italians started brightly and the home side looked cumbersome in possession.
But once the Blues began to find their rhythm, the Zebre defence soon looked incapable of putting up much resistance.
The only blot for the Blues was Patchell's kicking, as the fly-half missed seven conversion attempts and a penalty. The only successful conversion came from in front of the posts after his first of three tries early in the second half.
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