Everitt seeks Edinburgh sharpness against 'difficult' Zebre

Head coach Sean Everitt is calling for Edinburgh to be "accurate in all departments" as they look to avoid a shock against Zebre and maintain their play-off push.

Edinburgh currently sit ninth in the race for a top-eight finish, but are just a point adrift of three teams, with three rounds of fixtures remaining.

“Our destiny is still in our own hands," said Everitt, whose side missed out on a bonus point with a 24-7 win at Cardiff in their previous outing.

"We need to move on and make sure that we put in a good performance on Friday.

"What we need to do is focus on us, and make sure that we’re accurate in all departments whether it be in defence or attack."

Zebre prop up the URC standings but Everitt is taking nothing for granted.

"We know what they’re going to bring - the Italians are always emotional, and regardless of where they play, what they play and who they play against, 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.”