Cardiff v Zebre Live: Kick-off time, team news and TV channel

Cardiff have handed debutants to six new players as they kick off their United Rugby Championship season against Zebre at the Arms Park on Friday night.

Matt Sherratt's side welcome the Italian outfit - who won just once last year - to the Welsh capital this evening with a host of new faces in the side.

Wales fly-half Callum Sheedy is handed a start for his hometown club after joining from Bristol, partnering fellow new signing Aled Davies - after the Wales scrum-half signed from Saracens.

There's also a debut in the backline for Iwan Stephens, while the pack sees first appearances for Danny Southworth, Josh McNally and Dan Thomas.

Former Leinster prop Ed Byrne and South African scrum-half Johann Mulder are also in line for their first competitive appearances off the bench.

Four of Wales' summer contingent - Cam Winnett, Mason Grady, Ben Thomas and James Botham - feature, with Grady and Thomas reverting to their favoured club positions.

Kick-off is at 7.35pm - with the match being broadcast on BBC Two Wales - and you can follow the action in the live blog below.

Cardiff: Cam Winnett; Mason Grady, Rey Lee-Lo, Ben Thomas, Iwan Stephens; Callum Sheedy, Aled Davies; Danny Southworth, Liam Belcher (capt), Keiron Assiratti, Josh McNally, Teddy Williams, James Botham, Dan Thomas, Ben Donnell.

Replacements: Evan Lloyd, Ed Byrne, Rhys Litterick, Rory Thornton, Alun Lawrence, Johan Mulder, Tinus de Beer, Harri Millard

Zebre: Geronimo Prisciantelli; Ben Cambriani, Giulio Bertaccini, Luca Morisi, Jacopo Trulla; Giovanni Montemauri, Ratko Jelic; Luca Rizzoli, Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, Matteo Nocera, Matteo Canali, Leonard Krumov, Davide Ruggeri, Samuele Locatelli, Giovanni Licata (capt).

Replacements: Giampietro Ribaldi, Danilo Fischetti, Juan