Cardiff resisted a stirring Zebre fightback to hang on for victory in their United Championship clash in Italy.
The Welsh side appeared on course for a comfortable win when Liam Belcher borrowed over for Cardiff's fourth try early in the second half to give them what seemed an unassailable lead.
However, Zebre grabbed two tries through Jacopo Trulla and Matt Kvesic to bring the scoreline back to 30-34 and set up the tense finale.
