Zebre Rugby Club wing Mattia Bellini will be unavailable for the rest of this season’s European Rugby Challenge Cup Pool stages and the quarter-finals if the Italian side get there, after undergoing shoulder surgery last week. The 24-year-old dislocated his right shoulder and suffered ligament damage and a bone fracture to it, after scoring Italy’s only try their 26-7 loss to Australia two weeks ago. Bellini – who has made eight appearances in European rugby – is expected to be unavailable for up to four months, thus missing out on the double header with Enisei-STM next month, as well as the two matches against 2018 Champions Cup quarter-finalists La Rochelle in January. [jwplayer f9IeXeB3] The Italian side sit third in Pool 4 after a 43-22 defeat at Bristol Bears was followed by a 20-19 home success over the English club. Jamie Elliott and Paula Balekana are likely to vie for Bellini’s position for Zebre’s crucial Challenge Cup clash with Enisei-STM on December 8 in Sochi.