VIDEO. “I want to apologize to my teammates”, regrets the Italian Paolo Garbisi after missing the penalty for the victory against the XV of France

L'Italien risque de faire quelques cauchemars. MAXPPP – TERESA SUAREZ

The Italian opener and scorer Paolo Garbisi, who missed the penalty to win at the end of the match against the XV of France (13-13) Sunday February 25 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq in the Tournament of 6 Nations 2024, regretted not having "been up to the task".

"I would like to apologize to my teammates, who had a good match", he declared in the mixed zone at the' resulting from the meeting. "We deserved to win this match". "Rather than a draw, it's a missed victory and I take it personally", added the 23-year-old, recently transferred from Montpellier to Toulon ago bit.

After the ball fell off the tee, Garbisi was forced to quickly tap his kick to avoid exceeding the time limit allocated to the scorers.

#SixNationsRugby | 🇫🇷⚡🇮🇹 Incroyable scénario : les Bleus concèdent le nul face aux Italiens.

Paolo Garbisi avait la balle de match mais l'Italien trouve le poteau. #FRAITA

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"You don't often see the ball drop in a closed stadium, without wind. “It’s not an excuse at all, it’s part of my job,” he admitted. "It wasn'not a very complicated penalty".

Capuozzo: "We'll have to surround Paolo"

His teammate Ange Capuozzo, author in the 70th minute of the try which allowed Italy to come back level with France, came to his support.

#SixNationsRugby | 🗣️ "Je m'excuse. Il faut que je sois à la hauteur, ça fait partie de mon job mais je ne l'ai pas assez bien fait à ce moment-là.", souligne Paolo Garbisi, qui a manqué la pénalité de la gagne. #FRAITA pic.twitter.com/ntK9nxyoE2

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"We will have to surround Paolo. This penalty is a detail compared to what was done throughout the match, he said.

"It remains a historic moment, a very good performance", put the back of the Toulouse Stadium into perspective. "Obviously there is frustration over this penalty at the end. It's sport…"