Paolo Garbisi has apologised to Italy fans and his team-mates after a last-gasp penalty miss denied the Azzurri arguably the biggest upset in Six Nations history against France.
Garbisi’s difficult conversion of Ange Capuozzo’s brilliant late try brought Italy level at 13-13 against below-par France, who played the entirety of the second half in Lille with 14 men after Jonathan Danty’s yellow card on the stroke of half-time for a high tackle with head-to-head contact on fellow centre Ignacio Brex was later upgraded to red following a bunker review.
