Paolo Garbisi Explained

Paolo Garbisi
Birth Date:26 April 2000
Birth Place:Venice, Italy
Height:1820NaN0[1]
Weight:880NaN0
Relatives:Alessandro Garbisi (brother)
Position:Fly-half
Currentclub:Toulon
Years1:2018
Clubs1:Mogliano
Apps1:1
Points1:0
Years2:2019–2020
Clubs2:Petrarca
Apps2:9
Points2:77
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Benetton
Apps3:12
Points3:129
Years4:2021–2024
Clubs4:Montpellier
Apps4:55
Points4:250
Years5:2024–
Clubs5:Toulon
Apps5:0
Points5:0
Repyears1:2019–2020
Repteam1:Italy U20
Repcaps1:13
Reppoints1:77
Repyears2:2020–
Repteam2:Italy
Repcaps2:31
Reppoints2:150
Clubupdate:25 February 2024
Repupdate:6 October 2023

Paolo Garbisi (pronounced as /it/; born 26 April 2000) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays fly-half for French side Toulon of the Top 14 and Italy at international level. He made his test debut against Ireland during the 2020 Six Nations Championship. Garbisi has also played at club level for Mogliano, Petrarca, and Benetton.[2] [3]

Club career

Born in Venice,[4] [5] Garbisi first played rugby for Mogliano,[6] before joining the FIR academy for the 2018–19 season.[7] [8]

For the last matches of 2019–20 season and for 2020–21 season, Garbisi was signed by Benetton as permit player, along with some of his under-20 teammates, who were part of this successful Italian generation, having beaten teams such as Wales and Scotland.[9] [10] [11] [12]

International career

Garbisi was part of both the under-17 and under-18 Italian national teams, featuring in a surprise win against England for the U18s.[13] Garbisi was named in the Italy Under-20 squad for both the 2019 and 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[14] He featured in the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, and was set to lead his country in the 2020 edition, before that it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

In July 2020, he was selected for Italy for the first time by coach Franco Smith for a training camp.[16] From October 2020 he is also part of Italy squad.[17] In Italy's final match of the 2022 Six Nations Championship against Wales, Garbisi scored the winning conversion at the end of the match to win Italy's first Six Nations match since 2015 with a 22-21 scoreline.

On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paolo Garbisi player profile. rugbyworldcup.com. 7 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Duccio. Fumero. 31 March 2020. Rugby, Paolo Garbisi: il mediano di apertura che potrebbe risolvere qualche problema all’Italia. 2020-07-09. OA Sport. it-IT.
  3. News: Bienvenue a Paolo Garbisi. Montpellier Rugby. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. French.
  4. Web site: 9 June 2020. Il Benetton Rugby fa il pieno di talenti: sei nuovi azzurrini permit nella rosa. 2020-07-12. Il Gazzettino. it.
  5. Web site: Profilo completo di Paolo Garbisi. 2020-07-12. Onrugby.it. it.
  6. Web site: Fumero. Duccio. 12 April 2020. Rugby, i giovani mediani di apertura italiani da seguire: da Garbisi a Rizzi, ecco il futuro. 2020-07-12. OA Sport. it-IT.
  7. Web site: 23 June 2018. Accademia nazionale, i 37 giocatori per la stagione 2018/19. 2020-07-12. Federugby.
  8. Web site: D. Resini. 2019. Uno sguardo al futuro. 2020-07-12. ALLRUGBY. it-IT.
  9. News: 9 June 2020. Sei talentuosi azzurrini sotto contratto come permit players. it. Benetton Rugby. 12 June 2020.
  10. Web site: 24 June 2020. Garbisi volto nuovo al Benetton Rugby.. 2020-07-12. Oggi Treviso. en.
  11. Web site: 2020-06-24. Paolo Garbisi: "è un privilegio avere questa possibilità con il Benetton rugby". 2020-07-09. Benetton Rugby. it-IT.
  12. Web site: 2020-07-01. PAOLO GARBISI PASSA AL MONTPELLIER RUGBY. 2020-07-09. Benetton Rugby. it-IT.
  13. Web site: 4 April 2018. U18 6 Nations Festival: Italy secure famous victory over England. 2020-07-12. Fifteen Rugby. en-GB.
  14. News: 17 January 2020. Italia u20, gli azzurrini convocati per le prime due partite del Sei nazioni u20. it. Federugby. 12 June 2020.
  15. Web site: 24 June 2020. Benetton, Garbisi: 'Voglio migliorare nella gestione dei momenti della partita. Mi ispiro a Farrell'. 2020-07-12. Onrugby.it.
  16. Web site: 2 July 2020. Nazionale italiana rugby: i convocati per il raduno di Parma. 2020-07-12. www.onrugby.it.
  17. Web site: Italia: Gli azzurri convocati per preparare il match contro l'Irlanda. F.I.R. Rugby.
  18. Web site: ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023. Federazione Italiana Rugby . 22 August 2023 . it.