Paolo Garbisi

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Paolo Garbisi
Date of birth (2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 (age 21)
Place of birthVenice, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Current team Montpellier
Youth career
Mogliano
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–2018 Mogliano 1 (0)
2018–2019 F.I.R. Academy ()
2019–2020 Petrarca Padova 9 (77)
2020–2021 Benetton Rugby 12 (129)
2021– Montpellier ()
Correct as of 19 Jun 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–2020 Italy U20 13 (77)
2020– Italy 10 (55)
Correct as of 20 Mar 2021

Paolo Garbisi (Venezia, 26 April 2000) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a fly-half and he currently plays for Montpellier in Top14.[1] [2]


Club career[]

Born in Venice,[1][3][4] Garbisi first played rugby for Mogliano,[5] before joining the FIR academy for the 2018–19 season.[6][7]

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.[8][9][10][11][12]


National team[]

Garbisi has been part of both the under-17 and under-18 Italian national teams, featuring in a surprise win against England for the U18s.[7][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.[8]

In July 2020, he was selected for Italy for the first time by coach Franco Smith for a training camp.[15] From October 2020 he is also part of Italy squad.[16]

References[]

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

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