MONTPELLIER HAVE ANNOUNCED the signing of highly-rated Italy out-half Paolo Garbisi.
The 21-year-old joins the Top 14 side on a two-year contract from Benetton Treviso, with Garbisi impressing during his first Six Nations championship earlier this year.
Garbisi made his Test debut for Italy against Ireland last October, and been capped 10 times.
He also helped Benetton to an unlikely Rainbow Cup title last month, the Italians beating the Bulls in the final.
Montpellier finished 10th in the Top 14 last season, with the arrival of Phillipe Saint-André as head coach in January resulting in a marked improvement in form.
Le @MHR_officiel, officialise l’arrivée de Paolo GARBISI pour 2⃣ saisons. 🆕
— Montpellier Rugby (@MHR_officiel) July 9, 2021
👉 https://t.co/kbWQGwgcJd
Bienvenue Paolo dans la #TeamMHR 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/coZWEfonFS
Saint-André also led the club to European Challenge Cup success in May.
“Paolo was the best Italian player of the last Six Nations,’ Saint-André said.
“He really wanted to take up the challenge of progressing and playing for a big club. With the departure of Alex Lozowski and Johan Goosen we really needed a player like him, able to play 10, 12, 15.”
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