Italian rugby looks in the mirror and smiles. Once all the tournaments relating to the Six Nations were concluded, Federugby took stock of the situation at the press conference announcing the agreement with the Telethon Foundation (president Luca di Montezemolo present) for the 5×100 campaign in favor of research into diseases rare genetics. The first to speak was the president of the Fir Marzio Innocenti: “The most obvious change in the oval world was in the senior national team…”
“Italy emerged from the Transalpine World Cup perhaps reaching its lowest point, after the two defeats against France and New Zealand. Even before the start of the world championship we had identified the Argentine coach Gonzalo Quesada, the man who in the space of one/ two years could have given a turning point to our movement. He was faster, with two wins and a draw in the tournament. If Garbisi’s kick had not ended up on the post, we would have finished in third place in the standings Scotland? Not at all, the cardo national team, before the match against the Azzurri, was still in contention to win the Six Nations. Then Wales, where perhaps for the first time ever, I saw Italy in this tournament in total control of the situation. Now comes the most difficult part: I’m gambling much more: in the space of the next four years, trying to win the Six Nations is impossible.”
