There was a beautiful moment involving Wales wing Josh Adams and Italyâs Ange Capuozzo in the aftermath of Saturdayâs Six nations clash.Wales were left stunned by the Italians, who sealed their first Six Nations victory since 2015 with a last-gasp 22-21 win at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.Italy, who had lost their previous 36 Six Nations fixtures, won the match at the death thanks to Paolo Garbisiâs conversion with the final kick of the game after Edoardo Padovani has scored a dramatic late try.Adams had already been named Man of the Match before Italyâs stunning late comeback but the 26-year-old showed incredible sportsmanship by offering his medal to Capuozzo, whose sprint led to Italyâs decisive try.âWe heard Jonathan Davies got Josh Adams Man of the Match, just moments before Capuozzoâs incredible break, and look at this beautiful moment where Adams gives it to Capuozzo,â BBC Sportâs Gabby Logan said. âHe receives that looking very emotional at the presentation of that to him.âIâm sure Jonathan Davies would endorse that as well if he could change his decision.âWatch the footage here:
Thatâs one of the finest moments of sportsmanship that weâll see in any sport in 2022. Brilliant stuff.
Letâs check out some of the reaction from social media:
Josh Adams on Wales losing to Italy
Reflecting on Walesâ defeat, Adams told S4C's Clwb Rygbi after the match: "I'm gutted.
"I don't know what to say, we weren't good enough.
"I'm just really disappointed we couldn't get the win for Alun Wyn Jones and Dan Biggar.
"Discipline was one of our big problems, we gave away a lot of penalties in the first and second half.
"We talked a lot before the game about starting quickly, and we didn't start quickly.
"We have to respect Italy, they're a really good team and they deserved to win today.
"I'm really gutted, really gutted."
But Adams still managed to end the day as a hero in the eyes of many thanks to his wholesome gesture to Capuozzo.