“It’s a pretty quiet dressing room to be fair. The guys know they didn’t play well, they know they didn’t represent the Ospreys to the standard we expect, and at the end of the day, it’s just not good enough,” said Gibbes, after the 23-20 Champions Cup reverse.
“We lacked physicality in certain areas and that’s not the Ospreys way. That’s something we’ve spoken about after the game in the changing room, every time you pull an Ospreys jersey on there’s an expectation on you, and we didn’t fulfil that today.”
The win ended a run of 11 successive European defeats for the Italian side, providing them with a first win since they beat the Ospreys 17-14 in round 6 of the 2012/13 campaign.
Wales Squad member James King, playing in the second row, gave the Ospreys a flying start with a try after seven minutes when he galloped through from 20 metres, but Teviso were ahead 16-12 at the break thanks to two tries of their own.
The first came from wing Angelo Esposito and then back row man Marco Barbini crossed just before half-time. That allowed the home side to edge their noses in front at the break after Eli Walker had raced clear for a second try for the Ospreys.
In the second half the Ospreys hit back and went into what looked like being a winning lead at 20-16. Sam Davies kicked a penalty to bring the Welsh side within a point, but fatally missed with another that would have extended the lead.
But the outside half redeemed himself minutes later when his brilliant break paved the way for full back Richard Fussell to cross in the corner for a 70th minute try. But once again the young outside half was unable to add the extras and the home side remained within touching distance.
But the pressure mounted from the home side in the closing 10 minutes and scrum half Eduoardo Gori made the break that took them up to the Ospreys line. At the scrum, the power of the home pack told and French referee Mathieu Raynal had no hesitation in signalling a penalty try.
Full back Jayden Hayward stepped up to fire over the easy conversion and victory was complete for the home side.
