The defeat leaves Andy Robinson’s side rock-bottom of the RBS 6 Nations table with no wins to their name from their opening three fixtures.

And with tough clashes against England and Ireland still to come Cusiter accepts he needs to offer a lot more than he did in Rome last week.

“There is the collective responsibility but also an individual responsibility and everyone has a responsibility to do their own job to the standards we demand,” said Cusiter.

“I try to do that in every game I play, but although I had a relatively mistake-free game, I didn't impose myself as much as I would have liked.

“I didn't break as much as I want to, and though I can look at it and say there weren't opportunities, sometimes at this level you have to make it happen; create opportunities. That's a key responsibility.”