Giada Franco
 Franco in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giada Franco (born 11 July 1996) is an Italian rugby union player. She plays Flanker for Rugby Colorno.[1] She is a member of the Italy women's national rugby union team.
Career
[edit]Franco competed at the 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship.[2][3] In 2019, she played for Harlequin F.C. and also competed in the Women's Six Nations Championship.[4][5]
Franco also featured at the 2020, 2021, and 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship's. She was selected in Italy's squad for the postponed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, which was held in 2022.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "SERIE A FEMMINILE, IL COLORNO E' CAMPIONE D'ITALIA: BATTUTO 29-20 IL VALSUGANA". 2018-06-02. Archived from the original on 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "CONVOCAZIONE LAMPO PER LA FURIA ROSSA GIADA FRANCO « Rugby Colorno". 2018-04-26. Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "RUGBY, 6 NAZIONI DONNE: ITALIA BATTE LA SCOZIA E CHIUDE QUARTA - Sport - Repubblica.it". sport.repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "Sei Nazioni, l'Italia è seconda: le donne battono la Francia 31-12 - Corriere.it". 2019-03-22. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "GIADA FRANCO IS ON HER WAY: UN ANNO DI CONTRATTO CON LE HARLEQUINS LADIES - Rugby Colorno". 2021-06-22. Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "NAZIONALE FEMMINILE: ANDREA DI GIANDOMENICO ANNUNCIA LE 32 ATLETE CONVOCATE PER LA COPPA DEL MONDO". www.federugby.it. Retrieved 2022-12-23.