Francisco Coria Marchetti

Francisco Coria Marchetti

Date of birth	(2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Tucuman, Argentina
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	125 kg (276 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team CA Brive Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2020- CA Brive () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2024- Argentina

Francisco Coria Marchetti (born 7 October 2000) is an Argentine professional rugby union footballer who plays as a prop forward for French D2 club CA Brive and the Argentina national rugby union team. ^{[1] [2]}

Club career

After playing rugby in Argentina and for Argentina U20, he signed on to the youth academy of French club CA Brive in 2020. After two and-a-half seasons with the club he signed a three-year professional contract in January 2023. ^{[3] [4]}

International career

He made his debut for the Argentina national rugby union team in June 2024, as a replacement but scoring a try on debut against Uruguay in a 79-5 win. ^[5] He was called-up to the Argentina squad for their fixture against the British and Irish Lions in June 2025. ^[6] He was named as a replacement for their match against the Lions in Dublin on 20 June 2025. ^[7]

Personal life

He is from Tucumán Province, Argentina. ^[8] His older brother, Emiliano Coria, is also a professional rugby union player. ^[9]

References

1. "Francisco Coria Marchetti". All Rugby. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
2. "Francisco Coria Marchetti". Its Rugby. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
3. "Argentinian Francisco Coria Marchetti, CA Brive's front-row hopeful". francebleu.fr (in French). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
4. "Francisco Coria Marchetti extends his contract with CA Brive until 2026". cabrive-rugby.com (in French). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
5. Perrin, Thibault (July 21, 2024). "Argentina surge: The Pumas crush Uruguay 79-5, Mendy impresses". lerugbynistere.fr (in French). Retrieved June 18, 2025.
6. Tait, Paul (June 9, 2025). "Argentina Name Fresh Rugby Roster to face British & Irish Lions". Anericasrugbynews. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
7. "Argentina bring in several new faces for Lions clash in Dublin". Straits Times. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
8. "Rugby - Trained at CAB, prop Francisco Coria-Marchetti increasingly in demand in the Brive pack". francebleu.fr (in French). 5 November 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
9. "Francisco Coria Marchetti « M'entrainer, m'adapter et jouer en équipe première »". allezbriverugby.com. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2025.