Franco Lamanna

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Franco Lamanna
Date of birth (1991-10-05) October 5, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010−2014 Carrasco Polo Club ()
2014−2015 CUS Perugia ()
2015 Carrasco Polo Club ()
2016 CUS Perugia ()
2016−2017 Pro Recco ()
2017−2019 SC Mazamet ()
2019−2020 Darlington Mowden Park ()
2020 Sesto ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020−2023 Mogliano 40 (25)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 Uruguay Under 20 4 (5)
2012-Present Uruguay 44 (35)
Correct as of 16 March 2018

Franco Lamanna (born 5 October 1991 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He currently plays as a flanker and lock for Mogliano in Top12.

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Lamanna started playing rugby in his local team Carrasco Polo Club in Uruguay.

In mid 2014, he went to Europe to play for CUS Perugia Rugby in the Italian Serie A. [2]

In October 2014, during the game against the National Academy Ivan Francescato, he ruptured his left anterior cruciate ligament and had to be operated urgently. [3] He recovered successfully from the injury and returned to his country to play again for Carrasco Polo Club. In 2015 he takes part of the Uruguayan National team at the RWC2015 and then in January 2016 he returns to play one season for CUS Perugia Rugby. Then continues his career at Pro Recco Rugby also in Italy till May 2017. For the season 2017-2018 he plays for the SC Mazamet in France.

In November 2019, he was signed by Darlington Mowden Park R.F.C. [4] [5] to play in England's National League 1. [6] In July 2020 he come back in Italy to play for Mogliano in Top12, where he played until 2023. [7] [8]

International career

He has 44 caps for Uruguay since 2012. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  2. ↑ "Due Colossi Per La Mischia Del Perugia" (in Italian). rugbyperugia.com. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rugby Perugia, bene l'intervento di Lamanna, sarà operato anche Gazzola" (in Italian). umbriajournal.com. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Franco Lamanna". mowdenpark.com. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Uruguay flanker Lamanna heads to England". Americas Rugby News. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Franco Lamanna". mowdenpark.com. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Franco Lamanna Entra a Far Parte della Rosa Biancoblu'". 10 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "UN SALUTO E UN RINGRAZIAMENTO AD ALTRI GIOCATORI CHE NON FARANNO PARTE DELLA ROSA 2023/24". 10 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Rugby union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis - Franco Lamanna Miranda - Test matches". ESPN Scrum. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.


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