Giada Franco

Giada Franco

Franco in 2021
Date of birth	(1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Naples, Italy
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–16 Benevento (0) 2016–19 Rugby Colorno (0) 2019–20 Harlequins (0) 2020–Present Rugby Colorno (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018–Present   Italy 32 (20)

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. She competed at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.

Rugby career

Franco competed for Italy at the 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship. ^{[2] [3]} In 2019, she played for Harlequins and also competed in the Six Nations Championship. ^{[4] [5]}

She also featured at the 2020, 2021, and 2022 Women's Six Nations tournament's. She was subsequently selected in Italy's squad for the postponed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, which was held in 2022. ^[6]

She was named in the Italian side for the 2025 Six Nations competition. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "RUGBY, 6 NAZIONI DONNE: ITALIA BATTE LA SCOZIA E CHIUDE QUARTA - Sport - Repubblica.it". sport.repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "NAZIONALE FEMMINILE: ANDREA DI GIANDOMENICO ANNUNCIA LE 32 ATLETE CONVOCATE PER LA COPPA DEL MONDO". www.federugby.it. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
7. "Italia Femminile, scelta la rosa delle Azzurre per il Guinness Women's Six Nations 2025" [Italy Women, the Azzurre squad chosen for the Guinness Women's Six Nations 2025]. Italian Rugby Federation (in Italian). 5 March 2025. Archived from the original on 5 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
8. "Italy name squad for the 2025 Guinness Women's Six Nations". Six Nations Rugby. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.