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| Full name | Giuseppe Franco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 March 1927 Turin (Italy) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 2018 (aged 91) Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 4 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giuseppe Franco (born 27 March 1927) was an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
Vincenzo Bertolotto co-organised (with Dennis Chappell, [1] from Wakefield, and a Turin resident), and captained the Italy (RL) tour of 1950 to France (3 matches), England (including; 28-49 defeat by Wigan at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 26 August 1950, [2] Huddersfield at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Wednesday 6 September 1950, St. Helens at Knowsley Road on Thursday 16 November 1950), and Wales (including; 11-29 defeat by South Wales XIII at Brewery Field, Bridgend on Saturday 2 September 1950).
The Italy (RL) squad was; Guido Aleati (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Sergio Aleati (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Roberto Antonioli (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Angelo Arrigoni (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Vincenzo Bertolotto (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Michele Bietto, Giovanni Bonino (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Luigi Bosia, Giuseppe Cannone, Pasquale Cannone, Delio Caron, Gabriele Casalegno (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Amerio Chiara, Giorgio Cornacchia, Guido Cornarino (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Fabrizio Faglioli, Enzo Francesconi, Giuseppe Franco, Aldo Guglielminotti (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Giovanni Orecchia, Luigi Pignattaro, Franco Pipino, Giorgio Rassaval, Giorgio Rubino, Giovanni Tamagno (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Oreste Tescari and Giovanni Vigna. [3]
Following the Italy (RL) tour of 1950 to France, England, and Wales, a Torino XIII featuring Giuseppe Franco joined the French league.
Sergio Aleati was an Italian rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for R.S. Ginnastica Torino, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a scrum-half, i.e. number 7.
Guido Aleati is an Italian rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for R.S. Ginnastica Torino, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.
Roberto Antonioli is an Italian rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for R.S. Ginnastica Torino, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a prop or loose forward, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.
Guido Cornarino is an Italian rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for R.S. Ginnastica Torino, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
Aldo Guglielminotti is an Italian rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for R.S. Ginnastica Torino, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.
Giovanni Tamagno is an Italian rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for R.S. Ginnastica Torino, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a stand-off, i.e. number 6.
Pasquale Cannone is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a scrum-half, i.e. number 7.
Giuseppe Cannone is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a positions, i.e. number 7.
Michele Bietto is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
Luigi Bosia is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
Delio Caron was an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a stand-off, i.e. number 6. He died in 2002.
Amerio Chiara is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 11 or 12, or, 13.
Giorgio Cornacchia is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a prop, or hooker, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 9, during the era of contested scrums.
Fabrizio Faglioli is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a loose forward, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.
Enzo Francesconi is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.
Giovanni Orecchia is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
Luigi Pignattaro is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.
Franco Pipino is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a fullback, i.e. number 1.
Giorgio Rubino is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
Oreste Tescari was an Italian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.