| Born | 7 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 127 kg (20.0 st; 280 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luca Franceschetto (born 7 June 1999) is an Italian rugby union player, who plays for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship. His preferred position is prop. [1]
Having started to play rugby at the age of 14 for the club of his city, Rangers Vicenza, [2] he was selected to participate in the F.I.R. Academy starting from the 2018-2019 season. [3]
In June 2019 he signs with Petrarca Padova in Top10, the top domestic league. [4]
In 2022 he joins Rugby Colorno, where he stays for two seasons, [2] until when he moves to Zebre Parma to play in URC. [5]
He made his debut for Zebre from the bench on 26 January 2025 during Round 10 of the 2024–25 season in their away win against Ulster in Belfast. [6]
Luca Franceschetto has participated in the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship representing Italy. [7]