Franco Lamanna (born 5 October 1991 in

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) is an Uruguayan

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player. He currently plays as a flanker and lock for

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in Top12. Lamanna started playing rugby in his local team

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. In mid 2014, he went to

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to play for CUS Perugia Rugby in the Italian

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. In October 2014, during the game against the National Academy Ivan Francescato, he ruptured his left

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and had to be operated urgently. He recovered successfully from the injury and returned to his country to play again for

. 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

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in France. In November 2019, he was signed by

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to play in England's National League 1. In July 2020 he come back in

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to play for

in Top12, where he played until 2023.

International career

He has 44 caps for

since 2012.

References

External links

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1991 births Living people Uruguayan rugby union players Uruguay international rugby union players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from Montevideo 2015 Rugby World Cup players 2019 Rugby World Cup players {{uruguay-rugbyunion-bio-stub