Juan Sebastian Francesio (born 18 August 1975) is an Argentine-Italian former professional
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player.
Born in
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...
, Argentina, Francesio came to Italy in 1999 to play professional rugby for
Viadana and was a member of a
Coppa Italia
The ("Italy Cup") is an annual knockout cup competition in Italian football organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and the Lega Serie A ever since.
History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...
-winning side in his first season. He played his rugby primarily as a winger and was capped four times for
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
, featuring twice in the
2000 Six Nations, then in away Tests against
Samoa
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and
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
.
See also
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List of Italy national rugby union players
List of Italy national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Italy national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match.
Note that the "position" column lists the position at which ...
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Italian rugby union players
Italy international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Rosario, Santa Fe
Rugby union wings
Rugby Viadana players
Argentine rugby union players
Argentine emigrants to Italy