Franco Molina

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Franco Molina

Birth name	Franco Molina
Date of birth	(1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Cordoba, Argentina
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	119 kg (18 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Jockey Club Córdoba () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–2021 Jaguares XV 15 (10) 2020 Ceibos 2 (0) 2022 Selknam 9 (15) 2023–2024 Dogos XV 13 (0) 2024– Exeter Chiefs 3 (0) Correct as of 27 November 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2017 Argentina U20s 8 (0) 2018–2021 Argentina XV 19 (10) 2024– Argentina 12 (5) Correct as of 27 November 2024

Franco Molina (born 28 August 1997) is an Argentina rugby union player who plays for Exeter Chiefs in the Gallagher Premiership.

Molina made his mark on the Argentina U20 side during the 2016 & 2017 U20 World Rugby Championship.^[1][2]

His performances with the side led to a call-up to the Argentina XV side that competed in the Americas Rugby Championship between 2016 and 2018.^[3][4] In 2018, he was named in the Argentina senior squad for the 2018 Rugby Championship but never made his test debut.^[5]

Molina played for his hometown club Ceibos and Jaguares XV before moving to Chile to play for Selknam in the Super Rugby Americas.^[6] He played for another Argentina side, Dogos XV, in the same competition, where he made 23 appearances for as captain of the side.^[7]

Molina manage to make his test debut for Argentina in a 28-13 loss against France in Mendoza during the 2024 Summer Test series.^[8] Since then, he has featured for the Pumas in the 2024 Rugby Championship, including in the historic victory over New Zealand in August.^[9]

On 3 October 2024, Molinas moved to England to join Exeter Chiefs in the Gallagher Premiership from the 2024-25 season, where he will play club rugby outside South America.^[10]

• Jaguares XV
  • Winners of the Currie Cup in 2019
  • Winners of the Super Rugby Americas in 2021

• Selknam
  • Finalists of the Super Rugby Americas in 2022

• Dogos XV
  • Finalists of the Super Rugby Americas in 2023
  • Winners of the Super Rugby Americas in 2024

• Argentina XV
  • Winners of the World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge in 2017
  • Winers of the Americas Rugby Championship in 2019

• Exeter Chiefs Profile
• Its Rugby Profile
• Ultimate Rugby Profile