Francesca Sgorbini
Italian rugby union player
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Francesca Sgorbini (born 7 January 2001) is an Italian rugby union player. She is a Back row for the Italy women's national rugby union team, and for French club, ASM Romagnat. She competed at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.
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| Born | 7 January 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
Sgorbini was part of the successful Colorno side that won the national title for the first time in the 2017–2018 season.[1] She previously played for French club, ASM Clermont Auvergne.[2][3]
She made her international debut against England during the Six Nations tournament on 9 March 2019.[4][5] She also participated in the 2020 and 2021 Six Nations Championship's.[6][7] She joined ASM Romagnat in 2020.[5]
Sgorbini featured for Italy in their warm-up matches against France ahead of the World Cup.[3] She was selected in Italy's squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[8][2]
She was named in the Italian side for the 2025 Women's Six Nations Championship.[9][10] In their opening match against England in March, she scored her nations only try in their 5–38 defeat.[5] On 11 August 2025, she was named in the Italian squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[11][12]
