Franco Molina
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28 August 1997
 Molina in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Franco Molina 28 August 1997 Cordoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (260 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Franco Molina (born 28 August 1997) is an Argentinian rugby union player who plays for the Western Force in the Super Rugby and the Argentina national team.
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.[10]
In July 2025, the Perth-based Western Force team of the Super Rugby announced they had signed Molina ahead of the 2026 season on a two-year deal.[11][12] In his first appearance for the team, Molina scored a try, which came in the first round against one of the teams rivals, the ACT Brumbies. The Force lost 24–56 at Perth Rectangular Stadium.[13]
