Francesca Granzotto

Francesca Granzotto (born 22 March 2002) is an Italian rugby union player. She competed for in the 2021 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.

Early career Granzotto grew up in Conegliano and joined their rugby club as a youngster, she then played for Villorba's youth team, with whom she won several junior tournaments at national level. She spent a year at Worthing College near Brighton, where she played for the college team and for Hove RC.

She returned to Italy and played for Villorba. In 2021, she enrolled at Luiss University in Rome to study political economy, she also played for Capitolina.

Rugby career Granzotto made her international debut for in July 2022 in Langford, British Columbia, during a test match against in preparation for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup. She was eventually called up to the Italian squad for the tournament in New Zealand.

After four seasons with Capitolina in Rome, she returned to England to join the Exeter Chiefs for their 2025–26 campaign.

Granzotto won the Player of the Match in Italy’s last warm-up game against before the World Cup. She scored a hat-trick in her side’s final pool game against .