Franck Montanella

{{Short description|French rugby union player (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox rugby biography | image = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|3|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Cannes, France | height = {{convert|1.91|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|125|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} | position = Prop | amatyears1 = | amatteam1 = | years1 = 2001-2003 | years2 = 2003-2005 | years3 = 2005-2007 | years4 = 2007-2009 | years5 = 2009-2011 | years6 = 2011-2012 | years7 = 2012-2013 | years8 = 2013-2014 | years9 = 2014- | clubs1 = Narbonne | clubs2 = Strasbourg | clubs3 = Auch | clubs4 = Stade Français | clubs5 = Aix-en-Provence | clubs6 = Bourgoin | clubs7 = London Welsh | clubs8 = Newcastle Falcons | clubs9 = Biarritz Olympique | apps1 = | apps2 = | apps3 = 56 | apps4 = 35 | apps5 = 43 | apps6 = 24 | apps7 = 19 | apps8 = 9 | points1 = | points2 = | points3 = 30 | points4 = 5 | points5 = 15 | points6 = 20 | points7 = 10 | points8 = 0 | repyears1 = 2007 | repteam1 = France | repcaps1 = 1 | reppoints1 = 0 }} '''Franck Montanella''' (born 26 March 1982) is a French rugby union footballer. He played for FC Auch in the 2006-07 Pro Rugby D2, which Auch won. His usual position is as a prop. He was also included in France's mid-year Test squad for 2007 in the two-game series against the All Blacks in New Zealand. He then played for Aix-en-Provence until the 2012 season when he moved to the newly promoted London Welsh. After his release from London Welsh, Montanella signed for Newcastle Falcons on a two-year contract to stay in the Aviva Premiership.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Montanella, Franck}} Category:1982 births Category:French rugby union players Category:Living people Category:Rugby union props Category:France international rugby union players Category:RC Narbonne players Category:Stade Français players Category:Provence Rugby players Category:CS Bourgoin-Jallieu players Category:London Welsh RFC players Category:Newcastle Red Bulls players Category:Biarritz Olympique players Category:Sportspeople from Cannes Category:Rugby union players from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Category:21st-century French sportsmen