Francesco Minto

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| name = Francesco Minto

| image = Francesco Minto 2017.jpg

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| caption = Minto playing for Italy against the Wallabies, 24 June 2017

| birth_name = Francesco Minto

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|05|20}}

| birth_place = Benevento, Italy

| height = {{convert|6|ft|4|in|2|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|16|st|0|lb|lb kg|abbr=on}}

| position = Lock / Flank

| amatyears1 =

| amatteam1 =

| years1 = 2005−06

| years2 = 2006–10

| years3 = 2010–18

| years4 = 2018−19

| clubs1 = Mirano

| clubs2 = Crociati RFC

| clubs3 = Benetton

| clubs4 = I Medicei

| apps1 =

| apps2 = 47

| apps3 = 109

| apps4 = 21

| points1 =

| points2 = 0

| points3 = 30

| points4 = 5

| ru_clubupdate = 27 Apr 2019

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| repyears1 = 2008−2011

| repyears2 = 2012–2017

| repteam1 = Emerging Italy

| repteam2 = {{nrut|Italy}}

| repcaps1 = 9

| repcaps2 = 39

| reppoints1 = 0

| reppoints2 = 0

| ru_ntupdate = 25 Nov 2017

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Francesco Minto (born 29 May 1987) is a former Italian rugby union player, and has been capped for the Italian national team for 39 occasions. His usual position was at flank.{{Cite web|url=https://federugby.it/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showPlayer&p=15&pid=27&Itemid=662&lang=|title = Informazioni Giocatore - Francesco Minto}}

From 2010 to 2018 he currently played for Benetton in the Pro14.{{Cite web|url=https://benettonrugby.it/il-nuovo-benetton-francesco-minto-terza-linea/|title = IL NUOVO BENETTON: Francesco Minto - Terza Linea|date = 14 July 2010}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.trevisotoday.it/sport/benetton-addio-banks-douglas-minto-zanusso-tagicakibau-2018.html|title = Il Benetton saluta i suoi Leoni: Se ne vanno Banks, Douglas, Minto, Zanusso e Tagicakibau}}

On 24 August 2015, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[http://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8440:rugby-world-cup-scelti-i-31-azzurri-per-inghilterra-2015&catid=252:slide&Itemid=811&jjj=1440428664935 Rugby World Cup, Scelti i 31 Azzurri per Inghilterra 2015]