Franco Berni (born 9 January 1965) is a former Italian rugby union player from Alessandria, Italy.
[1] In 1982 he moved to ASR Milano and became almost then an under-17 international;[2] he was also awarded by Gazzetta dello Sport as Serie A's best under-21.
[3] In 1985, he debuted for Italy at Brașov, against Romania, and two years later, he was in the 1987 Rugby World Cup roster, where Berni took part only a match, against the All Blacks, which is also the first match in the history of the World Cup.
He had also a politician career: in 1997 he was candidate for communal councillor in Alessandria for Forza Italia.
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