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EXETER Chiefs have signed Argentina second row Franco Molina, fresh from helping Los Pumas finish third in the Rugby Championship having registered wins over New Zealand, South Africa and Australia over the past two months.
The 27-year-old, who has nine Test caps, will help Exeter cope with injuries to Dafydd Jenkins and Lewis Pearson.
“We wanted someone who could come in game ready and Franco came up,” Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter said. “We watched him playing for Argentina, and we liked what we saw.”
As soon as Molina’s inter national clearance is received by Exeter he will be able to play.
Molina, who joins from Argentine side Dogos, is the latest in a number of Argentinians who have played for the Chiefs, following Santiago Grondona, Santiago Cordero, Gonzalo Camacho and Ignacio Mieres.
“Watching him train I don’t think it’ll be very long until he’s really well settled in,” added Baxter.
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