Aïda Ba (27 June 1983 – 3 October 2022) was a French rugby union player who played at third line [fr].

Aïda Ba
Date of birth(1983-06-27)27 June 1983
Date of death3 October 2022(2022-10-03) (aged 39)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Third line [fr]
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
?–2006 AC Bobigny 93 [fr] ? (?)
2006–2007 Lons Section paloise [fr] ? (?)
2007–? AC Bobigny 93 ? (?)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 France 2 (?)

Biography

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Ba discovered rugby in 2001 and formed the team AC Bobigny 93 [fr] while at Sorbonne Paris North University, becoming its first captain.[1] She signed with Lons Section paloise [fr] in 2006, but missed the season while sidelined with a knee ligament injury, for which she was compensated by her investments in Béarn Rugby Cité.[2] She played for the French national team in the 2007 Women's Six Nations Championship.

Aïda Ba died of breast cancer on 3 October 2022, at the age of 39.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Makowski, Georges (5 October 2022). "Les Louves de l'AC Bobigny rugby 93 pleurent leur capitaine Aïda Ba". Seine Saint-Denis (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Rugby : l'ancienne internationale lonsoise Aïda Ba est décédée". La République des Pyrénées (in French). 4 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ Laugier, Jeremy (4 October 2022). "Aïda Ba, ancienne internationale de rugby, est décédée à 39 ans des suites d'un cancer du sein". 20 minutes (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2022.