Aïda Ba (27 June 1983 – 3 October 2022) was a French rugby union player who played at third line.
| Date of birth | 27 June 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of death | 3 October 2022 (aged 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBa discovered rugby in 2001 and formed the team AC Bobigny 93 while at Sorbonne Paris North University, becoming its first captain.[1] She signed with Lons Section paloise 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rugby : l'ancienne internationale lonsoise Aïda Ba est décédée". La République des Pyrénées (in French). 4 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ 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.