Aïda Ba
| Date of birth | 27 June 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of death | 3 October 2022 (aged 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aïda Ba (27 June 1983 – 3 October 2022) was a French rugby union player who played at third line.
Biography
Ba 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
- ^ 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.