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Assia Khalfaoui (born 24 March 2001) is a French rugby union player. She plays for the France women's national rugby union team and Stade Bordelais as a prop forward.
She was born in Pont-du-Casse in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. She signed for Stade Bordelais aged 18 after playing initially for SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne. [1]
She made her international debut for France on the 27 March 2022 in Grenoble, in a 39-6 French victory against Italy. [2] [3] She was named in France's team for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [4] [5]
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