Ibrahim Diarra

Ibrahim Diarra

Birth name	Ibrahim Diarra
Date of birth	(1983-05-25)25 May 1983
Place of birth	Paris, France
Date of death	18 December 2019(2019-12-18) (aged 36)
Place of death	Paris, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2009 Montauban 89 (25) 2009–2016 Castres 155 (35) 2016–2017 Section Paloise 1 (0) 2017–2018 A.S. Vaureenne 5 (0) Correct as of 9 December 2019 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 France 1 (0)

Ibrahim Diarra (25 May 1983 – 18 December 2019) ^[1] was a French rugby union footballer. He played as a flanker for Castres.

Diarra was born in Paris. He made his international debut for France in their fourth match of the 2008 Six Nations Championship against Italy on 9 March 2008. This was his only cap.

On 18 December 2019, Diarra died due to a cardiac event at the age of 36. ^[2]

His half-brother Mohamadou played internationally for Senegal. ^[3]

Honours

Club

Castres

• Top 14: 2012–13 ^[4]

References

1. "Carnet Noir - Ibrahim Diarra n'est plus". 18 December 2019.
2. Valzer, Simon (18 December 2019). "Ibrahim Diarra n'est plus". Midi Olympique (in French). Rugby Rama. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
3. Mohamadou Diarra… sur les traces de son frère [Mohamadou Diarra… in the footsteps of his brother], La Depeche, 8 May 2011 (in French)
4. "KOCKOTT TAKES CASTRES TO THE TOP". rugby365.com. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

External links

• Ibrahim Diarra at ESPNscrum