Nassira Konde

Nassira Konde

Konde in 2021
Date of birth	(1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 26)
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022– Stade Bordelais (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2020– France 15 (10) National sevens team Years Team Comps France
Medal record Women's rugby sevens Representing   France Summer Olympics 2020 Tokyo Team competition

Nassira Konde (born 30 July 1999) is a French rugby union and sevens player. She plays as a Centre for Stade Bordelais  [ fr ], and for France women's national rugby union team. She won a silver medal with the French sevens team at the Tokyo Olympics. She has won the Élite 1 competition with Stade Bordelais in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Rugby career

Konde played for the AC Bobigny club. In 2019, she was contracted by the French Rugby Federation to join the women's national sevens side. ^[1]

She was selected for the French XVs team to the 2020 Six Nations tournament. ^[2]

In 2021, she was selected for the French sevens side to the Tokyo Olympics as a reserve player. ^[3] She subsequently replaced, Joanna Grisez, who withdrew shortly before the Games due to a muscular problem. ^[4] She won a silver medal at the competition. ^[5]

Konde won the 2022–2023 Élite 1 championship with Stade Bordelais  [ fr ], she notably participated in the victorious final against Blagnac SC  [ fr ] on 10 June 2023. ^[6] Her side ended the season with twelve victories in thirteen matches. ^[7]

In 2024, she helped Stade Bordelais retain their title for the 2023–2024 season, she featured in ten of their thirteen matches. ^[8] She repeated the same feat the following season, when Stade Bordelais won the Élite 1 Championship again (She was injured during the 2024 Six Nations tournament and did not participate in the final). ^[9]

On 2 August 2025, she was named in the French side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. Suman, Clément (29 July 2019). "Rugby à 7 : la FFR officialise huit recrues pour les équipes de France !". Le Rugbynistère (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
2. "Rugby - XV de France Féminin : un groupe de 24 joueuses pour l'Angleterre". Sud Radio (in French). 23 January 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
3. "L'équipe féminine de France 7 pour les JO". rugbyrama.fr (in French). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
4. "Jeux olympiques : Nassira Konde remplace Joana Grisez". rugbyrama.fr (in French). 22 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
5. Corée, Adrien (1 August 2021). "Les Bleues impuissantes en finale face à la Nouvelle-Zélande aux JO de Tokyo". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
6. "Rugby Amateur : Les Bordelaises championnes de France Elite 1 féminine". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). 10 June 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
7. Bourdot, Dominique (13 June 2023). "Rugby : les lionnes du stade bordelais sont championnes de France !". www.francebleu.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
8. Corée, Adrien (9 June 2024). "Le Stade Bordelais conserve son titre de champion de France en dominant Romagnat en finale". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
9. Sowden, Patrick (1 June 2025). "Face à Toulouse, les Lionnes de Bordeaux sacrées pour la troisième fois consécutive". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
10. "XV de France féminin : Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde" [French women's XV: The squad for the World Cup]. Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). 2 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
11. "France declares squad for women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.