Ibrahim Diarra

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

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)

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]