Bárbara Plà Vegué (born 17 July 1983) is a Spanish rugby sevens player. [1]

Bárbara Plà
Plà (with the ball) in 2013
Full nameBárbara Plà Vegué
Date of birth (1983-07-17) 17 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birthBarcelona, Spain
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb; 9 st 8 lb)
Notable relative(s)Pol Pla (Brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003-2007 Club Esportiu INEF Barcelona ()
2007-2012 Getxo Artea RT ()
2012-2013 Bizkarians R.E. ()
2012-2020 Getxo Artea RT ()
2020-2021 Eibar RT ()
2021-Now Getxo Artea RT ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004-2017  Spain 53 (-)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
-  Spain 328

She competed for the Spanish sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3] She and her brother Pol, both represented Spain at the Olympics in rugby sevens.[4][5] She also played at the qualification tournament for the final spot in Ireland.

Plà was on the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens squad for Spain.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Bárbara Plà Vegué". Rugby Femenino. 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Spain Rugby Sevens Squad for Rio 2016 Olympics". rio2016olympicsonline.com. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  3. ^ "Rugby Sevens at the 2016 Olympics in Rio". Planetrugby. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  4. ^ "Seven Relation Army: Meet the 7 sets of siblings competing in the Olympic rugby sevens at Rio 2016". Rio 2016.com. 2016-08-01. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  5. ^ Ballou, Elizabeth (August 2016). "Which Olympic Athletes Are Siblings? There Are More Than 30 Pairs And Trios Competing In Rio". www.bustle.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  6. ^ "News: Spain name Womens squad for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow". ur7s.com. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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