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'''Aberdeen Shikoyi''' is a former Kenyan rugby union player. She was the captain of the women's rugby union team. Shikoyi sustained a spinal injury during a rugby match and died a few days later <ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17907928 | title =Kenya mourns women's rugby captain Aberdeen Shikoyi | author =BBC | date =1 May, 2012 | accessdate =May 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/05/01/kenyan-womens-rugby-captain-dies-from-match-injuries/ | title =Kenyan women’s rugby captain dies from match injuries | author =Rugby Fan (The Roar) | date =1 May, 2012 | accessdate =May 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.newvision.co.ug/article/fullstory.aspx?story_id=630715&catid=5&mid=53&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter | title =Kenyan rugby captain dies | author =James Bakama and Agencies (New Vision) | date =1 May, 2012 | accessdate =May 8, 2012}}</ref>.
'''Aberdeen Shikoyi''' (1985 – 28 April 2012) was a Kenyan [[rugby union]] player. She was the captain of the women's rugby union team.
In 2012, Shikoyi sustained a [[Spinal cord injury|spinal injury]] during a rugby match and died a few days later.<ref>{{cite news | url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17907928 | title =Kenya mourns women's rugby captain Aberdeen Shikoyi | author =BBC | date =1 May 2012 | accessdate =May 8, 2012 | work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/05/01/kenyan-womens-rugby-captain-dies-from-match-injuries/ | title =Kenyan women's rugby captain dies from match injuries | author =Rugby Fan (The Roar) | date =1 May 2012 | accessdate =May 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/article/fullstory.aspx?story_id=630715&catid=5&mid=53 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130924001350/http://www.newvision.co.ug/article/fullstory.aspx?story_id=630715&catid=5&mid=53 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2013 |title=Kenyan rugby captain dies |author=James Bakama and Agencies (New Vision) |date=1 May 2012 |accessdate=May 8, 2012 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mwambarugby.com/womensProfiles01.html Mwamba RFC Profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120624221300/http://www.mwambarugby.com/womensProfiles01.html Mwamba RFC Profile]


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Latest revision as of 04:28, 28 August 2024

Aberdeen Shikoyi
Date of birth1985
Date of death28 April 2012 (aged 27)[1]
Place of deathNairobi
Rugby union career
Position(s) - Flanker and Hooker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Mwamba RFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
 Kenya
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
 Kenya

Aberdeen Shikoyi (1985 – 28 April 2012) was a Kenyan rugby union player. She was the captain of the women's rugby union team.

In 2012, Shikoyi sustained a spinal injury during a rugby match and died a few days later.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Sport24 (2 May 2012). "Women's rugby player dies". Retrieved May 8, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ BBC (1 May 2012). "Kenya mourns women's rugby captain Aberdeen Shikoyi". BBC News. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. ^ Rugby Fan (The Roar) (1 May 2012). "Kenyan women's rugby captain dies from match injuries". Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  4. ^ James Bakama and Agencies (New Vision) (1 May 2012). "Kenyan rugby captain dies". Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
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