Ireland Women Squad
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Elaine Anthony
Elaine Anthony
DoB1991-08-30 BirthplaceCork Height1.86 m (6' 1") Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb) PositionSecond Row
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Ashleigh Baxter
Ashleigh Baxter
DoB1991-12-21 BirthplaceBelfast Height1.64 m (5' 5") Weight62 kg (9 st 10 lb) Position
Ashleigh has quickly risen through the ranks of Irish Women's rugby since playing Tag rugby as a youngster and joining Belfast Harlequins aged 18.
A graduate of aerospace engineering at Queen's University, she impressed in her first season with Ulster and Ireland in 2012 and featured on the right wing during the 2013 Grand Slam run. Ashleigh also played in the Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens last year.
The youngest member of the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad at 22, she has been tasked with looking after team mascot 'Seamus' during Ireland's campaign in France.
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Niamh Briggs
Niamh Briggs
DoB1984-09-30 BirthplaceWaterford Height1.68 m (5' 6") Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb) PositionFull-Back
A native of Waterford, Niamh began her rugby career aged 21 in Dungarvan before moving to Clonmel RFC and then to U.L Bohemians. She made her Munster debut in 2006 and has won a number of interprovincial titles with her province.
She has represented Waterford in Gaelic football, winning the Munster Intermediate Championship final in 2010.
Niamh took over the captaincy of the Ireland Women’s team at the beginning of the 2014/15 campaign and guided Ireland to the Six Nations title in 2015.
In 2014, Niamh was named in the IRB Team of the Year and was a member of the Irish team that finished in fourth place at the 2014 IRB Women’s World Cup.
She has also represented Ireland in Rugby Sevens.
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Anna Caplice
Anna Caplice
DoB1989-03-13 BirthplaceMallow, Co.Cork Height1.68 m (5' 6") Weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb) PositionBack Row
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Nikki Caughey
Nikki Caughey
DoB1992-09-03 BirthplaceBelfast Height1.72 m (5' 8") Weight71 kg (11 st 2 lb) PositionOut Half / Centre
Caughey has been involved with the Irish national side since 2012. She is a member of the Irish Sevens programme as well as playing club rugby with Railway Union, having previously played with her local club Belfast Harlequins.
Nikki is comfortable at both out-half and centre and is also known for her physicality in defence.
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Ciara Cooney
Ciara Cooney
DoB1988-01-18 Birthplace Height1.70 m (5' 7") Weight75 kg (11 st 11 lb) PositionSecond Row
Second Row Cooney studies in I.T Carlow and plays her club rugby with Railway Union, having previously played for Tullow. She made her debut for her country in Ireland’s first ever Autumn International against England in November 2015.
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Mairead Coyne
Mairead Coyne
DoB1988-10-12 BirthplaceGalway Height1.70 m (5' 7") Weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb) PositionWing / Full Back
Coyne is a powerful and abrasive winger, who can also cover full back. She plays her rugby with Galwegians.
She made her Ireland debut against England at The Stoop in November 2015.
Mairead played GAA county football with Galway before joining the Irish set up.
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Nicole Cronin
Nicole Cronin
DoB1992-08-20 Birthplace Height1.55 m (5' 1") Weight53 kg (8 st 5 lb) Position
Nicole is from Limerick and has lined out for Shannon and Munster. She is also related to Leinster and Ireland hooker Sean Cronin.
Nicole also lined out for the Republic of Ireland at U17s soccer.
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Jeamie Deacon
Jeamie Deacon
DoB1987-06-25 Birthplace Height1.78 m (5' 10") Weight77 kg (12 st 1 lb) Position
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Katie Fitzhenry
Katie Fitzhenry
DoB1989-04-23 BirthplaceWexford Height1.65 m (5' 5") Weight69 kg (10 st 12 lb) PositionHooker
Katie has played with Ireland at in both Sevens and the 15-a-side game, having first picked up a rugby ball in secondary school. Katie was one of the founding members of the women’s team in Wexford Wanderers and now plays her club rugby with Blackrock College RFC in Dublin.
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Paula Fitzpatrick
Paula Fitzpatrick
DoB1985-08-12 BirthplaceDublin Height1.75 m (5' 9") Weight70 kg (11 st 0 lb) PositionFlanker / Back Row
Dubliner Fitzpartrick currently plays her club rugby in the South of France with Toulouse.
The back-rower previously played with St.Mary’s College in Dublin and with Leinster.
She picked up a Six Nations winners medal in 2015.
Paula owns her own applied sports science testing and research company called STRIVE.
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Nichola Fryday
Nichola Fryday
DoB1995-06-02 BirthplacePortlaoise Height1.79 m (5' 10") Weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb) PositionSecond Row/Back Row
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Louise Galvin
Louise Galvin
DoB1987-04-03 BirthplaceFinuge, Co.Kerry Height1.72 m (5' 8") Weight67 kg (10 st 7 lb) PositionCentre
Louise has excelled across a range of sports, having captained UL Huskies to multiple titles in basketball, she also captained Ireland at underage level.
Louise has also played GAA football for her home county of Kerry, winning the Munster Championship and National League as well as representing Munster at interprovincial level. Louise is a qualified physiotherapist.
@lougalvin4Louise Galvin -
Ciara Griffin
Ciara Griffin
DoB1994-01-10 Birthplace Height1.70 m (5' 7") Weight76 kg (11 st 13 lb) PositionFlanker
“Junior” (as she is known to team mates) plays her club rugby with Tralee and provincially with Munster.
She made her international debut against Wales during the 2016 Six Nations.
Griffin works as a teacher, but is a keen farmer as well.
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Mary Healy
Mary Healy
DoB1990-08-08 BirthplaceAlexandria, Virginia, USA Height1.59 m (5' 3") Weight63 kg (9 st 13 lb) PositionScrum Half
Mary made her Ireland debut against England in the first ever Autumn International between the sides in 2015.
She plays her club rugby with Galwegians and provincially with Connacht.
Mary previously played hockey before taking up rugby in 2012.
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Katie Heffernan
Katie Heffernan
DoB1998-09-08 BirthplaceWestmeath Height1.65 m (5' 5") Weight66 kg (10 st 5 lb) Position
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Ailsa Hughes
Ailsa Hughes
DoB1991-04-18 BirthplaceTullamore Height1.64 m (5' 5") Weight68 kg (10 st 10 lb) PositionScrum Half
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Leah Lyons
Leah Lyons
DoB1994-11-27 BirthplaceCork Height1.76 m (5' 9") Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb) PositionProp
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Claire McLaughlin
Claire McLaughlin
DoB1991-11-21 Birthplace Height1.69 m (5' 7") Weight70 kg (11 st 0 lb) PositionCentre
Claire is a medical student in Queens University and balances her studies with training and playing with Ireland.
@claire__mcl
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Edel McMahon
Edel McMahon
DoB1994-03-25 Birthplace Height1.63 m (5' 4") Weight70 kg (11 st 0 lb) PositionBack Row
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Alison Miller
Alison Miller
DoB1984-10-30 BirthplacePortlaoise,Co.Laois Height1.65 m (5' 5") Weight67 kg (10 st 7 lb) PositionWing
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Claire Molloy
Claire Molloy
DoB1988-06-22 BirthplaceGalway Height1.64 m (5' 5") Weight68 kg (10 st 10 lb) PositionFlanker
Claire is a doctor, based in Wales and plays her club rugby with Bristol.
She won the Grand Slam with Ireland in 2013 and picked up her second Six Nations medal in 2015.
Molloy also represented Galway in Gaelic football.
@claire_molClaire Molloy -
Cliodhna Moloney
Cliodhna Moloney
DoB1993-05-31 BirthplaceGalway Height1.73 m (5' 8") Weight82 kg (12 st 12 lb) PositionHooker
Leinster and Railway Union hooker Moloney made her Ireland debut against England in November 2015.
@cmoloney3Cliodhna Moloney -
Sene Naoupu
Sene Naoupu
DoB1984-02-02 BirthplaceWellington Height1.66 m (5' 5") Weight63 kg (9 st 13 lb) Position
Sene has been playing rugby since the age of 13, having played with North Otago and Hawkes Bay in her native New Zealand before continuing the game in Ireland.
She is part of a strong sporting family, with her husband George playing for Connacht, having previously played Sevens for New Zealand and her sister playing with Otago back in New Zealand. Sene has several caps for the Irish Women’s team and is a Health and Fitness Professional.
In 2016 she was named the Guinness Rugby Writers Women's Player of the Year and the IRUPA Women's Player of the Year.
Sene is one of a number of players in the Ireland Women's programme who has represented Ireland in both 7s and 15s.
@SeneNaoupu
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Ciara O'Connor
Ciara O'Connor
DoB1988-12-16 BirthplaceCo.Kerry Height1.64 m (5' 5") Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb) PositionProp
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Lindsay Peat
Lindsay Peat
DoB1980-11-05 BirthplaceDublin Height1.73 m (5' 8") Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb) PositionFront Row
Lindsay won her first cap for Ireland against England at The Stoop in November 2015.
She is multi-talented when it comes to sports and has won an All-Ireland title with Dublin Ladies GAA and co-captained the Irish senior women’s basketball team.
She is a PE teacher as well as basketball coach.
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Fiona Reidy
Fiona Reidy
DoB1988-03-12 Birthplace Height1.70 m (5' 7") Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb) PositionProp
Reidy made her Irish debut against England at The Stoop in November 2015.
The PR professional plays her club rugby with UL Bohemians and provincially with Munster.
She has also spent time working in the middle-east.
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Hannah Tyrrell
Hannah Tyrrell
DoB1990-08-10 BirthplaceDublin Height1.80 m (5' 11") Weight67 kg (10 st 7 lb) PositionWing
A former Dublin GAA footballer and All-Ireland winner, Hannah won four caps for the Ireland Women's XVs in 2015 as part of the Women's RBS 6 Nations championship winning squad.
She plays club rugby for Old Belvedere and is a student in UCD.
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Susan Vaughan
Susan Vaughan
DoB1990-07-24 Birthplace Height1.72 m (5' 8") Weight70 kg (11 st 0 lb) Position
Susan is a member of Railway Union RFC.
She has a BA in Law and Accounting from University of LImerick and has previously captained the Clare camogie team to their first senior Munster title.
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Megan Williams
Megan Williams
DoB1991-08-21 BirthplaceHartfordshire Height1.71 m (5' 7") Weight63 kg (9 st 13 lb) PositionForward
Megan came into the Irish setup up having appeared for the Irish Exiles in trial games in the UK. She has played for both the 15-a-side and Sevens teams. Megan is a qualified Personal Trainer and fitness coach.
@Megan91Williams
Megan Williams