”It’s Been A Privilege” Hannah Tyrrell & Katie Fitzhenry Announce Rugby Retirement

Hannah Tyrrell and Katie Fitzhenry have announced their  retirements from international rugby with Ireland. Both players have been influential figures in the Ireland Women’s Sevens squad, right from the start of their debuts in 2014. 30-year-old Tyrrell played 103 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series games for Ireland, scoring 99 points, while she also featured for the side at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. …

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Katie Fitzhenry: “I Wanted To Beat The Boys In Everything I Did”

“It is an honour to put on a green jersey and everytime I do it I am extremely happy” Wexford native and Irish Rugby 7s Player Katie Fitzhenry sat down with Her Sport to discuss life in lockdown, the changing nature of rugby and women’s sport in Ireland, and the challenges of being one of the first female professional athletes …

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