BIOGRAPHY Zac Ward represented Ireland in the men's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, finishing 6th - Ireland's best ever Olympic finish in the event. One of the team's most prominent performers, he scored four tries across the tournament. Ward is from Ballynahinch, Co. Down, and comes from a distinguished rugby family: [...]

BIOGRAPHY Andrew Smith competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as a member of the men’s rugby sevens squad. Smith is from Dublin and began playing rugby with Clontarf FC before progressing through the national sevens development pathway and representing Ireland at underage level. Career highlights include competing on the World Rugby Sevens Series and [...]

BIOGRAPHY Lucy Rock (formerly Mulhall) captained Ireland in the women's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Ireland's historic first appearance in the women's event - where the team finished 8th. Her tournament was cut short by a knee injury sustained in Ireland's second pool match against South Africa, a cruel end [...]

BIOGRAPHY Béibhinn Parsons represented Ireland in the women's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Ireland finished 8th - the first time an Irish women's rugby sevens team had competed at the Olympics. Parsons suffered a broken fibula during Ireland's quarter-final defeat to Australia and did not complete the tournament. She began [...]

BIOGRAPHY Chay Mullins was part of the Men's Rugby Sevens squad at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Mullins was born in Bristol but with grandparents from Meath and Cavan. He was part of the team that won a historic bronze at the Sevens World Cup in 2022. OTHER RUGBY ATHLETES{{ vc_btn: title=SEE+ALL+ATHLETES&style=outline-custom&outline_custom_color=%2300ed00&outline_custom_hover_background=%23ffffff&outline_custom_hover_text=%23001136&shape=square&css=.vc_custom_1720710760433%7Bmargin-top%3A+10px+%21important%3Bmargin-left%3A+0px+%21important%3B%7D&link=url%3A%252Fathletes%252F&el_class=see-all-athletes }} Hugo KeenanAshleigh [...]

BIOGRAPHY Hugo Keenan represented Ireland in the men's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Ireland finished 6th - four places higher than their 10th place finish at Tokyo 2020. Keenan was an unexpected addition to the squad, rejoining the Sevens programme in May 2024 after a five-year absence, having departed to [...]

BIOGRAPHY Ashleigh Orchard competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as a member of the women’s rugby sevens squad. Orchard is from County Wicklow and developed her rugby career through the Irish club system before progressing into the national sevens programme. Career highlights include representing Ireland on the World Rugby Sevens Series and contributing to [...]

BIOGRAPHY Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as a member of the women’s rugby sevens squad. Murphy Crowe is from County Tipperary and progressed through the national sevens programme after beginning her rugby career with Galbally RFC. Career highlights include playing a central role in Ireland’s rise on the World Rugby [...]

BIOGRAPHY Amy Larn competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as a member of the women’s rugby sevens squad. Larn is from Athy, County Kildare and began playing rugby with Athy RFC before progressing through the national sevens development pathway. Career highlights include representing the national team on the World Rugby Sevens Series and competing [...]

BIOGRAPHY Emily Lane represented Ireland in the women's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Ireland finished 8th - the first time an Irish women's rugby sevens team had competed at the Olympics. Lane began playing rugby underage with Mallow RFC and was also a Gaelic footballer with Mourneabbey. A chance meeting [...]

BIOGRAPHY Erin King represented Ireland in the women's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Ireland finished 8th - the first time an Irish women's rugby sevens team had competed at the Olympics. King was born in Sydney to English parents of Irish descent and grew up living in Dubai and Doha [...]

BIOGRAPHY Eve Higgins represented Ireland in the women's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Ireland finished 8th - the first time an Irish women's rugby sevens team had competed at the Olympics. Higgins began playing rugby at the age of eight at Barnhall RFC in Leixlip, playing with boys' teams until [...]

BIOGRAPHY Stacey Flood represented Ireland in the women's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, starting all six of Ireland's matches as fly-half as they made their historic debut in the event and finished 8th. She was one of three players - alongside Lucy Rock and Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe - who had twice [...]

BIOGRAPHY Allana Fitzpatrick competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as part of the Irish women’s rugby sevens team. From County Laois, she made her international debut for Ireland in 2023 shortly after completing her Leaving Certificate. Fitzpatrick began playing rugby with PortDara RFC and progressed through Ireland’s development pathway before joining the national sevens [...]

BIOGRAPHY Vicky Elmes Kinlan represented Ireland in the women's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Ireland made their historic debut in the event and finished 8th. From Rathnew, Co. Wicklow, and a player with Wicklow RFC, Elmes Kinlan was one of the youngest members of Team Ireland at the Games, aged [...]

BIOGRAPHY Sean Cribbin represented Ireland in the men's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Ireland finished 6th. Named initially as a travelling reserve, he entered the squad on the final day of the tournament when injuries struck, starting the fifth-place semi-final against the USA and appearing as a replacement in the [...]

BIOGRAPHY Niall Comerford represented Ireland in the men's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Ireland finished 6th - four places better than their debut 10th place finish at Tokyo 2020. Comerford grew up in Shankill, Co. Dublin and played hurling and Gaelic football with Kilmacud Crokes in his youth before taking [...]

BIOGRAPHY Megan Burns represented Ireland in the women's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Ireland made their historic debut in the event and finished 8th. She started two of Ireland's pool matches including the 38-0 win over South Africa, featured in the quarter-final against Australia, and scored a try in the [...]

BIOGRAPHY Claire Boles represented Ireland in the women's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Ireland finished 8th - the first time an Irish women's rugby sevens team had competed at the Olympics. Boles came off the bench during the tournament and scored a try against Great Britain. Her route to the [...]

BIOGRAPHY Kathy Baker represented Ireland in the women's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Ireland finished 8th in their historic first appearance at the Games. Her participation was particularly remarkable given that she had suffered an ACL injury just nine months before the tournament, requiring an intensive rehabilitation programme to be [...]

BIOGRAPHY Jack Kelly represented Ireland in Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In Tokyo, Ireland finished 10th. In Paris, Kelly featured in all six of Ireland's fixtures at the Stade de France as Ireland finished sixth. Kelly retired from the sevens programme after the tournament. Kelly made his Ireland Sevens [...]

BIOGRAPHY Gavin Mullin represented Ireland in Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Mullin joined the Ireland Sevens programme in August 2020 and was a late call-up for the Tokyo squad, making his Sevens debut at the Games themselves. He went on to become a regular and prominent member of the [...]

BIOGRAPHY Hugo Lennox represented Ireland in Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Ireland finished 10th in Tokyo and sixth in Paris. Lennox made his Ireland Sevens debut in 2018 and was part of the squad that qualified for Tokyo 2020 by winning the repechage tournament in Monaco in June 2021. [...]

BIOGRAPHY Ian Fitzpatrick competed in the men’s rugby sevens tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. From Dublin, Fitzpatrick developed his rugby career through Blackrock College and Leinster Rugby before becoming part of the Ireland national rugby sevens programme during the team’s rise on the World Rugby Sevens Series. He was a member of the [...]

BIOGRAPHY Bryan Mollen competed at both the Paris 2024 Olympic and Tokyo 2020 Games as a member of the men’s rugby sevens squad. Mollen was born in Nairobi to a Dutch father an Irish mother, and has lived all around the world due to his dad’s job as a diplomat. He played schools rugby at [...]

BIOGRAPHY Greg O'Shea represented Ireland in Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where Ireland finished 10th. O'Shea came through the Munster Rugby academy before joining the Ireland Sevens programme in 2017. He was a late addition to the Tokyo squad, called up as a replacement after a teammate was ruled out through injury [...]

BIOGRAPHY Jordan Conroy represented Ireland in the men's Rugby Sevens tournament at two Olympic Games - finishing 10th at Tokyo 2020 and 6th at Paris 2024. Ireland's all-time leading try-scorer in sevens, he scored 123 tries across 171 World Rugby Sevens Series matches. At Paris he scored a try in Ireland's pool stage win over [...]

BIOGRAPHY Terry Kennedy represented Ireland in Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Ireland finished 10th in Tokyo and sixth in Paris. Kennedy was one of the founding members of the Ireland Sevens programme, making his debut in Zagreb in 2015 when the squad began at European competition level. He went [...]

BIOGRAPHY Harry McNulty represented Ireland in Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games, captaining the side in Paris where Ireland finished sixth, their best result at an Olympic Games. Ireland finished 10th in Tokyo. McNulty grew up in Bahrain, London and New York before returning to Ireland at age 14 to [...]

BIOGRAPHY Mark Roche represented Ireland in Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games. A scrum-half, Roche was one of the founding members of the Ireland Sevens programme, joining in 2015 and participating in its first competitive outing in Zenica, Bosnia. He went on to accumulate 173 World Series appearances and score [...]

BIOGRAPHY Adam Leavy represented Ireland in Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where Ireland finished 10th. Leavy joined the Ireland Sevens programme in 2017, making his debut at the Exeter leg of the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series. He was part of the squad that secured Ireland's place at Tokyo 2020 by [...]

BIOGRAPHY Billy Dardis captained Ireland at their first-ever Olympic appearance in the sport at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where the team finished 10th. Dardis played as a scrum-half in rugby sevens and previously represented Ireland at under-20 level before moving into the national sevens programme in 2015. He became captain of the Ireland men’s sevens [...]

BIOGRAPHY Foster Horan represented Ireland in the men's Rugby Sevens tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - the first time an Irish rugby team had competed at the Olympics. Ireland finished 10th. One of five so-called "originals" who were part of the Irish Sevens programme from its inauguration in 2015, Horan grew up in [...]