Ashleigh Orchard
Rugby Sevens
BIOGRAPHY
Part of Ireland XVs’ Grand Slam win in 2013 and that famous victory over the Black Ferns (2014), Ashleigh has played in four World Cups (two XVs, two Sevens). She stepped away from the Sevens programme in 2019 after repetitive injury, returned through the development squad in 2022, and, just when she got an Irish re-call, discovered she was pregnant. She returned in May this year, just five months after giving birth to Arabella (who will be one next month), and her try against Spain in the final round of the World Series regular season was her first since 2018. She is currently on leave from Citibank.
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RUGBY NEWS
Ireland Sevens Squads Confirmed For 2024 Paris Olympics
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the Men’s and Women’s Rugby Sevens teams who will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Harry McNulty will captain the men’s team, which recently finished second in the World Series. Lucy Rock (formerly Mulhall) has been named as the captain of the women’s team [...]
Ireland’s Pool Opponents Confirmed For HSBC SVNS Grand Final Event
25 June 2023; Terry Kennedy of Ireland on his way to scoring his side's first try in the Men's Rugby Sevens match between Ireland and Italy at the Henryk Reyman Stadium during the European Games 2023 in Krakow, Poland. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile The pools have been announced for the Ireland Men’s and Women’s [...]
Allianz supporting the next generation of Team Ireland athletes at Sport Ireland Campus Kids’ Camp
Allianz supporting the next generation of Team Ireland athletes at Sport Ireland Campus Kids’ Camp Thousands of children will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in an Olympian environment at Sport Ireland Campus this summer, in the build up to Paris 2024 and during Team Ireland’s centenary celebration of participation at the Olympic Games. The partnership […]
Weekend Recap | Rugby, Athletics, Show Jumping
Ireland dominate to win fifth Wellington CSIO4* Nations Cup The Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping team won a fifth CSIO4* Wellington International Nations Cup after an utterly dominant performance at the Florida venue overnight. Michael Blake’s team of Darragh Kenny on Eddy Blue, David O’Brien on El Balou Old, Shane Sweetnam on RR Combella and [...]
CHILDREN NATIONWIDE TO JOIN OLYMPIANS ON ROAD TO PARIS
OLYMPIC FEDERATION OF IRELAND LAUNCHES ROAD TO PARIS – THE OLYMPIC SCHOOLS CHALLENGE Schools nationwide are invited to join the Irish Olympic team on an interactive journey to the Olympic Games in Paris. The challenge is part of the OFI’s ‘Dare to Believe’ programme supported by PTSB Today the Olympic Federation of Ireland, together […]
Ireland Women Sevens Team Strike Gold In Perth
The Ireland Women (sponsored by TritonLake) enjoyed a dream final day in Perth as they upset highly-fancied Australia to win their first ever HSBC SVNS Series tournament. The trophy-clinching 19-14 victory represents another milestone achievement for the IRFU Sevens Programmes, coming just minutes after the Ireland Men had finished the Australian leg as bronze medal winners, having beaten [...]