Billy Dardis

RUGBY SEVENS

Gender

Male

Discipline

Position: Half-back

Personal Best

Caps: 27

Date Of Birth

January 31, 1995

Hometown

Naas, Co Kildare

BIOGRAPHY

A member of the Leinster academy for three years and played for Ireland U20s in 2014-15. Switched to Sevens fulltime in 2017-2018 season after making his debut in Malmo 2016. Succeeded Tom Daly as Ireland captain in 2017 and captain ever since. Billy has a degree in health and performance science from UCD and used lockdown to recently complete a Masters in management consultancy from Belfield.

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Gavin Mullin

Gavin MullinRUGBY SEVENS BIOGRAPHY The team’s newest addition. Gavin came through the Leinster academy. made two Pro14 appearances and played for Ireland U20s in 2017. First Sevens games versus GB and USA in May 2021 but still technically ‘uncapped’. He was due to debut in the Olympic qualifier in Monaco but got injured beforehand. He [...]

Hugo Lennox

Hugo LennoxRUGBY SEVENS BIOGRAPHY Hugo starred for Skerries Community School when they got the Leinster School’s Cup semi-finals in 2016 and has played AIL with Clontarf and his home club but also played briefly for Barnhall while studying at Maynooth University. Debut was London 2019 and has blossomed since. His brother Conor also stars for [...]

Ian Fitzpatrick

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Bryan Mollen

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Greg O’Shea

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Jordan Conroy

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Terry Kennedy

Terry KennedyRUGBY SEVENS BIOGRAPHY Another ‘original’. One was the Irish U20 team (with Hugo Keegan, Jack Stockdale and James Ryan) who reached the ‘junior’ World Cup final in 2016 and has played AIL for St Mary’s. He made his Sevens debut in Zagreb 2015 and is another flier who links brilliantly with Jordan Conroy for [...]

Harry McNulty

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Mark Roche

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Adam Leavy

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