Alanna Fitzpatrick

Alanna Fitzpatrick
Born (2004-10-17) 17 October 2004 (age 21)
Portarlington, County Laois, Ireland
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Youth career
PortDara Falcons
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022- Blackrock
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2023- Ireland

Alanna Fitzpatrick (born 17 October 2004)[1] is an Irish rugby union player who plays for Blackrock and the Ireland women's national rugby sevens team.

Career

Fitzpatrick is from Portarlington, County Laois.[2] She played interprovincial rugby from the age of 15 years-old.[3] She played for PortDara Falcons and was part of the successful PortDara U-18 side who won the Leinster Cup in 2021.[4] In April 2022, she was called up to the Irish under-18 team for the U18 Six Nations.[5] She plays All Ireland League rugby for Blackrock, making her debut in November 2022.[6]

Fitzpatrick made her debut for the Ireland women's national rugby sevens team at the Rugby European Sevens Championship Series in Hamburg, Germany in July 2023. At 18 years-old, she became one of the youngest players to ever represent Ireland in a senior rugby international, just a few weeks after finishing her Leaving Cert.[7] She subsequently played for Ireland in Sevens Rugby in January 2024 at the SVNS Series tournament in Perth, Western Australia.[8] The Irish team claimed their first World Series tournament victory at the event.[9][10]

In 2024, She competed for Ireland at the Summer Olympics in Paris.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "FITZPATRICK Alanna". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ Hannigan, Mary (4 February 2024). "Meet the women's Sevens stars opening new frontiers for Irish rugby". Irish Times. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  3. ^ Nolan, Daragh (5 October 2023). "Alanna Fitzpatrick, one of the youngest women's rugby players ever secures Ireland Seven's selection". Leinster Leader. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  4. ^ Wilson, David (10 October 2021). "U-18 rugby girls are the pride of PortDara". Kildare Now. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ^ Hartnett, Alan (7 April 2022). "Laois duo named on Ireland U-18 squad ahead of Women's Six Nations". Laoistoday.ie. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  6. ^ Mervyn, Dave (19 November 2022). "Three clubs face battle for last semi-final place in Women's AIL". Independent.ie. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  7. ^ Comerford, Mark (19 July 2023). "Laois player makes Ireland debut at the Rugby European Sevens Championship Series in Germany". Laoistoday.ie. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  8. ^ Heagney, Liam (17 November 2023). "Ireland name their 2023/24 men's and women's sevens squads". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  9. ^ "World Rugby Sevens Series: Ireland women win historic first gold in Perth". BBC Sport. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  10. ^ Comerford, Mark (28 January 2024). "Rugby: Laois player Fitzpatrick part of Ireland's historic Rugby sevens win in Australia". Laoistoday.ie. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Ireland - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Ireland Sevens Squads Confirmed For 2024 Paris Olympics". Irish Rugby. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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