Alanna Fitzpatrick Explained

Alanna Fitzpatrick
Birth Place:Portarlington, County Laois
Youthclubs1:PortDara Falcons
Years1:2022-
Clubs1:Blackrock
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2023-
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:Ireland
Height Cm:167
Weight Kg:64

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 . FITZPATRICK Alanna – Paris 2024 . live . 2024-07-30 . olympics.com.
  2. Web site: Meet the women's Sevens stars opening new frontiers for Irish rugby. 4 February 2024. Irish Times. 4 February 2024. Mary. Hannigan.
  3. Web site: Alanna Fitzpatrick, one of the youngest women's rugby players ever secures Ireland Seven's selection. Leinster Leader. 4 February 2024. Daragh. Nolan. 5 October 2023.
  4. Web site: U-18 rugby girls are the pride of PortDara. Kildare Now. 4 February 2024. David. Wilson. 10 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Laois duo named on Ireland U-18 squad ahead of Women's Six Nations. Laoistoday.ie. 4 February 2024. Alan. Hartnett. 7 April 2022.
  6. Web site: 4 February 2024. 19 November 2022. Dave. Mervyn. Three clubs face battle for last semi-final place in Women's AIL. Independent.ie.
  7. Web site: Laois player makes Ireland debut at the Rugby European Sevens Championship Series in Germany. Laoistoday.ie. 4 February 2024. Mark . Comerford. 19 July 2023.
  8. Web site: 17 November 2023. Ireland name their 2023/24 men's and women's sevens squads. Rugby Pass. 4 February 2024. Liam. Heagney.
  9. Web site: BBC Sport. 28 January 2024. 28 January 2024. World Rugby Sevens Series: Ireland women win historic first gold in Perth.
  10. Web site: Rugby: Laois player Fitzpatrick part of Ireland's historic Rugby sevens win in Australia. Laoistoday.ie. 4 February 2024. Mark. Comerford. 28 January 2024.
  11. Web site: 2024 . Ireland - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 . live . 2024-08-01 . www.world.rugby.
  12. Web site: 2024-06-17 . Ireland Sevens Squads Confirmed For 2024 Paris Olympics . live . 2024-07-27 . Irish Rugby . en-US.

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