Demi Hayes Explained

Birth Date:25 May 1998
Birth Place:Mount Isa, Qld, Australia
Height:1.75 m
Weight:63 kg
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2016-Present

Demi Hayes (born 25 May 1998) is an Australian rugby sevens player.

Career

Hayes also plays touch rugby. She competed at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games and won gold.[1] She made her debut for Australia at the 2016 Canada Women's Sevens against Brazil.[2]

Hayes was named in the Australian squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals.[4]

Hayes won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5] [6] [7] She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[8] [9]

Personal life

Her partner Simon Kennewell has also played rugby sevens for Australia.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-03-05. Demi Hayes Rugby sevens star on her bush upbringing – PlayersVoice. 2021-11-27. Sports Stories. en-US.
  2. Web site: Guinness. Rupert. 2021-07-28. THE GOLDEN THREADS: The Journey of Demi Hayes to an Olympic Debut. live. 2021-11-27. www.rugby.com.au. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728090245/https://www.rugby.com.au/news/the-golden-threads-the-journey-of-demi-hayes-to-an-olympic-debut-2021728 . 2021-07-28 .
  3. Web site: Williamson. Nathan. 2021-07-02. Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads. live. 2021-07-28. RUGBY.com.au. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210702214119/https://www.rugby.com.au/news/tokyo-olympics-australian-sevens-squads-mens-womens-rugby-union-202172 . 2021-07-02 .
  4. Web site: Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 . 2022-04-04 . The Roar . en-US.
  5. Web site: Williamson . Nathan . Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games . 2 August 2022 . rugby.com.au.
  6. Web site: 2022-07-31 . Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games . 2022-08-05 . www.world.rugby.
  7. Web site: Williamson . Nathan . 2022-07-31 . Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold . 2022-08-05 . www.rugby.com.au . en.
  8. Web site: Australia women win Sevens World Cup. Rugby World. September 11, 2022.
  9. Web site: GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth. Rugby.com.au. September 11, 2022.
  10. Web site: HAYES Demi. live. 2021-07-28. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728162424/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/athlete-profile-n1472482-hayes-demi.htm . 2021-07-28 .