Katie O'Dwyer (born 27 June 1991) is an Irish rugby player from Athenry, County Galway. She plays for Railway Union, Leinster Rugby and the Ireland women's national rugby union team at prop forward. She is a health and safety officer.
| Date of birth | 27 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editO'Dwyer played camogie at county and All-Ireland club level for Athenry and County Galway before she joined All-Ireland League side Railway Union.[1] She played for Connacht Rugby (her native province) for one year but work and travelling to Galway for training proved too much drain so she transferred to represent Leinster Rugby in Ireland's interprovincial series.[2]
She was part of the Railway Union team that won their maiden All-Ireland League title in 2019 when they denied UL Bohemians a three in-a-row.[3]
International career
editO'Dwyer was first selected for the Ireland women's national rugby union team in 2020.[4] She made her test debut, as a replacement against Italy, in the 2020 Women's Six Nations.[5]
She was selected in Ireland's team for the 2021 Women's Six Nations.[6] She was a replacement for Lindsay Peat against Wales (in the 57th minute) and France (in the 59th minute).
Personal life
editO'Dywer won an All-Ireland Community Games medal with Athenry in 2003, played in an All-Ireland club final with Athenry and won an All-Ireland intermediate camogie title with Galway in 2013, when she lined out at right half-forward.[7]
She has a BA in Agri-Environmental Science from UCD and a Masters in Environmental Health and Safety from the Technical University of Dublin. She works as a safety officer for Ireland's Office Of Public Works.
References
edit- ^ Fhlatharta, Bernie Ni. "Final heartbreak for Athenry again". connachttribune.ie. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Ep 3 - Katie O'Dwyer From Athenry Camogie Club To Playing For Ireland". Win A House And Car. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Freeman, Joshua. "Railway Union women claim maiden AIL title". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Griggs names group of 36 for remainder of Six Nations". 12 August 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Walsh, Daire (26 October 2020). "Layoff does little to dim Claire Molloy's brilliance". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Five Uncapped Players Named In Ireland's Women's Six Nations Squad". Irish Rugby. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ O'Malley, Cormac. "Galway crowned intermediate camogie champions after victory over Limerick". The42. Retrieved 17 September 2021.