Kathy Baker (born 23 January 1998) is an Irish rugby union player. She was selected as part of the Ireland national rugby sevens team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Date of birth | 23 January 1998[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Kilcloon, Co. Meath, Ireland[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 cm (1 in) [3] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
editShe is from County Meath and began playing rugby whilst attending King's Hospital School in Dublin.[4]
Career
editShe made her SVNS World Series debut at the Kitakyushu Sevens in 2018, at the age of 19 years-old.[5][6] She was nominated for Irish Women’s 7s Player of the Year in October 2020.[7][8]
As well as playing domestic rugby for Blackrock College RFC, she was selected to play for Ireland at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[9]
She played for the Irish sevens team in the SVNS series in 2023, scoring a try in the Sydney semi final in January 2023.[10] and in the Hong Kong Sevens in March 2023.[11] She was part of the Irish team that qualified for the 2024 Olympics with their performance at the World Rugby Seven Series in Australia in May 2023.[12]
She was subsequently selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics after recovering from a long-term knee injury in time for selection.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ "Kathy Baker". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Kathy Baker (Rugby Sevens)". Olympic Federation of Ireland (Team Ireland). Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "Kathy Baker". Eurosport. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Kathy Baker". RTE. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Kathy Baker Steps Up For Her World Series Debut In Kitakyushu". Irish Rugby. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Kathy Baker". Olympics.ie. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Doyle, Stephen. "IRISH RUGBY PLAYERS' PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED". Off the Ball.
- ^ "Irish rugby players' player of year nominees revealed". RTE. 7 Oct 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Rory (9 September 2022). "Meet the players representing Ireland in the Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens". extra.ie. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Heavy defeat for Ireland in Seven Series semi-final". RTE. 29 Jan 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Tough day for Irish sevens in Hong Kong". RTE. 31 Mar 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Cunnane, Alanna (15 February 2024). "WHY DO THE IRISH WOMEN'S RUGBY SEVENS TEAM ALL HAVE THIS SPECIFIC TATTOO?". Her Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ O'Sullivan, John (20 July 2024). "Olympics: Meet Team Ireland - Women's Sevens". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Keenan named in Ireland sevens squad for Olympics". BBC Sport. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.