Kathy Baker (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 23 January 1998[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.69 cm (1 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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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.
Early life
[edit]She is from County Meath and began playing rugby whilst attending King's Hospital School in Dublin.[3]
Career
[edit]She made her SVNS World Series debut at the Kitakyushu Sevens in 2018, at the age of 19 years-old.[4][5] She was nominated for Irish Women’s 7s Player of the Year in October 2020.[6][7]
As well as playing domestic rugby for Blackrock College RFC, she was selected to play for Ireland at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[8]
She played for the Irish sevens team in the SVNS series in 2023, scoring a try in the Sydney semi final in January 2023.[9] and in the Hong Kong Sevens in March 2023.[10] 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.[11]
She was subsequently selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics after recovering from a long-term knee injury in time for selection.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kathy Baker". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "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.