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Rugby player
Alanna Fitzpatrick
Date of birth (2004-10-17) 17 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birthPortarlington, County Laois, Ireland
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Youth career
PortDara Falcons
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022- Blackrock ()
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2023- Ireland

Alanna Fitzpatrick (born 17 October 2004) 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. She played interprovincial rugby from the age of 15 years-old. She played for PortDara Falcons and was part of the successful PortDara U-18 side who won the Leinster Cup in 2021. In April 2022, she was called up to the Irish under-18 team for the U18 Six Nations. She plays All Ireland League rugby for Blackrock, making her debut in November 2022.

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. She subsequently played for Ireland in Sevens Rugby in January 2024 at the SVNS Series tournament in Perth, Western Australia. The Irish team claimed their first World Series tournament victory at the event.

In 2024, She competed for Ireland at the Summer Olympics in Paris.

References

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