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Heather O'Brien

Date of birth	(1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Churchtown, North Cork
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Highfield () International career Years Team Apps (Points)  Ireland

Heather O'Brien (born 22 July 1984) is a female Irish rugby union player. She was in Ireland's 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad. She scored a try in Ireland's victory over the Black Ferns at the 2014 World Cup.

O'Brien studied Physical therapy at Queen Margaret University. She runs her own clinic, the North Cork Physiotherapy & Acupuncture Clinic, in Mallow, County Cork. She was awarded the Evening Echo Ladies Sportstar of the Month for August 2014.

References

1. IRB.com (1 May 2014). "Ireland women to seek "another level"". Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
2. Munster Rugby.ie (16 October 2013). "Player Focus: Heather O'Brien". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
3. Northcorkphysio.ie. "Heather O'Brien – Physiotherapist". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
4. Mary White, Eveningecho.ie (30 July 2014). "Highfield's Heather O'Brien set for her first women's rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
5. Mary White, Eveningecho.ie (11 September 2014). "Heather O'Brien wins prestigious Ladies Sportstar Award". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

• 1984 births
• Living people
• Irish female rugby union players
• Ireland women's international rugby union players
• Rugby union players from County Cork
• People from Churchtown, County Cork
• 21st-century Irish sportswomen