Brittany Hogan

Brittany Hogan

2025 Rugby World Cup in Northampton
Date of birth	(1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Dundonald, Co Down, N.Ireland
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back Row Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015-2017 Ballynahinch () 2017-2019 Cooke () 2019 Railway Union () 2020 Old Belvedere () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2017- Ulster () 2023 Combined Provinces 2 (0) 2023- Wolfhounds 11 (25) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2020– Ireland 36 (15) Correct as of 31 August 2025 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2017 Ireland 7s 12

Brittany Hogan (born 19 September 1998) is an Irish rugby player from Killinchy, Co Down. She plays for Old Belvedere, Ulster, the Ireland women's national rugby union team and the Ireland women's national rugby sevens team. She graduated from DCU with a First class honours in sports science and health in February 2022.

Club career

Hogan began playing rugby in her local club, Ballynahinch RFC, at the age of 16. ^[1]

She has been capped by Ulster at all age grades and was part of the Ulster team that won the first Ireland U18 Interprovincial Series in 2016. ^[2]

She played one season with Cooke RFC and, when she moved to Dublin to study in 2018, joined All-Ireland League club Old Belvedere RFC.

She was named Ulster women's player of the year for the 2023–24 season in the 2024 Ulster Rugby Awards. ^[3]

She represented the Combined Irish Provinces in the 2023 Celtic Challenge, ^[4] and the Wolfhounds in the 2023–24 ^[5] and 2024–25 editions of the same competition. ^[6]

International career

Hogan got a professional contract with Irish Rugby Union's Sevens programme in August 2017 and made her debut in the World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai in 2018, scoring a try against New Zealand on her first day on the series.

She debuted for the Ireland women's VXs in October 2020, as a replacement against Italy, in the final game of the 2020 Women's Six Nations. ^[7]

In the 2021 Women's Six Nations she was a replacement against Wales and England and got her first Test start in the third-place playoff against Italy which Ireland won 25–5. ^[8] In the 2022 TikTok Women's Six Nations Championship she started at number 8 against both Wales and France. Brittany earned her 10th cap against Italy where Ireland won 29–08.

She was selected for the Ireland women's national rugby sevens team for the 2021–2022 season. ^[9] She is a regular member of the World Series 7s squad and was a part of the history making team in Seville 2022, achieving 2nd place.

She was named in Ireland's XVs side for the 2025 Six Nations Championship in March. ^{[10] [11]} On 11 August, she made the Irish squad to the Rugby World Cup. ^{[12] [13]}

Personal life

Hogan graduated Dublin City University with a First class honours in sports science and health in 2022. She is a qualified Level 1 and 2 coach in rugby and hockey. Hogan is a ‘Tackle Your Feelings’ Campaign Ambassador in collaboration with Rugby Players Ireland and a mental health advocate.

Before specialising in rugby Hogan played hockey with North Down Hockey club and her school, Down High School, where she was also Head Girl. Hogan played ladies gaelic football for the RGU club and captained the Down U14 ladies gaelic football team. ^[14]

References

1. "Behind the Player: Brittany Hogan". Ulster Rugby. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
2. "Ulster U18 Girls win first ever Inter-Pro title". Ulster Rugby. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
3. "2023-24 Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards | Winners", Ulster Rugby, 12 June 2024
4. "Celtic Challenge: Ten Ulster players included in Greg McWilliams' Combined Provinces squad", BBC Sport, 23 January 2023
5. "Two Irish Squads Announced For Celtic Challenge", Ulster Rugby, 20 December 2023
6. "Clovers and Wolfhounds Squads named for 2024/25 Season", Celtic Challenge, retrieved 4 August 2025
7. "Determined Ireland beat Italy in Dublin". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
8. "Ulster forward Brittany Hogan set to make first Ireland start in Six Nations play-off with Italy". belfasttelegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 6 May 2021.
9. "Four Munster players named in Ireland Women's Sevens squad". www.limerickleader.ie. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
10. "Bemand Names Ireland Preparation Squad For Guinness Women's Six Nations". Irish Rugby. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
11. "Bemand announces Ireland's squad for Guinness Women's Six Nations". Six Nations Rugby. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
12. "Wafer and McMahon fit for Ireland World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
13. "Ireland's Squad Named For Women's Rugby World Cup 2025". Irish Rugby. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
14. "The pride of Killinchy". www.thedownrecorder.co.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

External links

• Irish Rugby Profile