| Date of birth | 2 February 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Leesburg, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christy Haney (born 2 February 1994 Leesburg) is an Irish rugby union player. She plays for Leinster, and the Ireland women's national rugby union team. [1] [2]
Haney grew up playing softball in her teenage years and discovered rugby while attending the University of Virginia. [3] In two years she was on the all-American collegiate team that toured Canada. [3] She moved to Ireland in 2016 to study for a Master's degree in structural engineering at University College Dublin. [4]
Haney has played for Blackrock College RFC and St Mary’s before captaining Leinster in 2021. [3] [4] She made her international debut for Ireland against France during the 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship. [4] [5] She qualified for Ireland through her Irish grandmother who comes from Borrisokane in Tipperary. [4]
She also featured in the 2023 Six Nations competition. In September 2024, she missed the WXV 1 tournament in Canada because of a knee injury she received in her sides test against Australia. [6]
She was named in Ireland's side for the 2025 Six Nations Championship in March. [7] [8]
