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| Date of birth | 22 September 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dannah O'Brien (born 22 September 2003) is an Irish rugby union player who plays fly half for Leinster and Ireland. [1]
From Tullow, she played Gaelic Football for Carlow at intercounty level before committing to rugby. [2] [3]
She plays domestic rugby for Old Belvedere, and made her Leinster Rugby debut in January 2023. [2]
She made her debut for Ireland women's national rugby union team against Japan in 2022 at the age of 19 years-old. [4] [3] She signed her first professional contract with the Irish Rugby Football Union in November 2022. [2]
She was selected in the Ireland squad to compete at the WXV1 tournament in Canada in September 2024. [5] She made a number or successful conversions including the winning kick as they beat world champions New Zealand 29–27 at the competition on 29 September 2024. [6] [7]
O'Brien was named in Ireland's side for the 2025 Six Nations Championship in March. [8] [9] She was named in the Irish squad for the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England. [10] [11]
She studied Accounting & Finance in Dublin City University. [2]