Demi Hayes

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Demi Hayes
Date of birth (1998-05-25) May 25, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Mount Isa, Qld, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2016-PresentFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Cape Town Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Demi Hayes (born 25 May 1998) is an Australian rugby sevens player.

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Career

Hayes also plays touch rugby. She competed at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games and won gold. [1] She made her debut for Australia at the 2016 Canada Women's Sevens against Brazil. [2]

Hayes was named in the Australian squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals. [4]

Hayes won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [5] [6] [7] She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022. [8] [9]

Following issues with injury, she returned to the Australian Sevens team for the 2024-25 SVNS series. [10]

In December 2024, she was one of a number of Australia Sevens players who committed their intentions to play Super Rugby Women's in 2025 with Hayes committing to the ACT Brumbies. [11]

Personal life

Her partner Simon Kennewell has also played rugby sevens for Australia. [12]

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References

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  2. Guinness, Rupert (28 July 2021). "THE GOLDEN THREADS: The Journey of Demi Hayes to an Olympic Debut". www.rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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  9. "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". Rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022.
  10. Morton, Finn (2 December 2024). "Australia's Dubai Sevens ratings: Maddison Levi's near-perfect weekend". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  11. Williamson, Nathan (12 December 2024). "Sevens stars link up with Super Rugby Women's clubs for Wallaroos World Cup push". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  12. "HAYES Demi". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.