Date of birth | 30 August 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Buncrana | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Sadhbh McGrath (born 30 August 2004) is an Irish rugby union player. She plays prop for Ulster RFC, and the Ireland women's national rugby union team. [1]
She competed at the 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship, where she debuted against Wales. [2] [3]
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