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| Date of birth | 21 February 2003 [1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Vicky Elmes Kinlan (born 21 February 2003) is an Irish rugby union player. She was selected as part of the Ireland national rugby sevens team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
She is from Rathnew and plays domestically for Wicklow RFC. [3] She played for Ireland at underage level in Sevens and XVs and was called up to train with the senior Irish Sevens team for the first time in August 2021. She made her World Sevens debut in Canada in April 2022. [4] [5] [6]
She played as the Irish sevens team Won their first ever World Series win in Perth, Australia when they beat hosts Australia in January 2024. [7] She was named in the Irish team to play at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [8]
She was selected in the Ireland women's national rugby union team to compete at the WXV1 tournament in Canada in September 2034. [9]
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