Vicky Irwin

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Vicky Irwin
Date of birth (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Hamiltonsbawn, Northern Ireland
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Sale Sharks (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022–PresentIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 6 (0)

Victoria Anne Irwin (born 4 April 1998) is an Irish rugby union player She plays for Sale Sharks, and the Ireland women's national rugby union team. [1]

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Career

She competed at the 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship, [2] [3] [4] and 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship.

She plays for Sale Sharks Women. [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Irish Rugby | Vicky Irwin" . Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  2. "Vicky Irwin | "I've had loads of messages from people wishing me luck"". Ulster Rugby. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  3. "Sale full-back Vicky Irwin to get her Ireland debut in Six Nations clash against Scotland". independent. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  4. "Irwin set for Ireland debut against Scotland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  5. "Vicky A Irwin". Sale Sharks. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  6. "Victoria Irwin – Women's Rugby Data : Number 1 for Women's Rugby". womensrugbydata.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  7. "I've got to know so many people from so many countries while playing for Sale, says Armagh woman Vicky Irwin". ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2023-04-07.