Niamh Briggs

Niamh Briggs
Date of birth (1984-09-30) 30 September 1984
Height 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fullback
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Clonmel R.F.C.
UL Bohemians R.F.C.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
 Ireland
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2016- Ireland

Niamh Briggs (born 30 September 1984) is an Irish rugby player who plays as fullback for the Ireland women's national rugby union team. She made her debut for Ireland in 2008 against Italy. She played at the 2010 and 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1] She made her international rugby sevens debut at the 2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix in Kazan, Russia.[2]

Life

Briggs was born in 1984. She attended Waterford Institute of Technology and worked for the Garda Síochána, the Irish police force. She is 1.7 metres tall and 80 kg when she played for Dungarvan R.F.C., Clonmel R.F.C., UL Bohemians R.F.C. and the Ireland women's national rugby union team.[3]

Briggs was credited with the winning points that brought a Grand Slam win for Ireland on St Patrick's Day in Milan in March 2013.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Briggs excited as one year countdown begins for WRWC 2017". worldrugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  2. ↑ "Niamh Briggs makes first senior Sevens appearance as squad is finalised". newstalk.com. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  3. ↑ Niamh Briggs, rbs6nations.com, accessed 23 March 2013
  4. ↑ Briggs kicks Ireland Women to first ever RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam, rbs6nations.com, accessed 23 March 2013
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