Cliodhna Moloney

Cliodhna Moloney (born 31 May 1993)[1] is an Irish women's rugby union player from Kilconly, County Galway, Republic of Ireland.[3] She currently plays for Railway Union RFC, Leinster Rugby provincially and the Ireland women's national rugby union team as a hooker.[1]

Cliodhna Moloney
Date of birth (1993-05-31) 31 May 1993
Place of birthKilconly, Republic of Ireland
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Occupation(s)Banker
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Wasps Ladies F.C
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
201x–201x Railway Union RFC [2] ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
201x–201x Leinster [2] ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–  Ireland

Career

Prior to playing rugby, Moloney had played Gaelic football at youth level.[4] She played for Corofin GAC and was a part of the Galway GAA team that played in the All-Ireland Football Championships.[5][6] Moloney started playing rugby while studying for a degree in sport with business at the Institute of Technology, Sligo despite working as a Gaelic football coach for Sligo GAA through the Insititute of Technology.[7][8] She had been invited by a Dublin friend of hers to join one of their training sessions.[7] From this, she joined Dublin based Railway Union RFC in 2014.[4][9]

International career

Moloney made her international debut for Ireland in 2015 against the England women's national rugby union team at The Stoop in London.[10] Afterwards she was selected to play for Ireland in the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship.[11] Following this, she led calls for the Women's Six Nations Championship to share stadiums with the men's Six Nations Championship after playing a match against England at Twickenham Stadium.[12] In 2017, she was a part of Ireland's 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup campaign hosted in Ireland.[13] She was a part of promotion for the tournament at University College Dublin, where the group games of the Women's Rugby World Cup were to be held at the UCD Bowl.[14]

Personal life

Moloney works outside of rugby as a banker for KBC Bank Ireland.[15]

References
  1. "Cliodhna Moloney". IRFU. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. "Preview: 2017 Women's Interprovincial Series". www.leinsterrugby.ie. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. "Our 12 Girls in Green: Cliodhna Moloney". Leinster Rugby. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. "Cliodhna Moloney". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 November 2017 – via PressReader.com.
  5. "Corofin Club News". Connacht Ladies Gaelic. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  6. "Corofin crowned Senior champions". Tuam Herald. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  7. "'Crouch, Pause, Engage!' Cliodhna Bids For World Cup Glory". IT Sligo. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  8. "Sligo Coaching Scheme Programme in Full Flow". Ladiesgaelic.ie. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  9. "Life in KBC Bank and 6 Nations Stardom". Morgan McKinley. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  10. "Six debuts in Ireland women's side for historic England clash". The Irish Times. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  11. "Women's Six Nations: Ireland call up Cliodhna Moloney for France game". BBC Sport. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  12. "Cliodhna Moloney wants Six Nations stadium share with the men". Irish Examiner. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  13. Kate Rowan (24 July 2017). "Women's Rugby World Cup hosts Ireland announce squad as pool stages sell out". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  14. "RUGBY: Ireland counting down to hosting Rugby Women's World Cup – Belfast Newsletter". News Letter. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  15. "In a league of their own: Meet our Women's World Cup rugby players at their day job". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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