Audrey O'Flynn is an Ireland women's rugby sevens international. O'Flynn represented Ireland at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. O'Flynn is also a former Ireland women's field hockey international. Between 2010 and 2014, O'Flynn made 120 appearances and scored 30 goals for the

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Early years, family and education

Between 1999 and 2004 O'Flynn attended Mount Mercy College, Cork. Between 2004 and 2010 she attended

University College Cork University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork. The university was founded in 1845 as one of ...

where she gained a

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and

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in Corporate Finance. Her hometown is

Dripsey Dripsey () is a village in County Cork on the R618 regional road around west of Cork City. It is situated on a tributary of the River Lee, the Dripsey River. It is in the Catholic parish of Inniscarra. The Dripsey area hosts a water treatment ...

. She is a cousin of Mick O'Driscoll.

Field hockey

UCC

O'Flynn was a member of the

teams that won the intervarsity tournament, the Chilean Cup, in 2006 and 2007. O'Flynn was captain of the UCC team during the 2009–10 season. O'Flynn was a UCC player when she made her senior debut for

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Hermes

Between 2010 and 2014 O'Flynn played for

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in the

Women's Irish Hockey League The Women's Irish Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by Hockey Ireland that features women's teams from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The league was first played for during the 2008–09 season. It replaced the A ...

. In 2010–11 she was a member of the Hermes team that played in the Irish Senior Cup final, losing 3–1 to

Pegasus Pegasus ( grc-gre, Πήγασος, Pḗgasos; la, Pegasus, Pegasos) is one of the best known creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine stallion usually depicted as pure white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as hor ...

. O'Flynn also played and scored twice for Hermes in the 2012 Women's EuroHockey Club Champion's Challenge I final, defeating Lille Metropole 3–1.

Ireland international

Between 2010 and 2014 O'Flynn made 120 appearances and scored 30 goals for

. O'Flynn played at Ireland A level before she made her senior debut for Ireland against

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in February 2010. At the 2012 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier, O'Flynn was a prominent member of the Ireland team that finished as runners up to Belgium. Despite breaking her jaw during a game against

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, O'Flynn finished the tournament as topscorer, after scoring eight goals in five matches, all from

penalty corner In field hockey, a penalty corner, sometimes known as a short corner, is a penalty given against the defending team. It is predominantly awarded for a defensive infringement in the '' penalty circle'' or for a deliberate infringement within the de ...

s. Following her performance in this tournament, O'Flynn was subsequently named ''

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Sportswoman of the Month for March 2012. She was also voted the Ireland Women's Player's Player of the Year for 2012. O'Flynn made her 100th appearance for Ireland during a series of games against Spain in January 2014. In August 2014, during a game against

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, O'Flynn scored a quartet of goals from penalty corners.

Rugby sevens

Ireland international

In December 2014 it was announce that O'Flynn had signed a professional contract with the

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to play for the

Ireland women's national rugby sevens team The Ireland women's national rugby sevens team participates in international competitions such as the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the Rugby Europe Women's Sevens and Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics. Unlike ...

. She made her debut at the 2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series. In the absence of regular captain, Lucy Mulhall, O'Flynn has captained the Ireland Sevens.

Honours

Field hockey

;

*Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier **''Runners Up'':

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;

**''Runners Up'': 2010–11 ? * Irish Senior Cup **''Runners Up'': 2010–11 *Women's EuroHockey Club Champion's Challenge I **''Winners'': 2012 ;UCC *Chilean Cup **''Winners'': 2006, 2007 ;Individual *''

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Sportswoman of the Month ** March 2012 *Ireland Women's Player's Player of the Year ** 2012

Rugby sevens

;

*Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series **''Runners Up'':

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:OFlynn, Audrey 1987 births Living people Ireland international women's field hockey players Irish female field hockey players Irish schoolteachers Ireland international women's rugby sevens players Irish rugby sevens players Female rugby sevens players Alumni of University College Cork Rugby union players from County Cork Field hockey players from County Cork Women's Irish Hockey League players People from Dripsey