Hannah Tyrrell is an Ireland women's rugby union international. Tyrrell represented Ireland at the

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. She was also a member of the Ireland team that won the

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. Tyrrell is also an Ireland women's rugby sevens international. She has also played two other football codes at a senior level. As a

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player, Tyrrell played for St Catherine's in two

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finals and played for Shamrock Rovers in the Women's National League. She also played senior

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for in the Ladies' National Football League. In 2015 Tyrrell first spoke publicly about her teenage struggles with

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and an eating disorder and how playing sport helped her recovery. She is an ambassador for the ''Tackle Your Feelings'' campaign headed by the

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Early years and education

Tyrrell was raised in

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and was educated at

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. Between 2008 and 2010 she attended Trinity College, Dublin where she studied psychiatric nursing. However she did not complete her studies at Trinity as she struggled with an eating disorder and self-harm issues. Between 2012 and 2016 Tyrrell attended

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where she gained a BA in history and geography and is qualified to teach both.

Gaelic football

Club level

Tyrrell playing as a forward, scored 1–3 and was named player of the match as she helped Round Towers win the 2011 Dublin Ladies Intermediate Championship, defeating Clontarf in the final by 2–8 to 1–9.

Inter-county

In 2006 Tyrrell was the goalkeeper of the team that won the

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, defeating Cork by 5–16 to 1–10 in the final. Tyrrell was described as "truly outstanding" and was selected as 'Player of the Match' after she saved two penalties in the final. In 2008 she was a member of the Dublin team that won the All-Ireland Under-18 Ladies' Football Championship, defeating Tyrone by 2–18 to 1–4 in the final. Tyrrell put in another Player of the Match performance as she helped Dublin win the 2010 All-Ireland Senior B Ladies' Football Championship, defeating Cork by 1–12 to 0–4 in the final. By early 2014 Tyrrell was playing for Dublin in the Ladies' National Football League. However she withdrew from the team mid-season when she was awarded a professional contract to play for the Ireland women's national rugby sevens team. In 2021, after announcing her retirement from international rugby, Tyrrell rejoined the Dublin Ladies Football senior team and quickly established herself for them in the

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National League.

Association football

While attending Trinity College, Dublin, Tyrrell played both

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and

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for Dublin University A.F.C. She also played for Ireland Universities. Tyrrell played for St Catherine's in two

finals. In 2009 she was in the team that lost 1–0 to St Francis. In 2011 she finished on the winning side when St Catherine's won 3–1 win against Wilton United. Other members of the St Catherine's team included Caroline Thorpe, Mary Waldron and Noelle Murray. Tyrrell also played for Shamrock Rovers during the inaugural 2011–12 Women's National League season.

Rugby union

Club and province

Before 2013 Tyrrell had never played

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. However she was encouraged to try out for

Old Belvedere Old Belvedere R.F.C. is a senior Irish rugby union club based on Anglesea Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland. Old Belvedere was originally founded in 1918–19 by former pupils of Belvedere College. Old Belvedere enters senior men's teams in th ...

by former

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international

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. Tyrrell has also represented

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in the

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, helping them win the 2016 title.

Ireland international

On 6 February 2015 Tyrrell made her debut for the

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in the

against

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. In her debut season, Tyrrell helped Ireland win the championship. Tyrrell also represented Ireland at the

. Tyrrell has also played for the Ireland women's national rugby sevens team in the

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. In February 2017 Tyrrell, together with

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and Sene Naoupu, was controversially withdrawn from Ireland's 2017 Women's Six Nations Championship squad in order to represent the Ireland Sevens in the 2017 USA Women's Sevens. The Ireland women's Sevens were chasing a top eight finish in the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in order to qualify for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Tyrrell was also part of Ireland's bid to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics Rugby Sevens. Their qualification bid ended when they were beaten by England in the quarter-finals of a Qualifying tournament in

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in July 2019. She won 30 caps for Ireland's Sevens team from 2014-2020. In October 2020 she returned to the Ireland XV squad after a six year absence while playing Sevens. She had previously played wing or full-back but Adam Griggs gave her a new role at out-half in which she excelled in the final game of the 2020 Women's Six Nation

She was Ireland's first-choice out-half and place-kicker for the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship, 2021 Women's Six Nations. The opening game, against Wales, came a day after she was due to marry her fiancee Sorcha Turnbull but their wedding was postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Tyrrell has 20 caps for the

and has scored 42 points. She announced her retirement from international rugby at the end of the 2021 season.

Honours

Rugby union

;

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**''Winners'': 2015 *

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**''Winners'': 2015 ;

**''Winners'': 2016

Gaelic football

; *

**''Winners'': 2006 * All-Ireland Under-18 Ladies' Football Championship **''Winners'': 2008 *All-Ireland Senior B Ladies' Football Championship **''Winners'': 2010 ; Round Towers *Dublin Ladies Intermediate Championship **''Winners'': 2011

Association football

; St Catherine's *

**''Winners'': 2011 **''Runners-up'': 2009

References

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