Rachel Wyse (born 22 January 1985 in

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

) is an Irish

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presenter A presenter is a person or organization responsible for the running of a public event, or someone who conveys information on media via a broadcasting outlet. Presenter may refer to: People * News presenter, person who presents news during a new ...

, former

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anchor and equestrian

show jumper Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows ...

Early life

Rachel attended

St Andrew's College, Dublin St Andrew's College ( ga, Coláiste Naomh Aindriú) is a co-educational, inter-denominational, international Private day school, founded in 1894 by members of the Presbyterian community, and now located in Booterstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdo ...

. Wyse graduated from the Institute of Art, Design and Technology in

Dún Laoghaire Dún Laoghaire ( , ) is a suburban coastal town in Dublin in Ireland. It is the administrative centre of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. The town was built following the 1816 legislation that allowed the building of a major port to serve Dubli ...

with a degree in Business Studies and Arts Management.

Television career

Wyse eventually moved into television, producing and presenting her own entertainment and cultural programme on the

City Channel City Channel was an Irish television network that began broadcasting in October 2005, which focused primarily on local and regional television. It operated three stations: City Channel Dublin, City Channel Galway, and Channel South. The channel ...

. She moved into sports presenting with the ''Show Jumping Ireland Premier Series'' in 2008 & 2009 on

Sky Sports Sky Sports is a group of British subscription sports channels operated by the satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It ...

Horse & Country TV Horse & Country (H&C) is an equestrian sports digital media company. Distribution H&C was on satellite television on Sky channel 184 in the United Kingdom (UK) and is also available on Amazon Prime Video in UK & Germany and on Roku, as well a ...

and

TG4 TG4 ( ga, TG Ceathair, ) is an Irish free-to-air public service television network. The channel launched on 31 October 1996 and is available online and through its on demand service TG4 Player in Ireland and beyond. TG4 was formerly known ...

, and was the face of

Leinster Rugby Leinster Rugby ( ga, Rugbaí Laighean) is one of the four professional provincial rugby union teams from the island of Ireland and the most successful Irish team domestically. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby ...

's online television channel Leinster Rugby TV. Wyse then became a co-presenter on

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

's only domestic motoring show''Xccelerate'' on 3E. In July 2010, Wyse was offered a contract with

Rachel takes her assets to British sports news
Herald.ie, 1 July 2010 and made her first appearance on the channel the same month.
Herald.ie, 30 July 2010 She now works full-time as a Sky Sports News Anchor. Wyse has filmed special reports with Olympic boxer

Katie Taylor Katie Taylor (born 2 July 1986) is an Irish professional boxer and former footballer. She is a two-weight world champion and the current undisputed lightweight champion, having held the WBA title since 2017; the IBF title since 2018; and the ...

, Irish international rugby player

Brian O'Driscoll Brian Gerard O'Driscoll (born 21 January 1979) is an Irish former professional rugby union player. He played at outside centre for the Irish provincial team Leinster and for Ireland. He captained Ireland from 2003 until 2012, and captained the ...

and Manchester United player

Juan Mata Juan Manuel Mata García (born 28 April 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray. He mostly plays as a central attacking midfielder, but he can also play on the wing. A grad ...

, as well as reporting from the London Olympics 2012 and Wimbledon. In May 2014, Wyse was announced as a presenter of Sky Sports's new coverage of

Gaelic games Gaelic games ( ga, Cluichí Gaelacha) are a set of sports played worldwide, though they are particularly popular in Ireland, where they originated. They include Gaelic football, hurling, Gaelic handball and rounders. Football and hurling, the ...

. Sky purchased the broadcasting rights for Championship

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

and

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

from the GAA. Wyse parted company with

in February 2021, after eleven years.

Personal life

Rachel became engaged to showjumper Tim Gredley on 5 February 2018. They were married on 12 January 2019 with a reception at

Adare Manor Adare Manor is a manor house located on the banks of the River Maigue in the village of Adare, County Limerick, Ireland, the former seat of the Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl. The present house was built in the early 19th century, though reta ...

in Co Limerick. On 8 March 2020, Wyse announced she and her husband Tim Gredley were expecting their first child. On 24 July 2020, Wyse gave birth to a baby girl called Isabella. Rachel and husband Tim welcomed their second child, a daughter named Charlotte in December 2021. The new arrival was pictured on Wyse’s Instagram account on Christmas Day 2021.

Sports career

She competed internationally for Ireland as part of two European Showjumping Championships teams and has competed on the Irish National circuit. On St. Patrick's Day 2011, Wyse rode Silent Jo at

Cheltenham Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral s ...

in the charity race for

Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's largest independent cancer research organization. It is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man, and was formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and t ...

. She raised more than £60,000 for the charity. She was invited to the House of Lords to receive recognition as one of Cancer Research UK's top fundraisers in 2011. Wyse has a Saturday column in the ''

Irish Independent The ''Irish Independent'' is an Irish daily newspaper and online publication which is owned by Independent News & Media (INM), a subsidiary of Mediahuis. The newspaper version often includes glossy magazines. Traditionally a broadsheet new ...

'', WYSE ON SPORT, which contains opinion pieces covering all sports.

References

External links

Rachel Wyse at TV Newsroom
* Sky Sports News Special Report Juan Mat

* Interviewing GB Bronze medal Winning team http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/7952048/historic-bronze-for-gb-men {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyse, Rachel 1985 births Living people Gaelic games writers and broadcasters Irish columnists Irish female equestrians Irish show jumping riders Irish sports broadcasters Sky Sports presenters and reporters Sportspeople from Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Television presenters from the Republic of Ireland People educated at St Andrew's College, Dublin Alumni of IADT Irish women columnists