“I feel like I was born to play rugby. “But the first day that I ran again last September, in the IRFU’s indoor centre on the Sport Ireland campus, I bawled crying,” King revealed. Everyone made the day really special for me.” King famously signed a contract to play Sevens for Ireland before her Leaving Cert. That's why it's so important to create visibility and support in initiatives like Women in Sport Week. “Irish women’s rugby has come on in leaps and bounds in the past 10 years.

Source: Irish Examiner February 27, 2026 19:40 UTC