Brittany_Hogan_(rugby_union)
Brittany Hogan
Rugby player
Brittany Hogan (born 19 September 1998) is an Irish rugby player from Killinchy, Co Down. She plays for Old Belvedere, Ulster, the Ireland women's national rugby union team and the Ireland women's national rugby sevens team. She graduated from DCU with a First class honours in sports science and health in February 2022.
| Date of birth | (1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dundonald, Co Down, N.Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hogan began playing rugby in her local club, Ballynahinch RFC, at the age of 16.[1]
She has been capped by Ulster at all age grades and was part of the Ulster team that won the first Ireland U18 Interprovincial Series in 2016.[2]
She played one season with Cooke RFC and, when she moved to Dublin to study in 2018, joined All-Ireland League club Old Belvedere RFC.
She was named Ulster women's player of the year for the 2023–24 season in the 2024 Ulster Rugby Awards.[3]
Hogan got a professional contract with Irish Rugby Union's Sevens programme in August 2017 and made her debut in the World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai in 2018, scoring a try against New Zealand on her first day on the series.
She debuted for the Ireland women's VXs in October 2020, as a replacement against Italy, in the final game of the 2020 Women's Six Nations.[4]
In the 2021 Women's Six Nations she was a replacement against Wales and England and got her first Test start in the third-place playoff against Italy which Ireland won 25-5.[5] In the 2022 TikTok Women’s Six Nations Championship she started at number 8 against both Wales and France. Brittany earned her 10th cap against Italy where Ireland won 29-08.
She was selected for the Ireland women's national rugby sevens team for the 2021-2022 season.[6] She is a regular member of the World Series 7s squad and was a part of the history making team in Seville 2022, achieving 2nd place.
Hogan graduated Dublin City University with a First class honours in sports science and health in 2022. She is a qualified Level 1 and 2 coach in rugby and hockey. Hogan is a ‘Tackle Your Feelings’ Campaign Ambassador in collaboration with Rugby Players Ireland and a mental health advocate.
Before specialising in rugby Hogan played hockey with North Down Hockey club and her school, Down High School, where she was also Head Girl. Hogan played ladies gaelic football for the RGU club and captained the Down U14 ladies gaelic football team.[7]
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- "Behind the Player: Brittany Hogan". Ulster Rugby. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- "Ulster U18 Girls win first ever Inter-Pro title". Ulster Rugby. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "2023-24 Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards | Winners", Ulster Rugby, 12 June 2024
- "Determined Ireland beat Italy in Dublin". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "Ulster forward Brittany Hogan set to make first Ireland start in Six Nations play-off with Italy". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- "Four Munster players named in Ireland Women's Sevens squad". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- "The pride of Killinchy". www.thedownrecorder.co.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2021.