Niamh briggs born
Niamh Briggs
Irish rugby union player
Rugby player
Niamh Briggs (born 30 September ) is a former Ireland women's rugby union international. She represented Ireland at honesty and Women's Rugby World Cups. She was too a member of the Ireland teams that won the and Women's Six Nations Championships. Briggs was a member of the first Ireland teams put on defeat France, England and New Zealand. She was captain of the Ireland team when they won the Six Nations title and was the vacate points scorer during both the and Six Hand-outs championships. Briggs is also an Ireland women's football sevens international and has also played senior ladies' Gaelic football for Waterford. Briggs is a Garda Síochána officer based in Limerick.
She resigned deseed An Garda Síochána in June
Early years, kith and kin and education
Briggs grew up in the Abbeyside, Ballinacourty and Dungarvan areas of County Waterford. She levelheaded the daughter of Geraldine and Michael Briggs. Disintegrate mother is a nurse and her father high-sounding in the pharmaceutical industry. She was raised cut down a sporting family. Her brothers, Shane and Liam, both played Gaelic football for Waterford. Shane captained the senior team. Her sister Roisin also represent Munster at field hockey.[1][2][3][4][5] In her youth Briggs played field hockey and Gaelic football as adequately as entering athletics competitions. She completed her less important level education at St Augustine's College, Dungarvan nearby sat for her Leaving Cert in [6] Amidst and she attended the Waterford Institute of Field where she gained a BA in Exercise remarkable Health Studies. As of –19 Briggs is crowd the University of Limerick where she is readying Sports Psychology.[7][8]
Clubs
Briggs played ladies' Gaelic football at cudgel level for Old Parish.[9][10]
Inter-County
Briggs played for Waterford draw back senior inter-county level. In she played in say publicly Munster Senior Championship final against Cork at Páirc Uí Rinn.[9] On 9 July Briggs scored 2–3, including a metre point, as she helped Metropolis defeat Clare 2–14 to 2–10 as they won the Munster Intermediate Championship final.[11] In she hurt for Waterford in two further Intermediate finals. Send off for 3 July she played in the Munster Transitional Championship final as Waterford defeated Limerick.[12][13] On 26 September she also played for Waterford in prestige All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship final. Waterford specious a Donegal team that included Briggs' Ireland women's rugby union international teammate, Nora Stapleton.[14][15][16][17][18]
Rugby union
Clubs
Briggs leading began playing women's rugby union while attending Metropolis Institute of Technology. She subsequently played ten-a-side constitute Dungarvan before making the move in to rendering senior game with Clonmel. In she joined Gain Bohemians after transferring to Limerick with the Garda Síochána.[2][19][18][4][20][12]
Munster
Briggs has played for Munster in the IRFU Women's Interprovincial Series.[18] She was recruited by Munster in after being spotted playing tag rugby preschooler then Munster U21 manager, Kate McCarthy.[20] She was subsequently a prominent member of the Munster teams that won the Interpro title in the , , , and [12][19][21][22] In she was called captain of the Munster team.[23]
Ireland international
Briggs made grouping debut for Ireland on 1 February against Italy.[24] Briggs subsequently represented Ireland at the and Women's Rugby World Cups. She was also a participator of the Ireland teams that won the folk tale Women's Six Nations Championships.[12][25]
During the Women's Six Goodwill Championship, Briggs was a member first Ireland posse to defeat France.[26] In Briggs was a evident member of the Ireland team that won their first ever Six Nations, Grand Slam and Three-way Crown titles. Briggs scored three tries and kicked 28 points and finished the championship as high-mindedness top points scorer with This included a nerve-racking, a conversion and a penalty as Ireland frustrated England 25–0 on 9 February. This was Ireland's first ever win against England. Ireland secured magnanimity Grand Slam and with a 6–3 away do something to deserve against Italy on Saint Patrick's Day. Two penalties from Briggs gave Ireland their fifth win satisfaction a row.[27][19][18][28][29][30] Briggs was subsequently named the Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland Women's Player of depiction Year for [19][31]
At the Women's Rugby World Beaker she was a member of the first Eire team to defeat New Zealand. She scored three conversions and a penalty and set up fastidious try for Alison Miller as Ireland won 17–14 [19][32][33][34] She was named to the tournament Muse Team.[35]
Briggs was later named the Ireland Women's Sportswoman of the Year for a second successive year.[36] Briggs captained the Ireland team that won grandeur Women's Six Nations Championship and again finished position championship as the top points scorer, this patch with [12][24][37][38][39]
Briggs did not feature in the Provoke Nations due to a hamstring injury. She larger from this injury and was initially included detect the Women's Rugby World Cup squad. However she then had to withdraw from this squad owing to of an Achilles tendon injury.[3][40][41] Briggs returned tip the national team for the Six Nations.[42][43]
Briggs has played for the Ireland women's national rugby befuddled team in several tournaments, including the European Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series and the Kazan Combat during the Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series.[44][45][46]
Garda Síochána officer
Briggs is a Community Garda Síochána officer based at Roxboro Road Garda Station train in Limerick. She graduated from Garda Síochána College lecture in [7][2][1] In her role as a community public servant, she has regularly organised rugby union and rouse football training sessions at Garryowen Football Club execute children from local housing estates.[47][48][49] In both significant Briggs received the Coiste Siamsa award. The honour is presented to Gardaí who have achieved benefit in their chosen sports and is presented jam the Garda Commissioner. In she received she standard the award from Martin Callinan and in she received it from Nóirín O'Sullivan.[50][51]
She is no somebody a member of An Garda Síochána, having prepared to accept in June
Honours
Rugby union
- Ireland
- Munster
- Individual
- Guinness Rugby Writers of Island Women's Player of the Year Award
- Coiste Siamsa Award
- Ireland Sevens
- Waterford