Megan Burns (rugby union)

This article is about the Irish rugby union player. For the English musician and actress, see Megan Burns.

Megan Burns
Australia vs. Ireland, 2024 Summer Olympics rugby sevens
Date of birth (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birthTullamore, County Offaly
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb; 9 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2018- Ireland

Megan Burns (born 9 April 2000) is an Irish rugby union player. She plays for the Irish national team since 2018 and represented her country at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Career

Burns started playing rugby for Tullamore RFC under 15s before going on to play for Leinster under 18s. She has also played for Blackrock College RFC in the All Ireland League. She made her senior debut for Ireland Rugby Sevens in 2018.[1] After making her debut in the event in 2019,[2] Burns became a regular for Ireland on the World Rugby Sevens Series.[3] She was named in the Ireland squad for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[4]

In 2024, She competed for Ireland at the Summer Olympics in Paris.[5][6]

Personal life

Burns studied for a physiotherapy degree at University College Dublin.[7] Her father John was head coach at Tullamore RFC.[8]

References

  1. ^ "I'm so glad I took that opportunity... I really haven't looked back". the42.ie. 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Teenager Megan Burns to make world series debut for Ireland in Kitakyushu Sevens". Planet7s.com.
  3. ^ "'For a lot of us, this is really the pinnacle of our career' – Megan Burns proud to represent Tullamore on world stage". independent.ie. 8 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Ireland Squads Named For Rugby World Cup Sevens In Cape Town". Irishrugby.ie.
  5. ^ "Ireland - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Ireland Sevens Squads Confirmed For 2024 Paris Olympics". Irish Rugby. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Megan Burns backs Ireland to shine on the sevens world stage under new coach". punditarena.com.
  8. ^ "First u18 International Cap for Megan Burns". tullamorerugby.com.


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