Heather O'Brien

Heather O'Brien

Date of birth	July 22, 1984
Place of birth	Churchtown, North Cork
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Loose Forward
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Highfield
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Ireland

Heather O'Brien (born July 22, 1984) is a female Irish rugby union player. She was in Ireland's 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.^[1] She scored a try in Ireland's defeat of the Black Ferns at the 2014 World Cup.

O'Brien studied Physical therapy at Queen Margaret University.^[2][3] She runs her own clinic, the North Cork Physiotherapy & Acupuncture Clinic, in Mallow, County Cork.^[4] She was awarded the Evening Echo Ladies Sportstar of the Month for August 2014.^[5]

References

1. IRB.com (1 May 2014). "Ireland women to seek "another level"". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
2. Munster Rugby.ie (16 October 2013). "Player Focus: Heather O'Brien". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
3. Northcorkphysio.ie. "Heather O’Brien – Physiotherapist". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
4. Mary White, Eveningecho.ie (30 July 2014). "Highfield’s Heather O’Brien set for her first women’s rugby World Cup". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
5. Mary White, Eveningecho.ie (September 11, 2014). "Heather O’Brien wins prestigious Ladies Sportstar Award". Retrieved 1 October 2014.