Tyrrell calls time on her Ireland rugby career
By Stephen Leonard
CLONDALKIN woman Hannah Tyrrell has announced her retirement from international rugby.
On the same day that Katie Fitzhenry also made it known that she is calling time on her own rugby career with Ireland, Tyrrell brings the curtain down on a hugely impressive spell in the sport that saw her scale great heights in both the Sevens and 15s game.
Clondalkin's Hannah Tyrrell has brought the curtain down on her international rugby career
Prior to her retirement from the Ireland Sevens last year, Tyrrell was a regular for her country in that code, competing in the World Sevens Series, lining out in both Sevens and 15s World Cups and also playing her part in the Six Nations success of 2015.
“I never imagined where this journey would take me” said Tyrrell, a former Dublin goalkeeper who enjoyed several successful All-Ireland Championship campaigns and also raised the 2011 Women's FAI Cup with St Catherine's.
“Getting to play rugby for Ireland in both Sevens and XVs, getting to travel the world to play on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, getting to play in a home World Cup, getting to play at Rugby World Cup Sevens and being part of a Six Nations-winning squad will forever be some of my greatest sporting memories” she added.
Speaking about the retirement of two Ireland stalwarts, Ireland Head Coach Adam Griggs said “It will be sad to see both Hannah and Katie retire from international rugby.
Clondalkin’s Hannah Tyrrell
“The last year has thrown up a lot of challenges and it is understandable that they are looking forward to the next chapter of their lives.
“They have been a huge part of driving the high standards on and off the field and we wish them well for the future.”
For Tyrrell, who played 103 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series games for Ireland and won 20 caps in 15s, that future could very well lie with the Dublin senior footballers.
Indeed the former Intermediate Football Championship winner with Round Towers, marked her return to the Dublin set-up last week by hitting 1-5 in their National League win over Waterford.
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