Aoibheann Reilly (born 1 November 2000) is an Irish rugby union player. She represents Ireland at 15-a-side and Sevens rugby as a scrum-half.
| Date of birth | 1 November 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Ballinasloe, County Galway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ardscoil Mhuire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Colm Reilly (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Reilly began playing rugby for the Ballinasloe U12 Community Games team. She has been a long time teammate and friend of Beibhinn Parsons having attended primary and secondary school together before going on to play rugby for Ireland together.[1] Her brother Colm Reilly is a scrum-half for Connacht Rugby. Her father Stephen Reilly is a former principal of Garbally College.[2]
Career
Reilly played domestically for Connacht before impressing for Blackrock College RFC in the All Ireland League.[3][4] She was named in the starting XV for Ireland for the first time in March 2022 in the Women's Six Nations Championship test match against Wales.[5] She was named as part of the Ireland team for the Rugby Sevens World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[6]
Personal life
She is a qualified sports scientist.[7]