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Demi Hayes

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Demi Hayes
Date of birth (1998-05-25) May 25, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birthMount Isa, Qld, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2016-Present  Australia
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cape Town Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Demi Hayes (born 25 May 1998) is an Australian rugby sevens player.

Career

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Hayes also plays touch rugby. She competed at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games and won gold.[1] She made her debut for Australia at the 2016 Canada Women's Sevens against Brazil.[2]

Hayes was named in the Australian squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals.[4]

Hayes won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5][6][7] She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[8][9]

Personal life

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Her partner Simon Kennewell has also played rugby sevens for Australia.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Demi Hayes | Rugby sevens star on her bush upbringing – PlayersVoice". Sports Stories. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ Guinness, Rupert (28 July 2021). "THE GOLDEN THREADS: The Journey of Demi Hayes to an Olympic Debut". www.rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ Williamson, Nathan (2 July 2021). "Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads". RUGBY.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. ^ Williamson, Nathan. "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ Williamson, Nathan (31 July 2022). "Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Australia women win Sevens World Cup". Rugby World. 11 September 2022.
  9. ^ "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". Rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022.
  10. ^ "HAYES Demi". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.