Paula Fitzpatrick
| Date of birth | 12 August 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paula Fitzpatrick (born 12 August 1985) is an Irish rugby union player. She was a member of the Irish squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2] She took on the blindside Flanker role in their historical defeat of the Black Ferns.[3]
Fitzpatrick initially played as Hooker before transitioning into her current Loose forward position.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Preview: 2017 Women's Interprovincial Series". www.leinsterrugby.ie. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ IRB.com (1 May 2014). "Ireland women to seek "another level"". Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ RTE.ie (5 August 2014). "Fitzpatrick to start at blindside for Ireland". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Maeve Clarke, stmaryscollegerfc.com. "Paula Fitzpatrick and Orla Fitzsimons". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.