Fiona Hayes made 24 appearances for Ireland, her first cap came in 2013 on the 6 Nations Grand Slam winning side that also defeated New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup.
Fiona has been involved with coaching the Dolphin J2’s and U 20’s over the past 3 years. In 2018-19 she was combining the Munster U 18 women, UCC Women and Dolphin J2 sides.
Last year in a newspaper article she said :
“I coached Dolphin’s Men’s J2 team last season and enjoyed it having been unsure how I’d get on coaching lads but it was brilliant and I loved every minute.”
She is currently Head coach of UL Bohemians Womens Team and in May 2020 was presented the Energia Women’s AIL Coach of the Year.
She was also a successful soccer player, captaining the UL side that won the WSCAI Intervarsities cup and won the WFAI Intermediate Cup with Douglas Hall.
She has been nominated for the Irish Women’s Team of the Decade, if you would like to vote, the details are below