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A Wexford athlete has been crowned Sportswoman of the Year at a recent awards ceremony... Wexford’s Aoife Wafer has been named Sportswoman of the Year at the 2025 Goss.ie Women of the Year Awards, held in Dublin at the weekend. The Ballygarret woman enjoyed a phenomenal year on the rugby pitch, starring for both Leinster …
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France flanker Axelle Berthoumieu has been cited for biting an Ireland player in the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinals... The French player allegedly bit Wexford and Irish rugby star, Aoife Wafer, in the quarter-final stages of the competition on Sunday. France won the quarter-final game 18-13 on Sunday in Exeter, but the main talking point …
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Ireland’s Aoife Wafer has made history by becoming the first Irish woman to be named the Guinness Women’s Six Nations Player of the Championship, capping off a phenomenal campaign with the green jersey.... The dynamic back-row earned an impressive 41% of the public vote, narrowly edging out France’s Manaé Feleu to clinch the prestigious accolade. …
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Three Wexford natives have been nominated for national sporting awards... The 2024 Her Sport Awards, presented by Lidl, will take place on Saturday, 25th January 2025, at UCD Astra Hall. It continues a proud tradition of celebrating the incredible achievements of Irish sportswomen and the volunteers who make sport possible. Three Wexford women have been …
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A Wexford, Ireland - and now International Women's rugby star, has been handed a new ambassadorial role... Irish Rugby star, Aoife Wafer, recently crowned Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland Women’s 15s Player of the Year 2024 and named in the World Dream Team at the 2024 World Rugby Awards, has been appointed an Opel brand …
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It's always great to receive an individual award like this... Wexford native, Aoife Wafer, has been named Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland Women’s Player of The Year. The Wexford native was part of the immense Ireland Women's team that secured qualification for both the WXV1 and 2025 Rugby World Cup after a dramatic final-round game …
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Wexford's Aoife Wafer has taken the rugby world at storm... The Ballygarret Co Wexford native is a member of the Irish Women's ruby team. Following her efforts throughout the Women's Guinness 6 Nations Championship, 21-year-old Aoife Wafer has been nominated alongside three other sports women for the Player of the Championship. The other three nominees …
Wexford woman Aoife Wafer celebrated her birthday week with a lovely try versus the French in a bruising encounter in the Womens Six Nations first round match in a packed Stade Marie Marvingt, Le Mans last Saturday.... The Ballygarrett native had a storming performance from blindside flanker in a spirited display by the Irish girls, …
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Multiple Wexford people represented their province over the weekend... Leinster, who have multiple Wexford representatives on their Senior Women's team, won the Inter-Pros. Caoimhe Molloy, Natasja Behan, and Aoife Wafer who all played with Gorey Rugby Club were all part of the successful team. Alongside that, both Katie Whelan and Molly Boyne from Enniscorthy were …
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Guns Aoife Wafer of Ballygarrett and Natasja Behan of Kilanerin have been included in Ireland Women’s Six Nations Squad for the 2023 campaign.... The call ups will come as no surprise to those in the Wexford rugby community as the girl’s have shone in recent times for Clubs underage in Enniscorthy and Gorey and at …
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Young Ballygarrett native Aoife Wafer earned her first senior Ireland international women’s cap yesterday evening in Musgrave Park, Cork City... Her rise to the top has been nothing short of spectacular. Aoife played underage rugby for Enniscorthy Rugby football club only a matter of seasons ago. Impressing at club level, she graduated onto South East …
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