Demi Hayes
| Date of birth | May 25, 1998 | ||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Mount Isa, Qld, Australia | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||
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Demi Hayes (born 25 May 1998) is an Australian rugby sevens player.
Career
[edit]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]
Following issues with injury, she returned to the Australian Sevens team for the 2024-25 SVNS series. [10]
In December 2024, she was one of a number of Australia Sevens players who committed their intentions to play Super Rugby Women's in 2025 with Hayes committing to the ACT Brumbies.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Her partner Simon Kennewell has also played rugby sevens for Australia.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Demi Hayes | Rugby sevens star on her bush upbringing – PlayersVoice". Sports Stories. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan. "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (31 July 2022). "Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Australia women win Sevens World Cup". Rugby World. 11 September 2022.
- ^ "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". Rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022.
- ^ Morton, Finn (2 December 2024). "Australia's Dubai Sevens ratings: Maddison Levi's near-perfect weekend". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (12 December 2024). "Sevens stars link up with Super Rugby Women's clubs for Wallaroos World Cup push". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "HAYES Demi". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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