Demi Hayes

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

Demi Hayes
Date of birth (1998-05-25) May 25, 1998
Place of birthMount Isa, Qld, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2016-Present  Australia

Career

Hayes 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] Full details.

She also plays touch rugby.

Personal life

Her partner Simon Kennewell has also played rugby sevens for Australia.[5]

References
  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. "HAYES Demi". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.


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