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Anna Caplice
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Anna is a former international Irish rugby player and continues to play club rugby at present in La Rochelle, France. Her club career has brought her around the world having played in Australia, Argentina, Austria, Spain, Japan, and the UK where she won a Premiership with Richmond FC in 2015.
A graduate of Applied Languages, Anna contributes to many rugby media outlets through commentary, punditry, podcasting and writing. Anna's contributions to RugbyPass focus mostly around women's rugby in Ireland but extend much further into the development of the women's game across the globe.
16 Articles
Latest
41 days ago
WXV: ‘Every minute contributes to the betterment of each player'
51 days ago Ireland Women
It’s hard to describe what a victory like this means for Irish people
56 days ago Ireland Women
Sometimes it takes the women’s game to bring rugby culture to the fore
63 days ago Internationals Womens
'One of the most comprehensive wins and performances that I have seen'
Opinion
The beginning of an important year for Ireland - column
With Ireland’s first Test game of the new season on the horizon, there has been plenty going on behind the scenes in the form of…
Anna Caplice
11 Sep 2024, 11:07
Opinion
Key ingredients for Ireland in their Rugby World Cup 2025 journey
The journey begins now and it's a massive task for this young squad. However, there are a few key ingredients that I believe will …
Anna Caplice
01 May 2024, 10:28
Opinion
'There is a point to it - and that is progress, we can all contribute to this'
As an Irish supporter, this tournament has been mostly enjoyable for a few reasons. For example the performances from some of the …
Anna Caplice
25 Apr 2024, 5:25
Opinion
Will it be Murder on the Dancefloor or will Ireland burn this Goddamn house right down
If you had told me before the tournament had started that coming into preparation week for Twickenham that Ireland would be placed…
Anna Caplice
18 Apr 2024, 4:22
Opinion
Welcome back Clíodhna Moloney, Ireland has missed you
DING DING! Round three! Thank you to the participants of the European Champions Cup who provided us with some pleasant entertainme…
Anna Caplice
12 Apr 2024, 8:41
Opinion
Six Nations round one: 'As enjoyable as the event itself was, rugby was the real spectacle'
Wow! What a fantastic opening round of rugby to kick off this year’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations. While wins in Le Mans and P…
Anna Caplice
27 Mar 2024, 18:20
Opinion
Six Nations column: 'Le Mans welcomes an Irish team who are on a mission to put many things right'
Finally, it’s here! Thanks to our friends over in the men’s rugby department for providing a wonderful curtain raiser for this…
Anna Caplice
22 Mar 2024, 7:09
Opinion
Anna Caplice: 'To see Edel McMahon and Sam Monaghan lift the trophy, that's huge for Ireland'
Lifting a bit of silverware, that's not really possible outside of the Six Nations and World Cups because any of the other tests a…
Anna Caplice
02 Nov 2023, 5:29
Opinion
Anna Caplice: 'It will be hugely psychological for Ireland to win this weekend'
It was another really successful weekend for Ireland in terms of scoreline. Last week I was hoping that they'd play a lot of heads…
Anna Caplice
26 Oct 2023, 10:39
Opinion
Anna Caplice: 'This tournament has been created to close those gaps'
WXV is in its infancy, this is the first year of it. This tournament has been created to close those gaps. These big scorelines ma…
Anna Caplice
18 Oct 2023, 11:44
Opinion
Anna Caplice: 'We’re at the beginning of another new era, but it has to be right this time'
WXV3 is probably one of the most exciting groups because while the teams may be some of the least well-known teams at the moment, …
Anna Caplice
13 Oct 2023, 4:52
