Rachel Ruddy is a senior Dublin ladies' footballer. She was a member of the Dublin teams that won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship in

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. In 2017 she received her second All Star award. Ruddy has also played for the Dublin senior camogie team.

Early years, family and education

Ruddy is the daughter of Vivian Ruddy, a former

Ballyboden Wanderers Wanderers (Irish: ''Fánaithe Bhaile Baodáin'') are a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballyboden, Dublin, Ireland. Background Ballyboden Wanderers G.A.A. Club was founded in 1910. They played their first match against Clanna Gael ...

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er who originally came from

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. Her sister, Ciara Ruddy, has also played for the

Dublin senior ladies' football team The Dublin county ladies' football team represents Dublin GAA in ladies' Gaelic football. The team competes in inter-county competitions such as the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, the Leinster Senior Ladies' Football Champion ...

. Ruddy graduated in physiotherapy from

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Playing career

Clubs

;Ballyboden St Enda's Ruddy has won senior

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and

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camogie championships with Ballyboden St Enda's. Between 2010 and 2014 she helped the club complete a five in a row of Dublin titles. Her team mates at Ballyboden included Emer Lucey, Ciara Lucey and her sister, Ciara Ruddy. Ruddy was also a member of the Ballyboden team that won the 2010 Dublin Ladies' Senior Football Championship. She also played for Ballyboden in the 2017 Dublin final. ;Dublin University GAA While attending

, Ruddy played camogie for Dublin University GAA. ;Singapore Gaelic Lions While working as a physiotherapist in

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, Ruddy played for

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Inter-county

Ladies' Gaelic football

Ruddy made her senior inter-county debut for

in 2010 against

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. She was a member of the Dublin team that won the

2010 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final featured and . This was Dublin's fourth final and Tyrone's first. On the three previous occasions Dublin had reached the final in 2003, 2004 and 2009, they had finished as runners ...

. In 2010 she also won her first All Star. She also played in the 2014 final against Cork but missed the

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and 2016 finals because of a back injury. She was subsequently a member of the Dublin teams that won the

, and

All-Ireland finals. In 2017 Ruddy won her second All Star.

Camogie

Ruddy has also played for the Dublin senior camogie team. In 2008 she was nominated for an All-Star.

Personal life

Ruddy works as a physiotherapist at

Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin (CHI at Crumlin; ga, Sláinte Leanaí Éireann ag Cromghlinn) in Drimnagh, Dublin is Ireland's largest paediatric hospital. CHI at Crumlin is so called because it is located ''at'' Crumlin. However it is ...

. It is a tradition that All-Ireland champions visit this hospital after the final. In September 2019 Ruddy hosted her

team mates during their visit. On 19 October 2019 Ruddy married Seamus Conboy in Ravello, Italy.

Honours

Ladies' Gaelic football

;

* All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship **''Winners'':

: 3 **''Runner up'':

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1 ; Ballyboden St Enda's * Dublin Ladies' Senior Football Championship **''Winners'': 2010: **''Runner up'': 2017 ;Individual * All Stars **''Winner'': 2010, 2017 : 2

Camogie

; Ballyboden St Enda's *Leinster Senior Club Camogie Championship **''Winners'': 2008 *Dublin Senior Club Camogie Championships **''Winners'': 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruddy, Rachel 1988 births Living people Dublin camogie players Dublin inter-county ladies' footballers Ballyboden St Enda's Gaelic footballers Ballyboden St Enda's camogie players Dual camogie–football players Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish physiotherapists