Brittany Hogan (born 19 September 1998) is an Irish rugby player for Sale Sharks Women in Premiership Women's Rugby. She has represented the Ireland women's national rugby union team and the Ireland women's national rugby sevens team.
Club career Hogan began playing rugby in her local club, Ballynahinch RFC, at the age of 16.
She has been capped by Ulster at all age grades and was part of the Ulster team that won the first Ireland U18 Interprovincial Series in 2016.
She played one season with Cooke RFC and, when she moved to Dublin to study in 2018, joined All-Ireland League club Old Belvedere RFC.
She was named Ulster women's player of the year for the 2023–24 season in the 2024 Ulster Rugby Awards."2023-24 Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards | Winners", Ulster Rugby, 12 June 2024
She represented the Combined Irish Provinces in the 2023 Celtic Challenge,"Celtic Challenge: Ten Ulster players included in Greg McWilliams' Combined Provinces squad", BBC Sport, 23 January 2023 and the Wolfhounds in the 2023–24"Two Irish Squads Announced For Celtic Challenge", Ulster Rugby, 20 December 2023 and 2024–25 editions of the same competition."Clovers and Wolfhounds Squads named for 2024/25 Season", Celtic Challenge, retrieved 4 August 2025
International career Hogan got a professional contract with Irish Rugby Union's Sevens programme in August 2017 and made her debut in the World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai in 2018, scoring a try against New Zealand on her first day on the series.
She debuted for the Ireland women's VXs in October 2020, as a replacement against Italy, in the final game of the 2020 Women's Six Nations.
In the 2021 Women's Six Nations she was a replacement against Wales and England and got her first Test start in the third-place playoff against Italy which Ireland won 25–5. In the 2022 TikTok Women's Six Nations Championship she started at number 8 against both Wales and France. Brittany earned her 10th cap against Italy where Ireland won 29–08.
She was selected for the Ireland women's national rugby sevens team for the 2021–2022 season. She is a regular member of the World Series 7s squad and was a part of the history making team in Seville 2022, achieving 2nd place.
She was named in Ireland's XVs side for the 2025 Six Nations Championship in March. On 11 August, she made the Irish squad to the Rugby World Cup.
Hogan signed for Sale Sharks during the 2025-2026 Premiership Women's Rugby season.
She was nominated for Women's 15s Player of the Year at the 2026 Rugby Players Ireland awards."McCloskey And Moloney-MacDonald Take Top Honours At Rugby Players Ireland Awards", Irish Rugby, 20 May 2026
Personal life Hogan graduated Dublin City University with a First class honours in sports science and health in 2022. She is a qualified Level 1 and 2 coach in rugby and hockey. Hogan is a ‘Tackle Your Feelings’ Campaign Ambassador in collaboration with Rugby Players Ireland and a mental health advocate.
Before specializing in rugby Hogan played hockey with North Down Hockey club and her school, Down High School‘Sport changed my life, and it saved my life’ – Ireland’s Brittany Hogan leads by example, where she was also Head Girl. Hogan played ladies gaelic football for the RGU club and captained the Down U14 ladies gaelic football team.
References
External links Irish Rugby Profile