Higgins, whose family lived in Lucan before moving to Kilcock, started playing rugby in her local club Barnhall RFC in Leixlip which also produced Irish international Trevor Brennan.
She played in 23 of Ireland's 27 games in the 2017–2018 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and was among the nominees for its 'Rookie of the Year' award.
[2] She was also a key player when Ireland had their best ever placing (sixth) at the 2018 Rugby Sevens World Cup, scoring their only try in the fifth/sixth-place playoff against Spain.
[4] In 2019 she was a member of the Ireland team who finished fourth at the Sydney 7s, their highest placing in a World Sevens Series tournament.
[5] In 2017, before she had sat her Leaving Cert, she was named in Ireland's extended XV squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup but didn't make the final cut.