Niamh Briggs (born 30 September 1984) is a former Ireland women's rugby union international.
Briggs is also an Ireland women's rugby sevens international and has also played senior ladies' Gaelic football for Waterford.
[1][2][3][4][5] In her youth Briggs played field hockey and Gaelic football as well as entering athletics competitions.
She completed her secondary level education at St Augustine's College, Dungarvan and sat for her Leaving Cert in 2003.
[9] On 9 July 2009 Briggs scored 2–3, including a 30-metre point, as she helped Waterford defeat Clare 2–14 to 2–10 as they won the Munster Intermediate Championship final.
Waterford played a Donegal team that included Briggs' Ireland women's rugby union international teammate, Nora Stapleton.
[14][15][16][17][18] Briggs first began playing women's rugby union while attending Waterford Institute of Technology.
[12][25] During the 2009 Women's Six Nations Championship, Briggs was a member first Ireland team to defeat France.
[26] In 2013 Briggs was a prominent member of the Ireland team that won their first ever Six Nations, Grand Slam and Triple Crown titles.
[27][19][18][28][29][30] Briggs was subsequently named the Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland Women's Player of the Year for 2013.
[19][31] At the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup she was a member of the first Ireland team to defeat New Zealand.
She scored two conversions and a penalty and set up a try for Alison Miller as Ireland won 17–14 [19][32][33][34] She was named to the tournament Dream Team.