Jillian Hayes won six Super Leagues, three cups and four championships with Wildcats.

Internationally, she represented Ireland at U15, U17, U19 and senior level.

Jillian was named Irish Senior Player of the Year four times and Irish Junior player of the Year twice.

She was head coach of WIT Wildcats for three years and assistant coach to the Wildcats team that won the U20 Cup last year.

Jillian won an All-Ireland in 2018 as a head coach and was subsequently named Underage Coach of the Year in 2018.

She was appointed as assistant coach to the Irish senior women’s team in February 2019.

Have a listen to Jillian Hayes speaking to Catherine Power, where she discusses all of her achievements and more.

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