Chloe Pearse
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| clubs2 = Munster
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| birth_place = Limerick, Ireland
| amatteam1 = St Mary's RFC
| amatteam2 = Shannon RFC
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| position = Flanker/Prop
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Chloe Pearse (born 3 March 1994) is an Irish rugby player from Limerick. She plays for UL Bohemians, Munster Rugby and the Ireland women's national rugby union team.
Club career
Pearse started rugby as 13-year-old at St Mary's RFC in Limerick. Her first senior club was Shannon RFC and she moved to All-Ireland League side UL Bohemians to fulfill her ambition of lining out for Munster Rugby and she was their co-captain in 2020.[https://www.munsterrugby.ie/domestic_news/chloe-pearse-interview-its-a-great-setup-we-have/]
Pearse, whose position has varied from back-row to prop forward, was the top try scorer in the 2019–2020 All-Ireland League, scoring 15 tries in 12 games.{{Cite web|date=2020-04-15|title=Scoring Charts: Energia Women's All-Ireland League 2019/20|url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2020/04/15/scoring-charts-energia-womens-all-ireland-league-2019-20/|access-date=2021-09-17|website=Irish Rugby|language=en-US}}
In 2021 she was a key figure in Munster winner their first interprovincial title since 2017, scoring three tries versus Ulster and two more in the final against Leinster.{{Cite web|last=Mervyn|first=Dave|date=2021-08-28|title=Hat-trick for Chloe Pearse as Munster rout Ulster, Leinster squeeze out Connacht|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-40368677.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=Irish Examiner|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-09-11|title=Pearse on the Double As Munster Regain Interpro Crown|url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2021/09/11/pearse-on-the-double-as-munster-regain-interpro-crown/|access-date=2021-09-17|website=Irish Rugby|language=en-US}}
International career
Pearse made her debut for the Ireland women's national rugby union team, against England, in an Autumn international in 2016 when she replaced the injured Claire Molloy after just 45 minutes.{{Cite web|last=McMurtry|first=John|date=2016-11-14|title=Autumn International. Ireland 10 England 12|url=https://www.thefrontrowunion.com/2016/11/women-ireland-10-england-12/|access-date=2021-09-17|website=The Front Row Union|language=en-GB}} She also played against Canada in that series.
She has been selected to the Ireland XV squad for the Women's Six Nations Championship in 2018, 2020 and 2021 but has not yet made her Six Nations debut.
Pearse lined out for Munster against the first women's Barbarians side in 2017.{{Cite web|date=2017-10-09|title=Barbarians women's team to make historic debut in Ireland in November|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/09/barbarians-first-womens-team-debut-ireland|access-date=2021-05-05|website=The Guardian|language=en}}
Personal life
Pearse has a Sports and Exercise degree from the University of Limerick where she also qualified with a Masters in Business Management. She works as a business development representative for Uber.
Honours
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References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/women/chloe-pearse/|website=irishrugby.ie|title=irishrugby.ie|access-date=2021-09-17}}
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