Róisín Upton

Róisín Upton (born 1 April 1994) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Upton was also a member of the Connecticut Huskies teams that won the 2013 and 2014 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championships.

Róisín Upton

Personal information
Born	(1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 31) [1] Limerick, Ireland
Height	5 ft (152 cm) five
Playing position	Midfielder/Defender
Youth career
Years	Team
2007 - 2012	Crescent College[2]
2012–2015	Connecticut Huskies
2016–2018	Cork Harlequins
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2016–	Ireland	137	(29)
Medal record FIH World Cup 2018 London FIH Nations Cup 2023–24 Terrassa 2024–25 Santiago

Early years and education

Upton is the daughter of Dermot and Pauline Upton^[3] and is originally from Janesboro on the south side of the city.^[4] She has two older brothers, Diarmaid and Sean, both of whom have played rugby union for Munster at schoolboy level and have played for Young Munster in the All-Ireland League.^[4][5] Upton attended An Mhodh Scoil and Crescent College before studying at the University of Connecticut where she gained a BA in Psychology. In 2019 she completed her two years Masters in Primary education in Mary Immaculate College Limerick.^[2][6][7] As well as playing field hockey in her youth, Upton also played ladies' Gaelic football for Mungret St. Pauls ^[4][5][8] and women's association football for Janesboro.^[9]

Domestic teams

Early years

Upton started playing field hockey at Crescent College and then subsequently with Catholic Institute. She helped Crescent College win two Munster Schools Junior Cup and two Senior Cup titles. She also captained the Crescent College team. She helped Catholic Institute challenge for Munster club honours.^[5][10][11]

Munster and Ireland youth player of the year in 2011

Connecticut Huskies

Between 2012 and 2016 Upton attended the University of Connecticut.^[2] During this time she was a prominent member of the Connecticut Huskies teams that won the 2013^[12][13][14] and 2014 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championships.^[15][16] Upton captained the team during the 2014 season and in 2014 and 2015 was nominated for the Honda Sports Award.^{[5][10][11][17][18]} Upton also helped the team win four consecutive Big East Conference Field Hockey Tournaments between 2012 and 2015.^[19] During her time with the Connecticut Huskies, Upton also worked as a member of the teams coaching staff.^[2][20]

Cork Harlequins

In November 2016 Upton began playing for Cork Harlequins in the Women's Irish Hockey League.^[17][20][21] Her teammates at Harlequins include Yvonne O'Byrne.^[22] Upton, along with O'Byrne and Naomi Carroll, played for Harlequins in the 2017 Irish Senior Cup final, losing 1–0 to UCD.^[23][24] In 2017–18 she helped Harlequins finish as runners up in both the Women's Irish Hockey League and the EY Champions Trophy.^[25][26][27]

Catholic Institute

In 2018 Upton re-joined Catholic Institute as they became founder members of the Women's Irish Hockey League Division 2.^{[28][29][30][31]}