Irish Rugby confirm Vikki Wall contract with seven's programme

The IRFU’s head of women’s development and pathways, Gillian McDarby, has spoken about the lengths the union is going to attract more players from a GAA background but they have been circling around all Irish sporting waters for some time now.

SEVENS CONTRAC: Irish Rugby have confirmed that Vikki Wall is now a contracted seven's programme player. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Sevens rugby, like so many of our Olympic sports, operates at a distance. Most Irish sports fans have never seen Kellie Harrington fight in the flesh, or Paul O’Donovan glide over water. How much can we really understand about what they do if that is the case?

Vikki Wall made her name performing on the field for Meath in front of thousands of spectators but she existed at a remove when accepting a two-year AFL deal with North Melbourne and now she has thrown her lot in with the IRFU.