30 Facts About Sarah Rowe

Sarah Linda Rowe was born on 25 July 1995 and is a triple code sportswoman.

Sarah Rowe currently plays association football for Central Coast Mariners and women's Australian rules football for Collingwood in the AFLW.

Sarah Rowe is a former Republic of Ireland women's association football international.

At club level, Sarah Rowe has played association football for Castlebar Celtic, Raheny United, Shelbourne, Bohemians in the Women's National League and for Melbourne Victory in the A-League Women.

Sarah Rowe was a member of the Republic of Ireland U19 team that won their group at the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and qualified for the semi-finals.

Sarah Rowe is the daughter of Alan and Grainne Rowe.

Sarah Rowe's grandfather, Paddy Jordan, was a member of the Mayo squad that won the 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

Sarah Rowe was educated at The Quay National School and St Mary's Secondary School.

Sarah Rowe began playing association football aged seven and Gaelic football aged eight.

Between 2013 and 2018 Sarah Rowe attended Dublin City University on a sports scholarship and trained to be a PE and Biology teacher.

In 2010 Sarah Rowe was a member of the St Mary's Secondary School team that won the FAI Under-16 Schoolsgirls Cup.

Sarah Rowe was a member of the Celtic team that played in three cup finals, the 2013 and 2014 WNL Cup finals and the 2013 FAI Women's Cup final.

In 2014 Sarah Rowe was a member of the Ballina Town team that won the WFAI Intermediate Cup.

Sarah Rowe played in the 2015 FAI Women's Cup final but again finished as a runner up.

In January 2023, Sarah Rowe signed with A-League Women club Melbourne Victory, initially on a three-week injury replacement contract for in place of Melina Ayres.

In February 2023, Sarah Rowe returned to her homeland and signed for Bohemians, in the hope of impressing and being selected by Vera Pauw for the national team.

In December 2024, Sarah Rowe returned to the A-League Women, signing with Central Coast Mariners until the end of the season.

Sarah Rowe represented the Republic of Ireland at under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels.

Together with Megan Connolly, Savannah McCarthy, Clare Shine and Katie McCabe, Sarah Rowe was a member of the Republic of Ireland U19 team that won their group at the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and qualified for the semi-finals.

On 4 March 2015, Sarah Rowe made her senior debut for the Republic of Ireland at the 2015 Istria Cup.

Sarah Rowe was a member of the Ireland squad at the 2015 Summer Universiade.

At club level, Sarah Rowe has played for Kilmoremoy and DCU GAA.

Sarah Rowe has played in two O'Connor Cup finals for DCU, both against the University of Limerick.

Sarah Rowe played for Mayo at under-12, under-14, under-16, under-18 and under-21 levels before making her senior debut in 2012, aged 16, against Galway.

Sarah Rowe has played for Mayo in three Ladies' National Football League finals, losing in 2013 and 2016 to Cork and in 2018 to Dublin.

Sarah Rowe played for Mayo in the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final, losing again to Dublin.

Sarah Rowe signed a contract to play for Collingwood in 2020, though declined a two-season contract so to ensure she could remain available to play for Mayo.

Sarah Rowe improved her output in most statistical areas and was part of the Magpies team that was narrowly eliminated by North Melbourne in the finals series, shortly before the rest of the season was cancelled outright due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sarah Rowe re-signed with Collingwood again for the 2021 season.

From 2018 until 2019, Sarah Rowe was in a relationship with Sean O'Brien, the retired Ireland rugby union international.