Irish rugby star, Amee Leigh Murphy Crowe has been appointed Opel Brand Ambassador and presented with a new Opel Mokka as she and her team-mates prepare for September’s European Qualifier for the delayed Rugby World Cup 2021, writes Trish Whelan.
Opel sponsor Irish Rugby and are the official car partner to the IRFU.
Emma Toner, Opel Ireland Marketing Director said Amee ‘is the perfect Opel ambassador and a strong role model for Irish women’.
An Irish rugby sevens and rugby union player from Tipperary, winger Amee Leigh started her rugby career aged 15 in her local club Clanwilliam. She was selected for the Munster Senior 15s side aged 18, was quickly identified as a talent and invited to play with the Ireland Women’s Sevens.
She was the first northern-hemisphere player to win the top try scorer on the 2018 / 2019 World Sevens Series circuit scoring 35 tries for Ireland and was named in the tournament’s Dream Team.
To date, Amee Leigh has made 131 appearances for Ireland sevens, scoring 98 tries. She also plays club rugby for Railway Union. Called up to the Ireland 15s team, for the 2021 Women’s Six Nations Championship Amee Leigh’s strong performance against Italy helped Ireland to finish third overall. She said: “The minute I set eyes on the Opel Mokka I fell in love. The bold and stylish touch it has is amazing.”
Emma Toner, Opel Ireland Marketing Director said Amee ‘is the perfect Opel ambassador and a strong role model for Irish women’.
An Irish rugby sevens and rugby union player from Tipperary, winger Amee Leigh started her rugby career aged 15 in her local club Clanwilliam. She was selected for the Munster Senior 15s side aged 18, was quickly identified as a talent and invited to play with the Ireland Women’s Sevens.
She was the first northern-hemisphere player to win the top try scorer on the 2018 / 2019 World Sevens Series circuit scoring 35 tries for Ireland and was named in the tournament’s Dream Team.
To date, Amee Leigh has made 131 appearances for Ireland sevens, scoring 98 tries. She also plays club rugby for Railway Union. Called up to the Ireland 15s team, for the 2021 Women’s Six Nations Championship Amee Leigh’s strong performance against Italy helped Ireland to finish third overall. She said: “The minute I set eyes on the Opel Mokka I fell in love. The bold and stylish touch it has is amazing.”
