Demi Hayes

Demi Hayes has been in the Rugby 7s system since she was a teenager after growing up as a touch footballer.

Born in the mining town of Mount Isa, Hayes grew up in the Darling Downs in Queensland’s south; firstly, at the family property near the town of Glenmorgan, then Warwick where she went to boarding school and Toowoomba.

She then moved to Sydney in 2015 to join the Australian Youth Sevens squad after being introduced to the game by teammate Charlotte Caslick.

Hayes made her 7s debut against Brazil in 2016 and watched on as the team won a gold medal in Rio.

She was later selected for the 2020 Tokyo Games, making her Olympics debut.

Hayes unfortunately ruptured her ACL in Cape Town of the 2023/2024 SVNS season and missed a possible second Olympics campaign.

She returned to the field in Dubai, 2024 with an eye on a big year in 2025.

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FAST SEVEN WITH DEMI HAYES

What's your nickname?

I haven't got one!

Your favourite Rugby 7s moment?

The triple crown and beating New Zealand in Comm Games 2022

Who is your hero or idol and why?

My family and teammates

Favourite sport or sports team outside of Rugby?

Campdrafting

Your go-to pump up song on Game Day?

I haven't really got a specific one

Favourite place to play on the Sevens circuit?

Cape Town, South Africa

Which player would you not want to be stuck on a deserted island with?

Maddi Levi

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BY THE NUMBERS

• Tournaments: 27
• Matches: 130
• Tries: 38
• Points: 190