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FEATURE
INTERVIEW
By DARAGH SMALL
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abha Rutledge went from
the forwards to the backs
and No 30 to No 2 in the
space of 12 months as she
helped Dublin to All-Ireland glory.
It was a remarkable
transformation in a brilliant year
for the Kilmacud Crokes sensation,
who soon became a lynchpin of
the Dublin defence.
Rutledge had won her first
TG4 All-Ireland senior medal
before she played a single
minute of championship football,
quite the wait considering she
made her Dublin debut against
Monaghan way back in the
2015 National League.
She also won a Lidl NFL Division
1 title last year but claiming
a Brendan Martin Cup after
contributing at Croke Park was her
dream all along.
"I was playing as a wing-forward
all the way and I wasn't getting a
Who is
Rutledge?
Éabha
