The is great delight in Heffernan Park today as news spreads that our own Clara Barrett has been named in the Irish senior squad for the upcoming World Rugby WXV3 Tournament in Dubai.
This is a huge achievement for Clara and we're so very proud of her. She has represented Ballina RFC with great style, skill and dedication over the years and her call-up is richly deserved.
The senior squad is made up of 17 forwards and 13 backs with 15 players from the Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Champions Leinster. The remainder of the squad is made up of 3 from Munster, 3 from Ulster, 5 from Connacht and 4 UK club based players.

Clara, Ruth Campbell, Megan Collis, Eimear Corri, Sarah Delaney and Katie Whelan are all coming into their first senior squad and have the opportunity alongside Fiona Tuite to earn their first international cap in Dubai. Unfortunately, Deirbhile Nic a Bháird was unavailable for selection due to a knock picked up in a training game at the weekend.

Commenting on the announcement, Head Coach Scott Bemand said: “Since joining the program a month ago, there has been a significant amount of work gone in to enabling this group of players to perform on the world stage.

The playing group has been brilliant, embracing a new culture and training identity that will lay the foundations for future success. We know what we’re going after and I’m excited to see them bring it to life in WXV.”

The squad will depart for Dubai on October 6th ahead of their first game on the 13th versus Kazakhstan. All matches will be streamed free on World Rugby’s RugbyPass platform.