Ciara Griffin (born 10 January 1994) is an Irish rugby union player from Ballymacelligott, County Kerry.
Griffin's father Denis is a stalwart of Castleisland Rugby Club and, at her behest, set up its first girls' team when she was 14.
[1] She moved to Tralee RFC for senior competition and joined All Ireland League club UL Bohemians at the start of the 2016/17 when she helped the Limerick side lift the Women's AIL for the first time since 2013, defeating holders Old Belvedere in the final.
[6] Adam Griggs named her Irish captain in January 2018 when she was aged just 24, a role she held until her retirement in November 2021 .
[7] Griffin, known to her teammates as 'Junior', was the youngest of a family of four girls, from an area of Ireland (County Kerry) which is traditionally a gaelic football heartland.