Ballina R.F.C.

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{{Infobox rugby team

| teamname = Ballina RFC

| image = File:Ballina_RFC_badge.jpg

| fullname = Ballina Rugby Football Club

| union = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} IRFU

| branch = Connacht

| nickname =

| founded = {{start date and age|1928}}

| location = Ballina

| region = County Mayo

| ground = Heffernan Park

| capacity = 1,000

| president = Ed Gunning

| chairman = Alan Rowe

| coach = Brian McClearn

| captain = Gary Kavanagh

| league = Connacht J1A

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| url = https://www.ballinarfc.com/

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Ballina R.F.C. is a rugby union club in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Connacht Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union and plays in the Connacht J1A League since being relegated from the All-Ireland League at the end of the 2023-24 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2024/04/06/energia-all-ireland-league-mens-divisions-play-off-details-ups-downs/|title=All-Ireland League Men's Divisions – Play-Off Details, Ups & Downs|website=irishrugby.ie|date=6 April 2024|accessdate=27 March 2025}}

The name of Heffernan Park, where the club plays its games, is taken from the grandfather of Dave Heffernan.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/connacht-rugby/gaelic-was-my-first-sport-and-david-brady-my-hero-dave-heffernan-hopes-mayo-gaa-roots-can-inspire-connacht/a1912371304.html|title='Gaelic was my first sport and David Brady my hero' – Dave Heffernan hopes Mayo GAA roots can inspire Connacht|work=Irish Independent|first=David|last=Kelly|date=27 December 2024|quote=The great Ivan Heffernan Snr's name is so embedded in Ballina RFC lore that they named their pitch after him.}}