When Ireland fell agonisingly short of a place in the Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals back in September, Béibhinn Parsons needed a break.
“I booked a one-way ticket to Bali and I stayed there as long as I could,” the Ireland wing told RTÉ Sport this week, ahead of the upcoming Guinness Women’s Six Nations.
Along with a couple of her Ireland team-mates, the 24-year-old did her best to completely switch off from rugby, admittedly not a hard thing to do in that part of the world.
The one-way ticket did eventually have a return trip home for her graduation from DCU, but the few weeks away allowed Parsons to completely decompress after a year of major highs and crushing lows.
Even being away with…