ST KILDA will have two representatives in the Virgin Australian International Rules Test to be played at Croke Park in Dublin on November 21.
Saints skipper Nick Riewoldt will play in his third International Rules series, while Leigh Montagna will take part in his fourth.
Riewoldt, who is currently on leave in Texas with his wife Catherine’s family, will meet up with the team in New York in the second week of November for a training camp and a practice match against a US representative GAA team, before arriving in Dublin before the one-off Test.
Both Montagna and Riewoldt played in last year’s victory at Domain Stadium in Perth, with 14 players selected for the second straight year.
Clarkson said the squad represented the best collection of talent the competition could muster for the challenge of playing a different game with a round ball, and winning on foreign soil against an Irish side that would be smarting from last year's result.
Nick Riewoldt with teammates Steve Johnson, Joel Selwood, Jarrad McVeigh and Jobe Watson in 2014.
"The 2014 Test match in Perth was a great highlight, as we brought together the leading players from across our competition in the one side," Clarkson said.
"We were able to combine well in a short period and give a great account of ourselves, to win the match, but the challenge will be more difficult again to now go to Ireland and win in front of a capacity crowd at Croke Park.
"The playing line-up speaks for itself with the reputations they have established in our game, and we know what to expect in the speed and the skills required to succeed with a round ball under different rules.
"On a personal note, it's a great opportunity again to work with the very best coaches in the game in Chris Scott and Ross Lyon and to be able to spend time with the very best players from across the AFL," he said.
To be selected for the International Rules Series, you must have been named an All-Australian team at least once in your career.
Riewoldt is a five-time All-Australian, while Montagna was All-Australian in 2009 and 2010.
The 2015 Virgin Australia International Rules squad is: Eddie Betts (Adelaide Crows), Grant Birchall (Hawthorn), Luke Bruest (Hawthorn), Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong Cats), Dustin Fletcher (Essendon), Andrew Gaff (West Coast), Brendon Goddard (Essendon), Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide), Dyson Heppell (Essendon), Luke Hodge (Hawthorn), Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn), Leigh Montagna (St Kilda), David Mundy (Fremantle), Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs), Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda), Tom Rockliff (Brisbane Lions), Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn), Nick Smith (Sydney Swans), Jake Stringer (Western Bulldogs), Harry Taylor (Geelong Cats), Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide), Easton Wood (Western Bulldogs).