Yesterday saw the final appearance of Grace Davitt in an Ulster shirt as she announced her retirement from Provincial rugby at the end of this season’s Inter Provincial series.
Grace has been the cornerstone of Ulster Women’s Rugby for the last five years, advising and encouraging Ulster players such as Ashleigh Baxter, Nikki Caughey and Stacey Lee Kennedy in their progression through to the international arena.
A true warrior, Grace has been playing through the pain barrier the last three seasons. Her injuries were so serious in 2012 that I thought it was the end of her career. However, typical of Grace, she came back with a bang, playing in all five of Ireland’s historic Grand Slam matches in 2013 and all of Ireland’s games in their highly successful WRWC 2014 campaign, scoring a brilliant individual try in the semi-final against France.
On top of this she also led her beloved Cooke to promotion back into AIL 1 last . . .
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