Grace Davitt
{{short description|Irish female rugby union player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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Grace Davitt (born 25 December 1982) is an Irish female rugby union player and coach. She was in {{nwrut|Ireland}}'s 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad in France.{{cite web|url=http://www.rwcwomens.com/home/news/newsid=2071180.html#ireland+women+seek+another+level |title=Ireland women to seek "another level" |author=IRB.com |date=1 May 2014 |accessdate=21 September 2014 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911001812/http://www.rwcwomens.com/home/news/newsid%3D2071180.html |archivedate=11 September 2014 |df= }} She also played in two previous World Cup's in 2006 and 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.ulsterrugby.com/News/LatestNews/TabId/149/ArtMID/793/ArticleID/1629/Davitt-ready-to-%E2%80%98Grace%E2%80%99-third-World-Cup.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140921102715/http://www.ulsterrugby.com/News/LatestNews/TabId/149/ArtMID/793/ArticleID/1629/Davitt-ready-to-%E2%80%98Grace%E2%80%99-third-World-Cup.aspx |url-status = dead|archive-date=21 September 2014 |title=Davitt ready to ‘Grace’ third World Cup |author=Ulster Rugby.com |date=18 July 2014 |accessdate=21 September 2014 }} Davitt was a member of the 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship team.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/regionals/droghedaindependent/news/rugby-star-grace-honoured-29710447.html |title=Rugby star Grace honoured |author=Independent.ie |date=30 October 2013 |accessdate=21 September 2014}} She played for Ulster and Leinster, and has coached at Cooke RFC, Malone RFC and Queen's University RFC in the women's All-Ireland League.[https://www.irishrugby.ie/2023/07/18/dane-davitt-and-davis-join-new-ulster-womens-coaching-team/ "Dane, Davitt And Davis Join New Ulster Women’s Coaching Team"], Irish Rugby, 18 July 2023 She was appointed backs coach of Ulster Women in July 2023.Jonathan Bradley, [https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/ulster-rugby/im-excited-by-potential-of-ulster-womens-side-says-provinces-new-coach-murray-houston/a1999172414.html "I’m excited by potential of Ulster Women’s side, says province’s new coach Murray Houston"], Belfast Telegraph, 18 July 2023
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Category:Irish female rugby union players
Category:Ireland women's international rugby union players
Category:Ulster Rugby women's players