Davitt leaps at chance to beat old enemy

When your day job involves clambering up cranes and lots of heavy lifting, lining out against the "old enemy" in a World Cup semi-final is unlikely to shatter your nerves.

Despite standing at just 5ft 2in, Grace Davitt is no more fazed at the prospect of playing a strong England side in today’s highly anticipated clash at Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris than she is at the notion of working at height beside water amid high-voltage electricity lines.

“The docks are a dangerous place, with so many companies working in the same area, and I am the first girl to work there as a maintenance technician for Belfast Harbour Commissioners,” the 31-year-old Meath native says.