Aoife: I'd great craic with Jack the GAA footballer

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN | IRELAND HOPEFUL MANNION ON SCHOOL PAL GREALISH 

- MARK MCCADDEN

AOIFE MANNION says playing GAA against her old schoolmate Jack Grealish helped toughen her up for a career as a pro footballer.

Mannion sat beside Grealish at St Peter's School in Solihull and the pair were enthusiastic Gaelic footballers, playing in the Warwickshire County League.

They are also set to mirror each other when it comes to international football.

While at school, defender Mannion represented England at underage level and Grealish lined out for Ireland.