Grace Crompton
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| Date of birth | 30 October 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grace Crompton (born 30 October 2001) is an English rugby union player who plays for Bristol Bears Women.
Career
[edit]An attendee of Epsom College and the University of Bath,[1] Crompton scored two tries on her England debut, and six in the tournament as a whole, as England ultimately won gold in the HSBC Sevens Women’s Fast Four competition held in Vancouver, Canada, in her first international competition in September 2021.[2][3]
Crompton was selected to play for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens.[4] She was named in the England squad for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[5]
In March 2023, Crompton scored a hat-trick of tries for Bristol Bears Women in the Premier 15s against Loughborough Lightning.[6]
In June 2024, she was named in the British squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[7] The team finished seventh.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Crompton is the step granddaughter of singer Michael Ball.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Tobin, Mark (14 June 2019). "Grace Crompton Selected for England". Epsomcollege.org.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Dream debut as Bath student Grace Crompton helps GB Rugby Sevens take Women's Fast Four title in Vancouver". Teambath.com. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Grace Crompton". Teamengland.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "RFU". Englandrugby.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "ENGLAND SQUADS FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS NAMED". Englandrugby.com.
- ^ "Premier 15s: Exeter beat Harlequins to stay top, Gloucester-Hartpury thrash Darlington". BBC Sport. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ Southcombe, Matt (19 June 2024). "Welsh speedster Jasmine Joyce makes history with Team GB Paris Olympics call-up". ITV.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Around the Games: Day Four of Paris 2024". Team GB. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "West End Musical Star Michael Ball's Granddaughter Has Been Chosen To Play Rugby For England Nixolympia News". Nixolympia.com. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- England international women's rugby sevens players
- English female rugby union players
- Alumni of the University of Bath
- People educated at Epsom College
- Bristol Bears Women players
- Rugby union players from London
- Great Britain women's international rugby sevens players
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for England
- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players for Great Britain
- 21st-century English sportswomen