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English rugby union and sevens player

Rugby player
Grace Crompton
Date of birth (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birthLondon
Rugby union career
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Bristol Bears Women ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
England

Grace Crompton (born 30 October 2001) is an English rugby union player who plays for Bristol Bears Women.

Career

An attendee of Epsom College and the University of Bath, 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.

Crompton was selected to play for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens. 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.

In March 2023, Crompton scored a hat-trick of tries for Bristol Bears Women in the Premier 15s against Loughborough Lightning.

In June 2024, she was named in the British squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The team finished seventh.

Personal life

Crompton is the granddaughter of actor Hywel Bennett and broadcaster Cathy McGowan and step granddaughter of singer Michael Ball.

References

  1. Tobin, Mark (14 June 2019). "Grace Crompton Selected for England". Epsomcollege.org.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. "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.
  3. "Grace Crompton". Teamengland.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. "RFU". Englandrugby.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. "ENGLAND SQUADS FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS NAMED". Englandrugby.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  6. "Premier 15s: Exeter beat Harlequins to stay top, Gloucester-Hartpury thrash Darlington". BBC Sport. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. Southcombe, Matt (19 June 2024). "Welsh speedster Jasmine Joyce makes history with Team GB Paris Olympics call-up". ITV.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  8. "Around the Games: Day Four of Paris 2024". Team GB. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  9. "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.

External links

Great Britain Women – 2024 Summer Olympics
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