Emma Croker

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Emma Croker
Emma Croker 2014 (cropped).jpg
After the game in France in 2014
Date of birth (1982-09-29) 29 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Chelmsford, Essex, England
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Richmond ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–2016Flag of England.svg  England 64 (10)

Emma Elizabeth Croker ( née Layland; born 29 September 1982) is an English female rugby union player, weight lifter and teacher. She represented England at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup and she was chosen for the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad. [1] She previously led the P.E department at Swakeleys School for Girls and is now Director of Sport at Queens College London. [2] [3]

Croker is on the right with a black eye England Women v Scotland Women (RBS 6 Nations).jpg
Croker is on the right with a black eye

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References

  1. Sportsister (10 July 2014). "Rugby: England Women Name Squad for World Cup". Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. BBC (19 August 2010). "Hooker Croker aims to give England World Cup lift-off" . Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. "England's women rugby players still need you. Meet Emma Croker: single mum, PE teacher and total legend". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 August 2017.