Grace Crompton

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Grace Crompton
Grace Crompton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.jpg
Date of birth (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 22)
Place of birthLondon
Rugby union career
Senior career
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Bristol Bears Women ()
International career
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England

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

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Career

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

Crompton is the step granddaughter of singer Michael Ball. [9]

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References

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  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.
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  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.