Liz Crake

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Liz Crake
Birth nameElizabeth Crake
Date of birth (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bishop's Stortford, England
School Hockerill Anglo-European College
University King's College London
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop, Flanker, Number 8
Current team Wasps
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–present Wasps ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023–present England 2

Elizabeth "Liz" Crake (born 8 November 1994) [1] is an English rugby union player who currently plays as a loose-head prop [2] for Wasps in the Premier 15s and for the England national team. [1] [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Crake attended Hockerill Anglo-European College [5] and later studied at King's College London from 2013 to 2018, earning a BDS in Dentistry. [6] [7] She has continued to pursue a career as a dentist alongside her rugby career. [6] [7] [8]

Rugby career

Club career

Crake joined Wasps in 2014 during her first year of university. She initially played in various back row positions before moving to prop. [1] [7] [9]

International career

Crake was selected in the England squad for the Six Nations in 2023 and made her debut as a replacement against Scotland. [1] [4] [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Graham, Josh (26 April 2023). "England Women's Six Nations Squad – Team to play France". Rugby World. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Liz Crake - Wasps FC - Rugby in West London Wasps Women". Wasps FC. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Liz Crake". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 Hart, Ben (14 March 2023). "Meet the nine uncapped stars in England's TikTok Women's Six Nations squad". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Vaughton, Michael (6 March 2023). "Former Hockerill-Anglo European College student Liz Crake named in England training squad for TikTok Women's Six Nations". Bishop's Stortford Independent. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Elizabeth Crake's LinkedIn profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 Rourke, Sam (7 March 2019). "Player Interview - Liz Crake". Wasps FC. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Grey, Becky (29 March 2023). "Women's Six Nations 2023: Liz Crake on juggling dentistry with an England debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  9. ↑ McEvoy, Milly (17 November 2022). "Wasps' new director of rugby Lewis excited for new season". SWLondoner. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  10. ↑ Carter, Chris (28 March 2023). "Liz Crake: Bishop's Stortford mum tells of her pride and joy as her Wasps captain daughter makes England debut in thumping Women's Six Nations win over Scotland". Bishop's Stortford Independent. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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