Liz Crake

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]

Liz Crake
Birth nameElizabeth Crake
Date of birth (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994
Place of birthBishop's Stortford, England
SchoolHockerill Anglo-European College
UniversityKing's College London
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop, Flanker, Number 8
Current team Wasps
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–present Wasps ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
England 2

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]

In 2017 she faced a disciplinary 6 week ban after biting a player on the pitch playing Gloucester Hartpury

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. 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. 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. "Elizabeth Crake's LinkedIn profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. 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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