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 name	Elizabeth Crake
Date of birth	(1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 29)
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 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 [1]

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.