Lydia Thompson (rugby union)
.jpg) Thompson in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Stourbridge, West Midlands, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lydia Thompson (born 10 February 1992) is an English female rugby union player.
Life
Thompson was born in 1992 in Stourbridge. She was playing rugby at eleven years old. She went to a school in Wombourne before completing her schooling at King Edward VI College, Stourbridge. She took a degree at Derby University in Occupational Therapy which became her job when not playing rugby.[1] Thompson works as an occupational therapist for 2gether NHS Foundation Trust.[2]
She debuted in a match against Spain in the 2012 European Cup.[1] She was a member of the English 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[3] Her World Cup was cut short after she suffered a groin injury.[4][5]
In 2017 she played in the England team against Ireland in the Six Nations. She also scored two tries in a match against New Zealand in the International Women's Rugby Series.[1] She was named in the squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c "RFU – England". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Lydia Thompson called up by England for Women's Rugby World Cup". The Citizen. 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Alison Donnelly (Scrum Queens) (July 2014). "England name WC squad". Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Women's Rugby World Cup 2014: England wing Lydia Thompson out". BBC Sport. 7 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Women's World Cup: England call Natasha Brennan into squad". Skysports.com. 7 August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". RFU. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (29 June 2017). "England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence". Rugby World. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
External links
- Lydia Thompson at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (archived)
- RFU Player Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-08-20)