Name Lydia Thompson | Role Rugby union | |
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Lydia Thompson (born 10 February 1992) is an English female rugby union player.
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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. Thompson works as an occupational therapist for 2gether NHS Foundation Trust.
She debuted in a match against Spain in the 2012 European Cup. She was a member of the English 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad. Her World Cup was cut short after she suffered a groin injury. She debuted in a match against Spain in the 2012 European Cup.
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. She was named in the squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.