Grace Kemp
| Date of birth | 8 June 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Goulburn, NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Canberra Girls Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grace Kemp (born 8 June 2001) is an Australian rugby union & Rugby league player. She plays for the Canberra Raiders Women in the NRL Women's Premiership competition.
Playing Career
[edit]Kemp was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand.[1][2] She made her international debut for the Wallaroos against Canada on 18 June at Whangārei.[3][4] She was then selected in the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the Black Ferns at the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[5][6]
Kemp made the Wallaroos side again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[7][8]
Canberra Raiders
[edit]On 17 May 2023 it was reported that she had signed for Canberra Raiders Women[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Williamson, Nathan (19 May 2022). "Wallaroos announce squad for Pacific Four". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ Woods, Melissa (19 May 2022). "Nine new Wallaroos for Pacific Four rugby". 7NEWS. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Tucker, Jim (18 June 2022). "Grace Kemp makes promising Wallaroos debut as they go down to Canada". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (16 June 2022). "Wallaroos name side for Canada clash". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Wallaroos name 32-player squad". ESPN.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Maya Stewart, Emily Robinson, and Asatasi Lafai named in Wallaroos squad to face Black Ferns". nsw.rugby. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (7 September 2022). "Wallaroos confirm Rugby World Cup squad". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Worthington, Sam (7 September 2022). "Rugby stars to play two World Cups in a month". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "NRLW signings, news: Rugby rising star Grace Kemp signs with Canberra Raiders". Code Sports. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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[edit]Categories:
- 2001 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Australian women
- Australia women's international rugby union players
- Australian female rugby league players
- Australian female rugby union players
- Canberra Raiders (NRLW) players
- New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin Women players
- People educated at Canberra Girls Grammar School
- Rugby league players from New South Wales
- Rugby union players from New South Wales
- Rugby league props
- Sportspeople from Goulburn
- Sportswomen from New South Wales