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Rugby star Ella Cromack's conversion challenge for ill dad
An England rugby international is trying to break a world record by kicking more than 1,600 conversions in 24 hours to fundraise for her ill dad's Cromack, who plays for Harlequins and England U20s, is taking the exhausting challenge for her father, Simon, who was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour in November Cromack, from Ashampstead in Berkshire, has had to travel to Germany for regular treatment for glioblastoma that is not available on the number of conversions - 1,611 - was chosen because the date that Mr Cromack received his diagnosis was 16 November.
The 20-year-old fly-half made the first of the kicks from 12:00 BST on Friday at Harlequins' Twickenham Stoop Stadium and hoped to have completed them all by 12:00 on Saturday."Physically I'm sure my body will struggle. Mentally I think it's going to be quite easy knowing that I'm doing it for Dad," Ms Cromack said.
Mr Cromack said: "It'll be hugely emotional I think but great fun at the same time and I have got everything crossed for her because she's an incredible person."He said he was "sad and disappointed" that the treatment was not available on the NHS because of its he added that "at the same time, it's very good in the sense that they give us exactly what we need [in Germany]"."Ultimately it's quite frustrating. It means that [during the treatment] myself and my sister Nell can't see our dad so that's pretty gutting from that perspective," Ms Cromack added.
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